Heat Stress, Starvation, and Heat Stress Plus Starvation Cause Unique Transcriptomic Responses in the Economically Important Red Abalone Haliotis rufescens
Hanna L. Franklin and Lani U. Gleason
Undergraduate Student Research Award (2021-2022) to Hanna Franklin, Sacramento State

Behavior of compounds leached from tire tread particles under simulated sunlight exposure
Kelly V Hollman, Margaret E. Stack, Eunha Hoh, Karilyn E. Sant, Bryan Harper, and Natalie Mladenov
State Science Information Needs Program Award (2020-21) to Dr. Eunha Hoh, Dr. Natalie Mladenov, and Dr. Karilyn Sant, San Diego State

Will climate warming amplify the efects of a range‐expanding marine predator?
Bailey N. McCann and Paul E. Bourdeau
Coale Graduate Scholar Award (2022-23) and Field Experiences Support Award (2021-22) to Bailey McCann, Cal Poly Humboldt

The mechanoreceptors in hatchling and adult Elasmobranch skin
Angel Amarales, Rebecca Meng, Marco Perez, Michelle Bonilla, Jazmir Hernandez, and Maria Elena de Bellard
Graduate Student Research Award (2020-21) to Roland Lacap, CSUN

Physiological sensitivities to hypoxia differ between co-occurring juvenile flatfishes
Juliana C. Cornett, Scott L. Hamilton, and Cheryl A. Logan
Graduate Student Research Award (2019-20) to Juliana Cornett, Monterey Bay, and Grant Development Program Award (2018-19) to Dr. Scott Hamilton (San José) and Dr. Cheryl Logan (Monterey Bay)

Critical swimming speed of juvenile rockfishes (Sebastes) following long- and short-term exposures to acidification and deoxygenation
Corianna Flannery and Eric P. Bjorkstedt
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to Corianna Flannery, Cal Poly Humboldt

Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) from artificial reefs and cooler island natural reefs consume more animal material, which is associated with greater adult size and body condition
Brenda E. Fuentes Calderon, Jacob L. Eagleton, Chelsea M. Williams b, and Jeremy T. Claisse
Graduate Student Research Award (2021-22) to Brenda Calderon, Cal Poly Pomona

Eelgrass habitat structure affects epifaunal biopersity and community composition but not the distribution of functional traits among taxa
Karl S. Koehler and Kevin A. Hovel
Graduate Student Research Award (2020-21) to Karl Koehler, San Diego State

Intra- and interannual variation in the foraging behavior of common Murres (Uria aalge) in the Central California current
Sean Gee, Pete Warzybok, Michael E. Johns, Jaime Jahncke, and Scott A. Shaffer
Graduate Student Research Award (2018-19) to Sean Gee, San José State

Range-wide phylogeographic structure of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) using expanded sampling from contemporary and historical specimens
Michael R. McGowen, Susana Caballero, Mary Faith C. Flores, Katherine R. Murphy, Frederick I. Archer, Sam Ayyagari, Isabel Beasley, C. Sarah Cohen, M. Louella L. Dolar, Chalatip Junchompoo, Patcharaporn Kaewmong, Worata Klinsawat, Danielle Kreb, Sui Hyang Kuit, Kelly Robertson, Richard Sabin, Watchara Sakornwimon, Kerri J. Smith, Zhi Yi Teoh, Trifan Budi, Louisa S. Ponnampalam, and Ellen Hines
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to Sambasiva Ayyagari, San Francisco State

New contributions to the heterobranch sea slug biopersity of Bocas del Toro, Panama
Jaime L. Neill, Maggie M. Dillon, Cassie Bilecki, Samantha Bollinger, Sandra C. Dansereau, Abigail Flores, Kathrina B. Go Garcia, Rianna A. Hernandez-Thorn, Matthew Kim, Priscilla V. Martinez, Casey B. Pua, Daniel F. Ramirez, Daniel Sebastian, Jordyn A. Scott, Betty Wong, Abby A. Yuen, Jeremy T. Claisse, and Ángel Valdés
Field Experiences Support Awards (2023-24) to Maggie Dillon, Abigail Flores, Priscilla Garcia-Martinez, Matthew Kim, Jaime Neill, Daniel Ramirez, Jordyn Scott, and Daniel Sebastian, Cal Poly Pomona

Sea level rise impacts on coastal access
Kiki Patsch and Dan R. Reineman
State Science Information Needs Program Award (2020-21) to Dr. Kiki Patsch, Dr. José Castro-Sotomayor and Dr. Daniel Reineman (CSU Channel Islands), Dr. Phil King and Dr. Nina Roberts (San Francisco State), and Dr. Charles Lester (UC Santa Barbara)

Quarry rock reef design features influence fish assemblage structure across a systematically heterogenous restoration reef
James W. Sturges and Jeremy T. Claisse
Graduate Student Research Award (2019-20) to James Sturges, Cal Poly Pomona

Comparative skeletal anatomy of salt marsh and western harvest mice in relation to locomotor ecology
Kelsey M. Woldt, R. Brandon Pratt, Mark J. Statham, Laureen M. Barthman-Thompson, and Diego Sustaita
Graduate Student Research Award (2019-20) to Kelsey Woldt, CSU San Marcos

Freezing and Mechanical Failure of a Habitat-Forming Kelp in the Rocky Intertidal Zone
Angelina N Zuelow, Kevin T Roberts, Jennifer L Burnaford, and Nicholas P Burnett
Graduate Student Research Award (2018-19) to Angelina Zuelow, Cal State Fullerton

Nutritional status affects Igf1 regulation of skeletal muscle myogenesis, myostatin, and myofibrillar protein degradation pathways in gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus)
Theresa V. Bersin, Kasey L. Cordova, E. Kate Saenger, Meredith L. Journey, Brian R. Beckman, and Sean C. Lema
Undergraduate Student Research Award (2017-18) to Kasey L. Cordova, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Deep pes and high tissue density increase mean pe costs in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus)
Mason R. Cole, Colin Ware, Elizabeth A. McHuron, Daniel P. Costa, Paul J. Ponganis, and Birgitte I. McDonald
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to Mason R. Cole, San José State (MLML)

Urchin Gonad Response to Kelp Forest Restoration on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, California
Benjamin C. Grime, Rilee Sanders, Tom Ford, Heather Burdick, and Jeremy T. Claisse
Graduate Student Research Award (2019-20) to Benjamin C. Grime, Cal Poly Pomona

Additive multiple predator effects increase prey mortality under experimental warming in a rocky intertidal food web
Wesley W. Hull and Paul E. Bourdeau
Graduate Student Research Award (2018-19) to Wesley W. Hull, Cal Poly Humboldt

Inpidual and population-level variation in susceptibility to temperature in early life history stages of giant kelp
Melissa D. Kurman and Casey terHorst
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Melissa Kurman, CSU Northridge

Melissa V. Patten and Katharyn E. Boyer
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Melissa Patten, San Franicsco State

Ontogenetic changes in southern sea otter (Enhydra lutrisnereis) fur morphology
Kate Riordan, Annika E. Dean, Payton Adema, Nicole M. Thometz, Francesca I. Batac, and Heather E. M. Liwanag
Graduate Student Research Award (2019-20) to Kate Riordan, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Effects of ontogeny and oiling on the thermal function of southern sea otter (Enhydra lutrisnereis) fur
Kate Riordan, Nicole M. Thometz, Francesca I. Batac, Teri E. Nicholson. and Heather E.M. Liwanag
Graduate Student Research Award (2019-20) to Kate Riordan, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Empirical measurements of ammonium excretion in kelp forest fishes: Effects of body size, taxonomy and trophic guild
June Shrestha, Kenneth H. Coale, and Scott L. Hamilton
Graduate Student Research Award (1017-18) to June Shrestha, CSU Monterey Bay

