Scott Bennett

Biography

Scott’s research focuses on understanding the ecological and evolutionary processes that drive the structure and function of coastal marine ecosystems. Specific research interests include: 1) How do species interactions change along broad physical gradients and what influence does that have on the function and stability of benthic habitats? 2) How does biogeography, climate variability and life history traits influence climate adaptation of organisms? Scott works in a variety of coastal marine systems including kelp forests, coral reefs and seagrass meadows. He works closely with a broad collaborative network of researchers from local, national and international universities and government research institutions. His work is rooted in theory and is strongly field based with an emphasis on using comparative experimental approaches to test the spatial and temporal context of processes across broad environmental gradients.

Research Interest

Environmental gradients