Amber Bratcher-Covino, PhD

harmful algae & phytoplankton ecology researcher, visiting asst prof, mommy, she/her/hers 🌊🌈🔬🧬👩🏼‍🔬

[Amber Bratcher-Covino, PhD @amberrbratcher]

Wrapped up another successful summer session of research last week with my CRI students. They’ve done great work studying the diversity of phytoplankton found around coastal Santa Monica Bay! @SeaverLMU

[Amber Bratcher-Covino, PhD @amberrbratcher]

My CRI summer research students are keeping busy! We’re sampling phytoplankton all along coastal Santa Monica Bay to observe trends in HAB species and community composition over time related to changing environmental conditions. @SeaverLMU

[Amber Bratcher-Covino, PhD @amberrbratcher]

Wrapped up another successful semester of Costal Ecology lab with some amazing students. Today students presented research projects conducted throughout the semester —including studies of human influences on sea lions, beach trash, sea birds, and phytoplankton. @SeaverLMU

[Amber Bratcher-Covino, PhD @amberrbratcher]

They’re at it again! My Coastal Ecology Lab spent the afternoon yesterday quantifying biodiversity and plastic pollution at a local beach, thinking about how these two very different measures might be used to characterize beach health. @SeaverLMU

[Amber Bratcher-Covino, PhD @amberrbratcher]

My Coastal Ecology class went on an adventure to explore biodiversity in the rocky intertidal this week. Despite the chilly day everyone got to see new and exciting organisms! @SeaverLMU

[Amber Bratcher-Covino, PhD @amberrbratcher]

My summer students have been keeping busy learning how to collect and identify phytoplankton samples! We are studying the ecology of HAB species in Santa Monica Bay with LMU’s Coastal Research Institute. @WorldOceansDay is every day around here! @SeaverLMU

[American Ornithological Society @AmOrnith]

Covino: Does Testosterone increase as #migrants move north?#AOCOSC14 Yes for male & no for female BAWW. Nice.

[Amber Bratcher-Covino, PhD @amberrbratcher]

check out my harmful #algae #redtide #sensor http://t.co/A2wrkIXG and vote! click "public choice" on the page and "like" on facebook!