Fabrication and Characterization of TiO₂ Coatings on 304 Stainless-Steel Substrate for Efficient Oil/Water Separation
Jose Sico, Benjamin Tang, Dayana Flores, Roy Mouawad, Rheyana Punsalan,Yong X. Gan, and Mingheng Li
Grant Development Program (2022-23) to Dr. Mingheng Li, Cal Poly Pomona

Micron-size tire tread particles leach organic compounds at higher rates than centimeter-size particles: Compound identification and profile comparison
Margaret E. Stack, Kelly Hollman, Natalie Mladenov, Barbara Harper, Federick Pinongcos, Karilyn E. Sant, Chelsea M. Rochman, William H. Richardot, Nathan G. Dodder and Eunha Hoh
State Science Information Needs Program Award (2020-21) to Dr. Eunha Hoh, Dr. Natalie Mladenov, and Dr. Karilyn Sant, San Diego State

Assessing food-induced plasticity of digestive enzyme activity during echinoid larval development
Alyssa Syverud, Juliana Vitagliano, Bruno Pernet, and Douglas A. Pace
Graduate Student Research Award (2019-20) to Alyssa Syverud and Grant Development Program (2021-22) to Dr. Douglas Pace, Cal State Long Beach

Surface Water Quality After the Woolsey Fire in Southern California
Sophia M. Barron, Natalie Mladenov, Karilyn E. Sant and Alicia M. Kinoshita
Graduate Student Research Award (2017-18) to Sophia M. Barron, San Diego State University

Impact of the acanthocephalan parasite Profilicollis altmani on the fecundity of its crustacean intermediate host, the Pacific mole crab, Emerita analogaRitindra N. Bhaduri, Taiga J. Yamaguchi, Kimberly Munguia, Royal K. Sandhu and Victoria R. Coffey
Undergraduate Student Research Support (2017-18) to Kimberly Manguia, Royal Sandhu and Taiga Yamaguchi, Stanislaus State University

Consequences of warming and acidification for the temperate articulated coralline alga, Calliarthron tuberculosum (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta)
Emily M. Donham, Scott L. Hamilton, Ivano Aiello, Nichole N. Price, Jennifer E. Smith
Graduate Student Research Award (2013-14) to Emily M. Donham, San José State University

First report of genetic data from two invasive Watersipora (Bryozoa) species in the central California coast rocky intertidal
Meredyth Duncan, Benson Chow, Kevin Myron, Jaden Stone, Mark Hubbell, Elizabeth Schriock, Carol Hunt, W. Kent Khtikian and C. Sarah Cohen
Graduate Student Research Award (2018-19) to Meredyth Duncan, San Francisco State University

Foundation species loss alters multiple ecosystem functions within temperate tidepool communities
Jennifer Fields and Nyssa Silbiger
Graduate Student Research Award (2019-20) to Jennifer Fields, CSU Northridge

Methodological ‘lenses’ influence the characterization of phytoplankton dynamics in a coastal upwelling ecosystem
S. William Hammond, Laura Lodolo, Sarah K. Hu and Alexis L. Pasulka
Grant Development Program Award (2018-19) to Dr. Alexis Pasulka, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Global distribution of cryptic native, introduced and hybrid lineages in the widespread estuarine amphipod Ampithoe valida
Katherine E. Harper, Lauren A. Scheinberg, Katharyn E. Boyer, and Erik E. Sotka
Graduate Student Research Award (2012-13) to Lauren Scheinberg, San Francisco State

Phylogenomic resolution of the root of Panpulmonata, a hyperperse radiation of gastropods: new insight into the evolution of air breathing
Patrick J. Krug, Serena A. Caplins, Krisha Algoso, Kanique Thomas, Ángel A. Valdés, Rachael Wade, Nur Leena W. S. Wong, Douglas J. Eernisse and Kevin M. Kocot
Grant Development Program Award (2017-18) to Dr. Patrick Krug, Cal State Los Angeles, Dr. Ángel Valdés, Cal Poly Pomona, and Dr. Douglas Eernisse, CSU Fullerton

Interactions Between Temperature Variability and Reproductive Physiology Across Traits in an Intertidal Crab
Emily K. Lam, Metadel Abegaz, Alex R. Gunderson, Brian Tsukimura and Jonathon H. Stillman
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to Metadel Abegaz, San Francisco State University

Feces consumption by nominally herbivorous fishes in the Caribbean: an underappreciated source of nutrients?
Hannah S. Rempel, Abigail K. Siebert, Jacey C. Van Wert, Kelly N. Bodwin and Benjamin I. Ruttenberg
Graduate Student Research Award (2018-19) to Hannah S. Rempel, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Reproduction, body condition, age, and growth of a large sandy intertidal bivalve, Tivela stultorum
Alexandria R. Marquardt, Noël M. Clark, Eliana G. Maietta, Sara K. Park and Benjamin I. Ruttenberg
Graduate Student Research Award (2018-19) to Alexandria R. Marquardt, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Bycatch in the California halibut (Paralichthys californicus) Trawl Fishery
Kinsey E. Matthews, Jacklyn L. Mohay, Jake W. Todd and Richard M. Starr
Graduate Student Research Award (2020-21) to Kinsey E. Matthews, CSU Monterey Bay (MLML)

Speciation genomics and the role of depth in the pergence of rockfishes (Sebastes) revealed through Pool-seq analysis of enriched sequences
Daniel Olivares-Zambrano, Jacob Daane, John Hyde, Michael W. Sandel, and Andres Aguilar
Grant Development Program Award (2018-19) to Dr. Andres Aguilar, Cal State Los Angeles

Combining Eddy Covariance and Chamber Methods to Better Constrain CO2 and CH4 Fluxes Across a Heterogeneous Restored Tidal Wetland
Julie Shahan, Housen Chu, Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Maiyah Matsumura, Joseph Carlin, Elke Eichelmann, Ellen Stuart-Haentjens, Brian Bergamaschi, Kyle Nakatsuka, Cove Sturtevant and Patty Oikawa
Graduate Student Research Award (2019-20) to Julie Shahan, Cal State East Bay

Assessing Marine Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in the Critically Endangered California Condor: Implications for Reintroduction to Coastal Environments
Margaret E. Stack, Jennifer M. Cossaboon, Christopher W. Tubbs, L. Ignacio Vilchis, Rachel G. Felton, Jade L. Johnson, Kerri Danil, Gisela Heckel, Eunha Hoh and Nathan G. Dodder
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Jennifer M. Cossaboon, San Diego State University

Carnobacterium maltaromaticum associated with meningoencephalitis and otitis in stranded common thresher sharks (Alopias vulpinus)
Laura Martinez Steele, Mark S. Okihiro, Renaud Berlemont, Jesse G. Dillon, Kelly A. Young, Shohreh Hesami, Sean Van Sommeran and Christopher G. Lowe
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Laura Martinez Steele, CSU Long Beach

Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Metal–Organic Frameworks for Water Decontamination: An Integrated Experiment
Celia Todd, Carlos Melchor Ceballos, and Monica C. So
Grant Development Program Award (2017-18) to Dr. Monica So, Chico State University

Echinoid larvae can express food-conditioned morphological plasticity at ecologically relevant culture densities
Peter Nilsson and Bruno Pernet
Graduate Student Research Award (2019-20) to Peter Nilsson, CSU Long Beach

Speciation genomics and the role of depth in the pergence of rockfishes (Sebastes) revealed through Pool-seq analysis of enriched sequences
Daniel Olivares-Zambrano, Jacob Daane, John Hyde, Michael W. Sandel, and Andres Aguilar
Grant Development Program Award (2018-19) to Dr. Andres Aguilar, Cal State Los Angeles

Detection, Quantification, and Simplified Wastewater Surveillance Model of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the Tijuana River
Alma Y. Rocha, Matthew E. Verbyla, Karilyn E. Sant and Natalie Mladenov
Rapid Response Funding Program Award (2020-21) to Dr. Natalie Mladenov and Dr. Matthew Verbyla, San Diego State University

