Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Swim Bladder Morphology Influences the Responses of Nearshore Rockfishes to Barotrauma, Molly K. Alvino
Observations of Currents, Waves, and Turbulence Within a Giant Kelp Forest in Stillwater Cove, Carmel, California, Logan A. Grady
Seasonal Dynamics of the Introduced Sponge Hymeniacidon Perlevis in the Elkhorn Slough, California, USA, Jackson Hoeke
Into the Deep: Effects of Natural and Artificial Substrates in the Deep Sea, Sydney E. McDermott
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Biogeochemical Responses in a Tidally Restricted Moro Cojo Slough, Ryan Chiu
Examining the Plasticity of the Dive Response in Relation to Dive Behavior of Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga Angustirostris), Shawn M. Hannah
Phosphate and Silicate Analysis in Seawater using Programmable Flow Injection: Optimization and Applications of Benchtop and In Situ Methodologies, Marine A. Lebrec
Trophic Ecology and Mercury Concentrations of Canary Rockfish (Sebastes Pinniger) in the California Current System, Michaela M. Melanson
Quantifying Bromocarbon Emissions from Seaweed Aquaculture in California, Jessica C. Metter
Behavorial Response of Diving Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris) When Exposed to Predator Calls, Daphne M. Shen
Effects of Hypoxia on Anti-Predator Behavior of English Sole (Parophrys vetulus) and Speckled Sanddabs (Citharichthys stigmaeus), Alexandra Beatrix Stella
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Research Handling Effects on Stress Hormones, Blood Parameters, and Heart Rate in Juvenile Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris), Lauren A. Cooley
An Investigation of the Relationship of Wave Intensity and Byssal Thread Strength of the Mussel Mytilus Californianus, Felicia M. Miller
Evaluating Schizochytrium Sp. As an Alternative Ingredient in Fish-Free Feeds for Sablefish (Anoplopoma Fimbria) Aquaculture, Katherine A. Neylan
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Geographic and Ontogenetic Variation in the Trophic Ecology of Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Along the U.S. West Coast, Bonnie Brown
Descriptions of Deep-Sea Catsharks (Pentanchidae: Apristurus Garman 1913) From The Western Indian Ocean, Justin Adolfo Cordova
Epiphyte-host Dynamics Between Pyropia and Nereocystis in Central California, Daniel Joseph Gossard
Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, Feeding Dynamics From the Perspective of the Individual: Insights From Demography, Life History, and Bio-Logging, Jennifer Tackaberry
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Detecting Feeding and Estimating the Energetic Costs of Diving in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) Using 3-Axis Accelerometers, Mason Russell Cole
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The Energetic Cost of Anthropogenic Disturbance on the Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis), Heather Elizabeth Barrett
The Internal Wave Dynamics of Barkley Submarine Canyon, Drew Arlen Burrier
The Life History of the Southern Lanternshark, Etmopterus granulosus, from the Southwestern Indian Ocean, Melissa Nehmens
Dynamics and Ecological Implications of the Ulva-Zostera Ecotone in Elkhorn Slough, California, María Vila Duplá
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Diets and Stable Isotope Signatures of Yellowtail Rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) in Central California, Jennifer Chiu
Chemical Competition between Microscopic Stages of Macrocystis pyrifera and Five Native Kelp Species: Does Giant Kelp Always Lose?, Maria Suzanne Christensen
Microbial Metagenomes from Cryptofaunal Sponges and Ascidians from Moorea, French Polynesia, Jennifer Keliher
Changes in the Elasmobranch Assemblage in a California Estuary, Catarina Pien
Reproductive Performance, Foraging Effort, and Diet of an Apex Predator, the Common Murre, at one of the Largest Nesting Colonies in the California Current System, Stephanie Rianne Schneider
Predicting Spatial Distributions of Demersal Fishes off Central California, Anne Catherine Tagini
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Life History Aspects and Taxonomy of Deep-Sea Chondrichthyans in the Southwestern Indian Ocean, Paul Joseph Clerkin
