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2026

1

Seasonal changes in phytoplankton community of the Straits of Florida near the Florida Keys Di Geronimo Sebastian et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
2026 Phytoplankton Remote Sensing South FL

2021

3

At Palmyra Atoll, the fish-community environmental DNA signal changes across habitats but not with tides Kevin D. Lafferty et al. · Journal of Fish Biology
2021 eDNA Genomics
Can we manage fisheries with the inherent uncertainty from eDNA? Christopher L. Jerde · Journal of Fish Biology
Genomics 2021 Fisheries eDNA
Looking where it's hard to see: a case study documenting rare textitEucyclogobius newberryi presence in a California lagoon · Journal of Fish Biology
2021

2020

20

Annual cycle of export fluxes of biogenic matter near Hanna Shoal in the northeast Chukchi Sea Catherine Lalande et al. · Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2020
Are Environmental DNA Methods Ready for Aquatic Invasive Species Management? Adam J. Sepulveda et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Genomics 2020 Invasive species Early detection eDNA
Automated High-Resolution Time Series Mapping of Mangrove Forests Damaged by Hurricane Irma in Southwest Florida Matthew J. McCarthy et al. · Remote Sensing
2020
Calibrating Environmental DNA Metabarcoding to Conventional Surveys for Measuring Fish Species Richness Mary E. McElroy et al. · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Genomics 2020 eDNA
Comparison of functional diversity of two Alaskan Arctic shelf epibenthic communities L Sutton et al. · Marine Ecology Progress Series
2020
Coral Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem: Conservation Status, Challenges, and Opportunities Diego L. Gil-Agudelo et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
2020 Coral reef Conservation
Die–offs, reproductive failure, and changing at–sea abundance of murres in the Bering and Chukchi Seas in 2018 Marc D. Romano et al. · Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2020
Dynamic Satellite Seascapes as a Biogeographic Framework for Understanding Phytoplankton Assemblages in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, United States Enrique Montes et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
Remote Sensing 2020 Seascapes Phytoplankton
Evidence suggests potential transformation of the Pacific Arctic ecosystem is underway Henry P. Huntington et al. · Nature Climate Change
2020 Climate change
Forecasting the legacy of offshore oil and gas platforms on fish community structure and productivity Erin L. Meyer‐Gutbrod et al. · Ecological Applications
2020 Fisheries
Foundation species promote community stability by increasing diversity in a giant kelp forest Thomas Lamy et al. · Ecology
2020 Kelp
Manifestation and consequences of warming and altered heat fluxes over the Bering and Chukchi Sea continental shelves S.L. Danielson et al. · Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2020 Climate change
Parrotfish predation drives distinct microbial communities in reef-building corals Leïla Ezzat et al. · Animal Microbiome
2020 Coral reef
Recent change in benthic macrofaunal community composition in relation to physical forcing in the Pacific Arctic Hisatomo Waga et al. · Polar Biology
2020
Sea Surface Temperature Imagery Elucidates Spatiotemporal Nutrient Patterns for Offshore Kelp Aquaculture Siting in the Southern California Bight Jordan N. Snyder et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
Remote Sensing 2020 Kelp
Seasonal and latitudinal variations in sea ice algae deposition in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas determined by algal biomarkers Chelsea Wegner Koch et al. · PLOS ONE
2020
The establishment of a pelagic Sargassum population in the tropical Atlantic: Biological consequences of a basin-scale long distance dispersal event Elizabeth M. Johns et al. · Progress in Oceanography
2020
The marine sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis is a globally-distributed exotic species Thomas Turner · Aquatic Invasions
2020 Invasive species
The order Tethyida (Porifera) in California: taxonomy, systematics, and the first member of the family Hemiasterellidae in the Eastern Pacific Thomas L. Turner
2020
Three decades of variability in California's giant kelp forests from the Landsat satellites Tom W. Bell et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment
Remote Sensing 2020 Kelp

