Alaric McCarthy

Maureen Ho

Marine Ecologist

Role at Cawthron

Maureen is a marine ecologist in the Restoration Ecology Team at Cawthron. Her research focuses on examining anthropogenic impacts on marine environments and their organisms, particularly, seaweeds. She has extensive field work and research experience including developing experimental designs to investigate the effects of global change on coastal/reef systems. Her work at Cawthron contributes to a range of projects focusing on marine monitoring to improve environmental management and restoring coastal ecosystems.

Technical skills, experience and interests

  • Climate change research (ocean warming and acidification)
  • Ecology and physiology of marine macroalgae
  • Use of ecophysiological traits as ecosystem health indicators
  • Experimental multi-factorial mesocosm designs
  • Benthic reef surveys
  • Vulnerability assessments
  • Scientific diver
  • Scientific and community outreach

Qualifications

  • PhD Coral Reef Ecology, Griffith University, Australia, 2021
  • MSc Biology, California State University, Northridge, USA, 2016
  • BSc Marine Biology, California State University, Long Beach, USA, 2012
Alaric McCarthy