California Sea Grant Project Profiles

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."

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Feinstein project profile Frequency, Distribution and Ecological Impact of Cryptic Hybrid Invaders: Management Tools for Eradication of Invasive Spartina. Feinstein, L. R/SF-37.
Winder project profile Plankton Dynamics in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Long-Term Trends and Trophic Interactions. Winder, M. R/SF-36.
Das project profile Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on the Size and Frequency of Floods in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley. Das, T. R/SF-34.
Clemento project profile Genetic Markers for Detecting Population Structure of West Coast Chinook Salmon. Clemento, A. R/SF-24.
Dugan project profile 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
Pernet project profile Spreading Non-Native Species through the Live-Bait Trade? Pernet, B., R/FISH-204.
Feddersen project profile The Physics of a “Red Tide” off Huntington Beach. Feddersen, F. and Guza, R., R/CZ-196.
Chapple project profile An Estimate of White Sharks off Central California. Chapple T., E/PD-3.
Goddard, Pearce, and Gosliner Sea Slugs as Brilliant Indicators of Climate Change in Central California. Goddard, J., Pearce, J., and Gosliner, T., R//OPCENV-08.
Carrano, Kuepper, and Green 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.
Drawbridge, Barrows, and Hardy Minimizing Fishmeal in California Yellowtail and White Seabass Feeds. Drawbridge, M., Barrows, R. and Hardy, R., R/AQ-130.
Harvey-Adams Probing the Medical Potential of Microbial Marine Life. Jensen, P. and Moore, B., R/NMP-98 & R/NMP-100.
Harvey-Adams Tracking Sooty Shearwaters to Identify Critical At-sea Habitats in the California Current. Harvey, J. and Adams, J., R/ENV-204.
De Ley A New Tool for Assessing the Potential Disease Impacts of Propagated Marine Fish on Wild Stocks. Hedrick, R. and Arkush, K. R/AQ-127.
De Ley Roundworms as Bioindicators of Sediment Ecology at Bolsa Chica Wetlands. De Ley, P. R/ENV-207.
Nizet Developing a Vaccine to Prevent Streptococcus Iniae Infection in Fish. Nizet, V. R/A-124.
 
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