Start Date
14-10-2024 3:45 PM
End Date
14-10-2024 5:00 PM
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Aquatic environments are often dynamic, experiencing shifts in a multitude of anthropogenic stressors related to climate change and contaminant loads. Aquatic organisms, such as fish and invertebrates, must cope with these changes that can be rapid or gradual, acute or chronic, and often co-occurring. Understanding how well aquatic organisms tolerate these shifts is imperative for management practices. In this presentation, Dr. Khursigara will discuss how different anthropogenic stressors alter the physiology and behavior of multiple fish and aquatic invertebrate species.
Biography
Dr. Khursigara earned both her BS in Biology in 2014 and her MA in Secondary Science Education in 2015 from Fairfield University. She then received her PhD in Marine Science from the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute in 2020. Her thesis focused on understanding the developmental, physiological, and behavioral effects of sublethal crude oil exposure on an estuarine fish. She completed her postdoc at the University of North Texas, where she studied the effects of environmental contaminants and environmental stressors on fishes and aquatic invertebrates. She joined the faculty at Montclair State University in 2023.
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ORCID
0000-0003-0139-2694
Anthropogenic Impacts on Aquatic Organisms
Aquatic environments are often dynamic, experiencing shifts in a multitude of anthropogenic stressors related to climate change and contaminant loads. Aquatic organisms, such as fish and invertebrates, must cope with these changes that can be rapid or gradual, acute or chronic, and often co-occurring. Understanding how well aquatic organisms tolerate these shifts is imperative for management practices. In this presentation, Dr. Khursigara will discuss how different anthropogenic stressors alter the physiology and behavior of multiple fish and aquatic invertebrate species.