John Joseph Kerigan III

MS Student, Biological Sciences


Email: jkerigan@fiu.edu

Advisor: Dr. Mark Butler, Dr. Alain Duran

John Joseph Kerigan III

I'm a master's student at FIU studying tropical marine sponges. My work has focused on how climate driven stressors, namely temperature and dissolved oxygen, effect the filtration capacity of sponges of varying morphologies and microbial associations. As sponges are important nutrient cyclers and water quality managers, understanding these responses as our oceans change is crucial for predicting the future functionality of marine ecosystems.