Hofmann Laboratory
Research in the Hofmann Lab is focused on the global change biology of marine ecosystems ranging from the Antarctic to coastal oceans.
Recently work in the lab has focused on ocean acidification. Here, our goal is to understand the physiological response to low pH/undersaturation conditions of seawater in laboratory experiments. In integrated studies that include lab and field work, we are interested in local adaptation in an ocean acidifcation context. Here, our operational goal is to co-locate oceanographic sensors with "biology" in order to explore the scope for adaptation, acclimatization capacity, and physiological response of marine calcifiers as a function of natural variation in pH, the ocean acidification seascape.
