Contact Information
Graduate Program in Marine Science and Limnology336A Irving II
P.O. Box 755220
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7220
Fax: (907) 474-5863
erfernandez@alaska.edu
Elena FernandezM.S. Student
Oceanography
Thesis Title
Working title: The Effects of Ocean Acidification on Walleye Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) Early Life History Stages: Growth, Stress, and Metabolic Processes
Affiliations
- Sigma Xi
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Specialties
- Fisheries Oceanography
- Ocean Acidification
- Fish Physiology
Education
- B.A. 2008 Kenyon College (Biology)
Research Overview
With increasing anthropogenic carbon dioxide levels, the world's oceans are becoming more acidic. This acidification will have adverse effects on marine organisms, and understanding how organisms will react to these changing conditions is the focus of my research.
I am interested in the effects of ocean acidification has on commercially harvested species, specifically walleye pollock. Using an interdisciplinary approach, my research will focus on standard metabolic rate change as well as metabolic enzyme activity when they are exposed to acidified conditions.