Blanca Bernal

Dr. Blanca Bernal

Institution : Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)
Expertise : Agricultural Runoff, Biogeochemistry, Climate/Weather Impact Analysis (biochemistry and living resources), Climate/Weather Impact Analysis (flooding), Coastal/Estuarine Hydrodynamics, Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Statistics, Forests, Invasive Species, Land Use, Methane Cycling, Nutrient Cycling, Nutrient Pollution, Sea Level Rise, Sediment, Stream Health, Water Quality, Carbon Sequestration
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Stewardship
Research interests : ecosystem services of coastal ecosystems, forests, and wetlands; carbon sequestration by ecosystems to abate climate change; coastal resiliency; sustainable development.
Email : blanca.bernal@winrock.org