Dr Barend Van Maanen

About me: 

My research focusses on estuarine and coastal geomorphology, biophysical interactions in mangrove and saltmarsh ecosystems, and the impacts of global change on landscape dynamics and ecosystem functioning. I am interested in whether the ecosystem services provided by coastal wetlands can be maintained under projected climate-change scenarios and anthropogenic interference.

Before moving to the University of Exeter, I worked as an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University where I conducted research and teaching in the fields of coastal and fluvial eco-morphodynamics. Previously I also worked at the University of Southampton and at the University of Bordeaux. I obtained my PhD from the University of Waikato in New Zealand studying decadal scale dynamics of tidal basins and the effects of biophysical interactions.

I am working at Geography in Exeter since June 2019. Current projects involve a combination of numerical modelling, field data and remote sensing and focus on the resilience of coastal systems that are particularly sensitive to environmental change impacts, with the goal to inform sustainable management strategies.

Interests:

• Coastal and estuarine geomorphology
• Waves, currents and sediment transport
• Ecomorphodynamics of coastal wetlands
• Carbon sequestration in mangrove forests
• Ecosystem resilience in the face of sea level rise and human interference
• Integrated use of modelling, field data and remote sensing
• Sustainable management of coastal systems

Qualifications:

PhD in Earth Sciences, University of Waikato, New Zealand
MSc in Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Netherlands

Office hours: Please follow this link to book a slot. My office is in Amory D427. If you prefer to meet online instead, just let me know and we can talk over Teams.