Amanda Ziegler
Job description
I am a benthic ecologist interested in how environmental conditions affect community structure and function of polar and deep-sea benthic communities. I am particularly interested in how changes in productivity, sea-ice extent or concentration affect pelagic-benthic coupling processes and broader biogeography. I am currently working as part of the Nansen Legacy project exploring spatial and temporal patterns within the benthic food web structure of the Northern Barents Sea. I use stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen as the main tool to determine food web structure and trophic position of organisms within the benthic food web, but also rely on environmental data collected from the broader project to help understand the context of the patterns we observe.
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Publications outside Cristin
In review Ziegler, AF, Bluhm, BA., Renaud, PE., Jørgensen, LL. Isotopic turnover in polar cod (Boreogadus saida) muscle determined through a controlled feeding experiment.
2020 Ziegler, A. F. , Cape, M., Lundesgaard, E., & Smith, CR (2020). Intense deposition and rapid processing of seafloor phytodetritus in a glaciomarine fjord, Andvord Bay (Antarctica). Progress in Oceanography , 187, 102413, pp. 1-13.
2020 Ziegler, A.F. , Hahn-Woernle, L., Powell, B., & Smith, C.R. (2020). Larval dispersal modeling suggests limited ecological connectivity between fjords on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Integrative and Comparative Biology . Pp. 1-7.
2020 Drazen, J., Smith, C., Gjerde, K., Au, W., Black, J., Carter, G., Clark, M., Durden J.M., Dutrieux, P., Goetze, E., Haddock, S., Hatta, M., Hauton, C., Hill, P., Koslow, J., Leitner, A.B., Measures, C., Pacini, A., Parrish, F., Peacock, T., Perelman, J., Sutton, T., Taymans, C., Tunnicliffe, V., Watling, L., Yamamoto, H., Young, E., & Ziegler, A.F. (2020). Report of the workshop Evaluating the nature of midwater mining plumes and their potential effects on midwater ecosystems. Research Ideas and Outcomes, 5, e33527.
2017 Ziegler, A.F., Smith, C.R., Edwards, K.F., and Vernet, M. 2017. Glacial dropstones: islands enhancing seafloor species richness in West Antarctic Peninsula fjords. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 583, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12363 (Feature article)
2017 Amon, D. J., Ziegler, A. F., Kremenetskaia, A., Mah, C. L., Mooi, R., O'Hara, T., ... Smith, C. R. (2017). Megafauna of the UKSRL exploration contract area and eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean: Echinodermata. Biodiversity Data Journal, (5), e11794. Advance online publication. http://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e11794
2017 Amon, DJ, Ziegler, AF , Drazen, JC, Grischenko, AV, Leitner, AB, Lindsay, DJ... & Smith, CR (2017). Megafauna of the UKSRL exploration contract area and eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean: Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Ctenophora, Mollusca. Biodiversity Data Journal , (5), e14598. http://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e14598
2016 Amon, DJ, Ziegler, AF , Dahlgren, TG, Glover, AG, Goineau, A., Gooday, AJ, ... & Smith, CR (2016). Insights into the abundance and diversity of abyssal megafauna in a polymetallic-nodule region in the eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Scientific Reports , 6.
Research interests
I am a benthic ecologist interested in how environmental conditions affect community structure and function of polar and deep-sea benthic communities. I am particularly interested in how changes in productivity, sea-ice extent or concentration affect pelagic-benthic coupling processes and broader biogeography. I am currently working as part of the Nansen Legacy project exploring spatial and temporal patterns within the benthic food web structure of the Northern Barents Sea. I use stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen as the main tool to determine food web structure and trophic position of organisms within the benthic food web, but also rely on environmental data collected from the broader project to help understand the context of the patterns we observe.
CV
Education
2019 Ph.D. Biological Oceanography - University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
2012 B.S. Marine Biology, Minor in Chemistry - University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
Research Experience
2020 - present Postdoctoral Fellow, UiT The Arctic University of Norway Nansen Legacy Project: Assessing the structure and seasonality of the benthic food web from the Barents Sea to the Central Arctic Basin using stable isotopes
2015 - 2019 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA, PI Dr. Craig Smith FjordEco Project: Assessing biological and physical drivers of biodiversity in a West Antarctic Peninsula fjord (Andvord Bay)
2014 - 2015 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA, PI Dr. Craig Smith, ABYSSLINE Project: Characterizing the divserity and structure of megabenthic communities within the UK-1 exploration area targeted for future deep-sea mining
Publications
In review Ziegler, AF, Bluhm, BA., Renaud, PE., Jørgensen, LL. Isotopic turnover in polar cod (Boreogadus saida) muscle determined through a controlled feeding experiment.