Using the Resist-Accept-Direct management framework to respond to climate-driven transformations in marine ecosystems
Laura Rogers-Bennett, Gabrielle Yang and Jordan D. Mann
Summer Student Interns (2020-21): Gabrielle Yang, Cal Poly Pomona, and Jordan Mann, San Diego State University

Stable isotope mixing models demonstrate the role of an invasive plant in wetland songbird food webs
Rachel D. Wigginton, Chloe Van Grootheest, Hildie Spautz, J. Letitia Grenier, Christine R. Whitcraft
Graduate Student Research Award (2010-11) to Rachel D. Wigginton, CSU Long Beach

2021 Publications

Tidal and Nontidal Marsh Restoration: A Trade-Off Between Carbon Sequestration, Methane Emissions, and Soil Accretion
Ariane Arias-Ortiz, Patricia Y. Oikawa, Joseph Carlin, Pere Masqué, Julie Shahan, Sadie Kanneg, Adina Paytan and Dennis D. Baldocchi
Grant Development Program Award (2019-20) to Dr. Patty Oikawa, Cal State East Bay, and Dr. Joseph Carlin, CSU Fullerton

Effects of sea-level rise and storm-enhanced flooding on Pacific harbour seal habitat: A comparison of haul-out changes at the Russian and Eel river estuaries
Karen Backe, Ellen Hines, Karina J. Nielsen, Doug George, Elinor Twohy, and Mark Lowry
Grant Development Program Award (2014-15) to Dr. Ellen Hines, San Francisco State University

Mechanisms leading to recruitment inhibition of giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera by an understory alga
Billie A. Beckley and Matthew S. Edwards
Graduate Student Research Award (2017-18) to Billie Beckley, San Diego State University

Emily Bews, Leslie Booher, Torre Polizzi, Christopher Long, Ju-Hyoung Kim and Matthew S. Edwards
Faculty Research Incentive Program Award (2013-13) to Dr. Matt Edwards and Undergraduate Student Research Support Award (2019-20) to Emily Bews, San Diego State University

Response of eelgrass (Zostera marina) to an adjacent Olympia oyster restoration project
Sara Briley, Rick Ware, Christine Whitcraft and Danielle Zacherl
Graduate Student Research Support Award (2013-14) to Sara Briley, Cal State Fullerton

Foraging in marine habitats increases mercury concentrations in a generalist seabird
Corey A. Clatterbuck, Rebecca L. Lewison, Rachael A. Orben, Joshua T. Ackerman, Leigh G. Torres, Robert M. Suryan, Pete Warzybok,
Jaime Jahncke and Scott A. Shaffer
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to Corey Clatterbuck, San Diego State University

Aggregation site fidelity and movement patterns of the protected marine predator giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas)
Alyssa J. Clevenstine and Christopher G. Lowe
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to Alyssa J. Clevenstine, CSU Long Beach

Head-mounted accelerometry accurately detects prey capture in California sea lions
Mason R. Cole, Jenifer A. Zeligs, Stefani Skrovan and Birgitte I. McDonald
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to Mason R. Cole, San José State University (MLML)

The metabolic depression and revival of purple urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) in response to macroalgal availability
Dillon Dolinar and Matthew Edwards
Undergraduate Student Research Support Awards (2018-19 and 2019-20) to Dillon Dolinar, San Diego State University

Impacts of boat mooring disturbance on productivity and respiration in rhodolith beds from Catalina Island, USA
Dillon Dolinar, Diana Steller, Scott Gabara, Billie Beckley, Kim Ju-Hyoung, and Matthew Edwards
Faculty Research Incentive Program Award (2012-13) to Dr. Matt Edwards, San Diego State University

Experimental assessment of the impacts of ocean acidification and urchin grazing on benthic kelp forest assemblages
Emily M. Donham, Scott L. Hamilton, Nichole N. Price, Susan Kram, Emily Kelly, Maggie D. Johnson, Alexander T. Neu and Jennifer Smith
Graduate Student Research Award (2013-14) to Emily Donham, San José State University (MLML)

Different protein metabolic strategies for growth during food-induced physiological plasticity in echinoid larvae
Aimee Ellison, Amara Pouv and Douglas A. Pace
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to Aimee Ellison, CSU Long Beach

Recovering ecosystem functions in a restored salt marsh by leveraging positive effects of biopersity
Megan Fitzgerald, Karla Gonzalez, Jennifer L. Funk, Christine R. Whitcraft and Bengt J. Allen
Undergraduate Student Research Support Awards (2015-16) to Karla Gonzalez-Reyes, CSU Long Beach

Sublethal biomass loss in Egregia menziesii (Phaeophyceae) reveals diffuse meristem tissue
Heather K. Fulton-Bennett
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Heather K. Fulton-Bennett, CSU Monterey Bay

A trans-holocene approach to assess maritime development on the California Channel Islands archipelago: A case study from Eel Point, San Clemente island
Amy E. Gusick, Jennifer Perry, Kristina Gill, and Wendy Teeter
Grant Development Program Award (2016-17) to Dr. Amy Gusick, Cal State San Bernardino

Urban Fire Severity and Vegetation Dynamics in Southern California
Lauren E. H. Mathews and Alicia M. Kinoshita
Graduate Student Research Award (2017-18) to Lauren Mathews, San Diego State

Effects of Intertidal Position on Metabolism and Behavior in the Acorn Barnacle, Balanus glandula
Kali M Horn, Michelle E H Fournet, Kaitlin A Liautaud, Lynsey N Morton, Allie M Cyr, Alyse L Handley, Megan M Dotterweich, Kyra N Anderson, Mackenzie L Zippay, and Kristin M Hardy
Graduate Student Research Award (2020-2021) to Megan Dotterweich, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Controversy over beach access restrictions at an urban coastal seal rookery: Exploring the drivers of conflict escalation and endurance at Children’s Pool Beach in La Jolla, CA
Leilani Konrad and Arielle Levine
Graduate Student Research Award (2017-18) to Leilani Konrad, San Diego State University

Geographic variability in lingcod Ophiodon elongatus life history and demography along the US West Coast: oceanographic drivers and management implications
Laurel S. Lam, Bonnie L. Basnett, Melissa A. Haltuch, Jason Cope, Kelly Andrews, Krista M. Nichols, Gary C. Longo, Jameal F. Samhouri and Scott L. Hamilton
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Laurel Lam, San José State University (MLML)

Estimating growth, size-dependent mortality, and tag loss in a mark-recapture study: demography of wavy turban snails in Southern California, USA
Bailey N. McCann, Darren W. Johnson
Undergraduate Student Research Award (2018-19) to Bailey McCann, CSU Long Beach

A low-cost, accessible, and high-performing Arduino-based seawater pH control system for biological applications
Keegan M. McLean, Alexis L. Pasulka and Emily E. Bockmon
Grant Development Program Award (2018-19) to Dr. Alexis Pasulka and Dr. Emily Bockmon, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Energetic context determines the effects of multiple upwelling-associated stressors on sea urchin performance
Kindall A. Murie and Paul E. Bourdeau
Grant Development Program Award (2018-19) to Dr. Paul Bourdeau, Humboldt State University

Variation in Coral Thermotolerance Across a Pollution Gradient Erodes as Coral Symbionts Shift to More Heat-Tolerant Genera
Melissa S. Naugle, Thomas A. Oliver, Daniel J. Barshis, Ruth D. Gates and Cheryl A. Logan
Graduate Student Research Award (2019-20) to Melissa Naugle, CSU Monterey Bay

