2012 LTER ASM - SBC

SBC-sLTER: An Ocean View of Marine EcosySTEMs

ssimon — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:31:44 +0000

Poster Number:

346

Presenter/Primary Author:

Scott Simon

With the development of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) initiatives as the latest "weapon-du-jour" on science literacy in America, SBC sLTER has taken an ecosySTEMs approach to add

Combining LTER data with other monitoring data to achieve a broader spatial and temporal perspective

arassweiler — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:50:23 +0000

Poster Number:

312

Presenter/Primary Author:

Andrew Rassweiler

The Santa Barbara Coastal LTER has been monitoring ecological communities at 11 shallow sub-tidal reefs in the Santa Barbara Channel for more than a decade. Here we combine these data with tw

Beyond beach width - integrating ecological zones and function of sandy beach ecosystems

jdugan — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:17:51 +0000

Poster Number:

302

Presenter/Primary Author:

Jenifer Dugan

Co-Authors:

David M. Hubbard

Co-Authors:

H. Mark Page

Co-Authors:

Nicholas K. Schooler

Sandy beaches receive large subsidies of drift kelp and macrophytes from kelp forests. Rapid processing of this macroalgal wrack by intertidal invertebrates (shredders) and its subsequent dec

Land Ocean Interaction in the Santa Barbara Coastal LTER

jdugan — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:31:45 +0000

Poster Number:

263

Presenter/Primary Author:

Dan Reed

Co-Authors:

Mark Brzezinski

Co-Authors:

Scott Cooper

Co-Authors:

Jenifer Dugan

Co-Authors:

Anita Guerrini

Co-Authors:

Sallly Holbrook

Co-Authors:

Hunter Lenihan

Co-Authors:

John Melack

Co-Authors:

Margaret O'Brien

Co-Authors:

Robert Miller

Co-Authors:

H. Mark Page

Co-Authors:

David Siegel

Co-Authors:

Russell Schmitt

Co-Authors:

Libe Washburn

The Santa Barbara Coastal LTER (SBC) is an interdisciplinary research and education program established in April, 2000 to investigate the role of land and ocean processes in structuring ecosystems

Food Availability, Density Dependence and the Dynamics of Natural Mortality in a Temperate Marine Fish

daniel.okamoto — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 05:16:36 +0000

Poster Number:

234

Presenter/Primary Author:

Daniel Okamoto

Co-Authors:

Russell J. Schmitt

Co-Authors:

Sally J. Holbrook

Co-Authors:

Daniel C. Reed

Understanding mechanisms that regulate natural mortality in populations is a cent

Student Poster:

Yes

Investigations of frond and blade lifetime in giant kelp

grodriguez — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:39:23 +0000

Poster Number:

224

Presenter/Primary Author:

Gabe Rodriguez

Temporal variation in primary producer biomass has profound effects on the structure and function of the surrounding ecological community.

Student Poster:

Yes

Remotely sensed giant kelp canopy biomass patterns over its dominant range in the NE Pacific

tbell1 — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:00:48 +0000

Poster Number:

216

Presenter/Primary Author:

Thomas Bell

Co-Authors:

Kyle Cavanaugh

Co-Authors:

Dan Reed

Co-Authors:

Dave Siegel

Recent studies led by the Santa Barbara Coastal LTER have demonstrated the ability to examine the dynamics of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) biomass over large temporal and spatial scal

Student Poster:

Yes

How do Middle School Students Make Decisions about Socioscientific Issues related to Water, Carbon and Biodiversity?

kemery — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:24:28 +0000

Poster Number:

214

Presenter/Primary Author:

Katherine Emery

Co-Authors:

Allison Whitmer

Co-Authors:

Danielle Harlow

Co-Authors:

Steven Gaines

This study investigates how middle school students make hypothetical purchasing, consuming, and voting decisions about water, carbon and biodiversity issues, a critical component of environmental l

Student Poster:

Yes

Coastal Dispersal in the Southern California Bight

lromero — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:29:47 +0000

Poster Number:

203

Presenter/Primary Author:

Leonel Romero

Co-Authors:

David. A. Siegel

Co-Authors:

James C. McWilliams

Co-Authors:

Yusuke Uchiyama

Co-Authors:

Carter Ohlmann

A good understanding of the transport and dispersal of material in the coastal environment is important for several biological processes such as larval transport and the transport of nutrients to k

Water mass subduction and eddy effects on phytoplankton distributions in the Santa Barbara Channel, California

lwashburn — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 12:12:44 +0000

Poster Number:

198

Presenter/Primary Author:

Libe Washburn

Co-Authors:

Mark Brzezinski

Co-Authors:

Nick Dellaripa

Observations using towed, undulating vehicles show that phytoplankton layers occur well below euphotic zone depths in the Santa Barbara Channel (SBC). The deep layers are typically found wher