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Drew M. Talley Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Associate Ecologist, University of California, Davis (dmtalley@ucdavis.edu)
and Research Coordinator, San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (dtalley@sfsu.edu)
I received my B.Sc. in Biology from San Diego State University, and my Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, CA. My research generally focuses on the complex ways in which distinct and often distant habitats are interconnected, either through the activities of animals or through physical processes such as wind and water movement. My doctoral work focused on salt marshes in southern and Baja California. I examined the functional linkages between habitats created by small resident wetland fishes, as well as tracked the progress of a created marsh in providing habitat for native species. Last summer I completed an NSF-funded post-doctoral appointment at the University of South Florida. My studies of habitat linkages include a range of coastal habitats: on islands in the Gulf of California, I am looking at how the marine system affects the terrestrial ecosystem through spatial subsidy (working closely with Shara Fisler from Aquatic Adventures, an education and outreach group); in wetlands Mexico, I am Co-PI on two projects teasing apart the importance of different habitats for nesting birds and food webs; and in this study I continue my work on fishes and invertebrates in salt marshes of southern California, looking at the effects of an invasive tree on salt marsh ecosystems.
For more information about my other work, please visit either my SFSU or my UC Davis web site.
Jeff Crooks
Research Coordinator, Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (jcrooks@tijuanaestuary.org)
I received a B.S. in Zoology from Colorado State University, a M.S. in Biology from San Diego State University, and a Ph.D. in Oceanography from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD. My post-doc was with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and for much it I was based at the Romberg Tiburon Center on San Francisco Bay. Since 2002, I have been Research Coordinator at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. Much of my research has focused on the causes and consequences of species invasions, viewing them both as serious conservation challenges as well as opportunities to learn more about the role of individual species in ecosystems. I have been particularly interested in exotics that alter ecosystems through their modification of physical habitats. I am also interested in using the historical ecology of urbanized ecosystems to help steer efforts aimed at conserving and restoring these remnant slices of nature.
John M. Boland, Ph.D.
Boland Ecological Services
JohnBoland@sbcglobal.net
I am an ecologist working on invasive plants and animals. In Drew's tamarisk project I'm heading the bird studies; examining the historical spread of tamarisk in the valley using tree rings; and researching the use of Juncus acutus as a predictor of vulnerability of salt marshes to tamarisk invasion. I am project manager of the Tijuana River Valley Invasive Plant Control Program and recently started a $1.1 million control effort on the worst species in the valley - tamarisk, castor bean and giant reed. In addition, I am conducting ecological studies of giant reed in the Tijuana River Valley; decollate snails (Rumina decollata) in San Diego County; and two invasive algae in French Polynesia.
Christine Whitcraft Sea Grant Trainee
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
cwhitcra@ucsd.edu
Christine Whitcraft is currently a 4th year Ph D student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in Dr. Lisa Levin’s lab. Specifically, she is interested in the direct and indirect mechanisms by which wetland vascular plants affect the microenvironment, physical structure, and food webs of the benthic infaunal and microalgal communities. Ultimately, this research will help understand the factors controlling variation within and among wetlands and can be applied to restoration and conservation of wetland habitats.
Lisa Levin
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
llevin@ucsd.edu
I am a marine benthic ecologist who studies invertebrate ecology in deep sea and shallow water environments, with emphasis on stressful settings. I received an undergraduate degree in Biology at Harvard University, a PhD from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (1982), was a postdoctoral fellow at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, served for 9 years as a faculty member at North Carolina State University, and for the past 11 years as a faculty member at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. I conduct a number of research programs in salt marsh and continental margin settings that examine species invasion consequences, larval dispersal and population connectivity, and controls on biodiversity My current deep-sea research focuses on the ecology low oxygen (e.g. oxygen minimum zone [OMZ]) and methane seep environments
K. Casey Cody
Samantha Antcliffe
Crystal Ritchie
Jessica Bray
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