| Institution: | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) |
| Department: | Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) |
| Expertise: | Biogeochemistry, Climate/Weather Impact Analysis (biochemistry and living resources), Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Dead Zones, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Nutrient Cycling, Nutrient Pollution, Oceanography, Seagrass, Water Quality |
| Chesapeake Management Areas: | Water Quality, Climate Resiliency |
| Research interests: | Coastal marine ecology, including eutrophication, nutrient cycling, and dissolved oxygen dynamics. We are especially interested in the interactions between biological, chemical, and physical processes in coastal ecosystems. We use a combination of experimental efforts, historical data analysis, and coupled biogeochemical-hydrodynamic modeling studies to examine these aspects of estuarine and coastal aquatic science. |
| Email: | jtesta@umces.edu |
| Web Address: | ecosystems.cbl.umces.edu/ |
