Core expertise

Coastal habitats

Biography

Ruth heads the Coastal Research Group at the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment. The group's principal research interest is in understanding how marine and coastal vegetated habitats function and how they're impacted by natural disturbance, anthropogenic impacts, and climate change. Ruth's specific research interests include the coastal dynamics of vegetated foreshores and shallow water ecosystems; the biogeographic response of marine and coastal vegetation to climate change; and greenhouse gas exchange and productivity of coastal and marine vegetation.