Beach Sustainability Assessment: The Development and Utility of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Sandy Beach Monitoring
Kiki Patsch, Philip King, Dan R. Reineman, Sarah Jenkins, Clare Steele, Emily Gaston and Sean Anderson
Rapid Response Funding Program Award (2020-21) to Dr. Kiki Patsch and Dr. Sean Anderson, CSU Channel Islands

External reproductive structures of male Surfperches (Embiotocidae): Urogenital papilla
Evelyn Ruelas Bond and Kristy L. Forsgren
Graduate Student Research Award (2018-19) to Evelyn Ruelas Bond, Cal State Fullerton

Limiting life history stages in the endangered wetland plant Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum (Asteraceae)
Rosa S. Schneider, and Katharyn E. Boyer
Graduate Student Research Award (2010-11) to Rosa Schneider, San Francisco State

Thermal Tolerance May Slow, But Not Prevent, the Spread of Sargassum horneri (Phaeophyceae) along the California, USA and Baja California, MEX Coastline
Sadie L. Small and Matthew S. Edwards
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Sadie Small, San Diego State University

Influence of a Post-dam Sediment Pulse and Post-fire Debris Flows on Steelhead Spawning Gravel in the Carmel River, California
Douglas P. Smith, Jamie Schnieders, Lauren Marshall, Katherine Melchor, Skylar Wolfe, Devon Campbell, Alyssa French, Joseph Randolph, Mattole Whitaker, Joseph Klein, Cory Steinmetz and Ruby Kwan
Rapid Response Funding Program Award (2020-21) to Dr. Doug Smith, CSU Monterey Bay

Persistence and photochemical transformation of water soluble constituents from industrial crude oil and natural seep oil in seawater
Kristen Snyder, Natalie Mladenov, William Richardot, Nathan Dodder, Azin Nour, Cari Campbell, and Eunha Hoh
Rapid Response Funding Program Award (2015-16) to Dr. Natalie Mladenov, San Diego State University

2020 Publications

Sound Production and Mechanism in the Giant Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas (Polyprionidae)
Larry G. Allen, Emily S. Ladin and Timothy J. Rowell
Rapid Response Funding Program Award (2017-18) to Dr. Larry Allen, CSU Northridge

Feasibility of hydroacoustic surveys of spawning aggregations for monitoring Barred Sand Bass populations off southern California
Larry G. Allen, Calvin Won, Derek G. Bolser and Brad E. Erisman
Graduate Student Research Award (2014-15) to Calvin Won, CSU Northridge

Infections by the trematode Microphallus nicolli and the acanthocephalan Profilicollis altmani in relation to the reproductive condition of their intermediate host, the Pacific mole crab Emerita analoga
Ritin Bhaduri
Undergraduate Student Research Support Award (2014-15 and 2015-16) to Mark Hilgers and Rajvir Singh, Stanislaus State University

Evidence of artificial habitat use by a recovering marine predator in southern California
Echelle S. Burns, Alyssa J. Clevenstine, Ryan K. Logan and Christopher G. Lowe
Graduate Student Research Award (2017-18) to Alyssa J. Clevenstine, CSU Long Beach

Effects of multiple climate change stressors on gene expression in blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus)
Andrew J. Cline, Scott L. Hamilton and Cheryl A. Logan
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to Andrew Cline, San José State University (MLML)

Near-bottom currents at Station M in the abyssal Northeast Pacific
Thomas P. Connolly, Paul R. McGill, Richard G. Henthorn, Drew A. Burrier and Cynthia Michaud
Grant Development Program Award (2017-18) to Dr. Thomas Connolly, San José State University (MLML)

Salmonid Habitat and Population Capacity Estimates for Steelhead Trout and Chinook Salmon Upstream of Scott Dam in the Eel River, California
Emily J. Cooper, Alison P. O'Dowd, James J. Graham, Darren W. Mierau, William J. Trush and Ross Taylor
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Emily Cooper, Humboldt State University

Influence of protogynous sex change on recovery of fish populations within marine protected areas
E. E. Easter, M. S. Adreani, S. L. Hamilton, M. A. Steele, S. Pang, and J. W. White
Grant Development Program Award (2013-14) to Dr. Mark Steele, CSU Northridge

Early conservation benefits of a de facto marine protected area at San Clemente Island, California
Michael W. Esgro, James Lindholm, Kerry J. Nickols and Jessica Bredvik
Graduate Student Research Award (2014-15) to Michael W. Esgro, CSU Monterey Bay

Characterizing the impact of recovering sea otters on commercially important crabs in California estuaries
Tracy M. Grimes, M. Tim Tinker, Brent B. Hughes, Katharyn E. Boyer, Lisa Needles, Kathryn Beheshti and Rebecca L. Lewison
Graduate Student Research Award (2017-18) to Tracy Grimes, San Diego State University

Combined effects of predation, flow speed, and sub-lethal exposure to insecticide on the feeding behavior of a spionid polychaete
Nicholas T. Hayman, Brian T. Hentschel, Katelyn Richardson and Todd W. Anderson
Grant Development Program Award (2013-14) to Dr. Brian T. Hentschel and Dr. Todd W. Anderson, San Diego State University
Graduate Student Research Award (2013-14) to Nicholas Hayman, San Diego State University

Variation in Photosynthetic Performance Relative to Thallus Microhabitat Heterogeneity in Lithothamnion australe (Rhodophyta, Corallinales) Rhodoliths
Ju-Hyoung Kim, Diana L. Steller, and Matthew S. Edwards
Faculty Research Incentive Program Award (2012-13) to Dr. Matt Edwards, San Diego State University

A comparison of benthic algal and macroinvertebrate communities in a dammed and undammed Mediterranean river (Eel River watershed, California, USA)
Lara Stephanie Jansen, Alison O'Dowd and Keith Bouma-Gregson
Graduate Student Research Award (2017-18) to Lara Stephanie Jansen, Cal Poly Humboldt

Vegetation and Fluvial Geomorphology Dynamics after an Urban Fire
Lauren E. H. Mathews and Alicia M. Kinoshita
Rapid Response Funding Program Award (2017-18) to Dr. Alicia Kinoshita, San Diego State University
Graduate Student Research Award (2017-18) to Lauren Mathews, San Diego State University

Effects of hypoxia on the behavior and physiology of kelp forest fishes
Evan G. Mattiasen, Neosha S Kashef, David M. Stafford, Cheryl A. Logan, Susan M. Sogard, Eric P. Bjorkstedt and Scott L. Hamilton
Graduate Student Research Award (2014-15) to Evan Mattiasen, San José State University (MLML)

Short-term impact of sediment addition on plants and invertebrates in a southern California salt marsh
Kaelin J. McAtee, Karen M. Thorne and Christine R. Whitcraft
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to Kaelin McAtee, CSU Long Beach

Metrics for Evaluating Inundation Impacts on the Decomposer Communities in a Southern California Coastal Salt Marsh
Nathan McLain, Lorenzo Camargo, Christine R. Whitcraft and Jesse G. Dillon
Grant Development Program Award (2014-15) to Dr. Christine Whitcraft and Dr. Jesse Dillon, CSU Long Beach
Graduate Student Research Award (2013-14) to Nathan McLain, CSU Long Beach

World’s largest chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri) is an inefficient thermoregulator
Lily C. McIntire and Paul E. Bourdeau
Graduate Student Research Award (2018-19) to Lily McIntire, Humboldt State University

Fragmented kelp forest canopies retain their ability to alter local seawater chemistry
Kindall A. Murie and Paul E. Bourdeau
Grant Development Program Award (2018-19) to Dr. Paul Bourdeau, Humboldt State University

High Connectivity Among Breeding Populations of the Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) in Mexico and Southern California Revealed Through Population Genomic Analysis
Gabriella S. Perez, Katharine S. Goodenough, Michael H. Horn, Robert T. Patton, Enrico A. Ruiz, Enriqueta Velarde and Andres Aguilar
Rapid Response Funding Program Award (2014-15) to Dr. Andres Aguilar, Cal State Los Angeles

