Tag Archives: tidepool

Lovin’ LiMPETS

May 18th, 2015

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Students from Branson Schooluse a quadrat to estimate abundancesof rocky intertidal organismsAs the newest member to the LiMPETS San Francisco Bay Area team, I’ve had an amazing time taking students out to explore the California coast. LiMPETS (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students) introduces […]

Bringing the Ocean to the Airwaves

February 3rd, 2015

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> What’s Happening with Sea Stars Director Brian Tissot recently made news as part of a team who made a major breakthrough in understanding sea star wasting disease. The disease has caused one of the largest marine life die-offs ever recorded, killing millions of starfish along California […]

The non-native turf-forming alga Caulacanthus ustulatus displaces space-occupants but increases diversity

February 13th, 2014

Smith, J.R., Vogt, S., Creedon, F., Lucas, B.J., and Eernisse, D.J. 2014. Biological Invasions. 16:2195-2208.

Factors influencing human visitation of southern California rocky intertidal ecosystems

March 9th, 2013

Ocean and Coastal Management.  Garcia, A. and J.R. Smith. 2013. 73: 44-53.