| Institution: | Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) |
| Expertise: | Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Ecology, Invasive Species, Marine Life, Benthic Ecology, Taxonomy |
| Chesapeake Management Areas: | Sustainable Fisheries, Vital Habitats, Water Quality |
| Research interests: | Polychaeta Taxonomy, Invasion ecology, marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. My research is focused on benthic community analysis, the spatio-temporal variability of the macrozoobenthic assemblages and their relationship with abiotic variables. |
| Email: | KeppelE@si.edu |
| Web Address: | serc.si.edu/users/erica-keppel/keppele5292014 |
