Our Researchers

Dr. Tyler Eddy
Research Scientist
Research Areas:
Marine Ecology, Fisheries, Climate Change

Dr. Tyler Eddy is a Research Scientist interested in past, present, and future human interactions with, and ecology of, marine ecosystems. Dr. Eddy has expertise in marine ecology, fisheries, and climate change. Dr. Eddy is a founding coordinator of the Fisheries & Marine Ecosystem Model Intercomparison Project (FishMIP). 

Prior to joining the Fisheries & Marine Institute, Dr. Eddy was a Research Fellow at the University of South Carolina, US, with the Nereus Program, a Research Associate at the University of British Columbia, Canada, with the Nereus Program, and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie University, Canada, with the Lenfest Ocean Program. Dr. Eddy received a PhD in Marine Biology from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and an Honours BSc in Marine Biology from Dalhousie University, Canada. 

Dr. Eddy is currently supervising students in MSc and PhD programs. To inquire about opportunities, please contact Dr. Eddy with a cover letter, CV with academic references, and transcripts.

Courses:
  • FISH 6002: Data Collection, Management, & Display

Significant Publications:

Kim, HJ, Peterson G, Cheung WWL , Ferrier S, Alkemade R, Arneth A, Kuiper J, Okayasu S, Pereira L, Acosta L, Chaplin-Kramer R, den Belder E, Eddy TD, Johnson J, Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen S, Kok MTJ, Leadley P, Leclère D, Lundquist C, Rondinini C, Scholes R, Schoolenberg M, Shin YJ, Stehfest E, Stephenson F, Visconti P, van Vuuren D, Wabnitz C, Alava JJ, Cuadros-Casanova I, Gasalla M, Halouani G, Harfoot M, Hashimoto S, Hickler T, Hirsch T, Kolomytsev G, Miller B, Ohashi H, Palomo M, Popp A, Remme R, Saito O, Sumaila UR, Willcock S, Pereira H. 2023. Towards a better future for biodiversity and people: Modelling Nature Futures. Global Environmental Change 82: 102681

Sherman CS, Simpfendorfer C, Pacoureau N, Matsushiba J, Yan H, Walls R, Rigby C, VanderWright W, Jabado R, Pollom R, Carlson J, Charvet P, Ali AB, Fahmi F, Cheok J, Derrick D, Herman K, Finucci B, Eddy TD, Palomares ML, Avalos-Castillo C, Kinattumkara B, Blanco-Parra M, Dharmadi D, Espinoza M, Fernando D, Haque A, Mejía-Falla P, Navia A, Pérez-Jiménez J, Utzurrum J, Yuneni R, Dulvy N. 2023. Half a century of rising extinction risk of coral reef sharks and rays. Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-022-35091-x

Cinner JE, Caldwell I, Thiault L, Ben J, Blanchard JL, Coll M, Diedrich A, Eddy TD, Everett JD, Folberth C, Gascuel D, Guiet J, Gurney GG, Heneghan RF, Jägermeyr J, Jiddawi N, Lahari R, Kuange J, Liu W, Maury O, Müller C, Novaglio C, Palacios-Abrantes J, Petrik CM, Rabearisoa A, Tittensor DP, Wamukota A, Pollnac R. 2022. The potential impacts of climate change on agriculture and fisheries production in 72 tropical coastal communities. Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-022-30991-4

Eddy TD, Lam VWY, Reygondeau G, Cisneros-Montemayor AM, Greer K, Palomares MLD, Bruno JF, Ota Y, Cheung WWL. 2021. Global decline in capacity of coral reefs to provide ecosystem services. One Earth 4: 1278-1285

Sumaila UR, Skerritt D, Schuhbauer A, Villasante S, Cisneros-Montemayor AM, Sinan H, Eddy TD, & 289 co-authors. 2021. WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies. Science 374: 544

Tittensor DT, Novaglio C, Harrison CS, Heneghan RF, Barrier N, Bianchi D, Bopp L, Bryndum-Buchholz A, Britten GL, Büchner M, Cheung WWL, Christensen V, Coll M, Dunne JP, Eddy TD, Everett JD, Fernandes-Salvador JA, Fulton EA, Galbraith ED, Gascuel D, Guiet J, John JG, Link JS, Lotze HK, Maury O, Ortega-Cisneros K, Palacios-Abrantes J, Petrik CM, du Pontavice H, Rault J, Richardson AJ, Shannon L, Shin YJ, Steenbeek J, Stock CA, Blanchard J. 2021. Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems. Nature Climate Change 10.1038/s41558-021-01173-9

Eddy TD, Bernhardt JR, Blanchard JL, Cheung WWL, Colléter M, Du Pontavice H, Fulton EA, Gascuel D, Kearney KA, Petrik CM, Roy T, Rykaczewski RR, Selden R, Stock CA, Wabnitz CCC, Watson RA. 2021. Energy flow through marine ecosystems: Confronting transfer efficiency. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 36: 76-86

Christie A, Amano T, Martin P, Abecasis D, Adjeroud M, Alonso JC, Anton A, Baldigo B, Barrientos R, Bicknell J, Buhl D, Cebrian J, Ceia R, Cibils-Martina L, Clarke S, Claudet J, Craig M, Davoult D, De Backer A, Donovan M, Eddy TD, Edwards P, Franca F, Gardner JPA, Harris B, Huusko A, Jones I, Kelaher B, Kotiaho J, Lopez-Baucells A, Major H, Mäki-Petäys A, Martín B, Martín C, Mateos-Molina D, McConnaughey R, Meroni M, Meyer C, Mills K, Montefalcone M, Noreika N, Palacín C, Pande A, Pitcher R, Ponce C, Rinella M, Rocha R, Ruiz-Delgado M, Schmitter-Soto J, Shaffer J, Sharma S, Sher A, Stagnol D, Stokesbury K, Stanley T, Torres A, Tully O, Vehanen T, Watts C, Sutherland W. 2020. Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences. Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-020-20142-y

Eddy TD.  2019. Plan S: Motivations of for-profit publishers. Science 363: 462

Lotze HK, Tittensor DP, Bryndum-Buchholz A, Eddy TD, Cheung WWL, Galbraith ED, Barange M, Bianchi D, Blanchard JL, Bopp L, Büchner M, Bulman C, Carozza DA, Christensen V, Coll M, Dunne J, Fulton EA, Jennings S, Jones M, Mackinson S, Maury O, Niiranen S, Oliveros Ramos R, Roy T, Fernandes JA, Schewe J, Shin YJ, Steenbeck J, Stock CA, Volkholz J, Walker ND, Worm B. 2019. Global ensemble projections reveal trophic amplification of ocean biomass declines with climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116: 12907-12912

Schewe J, Gosling SN, Reyer C, Zhao F, Ciais P, Elliott J, Francois L, Huber V, Lotze HK, Seneviratne SI, van Vliet MTH, Vautard R, Wada Y, Breuer L,Büchner M, Carozza DA, Chang J, Coll M, Deryng D, de Wit A, Eddy TD, Folberth C, Frieler K, Friend AD, Gerten D, GudmundssonL, Hanasaki N, Ito A, Khabarov N, Kim H, Lawrence P, Morfopoulos C, Müller C, Schmied HM, Orth R, Ostberg S, Pokhrel Y, Pugh TAM, Sakurai G, Satoh Y, Schmid E, Stacke T, Steenbeek J, Steinkamp J, Tang Q, Tian H, Tittensor D, Volkholz J, Wang X, Warszawski L. 2019. State-of-the-art global models underestimate impact from climate extremes. Nature Communications 10: 1005