Research projects in the Castillo Lab
are at the interface of ecology and
physiology. A variety of
ecophysiological research tools and
techniques are employed to examine the
mechanisms that underlie the
relationships between coastal marine
organisms and their environment. Current
research efforts are focused on
establishing quantitative links between
field and controlled laboratory
experiments
to investigate how tropical corals
interact with their physical environment
and how their environmental history
influences their physiological
performance. Ecophysiological methods
are also employed to investigate and
predict the impacts future changes in
our climate such as rising seawater
temperature and ocean acidification will
have on coral organisms across a variety
of spatiotemporal scales. Significant
effort is made to apply research
findings to coral reef conservation and
marine protected area design.
Maintained by K. D. Castillo
Last Updated - September, 2012