Chris Deacutis
Adjunct Assistant Professor:
Environmental Studies
Phone: 401-874-6217
deacutis@gso.uri.edu
Impacts of invasive species on marine communities; impacts of anthropogenic pollutants on the marine environment ; hypoxia and other eutrophication impacts in estuaries, especially Narragansett Bay; characterization of natural resources and physical properties of estuaries using GIS and remote sensing techniques; and restoration of saltmarshes and eelgrass beds in estuaries.
Degrees
University of Rhode Island Ph.D., Biological Oceanography 1982, Graduate School of Oceanography, Kingston, RI, M.S., Biological Oceanography 1977, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, B.A., Biology 1973
Affiliations
Estuarine Research Federation (ERF)
New England Estuarine Research Society (NEERS)
Funded Research
N/A through Brown University
Web Links
- Narragansett Bay Estuary Program Web Site
- Insomniacs Web Site (Distribution of Hypoxia in Narragansett Bay
