Expert Details

Kim Juniper

Contact Information
Kim Juniper
Phone Number:(250) 472-5379
Email: 
 Languages: English, French
Website:
http://web.uvic.ca/~labweb/juniperlab/
Departments:
School of Earth & Ocean Sciences
Biology
NEPTUNE

Research Information

Research Description

Research Description



Ecology and biogeochemistry of deep-sea hydrothermal vents
Microbial ecology
Marine conservation
Deep-sea ecosystems of the arctic

For many years my lab studied the ecology and biogeochemistry of deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecostystems, with submersibles providing samples, imagery and data for work on faunal community and food web dynamics and biominerlization. We also studied the ecology of marine microorganisms in sediments, the water column and in arctic sea ice. More recent research has been along four separate lines: 1) Using molecular tools to examine how habitat conditions and faunal succession at hydrothermal vents influence the composition and diversity of free-living microbial communities; 2) Quantifying microbial nitrogen cycle processes in the surface ocean, anoxic fjords and in the subsurface environment at mid-ocean ridges; 3) Developing methods for using cabled observatories to study benthic processes in deep-water environments and 4) Developing methods for using Remote Operated Vehicles to map patterns in abundance and diversity of seafloor benthos. We are currently participating in two national research netwoks, ArcticNet and the Canadian Healthy Oceans Network and collaborate with other labs participating in the VENUS and NEPTUNE cable observatory projects.

Related Links



LinkedIn Kim Juniper http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/kim-juniper/19/210/745

Twitter: https://twitter.com/skjuniper

Faces of UVic Research Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFB67lzWK_8

Interdisciplinary Research

Collaborative geological and biological study of hydrothermal vent systems.
http://www.youtube.com/user/FacesOfUVicResearch/videos?query=Juniper

Research Keywords

Community Interaction

Community Projects

Collaborative study of the response of marine ecosystems to low oxygen stress. Research underway in Saanich Inlet, a Vancouver Island fjord, and on the continental slope off Vancouver Island. Research uses sensors on Ocean Networks Canada underwater observatory networks, together with observations and sampling by remotely-operated vehicles.

UVic Speakers Bureau

Juniper takes part in the UVic Speakers Bureau.
More information about the Speakers Bureau can be found here.

International Involvement

International Research

On-going research collaborations with German researchers studying hydrothermal vents on submarine volcanic arcs in the western and southern Pacific Ocean.

General International Activities

Occasional advisor to International Seabed Authority on matters related to environmental impact of deep-sea mining.
Member of International Working Group on Governance of Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction.

Countries lived/worked in

New Zealand, France