The abnormally warm water event associated with El Niño has been pummeling coral reefs worldwide. Last week the Sandin and Smith labs from Scripps Institution of Oceanography embarked on a rapid response expedition to survey the damage of the warm … Read More
STARBUCK ISLAND
We approached Starbuck Island from the south, having just visited two neighboring islands in the Southern Line Island archipelago of the Republic of Kiribati. While the neighboring islands had crystal clear water, we could tell that something was different on … Read More
EXPEDITION: JOURNEY TO THE SOUTHERN LINE ISLANDS 2013
Coral reef ecosystems are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems on the planet yet they are suffering significant declines due to human impacts. Because many people depend on reefs and reef fisheries for their livelihoods it is highly important to gain a better understanding … Read More
SIO | Scripps Scientists Use Photomosaic Technology to Find Order in the Chaos of Coral Reefs
In a study published recently in Coral Reefs, scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego created and analyzed detailed photomosaics of the coral reef at Palmyra Atoll, and made surprising discoveries around coral spatial ecology. The … Read More
PROJECT: 100 Island Challenge
5 YEARS – 100 CORAL REEFS MBC-student produced video and interview with Dr. Stuart Sandin discussing the 100 Island Challenge, a collaborative effort based at Scripps Oceanography to describe the variation of coral reefs across the globe.
Insights into coral reef benthic dynamics from nonlinear spatial forecasting
ABSTRACT Nonlinear time-series forecasting, or empirical dynamic modelling, has been used extensively in the past two decades as a tool for distinguishing between random temporal behaviour and nonlinear deterministic dynamics. Previous authors have extended nonlinear time-series forecasting to continuous spatial … Read More
Foraging consistency of coral reef fishes across environmental gradients in the central Pacific
ABSTRACT We take advantage of a natural gradient of human exploitation and oceanic primary production across five central Pacific coral reefs to examine foraging patterns in common coral reef fishes. Using stomach content and stable isotope (δ15N and δ13C) analyses, … Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MARINE BIOLOGIST
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NEW CMBC DIRECTOR, DR. STUART SANDIN
Dr. Stuart Sandin was recently selected to be the Director of the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation exists to promote a holistic, interdisciplinary approach in the education of future leaders in … Read More
100 ISLAND CHALLENGE AT SXSW 2019
This month Dr. Jennifer Smith traveled to Austin, Texas to participate on a panel (“Saving Coral Reefs One Pixel at a Time”) at SXSW, a conference that features a variety of tracks that allow attendees to explore what’s next in the worlds of … Read More
ASSOCIATED PRESS | Dr. Sandin featured in Jamaica Coral Reef Story
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NEW PUBLICATION: SIZE-STRUCTURAL SHIFTS REVEAL INTENSITY OF EXPLOITATION IN CORAL REEF FISHERIES
Check out the newest publication from the Sandin Lab. Size-structural shifts reveal intensity of exploitation in coral reef fisheries, co-authored by Drs. Brian Zgliczynski and Stuart Sandin. Download PDF here! Highlights: Biomass spectra are robust indicators for examining the effects … Read More
