Projects
The details of our research projects are under the individual statements in the "About the Lab" section of the website. If you wish further information on any of the topics, feel free to contact the people involved via e-mail. The projects are listed in points below. Further descriptions will follow shortly.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Invasive species & commercial shipping activities - ballast water discharge, number of ship arrivals:
- Propagule pressures in Canadian ports and their effects on intertidal community
- Propagule pressures in Canadian ports and their effects on eelgrass community
Invasive species & recreational boating activities:
- Recreational boating as a transport vector for hull fouling invasive species. Website www.CanadianBoatSurvey.com
Other invasive species projects:
- Marine Biodiversity of British Columbia lifedesk
- Monitoring for fouling marine invasive species in BC ports (Vancouver, Victoria and Prince Rupert)
- Log boom sites as a disturbance for marine invasive species
- The effects of invasive Othione griffenis parasite on native mud shrimp Upogebia pugettensis in Boundary Bay, BC