Sean Naman

Dr. Naman is a research scientist in the Freshwater Ecosystems Section with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. His work focuses on better understanding linkages between physical habitat structure and ecological processes in watersheds, often combining elements from community and ecosystem ecology, behavioural ecology and bioenergetics, as well as geomorphology and hydrology. Dr. Naman and his research group aim to advance science that informs applied issues such as habitat restoration, instream flow management, and impact assessment. Current projects include: (1) using food webs to characterize salmon habitat quality across watersheds; (2) ecosystem responses to post-wildfire recovery and restoration; and (3) developing flow-ecology relationships for drought planning and response. Much of this work is field based, with a sprinkling of simulation modelling and data synthesis.