Karen Bjorndal

Karen Anne Bjorndal
Born
SpouseAlan Bolton
Academic background
Education
ThesisNutrition and grazing behavior of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, a seagrass herbivore (1979)
Academic work
DisciplineZoology
Sub-disciplineSea turtles
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida

Karen Anne Bjorndal is an American biologist focusing in nutritional ecology, with an emphasis on vertebrate herbivores and the biology of sea turtles. She is a Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of Florida and Director of the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research (ACCSTR).