Jorn Bruggeman

Marine Ecosystem Modeller
Marine ecology
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
United Kingdom

Biography

Jorn Bruggeman has worked as Senior Scientist at PML since 2013. His primary interest is the representation of species composition, biodiversity and size structure in marine ecosystem models. His work on this topic involves development of unified, species-agnostic population models, exploration of quantitative traits and trade-offs, and the development of efficient methods for simulating species diversity and adaptation. At PML, these ideas are combined to develop the European Regional Seas Ecosystem Model (ERSEM) into a modular model that adjusts its detail and complexity in response to scientific questions and computational constraints.

Research Intrest

Representation of species composition, biodiversity and size structure in marine ecosystem models.

List of Publications
Merico A, Bruggeman J, Wirtz KW (2009) A trait-based approach for downscaling complexity in plankton ecosystem models. Ecological Modelling, 220: 3001-3010.
Trolle D, Hamilton DP, Hipsey MR, Bolding K, Bruggeman J, et al (2012) A community-based framework for aquatic ecosystem models. Hydrobiologia, 683: 25-34.
Young JN, Bruggeman J, Rickaby REM, Erez J, Conte M (2013) Evidence for changes in carbon isotopic fractionation by phytoplankton between 1960 and 2010. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 27: 505–515.