Critical Assessment of Analytical Methods for the Harmonized and Cost-Efficient Analysis of Microplastics
Sebastian Primpke, Silke H. Christiansen, Win Cowger, Hannah De Frond, Ashok Deshpande, Marten Fischer, Erika B. Holland, Michaela Meyns, Bridget A. O'Donnell, Barbara E. Ossmann, Marco Pittroff, George Sarau, Barbara M. Scholz-Böttcher, and Kara J. Wiggin
Graduate Student Research Support Program Awards (2016-17) to Kara J. Wiggin, CSU Long Beach

Impacts of parrotfish predation on a major reef-building coral: quantifying healing rates and thresholds of coral recovery
Hannah S. Rempel, Kelly N. Bodwin and Benjamin I. Ruttenberg
Graduate Student Research Award (2017-18) to Hannah S. Rempel, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Experimental evidence of resilience to size-selective harvesting in a protogynous hermaphroditic reef fish, Rhinogobiops nicholsii
Michael J. Schram, and Mark A. Steele
Grant Development Program Award (2013-14) to Dr. Mark Steele, CSU Northridge

The effect of an invasive foundation species on persity is due to increased habitat availability
Zoë R. Scott and Casey P. terHorst
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Zoë R. Scott, CSU Northridge

Effects of food deprivation on plasma insulin-like growth factor-1 (Igf1) and Igf binding protein (Igfbp) gene transcription in juvenile cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)
Jackson S. Strobel, Nicole L. Hack, Kevin T. Label, Kasey L. Cordova, Theresa V. Bersin, Meredith L. Journey, Brian R. Beckman and Sean C. Lema
Undergraduate Student Research Awards (2016-17 and 2017-18) to Jackson Strobel, Kevin Label and Kasey Cordova, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-2016) to Nicole Hack, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Genoa H. Sullaway and Matthew S. Edwards
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-2016) to Genoa Sullaway, San Diego State University

Physiological and biochemical responses to acute environmental stress and predation risk in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis
Jessica L. Torossian, Kristen E. Hosek, Sarah C. Donelan, Geoffrey C. Trussell, Brian S. Helmuth and Mackenzie L. Zippay
Graduate Student Research Award (2017-2018) to Kristen E. Hosek, Sonoma State

Effects of marine reserves on predator-prey interactions in central California kelp forests
Devona C. Yates, Steve I. Lonhart and Scott L. Hamilton
Graduate Student Research Award (2014-15) to Devona Yates, San José State University (MLML)

2019 Publications

Variability in Shelf Sedimentation from the Late Holocene to the Present in Response to Coastal Erosion
Joseph Carlin, Jason Addison, Amy Wagner, Valerie Schwartz, Jamie Hayward and Victoria Severin
Grant Development Program Award (2015-16) to Dr. Joseph Carlin, CSU Fullerton

Comparing abundance-based and tag-based estimates of coho salmon marine survival
Sean M. Cochran, Seth Ricker, Colin Anderson, Sean P. Gallagher and Darren M. Ward
Graduate Student Research Award (2013-14) to Sean M. Cochran, Cal Poly Humboldt

Validation of the nonhydrostatic General Curvilinear Coastal Ocean Model (GCCOM) for stratified flows
Mariangel Garcia, Paul F. Choboter, Ryan K. Walter and Jose E. Castillo
Grant Development Program Award (2015-16) to Dr. Jose Castillo, San Diego State University

Hot Rocks and Not-So-Hot Rocks on the Seashore: Patterns and Body-Size Dependent Consequences of Microclimatic Variation in Intertidal Zone Boulder Habitat
A R Gunderson, M Abegaz, A Y Ceja, E K Lam, B F Souther, K Boyer, E E King, K T You Mak, B Tsukimura and J H Stillman
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to Metadel Abegaz, San Francisco State University

Interactions of long-term food ration variation and short-term fasting on insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) pathways in copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus).
Nicole L. Hack, Kasey L. Cordova, Frances L. Glaser, Meredith L. Journey, Emily J. Resner, Kristin M. Hardy, Brian R. Beckman and Sean C. Lema
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-2016) to Nicole Hack, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Undergraduate Student Research Award (2017-2018) to Kasey Cordova, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Grant Development Program Award (2013-14) to Dr. Brian T. Hentschel and Dr. Todd W. Anderson, San Diego State University

Sea star wasting disease demography and etiology in the brooding sea star Leptasterias spp.
Noah Jaffe, Renate Eberl, Jamie Bucholz and C. Sarah Cohen
Rapid Response Funding Program Award (2015-16) and Grant Development Program Award (2016-17) to Dr. Sarah Cohen, San Francisco State University

Evaluation of two outreach tools, an educator program and a mobile tidepool exhibit, in reducing deleterious visitor activities and raising marine protected area awareness in rocky intertidal ecosystems of southern California, USA
Parth K. Jhaveri and Jayson R. Smith
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to Parth Jhaveri, Cal Poly Pomona

Geographic variation in demography of black perch (Embiotoca jacksoni): Effects of density, food availability, predation, and fishing
Darren W. Johnson, Brian S. Stirling, Janelle Paz and Darien R. Satterfield
Grant Development Program Award (2017-18) to Dr. Darren Johnson, CSU Long Beach

Survey for Coccidioides Antibodies in Blood Sera from California Sea Lions and Northern Fur Seals that Stranded Along the Coast of California (2013–2015)
Antje Lauer, Lauren Palmer, Carl Kloock, Heather E.M. Liwanag, Tenaya Norris, Birgitte McDonald, Jazmine Mejia Muñoz, Catherine Mulcahy, Shawn Hannah and Shawn Johnson
Rapid Response Funding Program Award (2015-16) to Dr. Antje Lauer, CSU Bakersfield, Dr. Heather Liwanag, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Dr. Birgitte McDonald, San José State University

Niche width expansion of coral reef fishes along a primary production gradient in the remote central Pacific
Scott D. Miller, Brian J. Zgliczynski, Michael D. Fox, Les S. Kaufman, Robert H. Michener, Stuart A. Sandin and Scott L. Hamilton
Graduate Student Research Award (2014-15) to Scott Miller, San José State University (MLML)

Variation in metabolic rate and a test of differential sensitivity to temperature in populations of woolly sculpin (Clinocottus analis)
Racine E. Rangel and Darren W. Johnson
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Racine Rangel, CSU Long Beach

Rapid metabolic compensation in response to temperature change in the intertidal copepod, Tigriopus californicusMorgan L. Scheffler, Felipe S. Barreto and Casey A. Mueller
Undergraduate Student Research Support Program Awards (2016-17) to Morgan Scheffler, California State University San Marcos

The effect of an invasive bryozoan on community persity and structure varies across two locations
Zoë R. Scott and Casey P. terHorst
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Zoë R. Scott, CSU Northridge

Temperature and salinity effects on submerged aquatic vegetation traits and susceptibility to grazing
Serina Sebilian Wittyngham, Julien Moderan, and Katharyn E. Boyer
Graduate Student Research Award (2014-15) to Serina Sebilian, San Francisco State

Tracking transcriptomic responses to endogenous and exogenous variation in cetaceans in the Southern California Bight
Marisa L Trego, Andrew Whitehead, Nicholas M Kellar, Morgane Lauf, and Rebecca L Lewison
Rapid Response Program Award (2015-16) to Dr.Rebecca Lewison, San Diego State University

Parallel Implementation of a PETSc-Based Framework for the General Curvilinear Coastal Ocean Model
Manuel Valera, Mary P. Thomas, Mariangel Garcia and Jose E. Castillo
Grant Development Program Award (2015-16) to Dr. Jose Castillo, San Diego State University

Genotypic variability following fusion in the invasive colonial tunicate Didemnum vexillum
Rachel Beth Weinberg, Darragh Lillian Clancy and Sarah Cohen
Graduate Student Research Support Program Awards (2016-17) to Rachel Weinberg, San Francisco State University

