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Ecosystem Science\u00a0 |\u00a0 Biogeochemistry\u00a0 |\u00a0 Isotope Ecology<\/p>\n\t

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David Brankovits, PhD<\/h2>\nGuest Investigator
\nDepartment of Geology & Geophysics\nResearcher & Marie Curie Fellow
\nNational Research Council of Italy (CNR), Water Research Institute (IRSA), Group: MEG<\/a>\nContact Information:<\/strong>
\ndavid.brankovits@cnr.it
\ndbrankovits@whoi.edu\n\t

Research Interests<\/h3>\n

I study how ecosystems function in coastal and marine environments, and their role in the global carbon cycle.\u00a0\u00a0Main contributions of my research have focused on the biogeochemistry and ecological ramifications of methane and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in coastal systems.\u00a0 These efforts have resulted in a comprehensive ecosystem function model that integrates landscape-level biogeochemical and hydrological processes and quantifies the magnitude of a greenhouse gas sink in the coastal aquifer.<\/p>\n

I am currently a Researcher at CNR-IRSA<\/a> Italy.<\/p>\n\t

Selected Publications<\/h3>\n

Brankovits, D.<\/strong>, Pohlman, J.W., Lapham L.L. (2022) Oxygenation of a karst subterranean estuary during a tropical cyclone: Mechanisms and implications for the carbon cycle. Limnology & Oceanography<\/em>. \u00a0article link<\/a><\/p>\n

Brankovits, D.<\/strong>, Little, S.N., Winkler, T.S., Tamalavage, A.E., Mej\u00eda-Ort\u00edz, L.M., Maupin, C.R., Y\u00e1\u00f1ez-Mendoza, G. and van Hengstum, P.J. (2021) Changes in organic matter deposition can impact benthic marine meiofauna in karst subterranean estuaries. Frontiers in Environmental Science <\/em>9, 157.<\/em>\u00a0 article link<\/a><\/p>\n

Brankovits, D.<\/strong> & Pohlman, J.W. (2020)\u00a0 Methane oxidation dynamics in a karst subterranean estuary. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta<\/em> 277, 320-333. \u00a0<\/em>article link<\/a><\/p>\n

Brankovits, D.<\/strong>, Pohlman, J., Ganju, N.K., Iliffe, T., Lowell, N., Roth, E., Sylva, S., Emmert, J., Lapham, L. (2018)\u00a0 Hydrologic controls of methane dynamics in karst subterranean estuaries. Global Biogeochemical Cycles<\/em> 32, 1759-1775.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>article link<\/a><\/p>\n

Brankovits, D.<\/strong>, Pohlman, J.W., Niemann, H., Leigh, M.B., Leewis, M.-C., Becker, K.W., Iliffe, T.M., Alvarez, F., Lehmann, M.F., Phillips, B. (2017)\u00a0 Methane- and dissolved organic carbon-fueled microbial loop supports a tropical subterranean estuary ecosystem. Nature Communications<\/em> 8, 1835.\u00a0 article link<\/a><\/p>\n

Full list of publications<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\t

Beyond Academia<\/h3>\n

Check out this video<\/a> about the effects of storms on coastal cave ecosystems!\u00a0 My science communication and public outreach activities include science videos, popular science presentations, interviews for multiple media outlets<\/a>, contributions to an award winning nature documentary<\/a>, and collaborations with educational organizations that serve the public (e.g., Moody Gardens Aquarium and the Harvard National History Museum).<\/p>\n