A bit about me…
My research is motivated by a desire to understand feedback mechanisms in the coupled abiotic and biotic environment. Although, I am a classically trained ecologist I have always paired the biological and physical sciences, in particular, coupling ecological and geomorphic processes to better understand ecosystem transformation. My research program explores how abiotic processes structure ecosystems, how organisms alter the abiotic process, and how the linked systems alter landscape trajectories – from immediate to geological timescales.
I specialize in river-floodplain systems. Because of their dynamic behavior over relatively short time periods and tight coupling of biota and physical processes, these systems are highly tractable to study bio-physical interactions. They are vital to human well-being and livelihoods worldwide as they include a vital set of ecosystem services (aka. natural capital). My current research program has exploited these areas and these issues to study both applied and basic pursuits.
2019 (Fall) Fulbright Scholar – Belém, Brazil. I was a Fulbright Scholar in Brazil studying microplastics in food webs of the Amazon River. I was based at the Universidade Federal do Pará – Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia. I worked directly with undergraduates and graduates in Brazil and the US.
Contact Info:
alex.fremier@wsu.edu
School of the Environment, Washington State University
Office: 356 PACCAR Environmental Technology Building
2001 Grimes Way Pullman, WA 99164 USA +01 509 335-8689