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Stacy Brey, 2006. Population distriburtion and behavior study of Golden Gate freshwater turtles.

Sahrye Cohen, 2006. Growth of native and non-indigenous juvenile fishes in restored versus reference tidal marsh wetlands.

Scott Gifford, 2006. Mesozooplankton predation on protists in Suisun Bay, Northern San Francisco Estuary

Brittany Huntington, 2006. Is a macroalga bloom threatening seagrass survival? Responses of seagrass to increased macroagal dominance in a northern California bay.

Catherine Huybrechts, 2006. Detecting Egeria densa using a knowledge engine and spatio-contexual information.

Johanna Kertesz, 2006. The role of biodiversity in a fluctuating environment

Allison Lorenzi, 2006. Primary productivity and rbcL gene expression in Central San Francisco Bay.

Camra Mills, 2006. Survey and analysis of the prevalence and intensity of helminth parasite infections in stranded California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).

Rosalee Nguyen, 2006. Effects of different substrates on foraging behavior and growth rate of larval green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris.

Dana Rogoff, 2006. Identification and characterization of microbes in South San Francisco Bay solar salt ponds: an application for restoration.

Ukina Sanford, 2006. The effects of anoxia on cardiac output and cerebral blood flow in sliders, Trachemys scripta.

Joelle Tirindelli , 2006. Immunogenetic variation in estuarine fish from habitats with varying chemical contaminant loads.

Veronica Wunderlich, 2006. The effects of temperature and hypoxia on growth of age-0 green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris.

Paola Bouley, 2005. The ecological significance of a highly abundant introduced estuarine copepod: foodweb link or sink?

Renate Eberl, 2005. Macrosetella gracilis: copepod abundance, population-structure and association with the nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Trichodesmium.

Florian Koch, 2005. Exploring the use of 32Si in an rrban estuary: the fate of silicate in San Francisco Bay.

Laila Barada, 2005. Nitrogen assimilation in diatoms, expression of glnII during eutrophication and simulated upwelling.

Jena Bills, 2004. Is Mid-Ocean Exchange Effective in Preventing the Invasion of Estuaries by Zooplankton from Ships’ Ballast Tanks

Amy Federline Dean, 2004. Marshes as a source or sink of an estuarine mysid: demographic patterns and tidal flux of Neomysis kadiakensis at China Camp marsh, San Francisco estuary.

Julia Fulmer, 2004. Ecology of chaetognaths and larval hake in a temperate fjord (Dabob Bay, WA).

Holly Harris, 2004. Distribution and Limiting Factors of Ostrea conchaphila in San Francisco Bay.

Toni Ignoffo, 2004. The Effect of Thin Layers on the Vertical Distribution of the Rotifer Brachionus plicatilis.

Amber Johnson, 2004. The Effects of Temperature on Silicification in Diatoms.

Le Kieu, 2004. Seasonal Influence of Salt Marsh Plant on Methylmercury Production and Degradation over Small Spatial Scales in South San Francisco Bay.

Regan Long, 2004. Northern California Shelf Circulation during January 2003: possible implications for shelf retention.

Yukari Matsumoto, 2004. The spatial patterns and growth rates of an invasive cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) in San Francisco Bay.

Mami Odaya, 2004. Estimating Egeria densa biomass in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta using remote sensing.

Kathy Papastaphanou, 2004. Cross-shelf distribution of copepod nauplii in the Central California upwelling zone.

Jennifer Statile, 2004. Production of hydrogen sulfide in marine invertebrate tissues.

Tansy Clay, 2003. The Effects of Thin Layers on the Vertical Distribution of Larval Herring (Clupea pallasi).

Darren Gewant, 2003. Macrozooplankton and Micronekton of the San Francisco Estuary: Seasonal Interannual and Regional Variation in Relation to Environmental Variables.

Kateri Harrison, 2003. Effects of Land Use and Dams on Stream Food Web Ecology in Santa Clara Valley, California.

Julian Herndon, 2003. Nitrogen Uptake by the Raphidophyte Heterosigma akashiwo: A Laboratory and Field Study.

Adria Lassiter, 2003. Spatial and temporal distribution of phytoplankton species in a coastal upwelling ecosystem.

Cedric Puleston, 2003. An Ever-Shrinking Target: The Niche Model’s Reduced Accuracy in Large Food Webs Linked to Scale-Dependent Trend in Variance.

Tim Reed, 2003. Analyzing SeaWIFS Using GIS: Phytoplankton Blooms in the Bering Sea.

Erin Vaccaro, 2003, Niche Model Sensitivity Analysis and Comparison to the Lake Tahoe Food Web.

Tami Visintainer, 2003, Community Composition and Diet of Fishes as a Function of Tidal Channel Order: A Field Study in China Camp Marsh, San Francisco Estuary.

Jeff Dorman, 2002. Population Biology of Euphausiids off Northern California, with Special Reference to the Effects of Event-Scale Winds on Euphausia pacifica.

Rian Hooff, 2002. Predatory Impact of the Invasive Copepod, Tortanu dextrilobatus, in the San Francisco Estuary.

Tessa Johnson, 2002. The Distribution and Feeding Behavior of Larval Herring in Estuarine Tidal Fronts.

Gretchen Stoltz, 2002. The Biology and Natural History of Pleurobrachia pileus on Georges Bank.

Heather Peterson, 2002. Long-term Benthic Community Changes in a Highly Invaded Estuary.

