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HELMUTH LAB: ECOLOGICAL FORECASTING WHAT WE ARE ABOUT Our interest is in forecasting the effects of climate change on natural ecosystems, and in developing metrics that can be used by various stakeholders to offset climate change impacts. We use a combination of large scale monitoring networks (buoys, satellites, weather stations), biophysical models and modified biomimetic sensors to translate large scale information to the level of an organism’s niche. Combining this information with physiological studies tells us “how close to the edge” natural populations currently are living. Funded Projects 1) We manage an unique long term intertidal organism temperature database using “robomussels” deployed throughout the west coast of North America. Learn more about the Helmuth Lab 2) We are developing WSNs (Wireless Sensor Networks) to provide access to near-real-time data on changing animal temperatures. Future Directions 1) Expand our biophysical models in predicting the effects of climate change to incorporate multiple stressors: temperature, salinity, ocean acidification, predation risk. 2) Create an international sensor network to monitor climate change in the Eastern and Western Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. 3) Lab members Using a combination of NASA remote sensing products, ground-based weather stations and our biomimetic sensors, we developed biophysical heat budget models to predict body temperatures of marine organisms in both air and water at sites around the globe. Dr. Brian Helmuth Nick Colvard – PhD student Allison Matzelle – PhD student Jessica Torossian – PhD student Jennifer Mocarski – Initiative administrator Francis Choi – Lab manager