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Dr. Webber is a coastal ecologist who has extensive experience in the assessment of coastal water quality using phytoplankton and a range of physical and chemical indices. A lecturer at the U.W.I. since 1990, Dr. Webber has been involved in the investigation of coastal water qualities and the status of the benthos and water quality of Kingston Harbour. He completed a research project on the impact and amelioration of sediment and agrochemical pollution on Caribbean coastal water and conducted an assessment of the water quality associated with the conch industry of Pedro Bank. His current research includes the water quality modeling of the Southeast Hellshire coast and the Coastal inventory of the St. Thomas coastline.


Courses
  • BL20N - Ecology
  • BL31A - Coastal Management
  • BL63B - Coastal Plant Systems
  • BL63H - Integrated Coastal Management

Research Areas
  • Marine Biology & Coastal Zone Management
  • Wetlands and coastal plant systems
  • Environmental Assessment and Management

Research Projects
Current Work
  • Coastal inventory of the St. Thomas coastline and rejuvenation of the Port Royal Hatchery.
  • Ecological Survey and vegetation assessment of Bauxite Red Mud Ponds for return to agricultural activity.
  • Virtual Herbarium and Digitising Jamaica’s floral biodiversity project.
  • Hydrodynamic and water quality modeling project on the Southeast Hellshire coast of Jamaica.
  • Caribbean Coastal Scenarios Project.
Past Projects
  • Impact and amelioration of sediment and agrochemical pollution on Caribbean coastal waters Project.
  • Assessment of the Phytoplankton and Microbenthos associated with the conch industry of Pedro Banks.
  • Monitoring programme for the Caribbean Mariculture Limited Shrimp Production Project, Brampton Old Harbour, St. Catherine.
  • Planning and management of heavily contaminated bays and coastal areas in the wider Caribbean; Kingston Harbour Jamaica. UNOPS/ UNEP Global Environment Facility Project.
  • Falmouth Wetlands and Martha Brae River Estuary Management project through the Trelawny Environmental Protection Agency. Funded by Environmental Foundation of Jamaica.
  • Environmental Impact of Charcoal Burning research project. Funded by Petroleum Cooperation of Jamaica.
  • Discovery Bay Environmental Marine Management Project. Funded by Kaiser Bauxite.

Memberships
  • National committee of RAMSAR international convention on Wetlands.
  • National Environment Societies Trust (NEST).
  • Editorial Board of the Jamaican Journal of Science and Technology (JJST)

Awards
  • Principal's Research Award 2005: Best publication for 2003/04 in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Mona Campus.
  • Silver Musgrave Medal 2000: From the Institute of Jamaica for distinguished eminence in the field of Science Education.
  • Young Scientist/Technologist Award 1993: Scientific Research Council/Shell Company WI Limited.

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