Dr. Hannah Webber is the marine ecology director at Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, where she studies how coastal ecosystems respond to environmental change. A Maine native, she earned her Ph.D. in Ecology and Environmental Sciences from the University of Maine, where her research focused on the resilience of intertidal ecosystems following seaweed harvest.

Her work centers on understanding how species interact within dynamic coastal systems and how those relationships shift under pressure from climate change and human use. By studying intertidal habitats, she examines how organisms—from seaweeds to invertebrates—respond to disturbance and what that means for ecosystem function along the coast.

Her research supports sustainable coastal management, helping to balance human use with the protection of ecological systems. By identifying how resilient these ecosystems are to change, her work helps inform how coastal environments can be used without compromising their long-term health.

Through this work, she helps build a deeper understanding of how coastal ecosystems function, providing the knowledge needed to protect these environments in a changing world.