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Projects

Current projects related with all research areas

Evaluating the Performance of California’s MPA Network Through the Lens of Sandy Beach and Surf Zone Ecosystems

UC San Diego

Jenny Dugan, Kyle Emery

Evaluating the status of South Central and Southern California trout populations (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and stream habitat conditions on the LPNF through data acquisition and analysis

USDA Forest Service

Evaluating whether the sequence of human impacts to tropical reefs erodes resilience of short algal turf and drives the emergence of alternate algal communities

UC Los Angeles

Caitlin Fong, Halley Froehlich

Exploring mechanisms of plasticity and tolerance in early stage marine invertebrates in response to marine heatwaves

National Science Foundation

Facilitating Resilience and Adaptation in Commercial Fisheries in Response to Offshore Renewable Energy Development and Climate Change

USDI Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Christopher Free, Steve Gaines

FUERTE (Field-based Undergraduate Engagement through Research, Teaching and Education): a program to increase diversity and inclusion in conservation and environmental science

National Science Foundation

Carol Blanchette, Douglas McCauley, Hillary Young

Functional Profiling of Alkane Monooxygenase–Related Proteins from uncultivated Archaea

American Chemical Society

David Valentine

Goleta Slough Area Coastal Resilience Adaptation Plan

Resilient Cities Catalyst

Guåhan/Guam Island Sustainability and Governance Assessment

Lynker Technologies

Hawaii Ocean Time-series (HOT): 2023-2028- DOC and TDN analyses

University of Hawaii