2019

37

A Framework for the Development, Design and Implementation of a Sustained Arctic Ocean Observing System Craig M. Lee et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
2019 Monitoring
Achieving FAIR Data Principles at the Environmental Data Initiative, the US-LTER Data Repository Corinna Gries et al. · Biodiversity Information Science and Standards
2019 Data publishing Interoperability
An analysis of the fish assemblages around 23 oil and gas platforms off California with comparisons with natural habitats Milton S Love et al. · Bulletin of Marine Science
2019 Fisheries
An analysis of the sessile, structure-forming invertebrates living on California oil and gas platforms Milton S Love et al. · Bulletin of Marine Science
2019
An Integrated All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System in 2030 Brad deYoung et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
2019 Monitoring
Assessing eukaryotic biodiversity in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary through environmental DNA metabarcoding Natalie A. Sawaya et al. · Ecology and Evolution
Genomics 2019 Monitoring eDNA
Comparison of biological and ecological long-term trends related to northern hemisphere climate in different marine ecosystems Ingrid Kröncke et al. · Nature Conservation
2019 Climate change
Decommissioning impacts on biotic assemblages associated with shell mounds beneath southern California offshore oil and gas platforms Erin L Meyer-Gutbrod et al. · Bulletin of Marine Science
2019
Developing an observational design for epibenthos and fish assemblages in the Chukchi Sea K. Iken et al. · Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2019 Monitoring
Distribution and potential larval connectivity of the non-native Watersipora (Bryozoa) among harbors, offshore oil platforms, and natural reefs Henry Page · Aquatic Invasions
2019 Invasive species
Diversity and Distribution of Meroplanktonic Larvae in the Pacific Arctic and Connectivity With Adult Benthic Invertebrate Communities E. A. Ershova et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
2019
Elevated textitp CO $_textrm2$ alters marine heterotrophic bacterial community composition and metabolic potential in response to a pulse of phytoplankton organic matter: Elevated pCO $_textrm2$ alters marine heterotrophic bacterial community composition and metabolic potential Anna K. James et al. · Environmental Microbiology
2019
Fish densities associated with structural elements of oil and gas platforms in southern California Erin L Meyer-Gutbrod et al. · Bulletin of Marine Science
2019 Fisheries
Fishes and invertebrates of oil and gas platforms off California: an introduction and summary Milton S Love · Bulletin of Marine Science
2019 Fisheries
Fishes with high reproductive output potential on California offshore oil and gas platforms Jeremy T Claisse et al. · Bulletin of Marine Science
2019 Fisheries
Formation, Development, and Propagation of a Rare Coastal Coccolithophore Bloom Paul G. Matson et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2019 Phytoplankton
Global Observational Needs and Resources for Marine Biodiversity Gabrielle Canonico et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
2019 Monitoring eDNA Genomics
Gray whale migration patterns through the Southern California Bight from multi-year visual and acoustic monitoring Ra Guazzo et al. · Marine Ecology Progress Series
Acoustics 2019
Impact of spatiotemporal variability in phytoplankton size structure on benthic macrofaunal distribution in the Pacific Arctic Hisatomo Waga et al. · Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2019 Phytoplankton
In situ Autonomous Acquisition and Preservation of Marine Environmental DNA Using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Kevan M. Yamahara et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
Genomics 2019 eDNA
Marine Vertebrate Biodiversity and Distribution Within the Central California Current Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) Metabarcoding and Ecosystem Surveys Collin J. Closek et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
Genomics 2019 Monitoring eDNA
Molecular Approaches for an Operational Marine Biodiversity Observation Network Kelly D. Goodwin et al. · World Seas: an Environmental Evaluation
2019 Monitoring
New estimates of weight-at-size, maturity-at-size, fecundity, and biomass of snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio, in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska Lauren M. Divine et al. · Fisheries Research
2019 Fisheries
Offshore oil production platforms as potential sources of larvae to coastal shelf regions off southern California Mary M Nishimoto et al. · Bulletin of Marine Science
2019
Regional patterns in shallow water invertebrate assemblages on offshore oil and gas platforms along the Pacific continental shelf Henry M Page et al. · Bulletin of Marine Science
2019
Representation of the Pacific Arctic seabird community within the Distributed Biological Observatory array, 2007–2015 Kathy J. Kuletz et al. · Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2019
Sources of primary production to Arctic bivalves identified using amino acid stable carbon isotope fingerprinting Audrey G. Rowe et al. · Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies
2019
Spatial Planning of Marine Aquaculture Under Climate Decadal Variability: A Case Study for Mussel Farms in Southern California Jade F. Sainz et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
2019
Species insurance trumps spatial insurance in stabilizing biomass of a marine macroalgal metacommunity Thomas Lamy et al. · Ecology
2019
Stability and synchrony across ecological hierarchies in heterogeneous metacommunities: linking theory to data Shaopeng Wang et al. · Ecography
2019
Surgeonfish feces increase microbial opportunism in reef-building corals L Ezzat et al. · Marine Ecology Progress Series
2019 Coral reef
The characteristics of song: An overview for marine mammals John Hildebrand · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
2019
The Distributed Biological Observatory: A change detection array in the Pacific Arctic – An introduction Jacqueline M. Grebmeier et al. · Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2019 Monitoring
The role of jacket complexity in structuring fish assemblages in the midwaters of two California oil and gas platforms Milton S Love et al. · Bulletin of Marine Science
2019 Fisheries
Timing of juvenile fish settlement at offshore oil platforms coincides with water mass advection into the Santa Barbara Channel, California Mary M Nishimoto et al. · Bulletin of Marine Science
2019 Fisheries
Toward a Coordinated Global Observing System for Seagrasses and Marine Macroalgae J. Emmett Duffy et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
2019 Monitoring
Wrack resource use by intertidal consumers on sandy beaches Kristen M. Michaud et al. · Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
2019 Rocky shore

