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Denise Bruesewitz

Title

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

Department

Environmental Studies

Information

  • (207) 859-5355
  • [email protected]
  • 207-859-5369
  • F. W. Olin Science Center

Address

8800 Mayflower Hill Waterville, Maine 04901-8853

Office Hours

Tu 1:00-3:30 PM; W 9:30-11:15

Current Courses

CRS Title Sec
ES118 Environment and Society A
ES270 Applied Ecology A
ES401 Environmental Studies Colloquium A
ES402 Environmental Studies Colloquium A
ES494 Environmental Science Research Experience B

Professor Denise Bruesewitz is interested in how human activities alter aquatic ecosystem function. Specifically, she studies nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon cycling in aquatic ecosystems with the goal of understanding how ecosystem function and ecosystem services change in response to human activities. Her ongoing projects include understanding how restored oyster reefs in New York City mitigate nutrient pollution, how lakes across the globe process carbon, and determining how rivers and estuaries in south Texas respond to drought and storms. At Colby, she will build upon ongoing research in the Belgrade Lakes, as well as local streams and rivers, with a focus on carbon and nutrient cycling in these aquatic systems.

Education

  • Research Associate, University of Texas Marine Science Institute Postdoctoral Researcher
  • University of Waikato, New Zealand Ph.D. in Biological Sciences
  • University of Notre Dame B.S. in Biology/Ecology
  • Winona State University, Winona MN

Areas of Expertise

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Ecosystem Ecology
  • Limnology
  • Stream Ecology
  • Nutrient Cycling
  • Communicating Science
  • Citizen Science
  • Coastal Systems
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