A Taxonomic Revision of Eastern North Pacific Softnose Skates (Arhynchobatidae: Bathyraja Ishiyama), James Desmond Stanley Knuckey
Temporal and Spatial Impacts of Water Control Structures on the Benthic Infaunal Community of a Tidally Restricted Wetland in Elkhorn Slough, CA, Christine Marie Mann
Taxonomic Revision of the Short Nose Chimaeras (Genus Hydrolagus) from the Southern African Region, Kristin Walovich
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Effects of global change on algal biomineralization and benthic community interactions on California's temperate rocky reefs, Emily Marie Donham
Variation in Organismic RNA and DNA Content: Analysis and Application to the Assessment of Living Planktonic Biomass, Elizabeth Lam Gagneron
Sex-specific diet and rockfish consumption in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus): Insights from molecular scatology, Keith Michael Hernandez
Estuarine Habitat Use by the California Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis), Jacqueline Kimberly Lindsey
Effects of Substrate Warming on Sessile Marine Invertebrate Communities in Monterey Bay, California, Stephen Loiacono
Environmental Drivers of Benthic-Interior Exchange Events Over the Continental Shelf of Monterey Bay, California, Ben Yair Raanan
A Sedimentological Analysis of the Siliciclastic Fraction in Pliocene Core Sediments from Bowers Ridge, Bering Sea (IODP Exp 323), Melinda Tanner
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Growth, mortality, and reproductive potential of California Halibut (Paralichthys californicus) off central California, Cheryl L. Barnes
Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbance in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: Iceberg Scours, Human-Derived Pollutants, and their Effects on Benthic Communities, Clint Alan Collins
Predicting Stranding Patterns of Live Oiled Seabirds, Carcass Deposition, and Carcass Retention in Monterey Bay, Marilyn Cruickshank
A Simplified ATP Assay for Planktonic Organisms with Improved Extraction Efficiency, Julie Ching Kuo
Geographic Variation in the Life History and Morphology of the Pacific Geoduck, Panopea generosa, Gabriela Navas
Using new tag attachments to study humpback whale fine-scale spatiotemporal dive behavior, habitat use, and reaction to ships off Northern California, Angela R. Szesciorka
Effects of small-scale substrate complexity and heterogeneity on rocky intertidal species interactions, Sara E. Worden
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Seasonal and sex-specific diet in rhinoceros auklets, Ryan David Carle
Evaluating Methods to Anesthetize Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) for Immediate-Release in the Field: Induction, Recovery, and Cortisol Stress Response to Surgical Anesthesia, Jahnava Kiyomi Duryea
Community Structure and Energy Flow within Rhodolith Habitats at Santa Catalina Island, CA, Scott Stanley Gabara
Effects of Temperature on Sexual Competition in Kelps: Implications for Range Shifts in Foundation Species, Alexis Cynthia Howard
Sex-Specific Distributions of Leopard Sharks (Triakis semifasciata) In an Estuarine Environment, Andrea Lynn Launer
Variation in Tissue Stable Isotopes, Body Size, and Reproduction of Western Pacific Leatherback Turtles, Deasy Lontoh
Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) Response to Wind Variability in the California Current, Melinda Nakagawa
Effects of Depth, Site, and Season on Phenotypic Variation of the Geniculate Coralline, Calliarthron Tuberculosum around the Monterey Peninsula, California, Jasmine Elena Ruvalcaba
An Investigation of Coastal Groundwater Discharge and Associated Nutrient Inputs Using Electrical Resistivity, Temperature, and Geochemical Tracers in Pescadero Lagoon, California, Christina Maryann Volpi
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Theoretical and Experimental Exploration of Gill Remodeling in Gambusia affinis, Barbara Tess Douglas
Spatiotemporal Patterns in Diet and Habitat Use of Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) and Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia) in the Bering Sea, Nathan M. Jones
Foraging behavior, habitat, health, and survival of resident and translocated Hawaiian monk seals at Nihoa Island, Hawaii, Tenaya A. Norris
