April Stabbins

April Stabbins is Assistant Professor of Research in Biology at Temple University. Education: Ph.D. (Temple University), M.S. (Plymouth University/Marine Biological Association UK).

Research examines deep-sea ecosystems through:

• Community ecology of methane seeps
• Trophodynamics in cold-water corals
• Biogeographic patterns in chemosynthetic environments

Fieldwork includes expeditions along the Costa Rican margin documenting novel species and ecological relationships.