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Jajpur , Odisha , India
Amrit is marine ecologist and biogeochemist with 06 years’ post PhD experience conducting research on seagrass, saltmarsh ecosystems across Asia, Australia and Europe. His research focuses on assessing the role of sediment and water biogeochemistry in influencing seagrass response towards carbon sequestration, population dynamics and coastal pollution. His interests lead to projects investigating wetland restoration, pollution monitoring, ecosystem services, blue carbon sequestration, ocean acidification impacts, conservation and management. Amrit as an early career researcher is responsible for generating new data and high-quality science in partnership with government, and external funding agencies. He takes a seascape approach to research working with a range of government, private and NGO groups. He is involved in small number of projects within Asian countries. He has a PhD degree on assessing seagrass response to climate change using the Mediterranean Sea seagrasses as models.
Organization : Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
Chapter : Asia Chapter
Section : Wetland Restoration Section