Validation and application of cost and time effective methods for the detection of 3–500 μm sized microplastics in the urban marine and estuarine environments surrounding Long Beach, California
Kara J. Wiggin and Erika B. Holland
Graduate Student Research Support Program Awards (2016-17) to Kara J. Wiggin, CSU Long Beach

The distribution and unexpected genetic persity of the non-indigenous annelid Ficopomatus enigmaticus in California
Alison Yee, Joshua Mackie and Bruno Pernet
Rapid Response Funding Program Award (2016-17) to Dr. Bruno Pernet, CSU Long Beach

Removal of Acid Orange 7 from Aqueous Solution by Metal-Organic Frameworks
Sungwon Yoon, James J. Calvo and Monica C. So
Grant Development Program Award (2017-18) to Dr. Monica So, Chico State University

2018 Publications

Reproductive Tactics of California Halibut (Paralichthys californicus): Combining Spawning Season, Interspawning Interval, and Batch Fecundity to Estimate Annual Reproductive Output for a Multiple-Batch Spawning Fish
Cheryl L. Barnes and Richard M. Starr
Graduate Student Research Award (2012-113) to Cheryl L. Barnes, San José State University

Coexistence patterns of two larval helminth parasites associated with their intermediate host, the mole crab Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857 (Decapoda: Anomura: Hippidae)
Ritindra N Bhaduri, Mark S Hilgers, Rajvir Singh and Mikaila E Hickman
Undergraduate Student Research Support (2014-15 and 2015-16) to Mark Hilgers, Rajvir Singh and Mikalia Hickman, Stanislaus State University

Trans-Holocene human impacts on California mussels (Mytilus californianus)
Breana Campbell, Todd J. Braje and Stephen G. Whitaker
Graduate Student Research Award (2013-14) to Breana Campbell, San Diego State University

Citizen Science: Exploring the Potential of Natural Resource Monitoring Programs to Influence Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors
Sarah K. Chase and Arielle Levine
Graduate Student Research Award (2014-15) to Sarah Chase, San Diego State University

Rhodolith structural loss decreases abundance, persity, and stability of benthic communities at Santa Catalina Island, CA
Scott S. Gabara, Scott L. Hamilton, Matthew S. Edwards and Diana L. Steller
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Scott Gabara, San José State University (MLML)

Limited recruitment of an ecologically and economically important fish, Paralabrax clathratus, to an invasive alga
Samuel C. Ginther and Mark A. Steele
Grant Development Program Award (2013-14) to Dr. Mark Steele, CSU Northridge

Response of the insulin-like growth factor-1 (Igf1) system to nutritional status and growth rate variation in olive rockfish (Sebastes serranoides)
Nicole L. Hack, Jackson S. Strobel, Meredith L. Journey, Brian R. Beckman and Sean C. Lema
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-2016) to Nicole Hack, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Undergraduate Student Research Award (2016-2017) to Jackson Strobel, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

The evolution of underwater flight: The redistribution of pectoral fin rays, in manta rays and their relatives (Myliobatidae)
Kayla C Hall, Peter J Hundt, John D Swenson, Adam P Summers and Karen D Crow
Undergraduate Student Research Support (2016-17) to Kayla Hall, San Francisco State University

Hydrodynamic mediation of killifish predation on infaunal polychaetesBrian T. Hentschel, Nicholas T. Hayman and Todd W. Anderson
Grant Development Program Award (2013-14) to Dr. Brian T. Hentschel and Dr. Todd W. Anderson, San Diego State University

Cryptic speciation yields remarkable mimics: A new genus of sea slugs that masquerade as toxic algae (Caulerpa spp.)
Patrick J. Krug, Nur Leena W. S. Wong, Melanie R. Medina, Terrence M. Gosliner and Ángel A. Valdés
Faculty Research Incentive Program (2011-12) to Dr. Patrick Krug, Cal State Los Angeles, and Dr. Ángel A. Valdés, Cal Poly Pomona

Optimization of multi-stage hybrid RO-PRO membrane processes at the water–energy nexus
Mingheng Li
Grant Development Program Award (2017-18) to Dr. Mingheng Li, Cal Poly Pomona

Optimization of Membrane Processes at the Water-Energy Nexus
Mingheng Li, Yoshihito Adachi, Cuong Ngo and Eduardo Guillen
Grant Development Program Award (2017-18) to Dr. Mingheng Li, Cal Poly Pomona

Draft Genome Sequences of Nine New Carnobacterium maltaromaticum Strains Isolated from Diseased Sharks
Laura Martinez-Steele, Chris G. Lowe, Mark S. Okihiro and Renaud Berlemont
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Laura Martinez-Steele, CSU Long Beach

More than morphology: Differences in food ration drive physiological plasticity in echinoid larvae
Annie Jean Rendleman, Janine A. Rodriguez, Alec Ohanian, and Douglas A. Pace
Graduate Student Research Award (2014-15) to Annie Jean Rendleman, CSU Long Beach

Physiology of growth in typical and transversus echinopluteus larvae
Annie Jean Rendleman and Douglas A. Pace
Graduate Student Research Award (2014-15) to Annie Jean Rendleman, CSU Long Beach

How the Devil Ray Got Its Horns: The Evolution and Development of Cephalic Lobes in Myliobatid Stingrays (Batoidea: Myliobatidae)
John D. Swenson, Jeff Klomp, Robert A. Fisher and Karen D. Crow
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to John Swenson, San Francisco State University

Can larvae of a marine fish adapt to ocean acidification? Evaluating the evolutionary potential of California Grunion (Leuresthes tenuis)
Alexander J. Tasoff and Darren W. Johnson
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Alexander Tasoff, CSU Long Beach

Comprehensive Screening Links Halogenated Organic Compounds with Testosterone Levels in Male Delphinus delphis from the Southern California Bight
Marisa L. Trego, Eunha Hoh, Nicholas M. Kellar, Sara Meszaros, Michelle N. Robbins, Nathan G. Dodder, Andrew Whitehead, and Rebecca L. Lewison
Rapid Response Program Award (2015-16) to Dr. Rebecca Lewison, San Diego State University

Eelgrass structural complexity mediates mesograzer herbivory on epiphytic algae
Erin P. Voigt and Kevin A. Hovel
Graduate Student Research Award (2013-14) to Erin Voigt, San Diego State University

Grant Development Program Award (2015-16) to Dr. Petra Dekens, San Francisco State University

Variable utilization of shelf break-associated habitats by chick-brooding rhinoceros auklets in the California Current System
Bradley P. Wilkinson, Jaime Jahncke, Pete Warzybok, Russell W. Bradley and Scott A. Shaffer
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to Bradley Wilkinson, San José State University

Geographic Variation in the Life History and Morphology of the Pacific Geoduck Panopea generosa
Gabriela Wood, Scott L. Hamilton, Brent Vadopalas, Bethany Stevick and Ignacio Leyva-Valencia
Graduate Student Research Award (2012-13) to Gabriela Wood, San José State University (MLML)

2017 Publications

Undergraduate Student Research Support to Mikaila Hickman (2014-15) and Rajvir Singh (2015-16), Stanislaus State University

Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) habitat associations in California: implications for conservation and management
Megan Bassett, James Lindholm, Corey Garza, Rikk Kvitek and Deb Wilson-Vandenberg
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Megan Bassett, CSU Monterey Bay

Assessing California Mussel (Mytilus californianus) Size Changes Through Deep Time: A Methodological Case Study from San Miguel Island, California
Todd J. Braje, Breana Campbell and Hannah Haas
Graduate Student Research Award (2013-14) to Breana Campbell, San Diego State University

