Science in Aquatic Environmental Sciences and Conservation - Job Description

Aquatic Ecologists research and work with areas of water and their associated dry land that depend on the working relationship between them. This will include the various forms of plant and animal life from the microscopic to the largest. These species work in an interdependent relationship. If one element has a sudden population increase or decrease, it will have a knock on effect for the wider local ecology. They can further specialize in animal species or study the microbes that contribute to the environment. The job role differs from ecology in that they are concerned with aquatic (fresh water) ecologies rather than the ecology in general. Their work can include studying the impact of invasive species or habitat loss, the result of pollution into water bodies and their impact on the life forms. They will also have a good understanding of geology and soil analysis.