Raymond David Ward
Reader in Environmental Science, Director of Resources and Infrastructure
Email: r.ward@qmul.ac.uk Room Number: Bancroft Building, City Centre 2.10 Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Raymond-Ward-2Twitter: @drray_marine
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My research is focussed on the impacts of global change on coastal ecosystems particularly mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrasses drawing on expertise in sediment geochemistry, ecology and geoinformatics. I work with a range of organisations in the private and public sector, NGO’s and academia.
Teaching
GEG5224 Ecosystem Science
GEG7313 Biogeosciences and Ecosystem Services
GEG4209 Earth Surface Science
GEG4012 Academic Study Skills
GEG5228/6228 Future Coasts
GEG5224 Ecosystem Science
Research
Research Interests:
My research aims to identify the principle impacts global change on coastal and marine ecosystems. I have led projects focussed on the impacts of climate change on coastal ecosystems including drought, flooding, storms, and sea level rise, as well as working for more than a decade and a half on investigating the role of blue carbon for climate mitigation and the drivers of rates of sequestration and influences on carbon stocks in coastal and marine systems. I also research the impacts of pollution on coastal ecosystem resilience and ecosystem service provision.