Characterizing habitat suitability for a central-place forager in a dynamic marine environment
Dana K. Briscoe, Sabrina Fossette, Kylie L. Scales, Elliott L. Hazen, Steven J. Bograd, Sara M. Maxwell, Elizabeth A. McHuron, Patrick W. Robinson, Carey Kuhn, Daniel P. Costa, Larry B. Crowder and Rebecca L. Lewison
Collaborative Resource Sharing Program (2012-13) to Dr. Rebecca Lewison, San Diego State University

The potential role of kelp forests on iodine speciation in coastal seawater
Jennifer Gonzales, Teresa Tymon, Frithjof C. Küpper, Matthew S. Edwards and Carl J. Carrano
Grant Development Program Award (2016-17) to Dr. Carl Carrano, San Diego State University

Species-Specific Responses of Juvenile Rockfish to Elevated pCO2: From Behavior to Genomics
Scott L. Hamilton, Cheryl A. Logan, Hamilton W. Fennie, Susan M. Sogard, James P. Barry, April D. Makukhov, Lauren R. Tobosa, Kirsten Boyer, Christopher F. Lovera and Giacomo Bernardi
Grant Development Program Award (2013-14) to Dr. Scott Hamilton, San José State University (MLML)
Graduate Student Research Award (2012-13) to Hamilton Fennie, San José State University

Integrative taxonomy of the Felimare californiensis and F. ghiselini species complex (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae), with description of a new species from Peru
Craig A Hoover, Vinicius Padula, Michael Schrödl, Yuri Hooker and Ángel Valdés
Graduate Student Research Award (2014-15) to Craig Hoover, Cal Poly Pomona

Can crabs kill like a keystone predator? A field-test of the effects of crab predation on mussel mortality on a northeast Pacific rocky shore
Wesley W. Hull and Paul E. Bourdeau
Grant Development Program Award (2016-17) to Dr. Paul Bourdeau, Cal Poly Humboldt

The relative strength of an herbivore-induced seaweed defense varies with herbivore species
Emily Jones and Jeremy Long
Graduate Student Research Award (2010-11 and 2012-13) to Emily Jones, San Diego State University

Low concentrations of large inedible particles reduce feeding rates of echinoderm larvae
David Lizárraga, Andrea Danihel and Bruno Pernet
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to David Lizárraga, CSU Long Beach

Population genomics reveals high gene flow in grass rockfish (Sebastes rastrelliger)
Edith Martinez, Vincent Buonaccorsi, John R.Hyde and AndresAguilar
Graduate Student Research Award (2013-164 to Edith Martinez, Cal State Los Angeles

Embryogenesis and larval development of the seastar Astropecten armatus
Bruno Pernet, Brian T. Livingston, Caitlin Sojka and David Lizárraga
Graduate Student Research Award (2015-16) to David Lizárraga, CSU Long Beach

Elevated pCO2 is less detrimental than increased temperature to early development of the giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera (Phaeophyceae, Laminariales)
Priya Shukla and Matthew S. Edwards
Graduate Student Research Award (2014-15) to Priya Shukla, San Diego State University

Stream channel erosion in a rapidly urbanizing region of the US–Mexico border: documenting the importance of channel hardpoints with Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry
Kristine T. Taniguchi, Trent W. Biggs, Eddy J. Langendoen, Carlos Castillo, Napoleon Gudino-Elizondo, Yongping Yuan and Douglas Liden
Graduate Student Research Award (2016-17) to Kristine T. Taniguchi, San Diego State University

2016 Publications

New host record for the California mussel Mytilus californianus (Bivalvia, Mytilidae), epibiotic on the Pacific sand crab Emerita analoga (Decapoda, Hippidae) from Monterey Bay, California (U.S.A)
R. N. Bhaduri, P. Valentich-Scott, M. Hilgers and R. Singh
Undergraduate Student Research Support (2014-15 and 2015-16) to Mark Hilgers and Rajvir Singh, Stanislaus State University

Area use and movements of the white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) in the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors
Michael Farris, Bonnie Ahr and Christopher G. Lowe
Graduate Student Research Award (2012-13) to Bonnie Ahr, CSU Long Beach

​Biomass loss reduces growth and resource translocation in giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera
Michael D. Fox
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Michael D. Fox, CSU Monterey Bay

The effects of salinity on the cellular permeability and cytotoxicity of Heterosigma akashiwo
Christopher E. Ikeda, William P. Cochlan, Cayla M. Bronicheski, Vera L. Trainer and Charles G. Trick
Grant Development Program Award (2013-14) to Dr. William Cochlan, San Francisco State University

Temporal patterns of induction and recovery of biomarker transcriptional responses to 4-Nonylphenol and 17β-estradiol in the estuarine arrow goby, Clevelandia ios
Kaitlin M. Johnson and Sean C. Lema
Graduate Student Research Award (2014-2015) to Kaitlin Johnson, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Alterations in human visitation patterns and behaviors in southern California rocky intertidal ecosystems over two-decades following increased management efforts
Benjamin J. Lucas and Jayson R. Smith
Graduate Student Research Award (2013-2014) to Benjamin J. Lucas, Cal Poly Pomona

River-to-sea pressure retarded osmosis: Resource utilization in a full-scale facility
Galen O'Toole, Lori Jones, Chris Coutinho, Corey Hayes, Monica Napoles, Andrea Achilli
Grant Development Program Award (2014-15) to Dr. Andrea Achilli, Cal Poly Humboldt

Ecomorphological differences in foraging and pattering behavior among storm-petrels in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Josh Sausner, Juan Carlos Torres-Mura, Jeanne Robertson and Fritz Hertel
Grant Development Program Award (2015-16) to Dr. Fritz Hertel, CSU Northridge

Environmental Factors Influencing Reproduction in a Temperate Marine Reef Goby, Rhinogobiops nicholsii, and Associated Behaviors
Michael J. Schram, and Mark A. Steele
Grant Development Program Award (2013-14) to Dr. Mark Steele, CSU Northridge

Investigating the widespread introduction of a tropical marine fouling species
Elizabeth A. Sheets, C. Sarah Cohen, Gregory M. Ruiz, Rosana M. da Rocha
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-2012) to Elizabeth Sheets, San Francisco State University

Human vs robot: Comparing the viability and utility of autonomous underwater vehicles for the acoustic telemetry tracking of marine organisms
Connor F. White, Yukun Lin, Christopher M. Clark and Christopher G. Lowe
Graduate Student Research Support (2014-15) to Connor F. White, CSU Long Beach

2015 Publications

Habitat selection and utilization of white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) in the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors and the development of predictive habitat use models
Bonnie Ahr, Michael Farris and Christopher G. Lowe
Graduate Student Research Award (2012-13) to Bonnie Ahr, CSU Long Beach

Growth, mortality, and reproductive seasonality of California Halibut (Paralichthys californicus): a biogeographic approach
Cheryl L. Barnes and Richard M. Starr
Graduate Student Research Award (2012-13) to Cheryl L. Barnes, San José State University

Salinity Tolerance and Competition Drive Distributions of Native and Invasive Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Upper San Francisco Estuary
Evyan Borgnis and Katharyn E. Boyer
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Evyan Borgnis, San Francisco State

Estimating California mussel (Mytilus californianus) size from hinge fragments: a methodological application in historical ecology
Breana Campbell and Todd J. Braje
Graduate Student Research Award (2013-14) to Breana Campbell, San Diego State University

Negative effects of ocean acidification on calcification vary within the coccolithophore genus Calcidiscus
Rachel E. Diner, Ina Benner, Uta Passow, Tomoko Komada, Edward J. Carpenter & Jonathon H. Stillman
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Rachel E. Diner, San Francisco State University

Systematics and biogeography of Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804, sea slugs (Heterobranchia: Nudipleura: Pleurobranchidae)
Jessica Goodheart, Yolanda Camacho-García, Vinicius Padula, Michael Schrödl, Juan L. Cervera, Terrence M. Gosliner and Ángel Valdés
Faculty Research Incentive Program Award (2011-12) to Dr. Ángel Valdés, Cal Poly Pomona, and Dr. Patrick Krug, Cal State Los Angeles

