Tunde Adebola, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
Center for Natural Sciences, Room 150
(434) 582-2209
Education
- Ph.D., Environmental Science and Public Policy, George Mason University
- M.S., Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Science, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- B.S., Fisheries Science, Lagos State University, Nigeria
Biography
Dr. Adebola’s research interest ranges from fisheries ecology to fish breeding and aquaculture. He is currently researching the use of AI technologies in fisheries science and management. Dr. Adebola wants to understand anthropogenic impacts in ecological systems and how we can develop sustainable food production systems as a safeguard against global climate change and an ever-increasing human population.
Courses Taught
- BIOL 224L – General Biology I Lab
- BIOL 225L – General Biology II Lab
Research Interests
- Spatial Ecology and Species Distribution Modeling
- Anthropogenic Impacts in Aquatic Ecosystems
- Fish Breeding and Aquaculture
- Use of Artificial Intelligence in Ecological Sciences
Professional Memberships
- American Fisheries Society
- Atlantic Estuarine Research Society
- Coastal Resilience Research Consortium.
Publications
- T. Adebola, D. Hart, and P. Chigbu. Bathymetric trends in body size, and diet of Astropecten americanus in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (2022).
- T. Adebola, H.W.W. Fennell, M.D. Druitt, C. B. Lewallen, V.A. Jenifer, L. J. Rick-Santi, A.J. Van Wijnen, E.A. Lewallen. Population-Level Patterns of Prostate Cancer Occurrence in Virginia (2022).
- Damsiri, Z., Khalil K., Ghourfane D., Rhomad H., Adebola T., Elkalay A., Bugadir B., and Elkalay K. An Ecopagth Model for Fisheries Management in the Mogador Marine Protected Area (Moroccan, Atlantic). Community Ecology (2021).
- T. Adebola and K. de Mutsert. Comparative network analyses for Nigerian coastal waters using two Ecopath models developed for the years 1985 and 2000. Fisheries Research. 213, Pp 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.12.028 (2019)
- T. Adebola and K. de Mutsert. Spatial simulation of redistribution of fishing effort in Nigerian coastal waters using Ecospace. Ecosphere Doi: 10.1002/ecs2.2623 (2019)
- T. Adebola and K. de Mutsert. Investigating fishing impacts in Nigerian coastal waters using the marine trophic index analyses. Marine and Coastal Fisheries (2019). https://doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10077
and K. de Mutsert. Investigating fishing impacts in Nigerian coastal waters using the marine trophic index analyses. Marine and Coastal Fisheries (2019). https://doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10077