Jessica Schaub

PhD, EOAS Thesis Topic Evaluating jellyfish as keystone species in marine food webs Degrees B.Sc., Combined Honors, Oceanography and Biology M.Sc., Oceanography

Supervisor

Dr. Brian Hunt

Research Unit

Pelagic Ecosystems Lab

Biography

I am an oceanographer with a special interest in jellyfish ecology. I am also passionate about Indigenous representation in science and related outreach.

Research Interests

Jellyfish; ecology; biomarkers; genomics; oceanography

Awards

PhD: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
MSc: (i) UBC Cordula and Gunter Paetzold Fellowship, (ii) NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s (CGS-M)
Outreach: (i) NSERC Indigenous Science Ambassador (NISA), (ii) Connected North Youth Leadership Fund
Hugh Morris Fellowship

Selected Publications

Schaub J, McLaskey AK, Forster I, Hunt BPV (2021) Experimentally derived estimates of turnover and modification for stable isotopes and fatty acids in scyphozoan jellyfish. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 545 doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2021.151631

Schaub J, Hunt BPV, Pakhomov EA, Holmes K, Lu Y, Quayle L (2018) Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to measure jellyfish aggregations. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 591: 29-36 doi.org/10.3354/meps12414

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Contact Information

Email: j.schaub@oceans.ubc.ca

Social Media

Twitter: @jellieswithjess