Habitat compression and ecosystem shifts as potential links between marine heatwave and record whale entanglements
Climate change and increased variability and intensity of climate events, in combination with
recovering protected species populations and highly capitalized fisheries, are posing new …
recovering protected species populations and highly capitalized fisheries, are posing new …
Marine vertebrate biodiversity and distribution within the central California Current using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding and ecosystem surveys
CJ Closek, JA Santora, HA Starks… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a new approach for assessing marine
biodiversity that may overcome challenges of traditional monitoring and complement both …
biodiversity that may overcome challenges of traditional monitoring and complement both …
Humpback whale diets respond to variance in ocean climate and ecosystem conditions in the California Current
Large, migratory predators are often cited as sentinel species for ecosystem processes and
climate‐related changes, but their utility as indicators is dependent upon an understanding …
climate‐related changes, but their utility as indicators is dependent upon an understanding …
State of the California Current 2019–2020: back to the future with marine heatwaves?
ED Weber, TD Auth, S Baumann-Pickering… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The California Current System (CCS) has experienced large fluctuations in environmental
conditions in recent years that have dramatically affected the biological community. Here we …
conditions in recent years that have dramatically affected the biological community. Here we …
Implementing an ecosystem oceanography program to increase capacity and preparedness for dynamic ocean management and fishery challenges
BK Wells, JA Santora - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Building resilience in coastal resources and related communities is improved by a holistic
ecosystem research approach for integrating socioecological system components; a key …
ecosystem research approach for integrating socioecological system components; a key …
Hemispheric asymmetry in ocean change and the productivity of ecosystem sentinels
Climate change and other human activities are causing profound effects on marine
ecosystem productivity. We show that the breeding success of seabirds is tracking …
ecosystem productivity. We show that the breeding success of seabirds is tracking …
Essential krill species habitat resolved by seasonal upwelling and ocean circulation models within the large marine ecosystem of the California Current System
Due to their global distribution, high biomass and energy content, euphausiids (krill) are
important prey for many mid and upper trophic level marine organisms. Understanding …
important prey for many mid and upper trophic level marine organisms. Understanding …
Tracking cairns: biologging improves the use of seabirds as sentinels of the sea
In 1987, David Cairns proposed that a gradient of colony-based measures on seabirds
could be used to assess food supply in the ocean. Measures closely tied to the ocean, such …
could be used to assess food supply in the ocean. Measures closely tied to the ocean, such …
Foraging range scales with colony size in high-latitude seabirds
Density-dependent prey depletion around breeding colonies has long been considered an
important factor controlling the population dynamics of colonial animals. 1–4 Ashmole …
important factor controlling the population dynamics of colonial animals. 1–4 Ashmole …
Environmental conditions and prey-switching by a seabird predator impact juvenile salmon survival
Due to spatio-temporal variability of lower trophic-level productivity along the California
Current Ecosystem (CCE), predators must be capable of switching prey or foraging areas in …
Current Ecosystem (CCE), predators must be capable of switching prey or foraging areas in …