2018

16

Advancing Marine Biological Observations and Data Requirements of the Complementary Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) and Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) Frameworks Frank E. Muller-Karger et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
Indicators 2018 EOV Ecosystem assessment
Anthropogenic disturbance facilitates a non-native species on offshore oil platforms Sloane M. Viola et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology
2018 Invasive species
Aspects of the Life Histories of Pinkrose Rockfish ( textitSebastes simulator ) and Swordspine Rockfish ( textitSebastes ensifer ) with Notes on the Subgenus textitSebastomus Milton S. Love et al. · Bulletin, Southern California Academy of Sciences
2018 Fisheries
Behavior of singing fin whales Balaenoptera physalus tracked acoustically offshore of Southern California Lm Varga et al. · Endangered Species Research
Acoustics Tracking 2018
Biotic disturbance mitigates effects of multiple stressors in a marine benthic community Hunter S. Lenihan et al. · Ecosphere
2018
Detecting Southern California’s White Sharks With Environmental DNA Kevin D. Lafferty et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
Genomics 2018 eDNA
Evaluation of marine zooplankton community structure through environmental DNA metabarcoding: Metabarcoding zooplankton from eDNA Anni Djurhuus et al. · Limnology and Oceanography: Methods
Genomics 2018 eDNA
Giant kelp, textitMacrocystis pyrifera , increases faunal diversity through physical engineering Robert J. Miller et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2018 Kelp
Integrated Observations and Informatics Improve Understanding of Changing Marine Ecosystems Abigail Benson et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
2018 Monitoring
Loss of foundation species: disturbance frequency outweighs severity in structuring kelp forest communities Max C. N. Castorani et al. · Ecology
2018 Kelp
Phytoplankton Pigment Communities Can be Modeled Using Unique Relationships With Spectral Absorption Signatures in a Dynamic Coastal Environment: MODELING PIGMENT COMMUNITIES D. Catlett et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Remote Sensing 2018 Phytoplankton
Primer selection impacts specific population abundances but not community dynamics in a monthly time-series 16S rRNA gene amplicon analysis of coastal marine bacterioplankton: Primer choice effects on populations, communities Emma K. Wear et al. · Environmental Microbiology
2018
Regional patterns of physiological condition determine giant kelp net primary production dynamics: Physiology and production of giant kelp Tom W. Bell et al. · Limnology and Oceanography
2018 Kelp
Satellite sensor requirements for monitoring essential biodiversity variables of coastal ecosystems Frank E. Muller-Karger et al. · Ecological Applications
Remote Sensing Indicators 2018 EOV Ecosystem assessment
Scale-specific drivers of kelp forest communities Thomas Lamy et al. · Oecologia
2018 Kelp
The worth of giants: The consumptive and non-consumptive use value of the giant sea bass ( textitStereolepis gigas ) Ana Sofía Guerra et al. · Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
2018 Fisheries Conservation

2017

6

Biomonitoring of marine vertebrates in Monterey Bay using eDNA metabarcoding Elizabeth A. Andruszkiewicz et al. · PLOS ONE
Genomics 2017 Monitoring eDNA
Evaluation of Filtration and DNA Extraction Methods for Environmental DNA Biodiversity Assessments across Multiple Trophic Levels Anni Djurhuus et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
Genomics 2017 eDNA
Genetic and Manual Survey Methods Yield Different and Complementary Views of an Ecosystem Ryan P. Kelly et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
2017
Integrating Marine Omics into the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) in Support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Agenda 2030 Kelly D. Goodwin et al. · Proceedings of TDWG
2017 Monitoring
Membrane vesicles in sea water: heterogeneous DNA content and implications for viral abundance estimates Steven J Biller et al. · The ISME Journal
Genomics 2017
The contribution of species-genetic diversity correlations to the understanding of community assembly rules Thomas Lamy et al. · Oikos
2017

2016

2

Extreme warming challenges sentinel status of kelp forests as indicators of climate change Daniel Reed et al. · Nature Communications
Indicators 2016 Kelp Climate change
Quantification of Environmental DNA (eDNA) Shedding and Decay Rates for Three Marine Fish Lauren M. Sassoubre et al. · Environmental Science & Technology
Genomics 2016 eDNA

Undated

4

A functional diversity comparison of two Alaskan Arctic shelf epibenthic communities (In Review) L. Sutton et al. · Marine Ecology Progress Series
Deep learning for all: managing and analyzing underwater and remote sensing imagery on the web using BisQue
Remote Sensing
Fish Bulletin 157. Guide To The Coastal Marine Fishes of California
Fisheries
Seasonal abundance, distribution, and growth of the early life stages of Polar Cod (Boreogadus saida) and Saffron Cod (Eleginus gracilis) in the US Arctic during a warm year. Polar Biology. (In Revision) C.D. Vestfals et al. · Polar Biology
Fisheries

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