Pedro A. Quijon

Degrees:

PhD (Marine Biology) Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL
MSc (Zoology) Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
BSc (Biology) Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile

Position:

Assistant Professor

Department:

Biology

Faculty:

Science

Phone:

(902) 566-6059

Email:

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Link:

Department Profile

Research Interests:

Marine benthic ecology
Larval ecology
Aquatic invasive species
Coastal biodiversity and conservation
Predator-prey interactions

Citations:

Lutz-Collins V, Quijon PA, Davidson J (In press) Blue mussel fouling communities: polychaete composition in relation to mussel stocking density and seasonality of mussel deployment and sampling (Aquaculture Research)
Lutz-Collins V, Ramsay AP, Quijon PA, Davidson J (2009) Invasive tunicates fouling mussel lines: evidence of their impact on native tunicates and other epifauna. Aquatic Invasions 4: 5-12
Quijon PA, Snelgrove PVR (2008) Trophic complexity in marine sediments: New evidence from the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 371: 85-89
Quijon PA, Kelly MC, Snelgrove PVR (2008) The role of sinking phytodetritus in structuring shallow-water benthic communities. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 366:134-145
Quijon PA, Grassle JP, Rosario JP (2007) Naticid snail predation on early post-settlement surfclams (S. solidissima Dillwyn) on the New Jersey inner shelf. Mar Biol 150: 873-882

Current Collaborators (non-UPEI):

Dr Paul Snelgrove, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University
Dr John Dower, Department of Biology, University of Victoria
Dr Judith Grassle, Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University
Dr Andrea Locke, Department of Fisheries and Oceans-Gulf Division
Dr Cynthia McKenzie, Department of Fisheries and Oceans-Newfoundland
Dr Robert Stead, I-Mar, Universidad de Los Lagos, Puerto Montt-Chile