Brandy Biggar

Brandy Biggar
University of Auckland · Institute of Marine Science

Master of Science

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Introduction
Brandy Biggar currently works at the Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Their current project is 'Overwintering behaviour and physiological impacts on Carcinus maenas'.
Additional affiliations
May 2018 - August 2020
University of Victoria
Position
  • Research Assistant
Description
  • I conducted biological oceanography research. In particular, I analyzed water samples for chlorophyll and silica content. I also prepared and packaged filtered samples for isotope analysis at an external laboratory.
May 2017 - August 2020
University of Victoria
Position
  • Research Assistant
Description
  • Microscopic dissection and gut content analysis of Poeciliidae (guppy) fishes. This work assisted research on the effects of urbanization on fishes; as well as the success of their use as mosquito control.
May 2016 - August 2016
University of Victoria
Position
  • Research Assistant
Description
  • I conducted video and image analysis of ROV-acquired hydrothermal vent media to describe a newly explore vent field that is under threat of seafloor mining. I also identified and sorted vent epibiont macrofauna.
Education
September 2018 - December 2020
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Field of study
  • Ocean Sciences
September 2012 - April 2018
University of Victoria
Field of study
  • Biology, Earth and Ocean sciences

Publications

Publications (6)
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Suspended sediment is a significant current threat to coastal ecosystems in many parts of the world. Sediment runoff into the ocean is increasing due to numerous human activities, such as agriculture, deforestation, construction, and mining. Additionally, climate change is impacting local weather patterns, with many regions experiencing marked chan...
Poster
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Suspended sediment is among the greatest current global threats to coastal ecology. Sediment runoff to the ocean is increasing due to human activities, such as agriculture, deforestation, and mining. Climate change is impacting local weather, with many regions experiencing changes in the frequency and extent of precipitation. Extreme weather, such...
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The global lockdown to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic health risks has altered human interactions with nature. Here, we report immediate impacts of changes in human activities on wildlife and environmental threats during the early lockdown months of 2020, based on 877 qualitative reports and 332 quantitative assessments from 89 different studies. Hundr...
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As a highly diverse phyla, Mollusca is both intriguing to study and difficult to define. No single common feature distinguishes the phyla, but the most common and recognizable is the radula. Throughout Molluscan history, there have been many developments to the radular structure. Evolutionary development of unique radular structures may have been m...
Poster
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