“All models are wrong but some are useful”: A response to Campbell's comment on estimating Mytilus californianus shell size
Gerald G.Singh, Iain McKechnie, Todd J. Braje and Breana Campbell
Graduate Student Research Award (2013-14) to Breana Campbell, San Diego State University

HoxA and HoxD expression in a variety of vertebrate body plan features reveals an ancient origin for the distal Hox program
Sophie Archambeault, Julia Ann Taylor and Karen D Crow
Faculty Research Incentive Program Award (2011-12) to Dr. Karen Crow-Sanchez, San Francisco State University

Defining the Historic Landscape on Eastern Santa Rosa Island: Archaeological Investigations at Qshiwqshiw
Todd J. Braje, Torben C. Rick, Leslie Reeder-Myers, Breana Campbell and Kelly Minas
Graduate Student Research Award (2013-14) to Breana Campbell, San Diego State University

Modeling habitat and bycatch risk for dugongs in Sabah, Malaysia
Dana K. Briscoe, Seth Hiatt, Rebecca Lewison and Ellen Hines
Collaborative Resource Sharing Program Award (2012-13) to Dr. Rebecca Lewison, San Diego State University, and Dr. Ellen Hines, San Francisco State University

Effects of climate change on the physiology of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, and grazing by purple urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Matthew B. Brown, Matthew S. Edwards and Kwang Young Kim
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Matthew Brown, San Diego State University

Celestial mechanics affects emersion time and cover patterns of an ecosystem engineer, the intertidal kelp Saccharina sessilis
Jennifer L. Burnaford, Karina J. Nielsen, and Susan L. Williams
Faculty Research Incentive Program Award (2010-11) to Dr. Jennifer Burnaford

Cryptic persity of Melanochlamys sea slugs (Gastropoda, Aglajidae) in the North Pacific
Samantha Cooke, Dieta Hanson, Yayoi Hirano, Elysse Ornelas-Gatdula, Terrence M. Gosliner, Alexey V. Chernyshev and Ángel Valdés
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Dieta Hanson, Cal State Pomona

Estimating environmental conditions affecting protozoal pathogen removal in surface water wetland systems using a multi-scale, model-based approach
Miles E. Daniels, Jennifer Hogan, Woutrina A. Smith, Stori C. Oates, Melissa A. Miller, Dane Hardin, Karen Shapiro, Marc Los Huertos, Patricia A. Conrad, Clare Dominik and Fred G.R. Watson
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Fred G.R. Watson, CSU Monterey Bay

An Approach to the Collection, Processing, and Analysis of Towed Camera Video Imagery for Marine Resource Management
Ashley Knight, James Lindholm, Andrew DeVogelaere and Fred Watson
Graduate Student Research Award (2010-11) to Ashley Knight, CSU Monterey Bay

Grazer Functional Roles, Induced Defenses, and Indirect Interactions: Implications for Eelgrass Restoration in San Francisco Bay
Jeffrey T. Lewis and Katharyn E. Boyer
Graduate Student Research Award (2010-11) to Jeffrey Lewis, San Francisco State

Residency and seasonal movements in Lutjanus argentiventris and Mycteroperca rosacea at Los Islotes Reserve, Gulf of California
Thomas TinHan, Brad Erisman, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Amy Weaver, Daniel Vázquez-Arce and Christopher G. Lowe
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Thomas TinHan, CSU Long Beach

Invasive plant ecosystem engineer facilitates community and trophic level alteration for brackish marsh invertebrates
Rachel D. Wigginton, Jessica Pearson, Christine R. Whitcraft
Graduate Student Research Award (2010-11) to Rachel D. Wigginton, CSU Long Beach

2013 Publications

Emiliania huxleyi increases calcification but not expression of calcification-related genes in long-term exposure to elevated temperature and pCO2
Ina Benner, Rachel E. Diner, Stephane C. Lefebvre, Dian Li, Tomoko Komada, Edward J. Carpenter and Jonathon H. Stillman
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Rachel E. Diner, San Francisco State University

Evaluating Monoculture Versus Polyculture Planting Regimes in a Newly-Restored Southern California Salt Marsh
Emily M. Blair, Bengt J. Allen, and Christine R. Whitcraft
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Emily M. Blair, CSU Long Beach

The Influence of Coastal Nutrients on Phytoplankton Productivity in a Shallow Low Inflow Estuary, Drakes Estero, California (USA)
Christina M. Buck, Frances P. Wilkerson, Alexander E. Parker and Richard C. Dugdale
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Christina Buck, San Francisco State University

Impact of ocean acidification on metabolism and energetics during early life stages of the intertidal porcelain crab Petrolisthes cinctipes
Hayley A. Carter, Lina Ceballos-Osuna, Nathan A. Miller and Jonathon H. Stillman
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Hayley A. Carter and Lina Ceballos-Osuna, San Francisco State University

A DNA-based method for investigating feeding by copepod nauplii
Carrie Craig, Wim J. Kimmerer, C. Sarah Cohen
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Carrie Craig, San Francisco State University

Distribution and abundance of rippled scour depressions along the California coast
Alexandra C.D. Davis, Rikk G. Kvitek, Craig B.A. Mueller, Mary A. Young, Curt D. Storlazzi and Eleyne L. Phillips
Graduate Student Research Award (2010-11) to Alexandra Davis, CSU Monterey Bay

Resource translocation drives δ13C fractionation during recovery from disturbance in giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Michael D. Fox
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Michael D. Fox, CSU Monterey Bay

Slipping through the Cracks: The Taxonomic Impediment Conceals the Origin and Dispersal of Haminoea japonica, an Invasive Species with Impacts to Human Health
Dieta Hanson, Samantha Cooke, Yayoi Hirano, Manuel A. E. Malaquias, Fabio Crocetta and Ángel Valdés
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Dieta Hanson, Cal State Pomona

Hydrologic and Vegetative Removal of Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia lamblia, and Toxoplasma gondii Surrogate Microspheres in Coastal Wetlands
Jennifer N. Hogan, Miles E. Daniels, Fred G. Watson, Stori C. Oates, Melissa A. Miller, Patricia A. Conrad, Karen Shapiro, Dane Hardin, Clare Dominik, Ann Melli, David A. Jessup and Woutrina A. Miller
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Fred G.R. Watson, CSU Monterey Bay

2012 Publications

Population genetics of Haminoea (Haloa) japonica Pilsbry, 1895, a widespread non-indigenous sea slug (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) in North America and Europe
Dieta Hanson, Yayoi Hirano and Ángel Valdés
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Dieta Hanson, Cal State Pomona

Longitudinal Poisson Regression To Evaluate the Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Coastal California Wetlands
Jennifer N. Hogan, Miles E. Daniels, Fred G. Watson, Patricia A. Conrad, Stori C. Oates, Melissa A. Miller, Dane Hardin, Barbara A. Byrne, Clare Dominik, Ann Melli, David A. Jessup, Woutrina A. Miller
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Fred G.R. Watson, CSU Monterey Bay

Larval Diel Vertical Migration of the Marine Gastropod Kelletia kelletii (Forbes, 1850)
Melissa R. Romero, Kimberly M. Walker, Carmen J. Cortez, Yareli Sanchez, Kimberly J. Nelson, Daisha C. Ortega, Serra L. Smick, William J. Hoese and Danielle C. Zacherl
Graduate Student Research Award (2011-12) to Kimberly M. Walker, Cal State Fullerton

2011 Publications

Bioaccumulation of copper and zinc by the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera
La Kenya Evans and Matthew S. Edwards
Graduate Student Research Award (2010-11) to La Kenya Evans, San Diego State University