Research interests
Yanna has a keen interest in areas where physical and human geography overlap, in particular how the physical world interacts with anthropogenic communities. This interest is the foundation and focus of her research.
Yanna’s PhD topic explores the impact sargassum seaweed has on the livelihoods of varying communities across the Tropical Atlantic Basin. In recent years, large floating matts and mass strandings of seaweed on beaches have affected communities in different ways with notably negative impacts on tourism, aquaculture and biodiversity. Through this research she aspires to aid communities in managing and planning for these sargassum related events. She also aims to explore how GIS and remote sensing based methods can be utilised to support the affected communities in monitoring and management of sargassum seaweed.
Title of PhD: The assessment of the spatial and temporal distribution and impact of Sargassum seaweed across the tropical Atlantic basin
Supervised by: Prof Jadu Dash and Prof Emma Tompkins
Jointly funded by Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI) and Geography and Environmental Sciences
Research projects
Associated with SARTRAC
Research group
Global Environmental Change and Earth Observation
Affiliate research group
Environmental Change and Sustainability (ECaS)
