Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

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Marc J S Hensel

Research Assistant Professor, Coastal Ecology
Nature Coast Biological Station

Program Areas

Teaching
- SWS4932 Special Topics: Gulf of Mexico Field Ecology

Research
Departmental Research Areas:
- Carbon Dynamics and Ecosystem Services
- Wetlands and Aquatic Ecosystems
Research focus:
I research the effects of global change on the foundation species and keystone interactions that power biodiversity and climate resilience. I integrate natural history, field experiments, and quantitative techniques to connect patterns and processes across scales in coastal ecosystems in the Gulf, the Caribbean, and throughout the US Atlantic coast. My lab’s research includes projects that describe biodiversity's role in climate resilience, use predictive modeling to evaluate coastal management effectiveness, quantify effects of climate-shifting species on food webs, and determine how megafauna control coastal Florida plant communities.

Publications

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An image of Dr. Marc Hensel outside with a body of water and small island in the background

CONTACT INFORMATION

Mailing Address:
Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
2181 McCarty Hall, PO Box 110290
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611

UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station
552 1st Street
Cedar Key, FL, 32625-5108

Office:
3159 McCarty Hall A

(352) 325-6078
(352) 392-3399 fax

email: mhensel@ufl.edu