Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

As a public health precaution, the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is extending the cancelation or postponement of all public events, programs and gatherings until at least the end of the summer. The SERC campus remains temporarily closed to the public, including buildings, trails and other parts of the campus. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the situation, we are not announcing a reopening date at this time and will provide updates on our website.

Staff Profile

Sarah Donelan

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Labs

Fish and Invertebrate Ecology

Fisheries Conservation

DonelanS@si.edu

Expert Areas

benthic communities

invertebrates

marine ecology

Biography

I’m a community ecologist interested in the legacy of environmental stress on organism performance – how organisms’ past experiences, either direct or indirect, can affect their responses to their environment. Prior to SERC, my graduate work at Northeastern University focused on the transgenerational and early life effects of predation risk on prey performance on rocky intertidal shores. At SERC, I’m exploring legacy effects in oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.

Please visit my website for more information: https://sarahdonelanphd.weebly.com/