Colonial, asexually reproducing organisms are typically treated as genetically homogenous entities composed of clonal units. However, processes such as fusion and somatic mutation may lead to the integration of multiple genetic lines in a single physi . . .

Small-scale shifts in species distributions are expected to occur under future climate for many species. These shifts can have consequences as they alter population dynamics, and it is important to understand when and why they occur. The intertidal po . . .

Batoids exhibit unique body plans, with derived fin morphologies such as the anteriorly expanded pectoral fins that fuse to the head, or distally extended anterior pelvic fin lobes used for a modified swimming technique utilized by skates (Rajidea). T . . .

Climate induced shifts in population distributions are widely documented around the globe as a means of animals behaviorally responding to their physiological tolerance limits. The rocky intertidal shore is known for its highly thermally variable envi . . .

In the California Current System, baleen whales are used as a proxy for ecosystem health because they have been widely studied as a top predator. Oceanographic variability in the California Current System is dominated by three basin scale climate patt . . .

Four species of phytoplankton (Rhodomonas salina, Skeletonema marinoi, Prorocentrum micans, Isochrysis galbana) were grown under present-day low (400ppm pCOi, pH~8.1) and predicted-future high (lOOOppm pCOi, pH~7.8) ocean acidification conditions usin . . .

Movements of 23 sub-adult and 10 juvenile black rockfish (Sebastes melanops) implanted with acoustic transmitters were monitored during 16 months in Carmel Bay, California. Most tagged sub-adult black rockfish (14 fish) were resident to the study area . . .

The giant green sea anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) inhabits the rocky intertidal zone in California and Oregon. Two photosynthetic algal symbionts, zooxanthellae and zoochlorellae, make these anemones important primary producers in the intertida . . .

Ocean acidification is exacerbated along the California shelf due to the upwelling of deep CO2 rich waters. This process of upwelling is driven by along-shore winds, which vary in strength by season. We present the relationship between along-shore win . . .

As a highly urbanized ecosystem, the San Francisco Estuary (SFE) has many wastewater treatment facilities discharging large volumes of high nutrient effluent into the estuary. Phytoplankton primary production can be depressed in the presence of ammoni . . .