Denise Piechnik, 2002. Food Web Assembly during a Classic Biogeographic Study: Fractions of Trophic Specialists Increase over Time. Neo Martinez, Advisor.

Linda Righetti-Judah, 2002. Phytoplankton Community Structure and Seasonal Succession in Tomales Bay, CA.

Katie Zaremba, 2002. Comparison of Native and Non-native Cordgrass and Hybrids in San Francisco Bay.

Harmon Brown, 2001. The Effects of Warm Water Intrusions on the Macrozooplankton and Micronekton of Georges Bank.

John Hernandez, 2000. Blood Characteristics of the Marine Echiuran Worm Urechis caupo.

Vickie Hogue, 2000. The effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on natural phytoplankton assemblages in central San Francisco Bay.

Ladd Lougee, 2000. The Effects of Haloclines on Zooplankton in San Francisco Bay.

Jennifer Pearson, 2000. Fish and mysids in two creeks/estuary systems in Marin County, California.

David Purkerson, 2000. Selenium in San Francisco Bay Zooplankton.

Christa Speekman, 2000. The Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Vertical Distribution and Mortality of Zooplankton.

Karen Cotter, 1999. Removal of Delairea odorata and Recovery of Vegetation on San Francisquito Creek.

Bill Martin, 1999. Comparison of Benthic Productivity: Restored and Natural Tidal Marshes, San Francisco Bay.

Russell Roe, 1999. Mapping Cover Classes of Baccharis pilularis with Landsat TM Imagery.

Troy Roepke, 1999. A New Model for Sulfide Exposure Using the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

Julia Willsie, 1999. Sulfite and Thiosulfate are Products of Detoxification in Urechis caupo.

Gretchen Coffman, 1998. Natural and Restored Salt Marsh Soil Seed Banks in San Francisco Bay.

Vincent Encomio, 1998. Effects of Sulfide and Hypoxia on the Respiratory Physiology of Urechis caupo.

Philip Greer, 1998. Seed Depth, Elevation and Sedimentation Effects on Spartina foliosa Germination, Growth and Mortality.

Lee Melton, 1998. Computer-assisted Classification of Suburban Areas in Satellite Imagery Through the Use of Artificial Neural Networks.

Sarah Mincks, 1998. Distribution, Abundance and Feeding of Decapods in the Arabian Sea.

Robin Stierwalt, 1998. Relationships between Physiological Response and Shell Morphology in Three Species of Littorine Snails of the Central California Coast.

Shelly Seto, 1997. Excretion of Sulfide Oxidation Endproducts in Urechis caupo.

Brita Larsson, 1996. A Comparative Investigation of Accretion Rates in Spartina alterniflora and Spartina foliosa.

Wendy Passman, 1995. Unique Respiratory Responses of the Marine Echiuran Worm, Urechis caupo, to Variations in Ambient PO2.

Ellen Gartside, 1995. Growth of larval Pacific herring in San Francisco Bay.

Sarah Chamberlain, 1995. Comparison of Methods of Control Spartina alterniflora in San Francisco Bay.

Brendan White, 1995. The Shorebird Foraging Response to the Eradication of the Introduced Cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora.

Alison Murray, 1994. Community Fingerprint Analysis – A Molecular Method for Studying Marine Bacterioplankton Diversity.

James Haas, 1994. Waterfowl Use of Grazed and Ungrazed Wetlands, Napa and Sonoma Counties, California.

Adele Fiorillo, 1994. Effects of Crab Burrowing on Growth of Spartina in San Francisco Bay.

Marc Los Hertos, 1992. Controls on Patterns of Seasonal Wetland Vegetation, South San Francisco Bay.

John Callaway, 1990. The Introduction of Spartina alterniflora in South San Francisco Bay.

Naomi Phillips, 1989. The Function of Salinity and Temperature in the Distribution of Mastocarpus papillatus (C.AG.) Kutzing in the San Francisco Bay.

Rodney McKinnon, 1988. The Rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) as a Vector of Nutrition in Larval Rearing.

Joan Duffield, 1986. Waterbird Use of an Urban Stormwater Wetland System in Central California, USA.

William Pence II, 1985. The Effects of Saline Agricultural Drainage Effluent on the Growth of Selected Species of Estuarine Macroalgae of Northern San Francisco Bay.

Douglas Spicher, 1984. The Ecology of Caespitose Cordgrass (Spartina sp.) Introduced to San Francisco Bay.

Valerie Breda, 1982. Composition, Abundance and Phenology of Folisoe Red Algae Associated with Two Macrocystis pyrifera Forests in Monterey Bay, California.

James Buchholz, 1982. Nitrogen Flux Between a Developing Salt Marsh and South San Francisco Bay.

Janelle Curlin, 1981. Micofungi in a San Francisco Bay Salt Marsh.

Phillip De Souza, 1981. Lignicolous Marine Fungi of the San Francisco Bay Estuary.

Yvonne De Souza, 1981. Relationship of Salinity to Morphological and Physiological Variation in Estuarine Populations of Gracilaria verrucosa.

Marvin Fawley, 1981. The Effects of Light Intensity and Temperature on Photosynthesis and Growth of the Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin.

Daniel Reed, 1981. The Effects of Competition for Light and Space on the Perennial Algal Assemblage in a Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) Forest.

Bernie Shellem, 1981. Physiological Ecology of Enteromorpha clathrata (Roth.) Grev. On a Salt Marsh Mudflat.

Juliana Ver Steeg, 1981. Contributions to the Taxonomy and Morphology of Cryptopleura (Rhodophyta:Delesseriaceae)





















































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