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Prey and Plastic Ingestion of Pacific Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) Collected in Monterey Bay, California, Erica Lynn Donnelly-Greenan
Dynamics of Vibrio with virulence genes detected in Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) off California: implications for marine mammal health, Stephanie Nichole Hughes
Health implications of mercury, selenium, and a red pelage in Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) off central California, Elizabeth Alexis McHuron
Effects of tissue nitrogen and media nitrate on trace metal uptake and trophic transfer by Ulva spp., Sonya Meenakshi Sankaran
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Food habits of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) in San Francisco Bay, California, Corinne Michele Gibble
Nearshore Fish Assemblage Patterns with Respect to Landscape-Scale Habitats in Central California, Kristin Irene Hunter-Thomson
Life History Characteristics of the Starry Skate, Raja stellulata, from California waters, Kelsey James
Diet of the Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) Inside and Outside of Marine Protected Areas in Central California, Erin Kimberly Loury
Dynamics of Bottom Boundary Layer Thickness in Monterey Bay Canyon, Katherine Jane Morrice
Distribution, growth, and disturbance of Catalina Island rhodoliths, Paul Anthony Tompkins
Habitat Use of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in the San Francisco Estuary and its Effect on Total Mercury and Heavy Metal Body Burden upon Capture, Jonathan Hugh Walsh
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Impacts of Avian Predation on Juvenile Salmonids in Central California Watersheds, Danielle Frechette
Trophic interactions among Chlorostoma brunnea, Macrocystis pyrifera, and fungi, Selena McMillan
Interspecific Variation In Morphology And Swimming Performance Within Surfperches (Embiotocidae) From California, Benjamin Michael Perlman
Effects of Competition and Dispersal on the Recruitment of the Annual Kelp Nereocystis luetkeana, Matthew Suskiewicz
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Marine mammal response to ecosystem variability in Monterey Bay, California., Julia Burrows
Scyphozoan jellies as prey for leatherback sea turtles off central California, Tanya R. Graham
Movements of lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) tagged in Carmel Bay, California, Ashley P. Greenley
Analysis of prokaryotic community shift in anoxic estuarine sediment, William Berkeley Kauffman
Recruitment strategies of Ulva and Porphyra in central California., Rosemary Romero
Flow cytometric analysis of phytoplankton viability in Elkhorn Slough, California., Sarah Rose Smith
Disturbance of harbor seals by vessels in Johns Hopkins Inlet, Glacier Bay, AK, Colleen Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Effects of algal drift on intertidal Strongylocentrotus purpuratus., Aurora Renee Alifano
Long-term changes in biological characteristics and fishery of Loligo opalescens, Briana C. Brady
Internal waves over the continental shelf in south Monterey Bay, François Cazenave
Ecological consequences of morphological variability in a habitat-forming alga, Jennifer Piper Jorve
Population biology of Undaria pinnatifida in central California, Diana Kohtio
Positive and negative effects of intertidal algal canopies on fucoid recruitment, Amber Ilona Szoboszlai
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Photo-degradation of methylmercury in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary, Amy Adele Byington
Advancing spatial-temporal continuity in coral reef ecosystem pattern detection., Luis Camilli
A taxonomic revision of North Pacific Swell Sharks, genus Cephaloscyllium, Jayna Ann Schaaf-Da Silva
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Design and performance of the COOPS sun photometer, Luke Valentine Beatman
The impact of light availability on benthic oxygen release by seagrasses, Laura E. Bodensteiner
Movements and habitat use of female leopard sharks in Elkhorn Slough, California, Aaron B. Carlisle
The flora and fauna of boulders in a kelp forest, Vincent Christian
