Rahanna Juman
Rahanna Alicia Juman | |
|---|---|
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies (PhD) University of Washington (post-doc fellowship) |
| Thesis | Characterisation and Ecology of the Bon Accord Lagoon, Tobago, West Indies (2008) |
Rahanna Alicia Juman is an ecologist and author who specializes on the wetlands of Trinidad and Tobago.
Education and awards
Juman has a PhD in Zoology from The University of the West Indies.[1]
She has been awarded several post-doctoral fellowships, including the University of Washington's Hubert H. Humphrey fellowship 2010 to 2011.[1]
In 2002, Juman was awarded a $10,000 prize from the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards.[2]
Career
Juman researches seagrass beds and mangrove forests.[1]
Juman is the Head of the Environmental Research Program and a Senior Research Officer at the Institute of Marine Affairs in Trinidad and Tobago.[1]
Selected publications
- Juman, Rahanna A. Wetlands of Trinidad & Tobago, 2010, Prospect Press, ISBN 9789769508262[3][4]
- Juman, Rahanna A. The structure and productivity of the Thalassia testudinum community in Bon Accord Lagoon, Tobago. Revista de Biología Tropical 53 (2005): 219–227.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Rahanna Juman | Our Thirsty Planet". Pacific Lutheran University. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "L'Oréal And Unesco Present The 4Th Edition Of The Program For Women In Science" (PDF). L'Oreal. 6 March 2002.
- ^ Hilton, Anne (2010-03-11). "Why TT's wetlands are important". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Archives. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ Gobin, Judith (2011-12-31). "Book Review - Wetlands of Trinidad and Tobago by Rahanna Juman". Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club. ISSN 1029-3299.
- ^ Ewe, Sharon ML, et al. "Spatial and temporal patterns of aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) along two freshwater-estuarine transects in the Florida Coastal Everglades." Hydrobiologia 569.1 (2006): 459-474.
- ^ Cortés, Jorge, et al. "The CARICOMP network of Caribbean Marine Laboratories (1985–2007): history, key findings, and lessons learned." Frontiers in Marine Science (2019): 519.