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Laura Bianucci

  • Dalhousie University
  • Research Associate, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University
  • Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Dr. Laura Bianucci is a marine biogeochemical modeller with a background in physical oceanography. She works with coupled physical–ecosystem models to explore the cycling of carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen in the ocean and assess how marine ecosystems respond to climate change. Her research has addressed topics such as upwelling-driven deoxygenation, ocean acidification, and the effects of melting Greenland ice on the biogeochemistry of Atlantic Canada. She is currently involved with the Ocean Tracking Network, modeling species migration and biogeochemical vulnerability of the Canadian Atlantic shelf.

Section titled “Core work interests related to Solving FCB”

Coastal ocean modelling applied to climate change and aquaculture questions
Numerical modeling of coupled physical–biogeochemical ocean processes

Coastal oxygen cycle and deoxygenation
Fjord circulation and biogeochemistry
Ocean acidification
Hypoxia and regional ocean vulnerability
Carbon cycling and ecosystem response to climate change

Contributes modeling expertise to understand climate impacts on coastal biogeochemistry and aquaculture-relevant ocean conditions