2020 Ziegler, A. F., Cape, M., Lundesgaard, Ø., & Smith, C. R. (2020). Intense deposition and rapid processing of seafloor phytodetritus in a glaciomarine fjord, Andvord Bay (Antarctica). Progress in Oceanography, 187, 102413, pp. 1-13.
2020 Ziegler, A.F., Hahn-Woernle, L., Powell, B., & Smith, C. R. (2020). Larval dispersal modeling suggests limited ecological connectivity between fjords on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Integrative and Comparative Biology. pp. 1-7.
2020 Drazen, J., Smith, C., Gjerde, K., Au, W., Black, J., Carter, G., Clark, M., Durden J.M., Dutrieux, P., Goetze, E., Haddock, S., Hatta, M., Hauton, C., Hill, P., Koslow, J., Leitner, A.B., Measures, C., Pacini, A., Parrish, F., Peacock, T., Perelman, J., Sutton, T., Taymans, C., Tunnicliffe, V., Watling, L., Yamamoto, H., Young, E., & Ziegler, A.F. (2020). Report of the workshop Evaluating the nature of midwater mining plumes and their potential effects on midwater ecosystems. Research Ideas and Outcomes, 5, e33527.
2017 Ziegler, A.F., Smith, C.R., Edwards, K.F., and Vernet, M. 2017. Glacial dropstones: islands enhancing seafloor species richness in West Antarctic Peninsula fjords. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 583, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12363 (Feature article)
2017 Amon, D. J., Ziegler, A. F., Kremenetskaia, A., Mah, C. L., Mooi, R., O’Hara, T., … Smith, C. R. (2017). Megafauna of the UKSRL exploration contract area and eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean: Echinodermata. Biodiversity Data Journal, (5), e11794. Advance online publication. http://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e11794
2017 Amon, D.J., Ziegler, A.F., Drazen, J.C., Grischenko, A.V., Leitner, A.B., Lindsay, D.J… & Smith, C.R. (2017). Megafauna of the UKSRL exploration contract area and eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean: Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Ctenophora, Mollusca. Biodiversity Data Journal, (5), e14598. http://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e14598
2016 Amon, D. J., Ziegler, A. F., Dahlgren, T. G., Glover, A. G., Goineau, A., Gooday, A. J., ... & Smith, C. R. (2016). Insights into the abundance and diversity of abyssal megafauna in a polymetallic-nodule region in the eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Scientific Reports, 6.
Teaching Experience
2022 Guest lecturer, Arctic System Ecology and Climate Change (UiT)
2021 Guest lecturer, Marine Biology (SUNY Geneseo)
2018-2021 Guest lecturer, Benthic Biological Oceanography (UH Manoa)
2019 Guest lecturer, Mauka to Makai Bridge Program (Deep-Sea Biology) (UH Manoa)
2012-13, 2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Oceanography Laboratory (UH Manoa)
Research Cruise Experience
2021 R/V Kronprins Haakon - UiT, 33 days, Central Arctic Ocean
2021 R/V Kronprins Haakon - UiT, 23 days, Barents Sea
2018 R/V Araon - Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), 40 days, Antarctica
2017 ARSV Laurence M. Gould - University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, 35 days, Antarctica
2016 RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer - University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, 33 days, Antarctica
2015 ARSV Laurence M. Gould - University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, 40 days, Antarctica
2015 R/V Thomas G. Thompson - University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, 41 days, E. Pacific
2014 R/V Oceanus - University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, 15 days, NE Pacific
2013 R/V Oceanus - University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, 13 days, NE Pacific
Oral Presentations
2020 Ziegler, A.F., Hahn-Woernle, Powell, B., Smith, C.R. From Glaciers to Benthos: Fjord Ecosystem Processes in a Changing Climate. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Symposium. Invited speaker. Austin, TX, USA. January 3-8.
