Verena Tunnicliffe

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Verena Tunnicliffe is a Canadian marine biologist renowned for her pioneering research on deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems and biodiversity.

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instanceOf Canadian
academic
marine biologist
researcher
awardReceived Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada NERFINISHED
Order of Canada
Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology NERFINISHED
countryOfEmployment Canada NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of Auckland NERFINISHED
University of Victoria NERFINISHED
employer University of Victoria NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork biodiversity
deep-sea ecology
hydrothermal vent ecology
marine biology
gender female
hasAcademicPublicationType book chapters
peer-reviewed journal articles
technical reports
hasConductedFieldworkIn Explorer Ridge NERFINISHED
Juan de Fuca Ridge NERFINISHED
Mid-Atlantic Ridge NERFINISHED
northeast Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
hasStudiedTaxon tubeworms at hydrothermal vents
vent crabs
vent limpets
vent mussels
knownFor leadership in deep-sea observatory science
pioneering studies of hydrothermal vent communities in the northeast Pacific
research on deep-sea biodiversity
research on deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems
languageSpoken English
memberOf Royal Society of Canada NERFINISHED
nationality Canada NERFINISHED
positionHeld Canada Research Chair in Deep Ocean Research NERFINISHED
director of the VENUS cabled seafloor observatory
professor at the University of Victoria
science director of Ocean Networks Canada (early phase / NEPTUNE Canada)
researchInterest biogeography of vent communities
chemosynthetic ecosystems
evolution of deep-sea invertebrates
hydrothermal vent fauna
impacts of deep-sea mining on benthic ecosystems
seamount ecology
usesResearchMethod cabled seafloor observatories
remotely operated vehicles
submersible-based exploration
workLocation Victoria, British Columbia NERFINISHED

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Verena hasNotableNamesake Verena Tunnicliffe