A5102733584- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Marine and fisheries research
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Marine and environmental studies
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
University of California, Santa Barbara
2016-2025
Oceanography Society
2013
University of California System
2009-2011
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2005
University of Otago
1995
Several schemes have been developed to help select the locations of marine reserves. All them combine social, economic, and biological criteria, few offer any guidance as how prioritize among criteria identified. This can imply that relative weights given different are unimportant. Where two sites equal value ecologically, then socioeconomic should dominate choice which be protected. However, in many cases, or greater weight than ecological considerations sites. lead selection reserves with...
Abstract Escalating pressures caused by the combined effects of population growth, demographic shifts, economic development and global climate change pose unprecedented threats to sandy beach ecosystems worldwide. Conservation beaches as functional protection their unique biodiversity requires management interventions that not only mitigate physical properties shores, but also include ecological dimensions. Yet, remains overwhelmingly focused on engineering interventions. Here we summarise...
ABSTRACT Sandy beaches line most of the world's oceans and are highly valued by society: more people use sandy than any other type shore. While economic social values generally regarded as paramount, shores also have special ecological features contain a distinctive biodiversity that is not recognized. These unique ecosystems facing escalating anthropogenic pressures, chiefly from rapacious coastal development, direct human uses — mainly associated with recreation rising sea levels. Beaches...
Abstract Using ecological criteria as a theoretical framework, we describe the steps involved in designing network of marine reserves for conservation and fisheries management. Although case study Channel Islands, approach to reserve design may be effective other regions where traditional management alone does not sustain resources. A group agencies, organizations, individuals established clear goals including ecosystem biodiversity, sustainable fisheries, economic viability, natural...
Marine fisheries refugia, unaltered areas that serve as sources of replenishment, can potentially compensate for recruitment and ecosystem overfishing enhance fishery yields some coastal stocks. The efficacy refugia in management is virtually untested, despite the existence many marine parks reserves. Evidence from existing reserves indicates increased abundance, individual size, reproductive output, species diversity occurred a variety refuges various sizes, shapes, histories communities...
Marine reserves are being established worldwide in response to a growing recognition of the conservation crisis that is building oceans. However, designation has been largely opportunistic, or protective measures have implemented (often overlapping and sometimes conflict) by different entities seeking achieve ends. This created confusion among both users enforcers, proliferation provides false sense protection where little offered. paper sets out procedure grounded current understanding...
Abstract Use of coastal armoring is expected to escalate in response the combination expanding human populations, beach erosion, and sea level rise along coasts. To provide a conceptual framework, we developed hypotheses concerning ecological effects habitat loss associated with armoring. As beaches narrow armoring, dry upper intertidal zones should be lost disproportionately, reducing types available diversity abundance macroinvertebrates. Predators, such as shorebirds, could respond (i)...
We investigated the role of sandy beaches in nearshore nutrient cycling by quantifying macrophyte wrack inputs and examining relationships between accumulation pore water nutrients during summer dry season. Macrophyte inputs, primarily giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera, exceeded 2.3 kg m−1 day−1. Mean biomass varied 100-fold among (range = 0.41 to 46.43 m−1). concentrations dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), NO x − -N, organic (DON) intertidal significantly (ranges 1 6,553 μM 7 2,006 μM,...
Deciphering ecological effects of major catastrophic events such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, storms and fires, requires rapid interdisciplinary efforts often hampered by a lack pre-event data. Using results intertidal surveys conducted shortly before immediately after Chile's 2010 Mw 8.8 earthquake along the entire rupture zone (ca. 34–38°S), we provide first quantification tsunami on sandy beach ecosystems. Our study incorporated anthropogenic coastal development key...
As the climate evolves over next century, interaction of accelerating sea level rise (SLR) and storms, combined with confining development infrastructure, will place greater stresses on physical, ecological, human systems along ocean-land margin. Many these valued coastal could reach "tipping points," at which hazard exposure substantially increases threatens present-day form, function, viability communities, ecosystems. Determining timing nature tipping points is essential for effective...
Abstract Marine protected areas (MPAs) have gained attention as a conservation tool for enhancing ecosystem resilience to climate change. However, empirical evidence explicitly linking MPAs enhanced ecological is limited and mixed. To better understand whether can buffer impacts, we tested the resistance recovery of marine communities 2014–2016 Northeast Pacific heatwave in largest scientifically designed MPA network world off coast California, United States. The consists 124 (48 no‐take...
Cross-ecosystem subsidies are critical to ecosystem structure and function, especially in recipient ecosystems where they the primary source of organic matter food web. Subsidies indicative processes connecting can couple ecological dynamics across system boundaries. However, degree which such flows induce cross-ecosystem cascades spatial synchrony, tendency for fluctuations be correlated locations, is not well understood. Synchrony has destabilizing effects on ecosystems, adding importance...
Abstract Despite its widespread use, the ecological effects of shoreline armoring are poorly synthesized and difficult to generalize across soft sediment environments structure types. We developed a conceptual model that scales predicted shore-parallel based on two axes: engineering purpose (reduce/slow velocities or prevent/stop flow waves currents) hydrodynamic energy (e.g., tides, currents, waves) environments. greater impacts for structures intended stop as opposed slow water with...
Surf zones are highly dynamic marine ecosystems that subject to increasing anthropogenic and climatic pressures, posing multiple challenges for biomonitoring. Traditional methods such as seines hook line surveys often labor intensive, taxonomically biased, can be physically hazardous. Emerging techniques, baited remote underwater video (BRUV) environmental DNA (eDNA) promising nondestructive tools assessing biodiversity in surf of sandy beaches. Here we compare the relative performance beach...
Abstract Marine protected areas (MPAs) globally serve conservation and fisheries management goals, generating positive effects in some marine ecosystems. Surf zones sandy beaches, critical ecotones bridging land sea, play a pivotal role the life cycles of numerous fish species as prime for subsistence recreational fishing. Despite their significance, these remain understudied when evaluating MPAs. We compared surf zone assemblages inside outside MPAs across 3 bioregions California (USA)....