We are pleased to announce the arrival of a new doctor in the world of marine ecology, Dr. Tali Vardi, PhD! On Dec. 2, 2011, Tali presented her thesis, entitled “Population dynamics of the threatened Atlantic Elkhorn Coral”. She described … Read More
SIO/CMBC PLAYS ROLE IN NEW CA SHARK FIN BAN LAW (AB376)
Hooray!!!! On October 7th, 2011, CA Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 376 into law! The law ends California’s participation in the destructive international shark fin trade, which is responsible for the deaths of millions of sharks each year! California now … Read More
STUART SANDIN “TALKS NERDY” TO THE HUFFINGTON POST
“Imagine if the reefs of the world, once coated by colorful corals, suddenly became bare. What would it mean for humanity?” Stuart Sandin was recently interviewed by The Huffington Post to answer this question as part of Cara Santa Maria’s “Talk Nerdy to … Read More
Triton Innovation Challenge: Center for Environmental Imaging
Members of the Sandin Lab participated in the 2020 Triton Innovation Challenge. Sandin Lab members Clinton Edwards, Nicole Pederson, Chris Sullivan and Dr. Stuart Sandin along with contributors Vid Petrovic and Dr. Falko Kuester presented their concept for the Center … Read More
STUDY: LOSS OF LARGE PREDATORS HAS CAUSED WIDESPREAD DISRUPTION OF ECOSYSTEMS
EMBARGOED BY Science FOR RELEASE ON Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:00 AM PDT Scripps scientists part of research team studying cascading effects on ecosystems ————————————————————————————————————————————————– Via: Scripps Institution of Oceanography / University of California, San Diego The decline of large predators … Read More
The influence of habitat and adults on the spatial distribution of juvenile corals
ABSTRACT Population distributions are affected by a variety of spatial processes, including dispersal, intraspecific dynamics and habitat selection. Within reef‐building coral communities, these processes are especially important during the earliest life stages when reproduction provides mobility among sessile organisms and … Read More