Lay summaries of select projects funded by California Sea Grant and its partners. Perfect for nonspecialists or those who prefer less jargon and less technical detail. This is "science lite."
Project Profiles 2011
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Frequency, Distribution and Ecological Impact of Cryptic Hybrid Invaders: Management Tools for Eradication of Invasive Spartina. Feinstein, L. R/SF-37. |
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Plankton Dynamics in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Long-Term Trends and Trophic Interactions. Winder, M. R/SF-36. |
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Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on the Size and Frequency of Floods in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley. Das, T. R/SF-34. |
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Genetic Markers for Detecting Population Structure of West Coast Chinook Salmon. Clemento, A. R/SF-24. |
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Kelp Wrack: Hopping with Life in Southern California. Summaries tailored for the counties of San Diego, Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Dugan, J. R/CZ-174 and R/ENV-210 |
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Spreading Non-Native Species
through the Live-Bait Trade? Pernet, B., R/FISH-204. |
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The Physics of a “Red Tide”
off Huntington Beach. Feddersen, F. and Guza, R., R/CZ-196. |
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An Estimate of White Sharks off Central California. Chapple T., E/PD-3. |
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Sea Slugs as Brilliant Indicators of Climate Change in Central California. Goddard, J.,
Pearce, J., and Gosliner, T., R//OPCENV-08. |
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The Role of Symbiotic Bacteria in Iron
Acquisition and Algal Bloom Formation. Carrano, C.,
Kuepper, F., and Green, D., R/CZ-198 & R/CONT-205. |
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Minimizing Fishmeal in California
Yellowtail and White Seabass Feeds. Drawbridge, M., Barrows, R. and Hardy, R., R/AQ-130. |
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Probing the Medical Potential
of Microbial Marine Life. Jensen, P. and Moore, B., R/NMP-98 & R/NMP-100. |
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Tracking Sooty Shearwaters to Identify Critical
At-sea Habitats in the California Current. Harvey, J. and Adams, J., R/ENV-204. |
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A New Tool for Assessing the Potential
Disease Impacts of Propagated Marine
Fish on Wild Stocks. Hedrick, R. and Arkush, K. R/AQ-127. |
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Roundworms as Bioindicators
of Sediment Ecology at Bolsa
Chica Wetlands. De Ley, P. R/ENV-207. |
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Developing a Vaccine to Prevent
Streptococcus Iniae Infection in Fish. Nizet, V. R/A-124. |
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