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Student Research

IGERT/PADI Funded Student research

Gulf of California, Mexico
Caribbean
California
Pacific
     

IGERT Special Group Project

National Security and Climate Change 

MAS Research

Summer Course - Group Research

Marine Turtle Conservation: A diagnostic tool for success (2009)


Post Graduate Research 

Management Effectiveness of the World's Marine Fisheries (Mora)  

San Diego Union Tribune - Marine Research Series

Pacific Blue Bequa Lagoon  (Kline)

 

Student Research -  Gulf of California, Mexico

Can Recreational Diver Surveys Lead to Conservation Action? A Case Study of the Revillagigedo Archipelago  
Adam D. Baske   

 Revillagigedo Islands: Status of Shark and Manta Populations (Newsletter-pdf)
Adam D. Baske

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

Assessing Long Term Change in Bermuda's Coral Reef Ecosystems
Loren McClenachan (PhD 2009)

Fish traps with escape gaps: reducing bycatch without reducing value
Ayana Johnson

Population model for the threatened coral, Acropora Palmata
Tali Vardi

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

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

The Intertidal Zone at Bird Rock, La Jolla, California
J.J. Newman


Student Research - Pacific

The Effect of the Copra Subsidy on Fishing, Welfare, and Coral Reef Ecosystems in Kiribati
Sheila Walsh  

Native Hawaiian Fishponds: Environmental and Economic Relevance
Damien K. Cie

The Coupled Relationship between Structure and Productivity 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