Biogeochemistry and Ecology along the Land-Ocean Continuum


The Fulweiler lab focuses on biogeochemistry and ecosystem ecology from the watershed to the ocean. We are particularly interested in how anthropogenic changes effect the ecology and elemental cycling of ecosystems on a variety of scales (i.e. local - nutrient loading; regional/global- climate change). Current research is centered on the transformations and the ultimate fate of nitrogen in the marine environment and the impact of climate change on benthic-pelagic coupling. 

We work in coastal waters throughout New England, the wetlands and tidal flats of Plum Island Sound, and the wetlands and coastal embayments of Louisiana. In doing so we work closely with collaborators at other universities. Please take a look at our research page to learn more about our projects. Wally welcomes undergraduates into the lab. Please contact me if you are interested in working in the lab as an undergraduate, graduate student, or postdoc. 


Wally Fulweiler
Earth Sciences Department
Boston University
675 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
617-358-5466