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Alyson Hall

Ph.D. Student

Email: [[v|achall]]
Phone: (804) 684-7367
Website: {{https://alyhall.weebly.com/}}
Office: Andrews Hall 304

Interests

Marine ecology, foundation species, seagrass meadows, climate change, science communication

Current Projects

I am currently working in the Coastal and Estuarine Ecology Lab, working with seagrass meadows! I am broadly interested in how anthropogenic impacts at a variety of scales impact foundation species functioning. Presently, I am studying how climate change and water quality are affecting how seagrass meadows in the Chesapeake Bay, USA.