Andrew Hirst
Head of Estuarine & Delta Systems
I mainly study how animal plankton works and how species coexist. Plankton is very diverse in size, shape, and function. This makes it useful as a model for studying the relationship between other, larger marine animals. I want to know more about the ecological consequences of climate change. For example, as fish become smaller when seawater warms up. Or that species migrate more towards the poles and reach maturity earlier in the season. Learning more about this can help with sustainable fishing and nature conservation.