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Our research interests broadly include the ecology and conservation of marine mammals, seabirds and the habitats upon which they depend. We focus in two areas:

One focuses on the most important threat to seabird populations and island ecosystems worldwide: the introduction of non-native species (e.g. cats, rats, pigs, goats, sheep, foxes, etc.). This research examines the changes that result from the introduction of non-native species to islands and seeks to understand, develop, and improve methods for the restoration of island ecosystems.

The second includes an examination of how physical and biological factors explain and ultimately may be used to predict the distribution of large, highly mobile marine predators such as marine mammals and seabirds. Here we examine the interaction between the physiological, behavioral and life history characteristics of sharks and rays, sea turtles, seabirds, and marine mammals with physical and biological oceanographic processes.

Current research projects include:

·        Ecosystem impacts of introduced species on islands and seabirds in the U.S., Mexico, Caribbean, Western Pacific, and South America.

·        Foraging ecology, fisheries impacts, contaminants, and the conservation of large marine predators: manta rays, loggerhead turtles, albatross, and rorqual whales.

·        Trophic ecology of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary – from wind to whales.

·        Prioritizing island conservation to maximize return on investment.

 

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Don Croll

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Bernie Tershy

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Lab MembersMyra Finkelstein
Robert Henry
Carolyn Kurle
Kelly Newton
Alexandra Rose
Shaye Wolf

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Former Lab MembersBrad Keitt
Josh Donlan
Mike Litzow

 

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