Coleen Moloney

Colleen Moloney's research focuses on the variability and dynamics of marine food webs and ecosystems, particularly within the productive marine ecosystems of the Benguela region along the west and south coasts of southern Africa. She also engages with projects in the oligotrophic east coast area. Her work spans a broad range of taxa, from microbes to top predators, examining how these ecosystems respond to global change. Utilizing ecological models, Colleen aims to understand the complex interactions and feedbacks among physical, chemical, and biological processes across various time and spatial scales. Currently, her research emphasizes the "end-to-end" dynamics of eastern boundary upwelling ecosystems, integrating fieldwork and modeling studies with a particular focus on microbial dynamics