Evgeny Pakhomov

Biography

M.Sc. Kazan State University, Russia (1983) Ph.D. P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (1992) Post-Doctoral Fellow, Rhodes University, South Africa (1993-1996) Southern Ocean Group, Rhodes University (1996-2001) University of Fort Hare, South Africa (2001-2003) Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany (2002) Adjunct Professor, University of Fort Hare (2004-2009) UBC (2003-present) M.Sc. Kazan State University, Russia (1983) Ph.D. P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (1992) Post-Doctoral Fellow, Rhodes University, South Africa (1993-1996) Southern Ocean Group, Rhodes University (1996-2001) University of Fort Hare, South Africa (2001-2003) Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany (2002) Adjunct Professor, University of Fort Hare (2004-2009) UBC (2003-present)

Research Interest

Feeding ecophysiology of aquatic invertebrates and fishes Antarctic ecology, Antarctic krill biology Tunicate biology Fishery ecology Stable isotope ecology I am a biological oceanographer with a broad range of interests covering topics from species ecology, at the level from zooplankton to fish, to ecosystem structure as well as physical-biological and biochemical coupling. Most of my research has been done in the Southern Ocean. Recently, I have developed interests in stable isotope ecology, in particular in techniques that use compound specific measurements to reconstruct trophic pathways in pelagic ecosystems. During the past several years, I have also been involved in research studying variability and responses of marine ecosystems to climate change using stable isotopes, large-scale and retrospective analyses. My secondary research interests concentrate on projects studying the land-sea interface, particularly how land use and population density in catchments affect the stable isotope ecology of riverine, estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Main research projects: Midwater food webs project aims €œto develop a broad understanding of the fundamental ecological principles driving the composition, diversity, density and stability of the midwater plankton and micronekton communities in the world ocean€Â. It is started as a comparative study to identify the differences/similarities in the community and food web structure (carbon cycling) in different ecological realms, including the mesopelagic zones of polar (Antarctic), temperate (Chatham Rise) and tropical (near Hawaii) regions. Rivers Inlet Ecosystem Study (RIES) (link is external) is formulated around the aim €œto develop an understanding of factors influencing the early life history of Rivers Inlet sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), with special focus on spring plankton abundance in the inlet€Â. Salmon resilience - the impact of climate change and fisheries on sockeye salmon's genetic diversity and population structure: this project aims to gain a better understanding of the interaction of overfishing and climate change in declining fish populations. This study focuses on sockeye salmon €“ a species of key importance in the Pacific Northwest. Understanding the ecosystem role of Pacific herring in coupled social-ecological systems: advancing forage fish science: a multi PI NSERC Strategic project aiming to assess ecosystem services provided by forage fish, in particular Pacific herring.