Ekin Akoglu is a marine biologist and has expertise in ecological modelling with emphasis on
trophodynamic and end-to-end ecosystem models. He carries out research on the effects of
climate change, trophic competition and fisheries on fish stocks and marine ecosystems. He
is currently employed as an assistant professor in the Institute of Marine Sciences at Middle
East Technical University, Turkey.
Kevin J Flynn is a plankton physiologist who has combined laboratory and modelling studies
in his teaching and research work over 4 decades. He has a particular interest in developing
simulation models to guide experiment design and to enthuse the next generation of marine
scientists in plankton dynamics and ecophysiology. He has authored, or co-authored, over
175 papers, and also authored the book Dynamic Ecology upon which this work was
developed. He currently works at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK