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Kim
Anthony
M.S. Biology, Candidate
kanthony@csulb.edu |
Kim's CV (*.doc) |
Research:
The debate over
decommissioning obsolete oil production
platforms in California has become an
increasingly important issue for groundfishes that reside
there, especially rockfishes whose
numbers have been severely depleted by
overfishing, such as cowcod, and
bocaccio. My research will examine
the site fidelity of rockfishes to the
platforms and I will test, as a
mitigation process, whether rockfish
will establish new home ranges when
translocated from oil platforms to a
marine reserve. |
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Carrie Espasandin
M.S. Biology
carrielp@hawaii.edu |
Carrie's CV (*.doc) |
Research:
The object of my research is to determine how and to what extent juvenile California halibut, Paralichthys californicus , utilize a newly restored estuarine habitat. This study is conducted in Brookhurst Marsh, a 67-acre tract of land within the Huntington Beach Wetlands, which is opening in 2009 to tidal inflow for the first time in 100 years. Habitat use will be assessed using acoustic telemetry and beach seine methods to illustrate the halibut's fine-scale distribution, movement patterns, and long term site fidelity. |
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Mario
Espinoza
M.S. Biology
marioespinozamen@yahoo.com |
Mario's CV
(*.doc) |
Research:
Understanding patterns of habitat use
and movement of top predators both in
coastal and pelagic areas is important
to gain insight into the dynamics of
marine communities. I am particularly
interested on the ecological and
behavioral study of sharks, combining
both acoustic telemetry and stable
isotopes to address questions regarding
habitat use and connectivity in a small
and large scale. This information could
facilitate our understanding and design
of marine protected areas (MPAs) along
the coast. |
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Thomas
Farrugia
M.S. Biology
thomas_farrugia@yahoo.com |
Thomas's CV (*.doc) |
Research:
I am looking at the
movement patterns of the shovelnose
guitarfish (Rhinobatos productus) both
on short (daily) and long (seasonally
and annually) time scales and how this
may relate to their physiological
demands and breeding behaviors. |
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Kate
Jirik
M.S. Biology, Candidate
kjirik@csulb.edu |
Kate 's CV (*.pdf) |
Research Interests:
Movement patterns, habitat use,
distribution and abundance, conservation
and management, and over-arching
behavioral ecology of marine
vertebrates, especially elasmobranchs
(sharks and rays). |
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Kerri
Loke
B.S Biology
kloke@usa.net |
Kerri 's CV (*.doc) |
Research:
I am comparing the reproductive biology
of sheephead from the Northern Channel
Islands of California to southern Baja,
Mexico to determine if reproductive
parameters such as size at maturity,
size at sex change, sex ratios and
reproductive potential are different
among different populations. I will
evaluate the plasticity of those
parameters over time in response to
changing environmental pressures by
comparing current observations to
historical data. I am also interested in
the physiological mechanisms involved in
sex change including the environmental
cues that may trigger transition from
female to male and the hormones
regulating transition. |
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Megan McKinzie
M.S. Biology
mmckinz2@csulb.edu |
Megan's CV (*.pdf) |
Research:
I am interested in the behavioral ecology of marine fishes. My thesis research will focus on characterizing the fine-scale horizontal and vertical movement patterns of barred sand bass, Paralabrax nebulifer , within a known spawning aggregation at Huntington Beach Flats via active acoustic telemetry tracking. |
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Carlos
Mireles
M.S. Biology, Candidate
cmireles@csulb.edu |
Carlos's CV (*.pdf) |
Research:
My main
interests are in behavioral ecology and
population ecology of marine fishes. My
graduate research will focus on
quantifying the site fidelity and depth
preferences of economically important
species inhabiting San Pedro Shelf
offshore petroleum platforms, while
discussing the proposed options of
mandatory platform decommissioning in a
context of fisheries management. |
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Bonnie Rogers
M.S. Biology, Candidate
brogers2@csulb.edu |
Bonnie's CV (*.pdf) |
Research:
Discard mortality of rockfishes in the recreational and commercial fishing industry is thought to highly contribute toward the overall decline of these populations because rockfish are not able to return to depth once they are captured. I am investigating the degree of visual damage incurred to rockfishes when they ascend rapidly from depth. My research will provide information on whether or not rockfishes that are resubmerged to depth will be able to carry out normal behaviors like evasion of predators and foraging, which are necessary for them to maintain replenishment viability to the economically pertinent population. |
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