Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

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Staff Profile

Keira Heggie

Research Technician

Research Labs

Fish and Invertebrate Ecology

Fisheries Conservation

HeggieK@si.edu

Phone

443-482-2280

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Biography

Education:
B.S. Aquatic Biology, Brown University. 2004
M.S. Marine Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. 2008

Research Interests:
Marine ecology. Coastal and estuarine ecology. Marine conservation. Fisheries ecology. Gut content analyses. Blue crab mark-recapture. Crab reproductive indices.

Contact Info:
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
P.O. Box 28
647 Contees Wharf Rd.
Edgewater, MD 21037