Botany - UBC

	Tomas Tomascik Research \| Teaching \| Team \| Publications e-mail:tomas.tomascik@pc.gc.ca office phone: (604) 666-1182 fax: (604) 666-7957 Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Botany B.Sc. (1978) University of Toronto; Ph.D. (1986) McGill University; Postdoctoral Fellow, Bellairs Research Institute, Barbados (1987); Environmental Study Centre Advisor, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia (1987-1989); Senior Advisor, Environmental Management Development in Indonesia (EMDI) Project, Jakarta Indonesia (1989-1996); Research Associate, SRES, Dalhousie University (1994-1996); Visiting Professor, Asian Institute of Technology, Klong Luang, Thailand (1996-1997); Coral Reef Specialist, The World Conservation Union (IUCN), Bangladesh (1997); Marine and Coastal Management Specialist. IUCN Country Office Karachi, Pakistan (1997). Senior Advisor, Marine Conservation, Parks Canada Agency, Vancouver (1999 - present).
Research Interests: My current research interests are targeted to provide support for the planning, establishment and management of National Marine Conservation Areas (NMCAs) in Canada. Parks Canada plans to establish a system of NMCAs to protect and conserve representative examples of Canada’s oceans and Great Lakes environments. NMCAs are a type of marine protected area (MPA) intended to balance protection and ecologically sustainable use, encourage public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment, as well as, provide opportunities for education and research. NMCAs will provide a valuable new tool for marine biodiversity conservation. This is an exciting new field of research that has attracted considerable scientific and public attention. . Our focus in Parks Canada is to develop innovative research and monitoring programs that will support future development and management efforts of NMCAs. Some of the research being conducted focus on questions such as where should MPAs be sited, how important are MPA networks, how large should MPAs be to meet both biodiversity conservation and coastal fisheries management needs, and how do MPAs function in terms of biodiversity conservation and fisheries management? Our current research is concerned with: 1) population dynamics of fish communities (specifically rockfish, genus Sebastes) in kelp and seagrass ecosystems; 2) cumulative impacts on intertidal mudflat and seagrass communities; 3) zoning of NMCAs; and 4) interactions of Northern abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) with its habitat, competitors and predators. I have a very broad interest in marine ecological research that covers both temperate and tropical benthic marine ecosystems. My tropical research interests are focused on coral reef ecology, specifically: 1) coral community interactions; 2) coral community recovery following natural and anthropogenic perturbations; 3) the effects of eutrophication and other pollutants on the community structure and function of coral reef systems; and 4) seagrass ecology. I have conducted coral reef research both in the Caribbean and in the Indo-Pacific. My current interests focus on the development of coral reefs and coral communities in marginal reefal environments. This work is based on my work in the northeast part of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. This area offers significant research opportunities to advance our knowledge on reefal development in marginal settings, as well as to study coral/algal interactions.

Course Taught 2003-2004: Biology 405 - Marine Ecology

Selected Publications: Books: Tomascik, T., Mah, A.J., Nontji, A. and Moosa, M.K. (1997). The Ecology of Indonesian Seas, Part I. The Ecology of Indonesia Series, Volume VII. Periplus Editions, Singapore. 642 pp., 369 figures, 50 tables, 35 colour pictures. Tomascik, T., Mah, A.J., Nontji, A. and Moosa, M.K. (1997). The Ecology of Indonesian Seas, Part II. The Ecology of Indonesia Series, Volume VIII. Periplus Editions, Singapore. 746 pp., 363 figures, 96 tables, 29 colour pictures. Journal articles: Tomascik, T. and Holmes, H. (2003). Distribution and abundance of Haliotis kamtschatkana in relation to habitat, competitors and predators in the Broken Group Islands, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada. Journal of Shellfish Research 22(3): 831-838. pdf Tomascik, T. and Robinson, C.L.K. (2000). Fish assemblages of the Southern Gulf Islands, BC: An analysis of recreational SCUBA diving log data. Research Links, Volume 8(3): 11-13, 20-21. pdf Heikoop, J.M., Dunn, J.J., Risk, M.J., Tomascik, T., Schwarcz, H.P. and Sandeman, I.M. (2000). d¹⁵N and d¹³C of coral tissue show significant inter-reef variation. Coral Reefs 19(2): 189-193. pdf Van Woesik, R., Tomascik, T. and Blake, S. (1999). Coral assemblages and physico-chemical characteristics of the Whitsunday Islands: evidence of recent community changes. Marine and Freshwater Research 50: 427-440. pdf Tomascik, T., van Woesik, R. and Mah, A.J. (1996). Rapid coral colonization of a recent lava flow following a volcanic eruption, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Coral Reefs 15(3): 169-175. pdf Tomascik, T. and Mah, A.J. (1994). The ecology of 'Halimeda Lagoon': an anchialine lagoon of a raised atoll, Kakaban Island, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Tropical Biodiversity 2(3): 385-399. pdf Logan, A., Yang, L. and Tomascik, T. (1994). Linear skeletal extension rates in two species of the scleractinian coral Diploria from the high latitude reefs of Bermuda. Coral Reefs 13(4): 225-230. pdf Tomascik, T. (1991). Settlement patterns of Caribbean scleractinian corals on artificial substrata along an eutrophication gradient, Barbados, West Indies. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 77(2/3): 261-269. pdf Tomascik, T. (1990). Growth rates of two morphotypes of Montastrea annularis along an eutrophication gradient, Barbados, WI. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 21(8): 376-381. pdf Tomascik, T. and Sander, F. (1987). Effects of eutrophication on reef building corals. Part III. Reproduction of the reef building coral Porites (Pallas). Marine Biology 94 (1): 77-94. pdf Tomascik, T. and Sander, F. (1987). Effects of eutrophication on reef building corals. Part II. Structure of scleractinian coral communities on inshore fringing reefs, Barbados, WI. Marine Biology 94 (1): 53-75. pdf Tomascik, T. and Sander, F. (1985). Effects of eutrophication on reef building corals. Part I. Growth rates of reef building coral Montastrea annularis. Marine Biology 87 (2), 143-156. pdf


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