2018 Ziegler, A.F., Lundesgaard, Ø., Cape, M., and Smith, C.R. Intense seafloor pulses and rapid processing of phytodetritus in a glaciomarine fjord, Andvord Bay (Antarctica). Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Open Science Conference. Davos, Switzerland. June 19-23
2015 Ziegler, A.F. and Smith, C.R. The influence of ice-rafted debris on megabenthic diversity and community structure in fjords of the West Antarctic Peninsula. Deep Sea Biology Society Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal. August 31-September 4
2014 Ziegler, A.F. and Smith, C.R. The influence of ice-rafted debris on megabenthic diversity and community structure in West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) fjords. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Vancouver, Canada. October 20
Poster Presentations
2021 Ziegler, A.F., Bluhm, B.A., Jørgensen, L.L., Renaud, P.E. Spatial and seasonal patterns of benthic food web structure in the Northern Barents Sea using stable isotope analysis. Nansen Legacy Annual Meeting. Trondheim, Norway. October 26-29.
2018 Ziegler, A., Lundesgaard, Ø., Cape, M., Smith, C.R. Pelagic-benthic coupling in a glaciomarine fjord, Andvord Bay (Antarctica). Deep Sea Biology Society. Monterrey, CA, USA. September 9 - 14.
2018 Ziegler, A., Hahn-Woernle, L., Powell, B., and Smith, C.R. Dispersal of Fjord Megabenthos in Andvord Bay: A Modeling Approach. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Open Science Conference. Davos, Switzerland. June 19-23
2018 Ziegler, A., Smith, C.R., Cape, M. Intense seafloor pulses and rapid processing of phytodetritus in a glaciomarine fjord, Andvord Bay (Antarctica). Ocean Sciences Meeting. Portland, Oregon, USA. February 12-16
2016 Ziegler, A., Smith, C.R., Grange, L.J., and Edwards, K.F. Glacial dropstones: islands enhancing habitat diversity and species richness in West Antarctic Peninsula fjords. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Open Science Conference. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. August 20-30
2015 Ziegler, A., Amon, D.J., Smith, C.R. A qualitative assessment of megafaunal diversity and biogeography of the UK-1 mining claim area within the CCZ. Deep Sea Biology Society Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal. August 31-September 4
Workshops and Field Courses
2022 APECS Early Career Researcher Workshops. Arctic Frontiers. Tromsø, Norway. May 9. (organize)
2022 ArcticSIZE Cryo-Pelagic-Benthic Coupling Workshop. Villefranche-sur-mer, France. May 3-8. (participant)
2021 Building bridges among researchers: Strengthening the network of Arctic biomarker scientists (Workshop). Arctic Frontiers. February 1. (participant).
2018 Evaluating the nature of midwater mining plumes and their potential effects on midwater ecosystems. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. August 27-30. (participant).
2014 Deep-Sea Biodiversity, Connectivity and Ecosystem Function (Field course). University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories. July 20 - August 22. (participant).
2013 Workshop to Standardize Megafaunal Taxonomy for Exploration Contract Areas in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone. Deutsches Zentrum fur Marine Biodiversitatsforschung, Wilhelmshaven, Germany. June 9 - 16. (participant).
2011 Invertebrate Zoology (Field course). University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories. July 21-August 22.
Awards and Grants
2022 Nansen Legacy travel grants (2) - UiT The Arctic University of Norway
2021 UiT The Arctic University of Norway Department of Arctic and Marine Biology internal research funding (30000 nok)
2018-19 STAR Achievement Scholarship - Uni. of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ($1875, $1000)
2018 OpenROV Trident awarded for outreach in Hawaii (value $1600)
2018 National Weather Service Outreach Award - Uni. of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (~$1200)
2016-18 SCAR OSC Travel Grant Award ($2250, $2342.67)
2017 Jhamandas Watumull Fund - Uni. of Hawaiʻi ´i at Mānoa ($3000)
2014-16 Uni. of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Student Organization Grants ($464.28, $574.45)
Professional memberships and Service
Reviewer - Marine Ecology Progress Series, Progress in Oceanography, Frontiers in Marine Research, Communications Biology, Earth System Science Data
Arctic Marine Ecosystem Research Network (ARCTOS) member
Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI) member
Deep Sea Biology Society (DSBS) member
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) Norway National Committee member