Sheila Walsh, PhD

PhD awarded August 2009
Thesis:  Linking Coral Reef Health and Human Welfare

Postdoctorate:  Brown University - Marine Economist

Undergraduate Degree:  B.S. in Biology Undergraduate University: Stanford University 

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Research Interests
Ecology, Environmental and Development Economics

Research

The effect of land development on coral health and ecosystem services in Belize

The Coupled Relationship between Structure and Productivity in Coral Reef Ecosystems and Economies

Recent Publications
J.E. Carilli, R.D. Norris, B.A. Black, S.M. Walsh, M.McField. In Press. Local Stressors Reduce Coral Resilience to Bleaching. PLoS ONE

Sandin, S.A., S.M. Walsh, J.B.C. Jackson. In press. Prey release, trophic cascades, and phase shifts in tropical nearshore marine ecosystems. In J. Estes and J. Terborgh (eds) Trophic cascades, Island Press.

Sandin, S.A., J.E. Smith, E.E. DeMartini, E.A. Dinsdale, S.D. Donner, A.M. Friedlander, T. Konotchick, M. Malay, J.E. Maragos, D. Obura, O. Pantos, G. Paulay, M. Richie, F. Rohwer, R.E. Schroeder, S. M. Walsh, J.B.C. Jackson, N. Knowlton, E. Sala. 2008. Baselines and degradation of coral reefs in the northern Line Islands. PLoS ONE 3 (2): e1548. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001548

Carson, R.T. and S.M. Walsh. 2008. Preventing damage from major oils spills: lessons from the Exxon Valdez. Oceanis 32(2): 223-328.

Garren, M., S.M. Walsh, A. Caccone, N. Knowlton. 2006. Patterns of association between Symbiodinium and members of the Montastrea annularis species complex on spatial scales ranging from within colonies to between geographic ranges. Coral Reefs 25: 503-512.

Walsh, S. M. and M. McField. 2005. Understanding patterns of bleaching in the Mesoamerican Reef: A collaborative effort to support resilience-based management. Major contribution in H. Schuttenberg and P. Marshall, eds. Responding to global change: a reef manager's guide to coral bleaching. NOAA, Washington, D.C.

Walsh, S.M. 2002. The role and maintenance of the less common Colias PGI genotypes as an adaptive response to microclimate variability. Honors Thesis. Stanford University.

Walsh, S. 2000. "Visualizing Our Environment: an exploration of the communication of environmental issues through visual arts." In Ford, J. and M. Ford, ed. Dreams and Inward Journeys. Longman Publishing Group, New York.