Dilan Sunthareswaran

M.Sc., EOAS

Thesis Topic

I am interested in how urbanization impacts the land-sea connections, including the nature of organic matter inputs and health of coastal marine food webs. My thesis research is apart of the Urban Oceans Project, led by the Pelagic Ecosystems Lab and in collaboration with the Tsleil Waututh Nation and Metro Vancouver. Between 2023 and 2024, I conducted monthly collections of mussels around Vancouver in sites ranging in urban intensity. Through fatty acid and stable isotope analysis, I estimated the diet of mussels and assessed their nutritional health.

Supervisor

Dr. Brian Hunt