Presented by Agnes Mittermayr PhD, Marine Ecologist at the Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown.

This illustrated presentation explores the animals and keystone species that are essential to the health of our ecosystems, but are often overlooked.

Dr. Agnes Mittermayr is a Marine Ecologist at the Center for Coastal Studies. She is interested in benthic invertebrate community structures and habitats. Her research focuses on how physical, chemical and biological processes and interactions shape the available benthic habitat and species composition of coastal waters. Watch her TEDx talk “Keystone species and conserving our delicate food webs” on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ohe3ApJVS50