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Student Research

IGERT/PADI Funded Student research

    Gulf of California, Mexico
    Caribbean
    California
    South Pacific

Faculty and Postgraduate research

MAS Capstone Research 2008  (in progress)

San Diego Union Tribune - Marine Research Series  

 

Student Research -  Gulf of California, Mexico

Revillagigedo Biosphere Reserve, Mexico Economic and Ecological Analysis
Pincelli Hull, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Katie Kramer, Jason Murray, late Hanson,Melissa Roth, Kristen Marhaver, Sheila Walsh, Maria Damon

Metapopulation model for yellow snapper: Implications for fisheries and conservation in the Gulf of California
Octavio Aburto-Oropeza

Using Reproductive Parameters to Manage Grouper Fisheries in the Gulf of California
Brad Erisman

Incorporating Life History Information Into Management Strategies for Reef Fishes: The role of Reproductive Biology in the Conservation of Groupers in the Gulf of California
Brad Erisman

Economic valuation of mangrove ecosystem services:
the case of the fisheries in the Gulf of California
Jason Murray and Octavio Aburto Oropeza

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Student Research - Caribbean

Measuring the response of the ecosystem to management using biodiversity: the case for Caribbean marine reserves
Marah Newman, PhD and Gustavo Paredes, PhD

Does Fish Size Matter: Evaluating the Effects of Herbivorous Fish Size on Coral Reefs (Panama) Melissa Roth

Survivorship of Juvenile Corals Depends on Distance From Adult, Microbial Abundance and Water Current Direction (coming in July 08)
Kristen Marhaver

Species Richness and Community Structure of the Yucatan: Marine Reserves Before and After 2005 Hurricanes
Gustavo Paredes, PhD

The Effect of Land Development on Coral Health and Ecosystem Services in Belize
Sheila Walsh

 

Student Research - California

Insights to past ecosystems through the sclerochronology of archaeological materials  (in progress)
Marco Hatch


Student Research - South Pacific

The Coupled Relationship between Structure and Productivitiy in Coral Reef Ecosystems and Economies
Sheila Walsh

Examining Reefs on a Gradient of Degradation, Malaysia
Tali Vardi

Traditional Biodiversity Management Database for the Vanuatu Cultural Centre

Jeff Wescott

Circulation Patterns on a Fringing Reef, Moorea, French Polynesia
Kate Hanson

 

Faculty and Post Graduate Research

Working with Local Communities to Preserve Coral Reefs:  The Pacific Blue Beqa Lagoon Marine Reserve
Drs. Greg Mitchell and David Kline 


San Diego Union Tribune - Marine Research Series

Nature: A market of useful products   (published 24 May 2000)

Marine Insects Finally Get Scientific Eye  (published 28 Nov 2001)

Scientific Sleuthing Tracks Fish Along Our Coastal Waters (published 23 January 2002)

Mangroves provide homes to many creatures (published 11 September 2002)

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