Friday, October 7, 2022
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Rocky Intertidal Engineers:
Who are they, how do they do it, and why does it matter?
by Dr. Jennifer Burnaford,
California State University, Fullerton
Ecosystem engineers are organisms that modify the environment in ways that substantially change conditions for other species. Mussels, kelps, and owl limpets are examples of engineers that have strong effects on the biodiversity of rocky intertidal shores through their ability to dominate space, create shade, and create bare patches. This presentation will describe the mechanisms by which these engineers structure rocky shore communities
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SAVE THE DATE!
The final 2022 Discovery Lecture date is:
December 2, 2022
Lectures will be in person at the Aquarium, and live-streamed, beginning at 7:00 pm
Lecture Archives 2014 - 2022
August 5, 2022: Dr. Shana Goffredi, Occidental College
Briny Bloodsuckers: Vampire invertebrates, and their bacterial accomplices
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June 3, 2022: Dr. Austin J.W. Hendy, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Palos Verdes Underwater: A Paradise 150 Million Years in the Making
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April 1, 2022: Dr. Mario Espinoza, Universidad de Costa Rica
Turning the Tide for Sharks and Rays in Costa Rica
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February 4, 2022: Rachel McPherson, Port of Los Angeles
The Port of LA-Protecting Rich Habitat in North America’s Busiest Seaport
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December 3, 2021: Dr. Marah J. Hardt, OceanInk LLC
Sex in the Sea: The weird and wonderful ways animals reproduce in the ocean, and why that matters
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October 1, 2021: Dr. Yannis Papastamatiou, Florida International University
The Secret Social Lives of Sharks
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August 6, 2021: Dr. Edie Widder, Ocean Research and Conservation Association
Here Be Monsters: Exploring the Edge of the Map
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June 4, 2021: Dr. David A. Ebert, Pacific Shark Research Center / Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Searching for “Lost Sharks”
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April 9, 2021: Dr. David Cummings, Point Loma Nazarene University
Just say no to drugs: The spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria into our coastal wetlands
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February 5, 2021: Dr. Andrew Leising, NOAA Southwest Fisheries
Marine Heatwaves of the North East Pacific: Will “Blobs” be the new normal?
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December 4, 2020:Dr. Jayson Smith, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems in Urbanized Southern California: Long-term Change, Human impacts, and Management
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November 6, 2020: Dr. Nicole Bonuso, CSU Fullerton
Bringing Dark Data in the Light, One Shell at a Time
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October 2, 2020: Dr. Nina Bednarsek, SCCWRP
The Risks of Climate Change on the Most Vulnerable Species and Ecosystems
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February 7, 2020: Dean Pentcheff and Dr. Regina Wetzer, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Biodiversity in Our Ocean — A Natural History Museum Vision
December 6, 2019: Dr. Brian Livingston, California State University, Long Beach
Sea Star Wasting: Does environmental stress lead to an autoimmune response?
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October 4, 2019: Dr. Chuck Kopczak, California Science Center
Sex
and Kelp and Science Ed – Confessions of a Kelp Addict
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August 2, 2019: Dr. Jason Keller, Chapman University
Exploring "Blue Carbon" in California Salt Marshes
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June 7, 2019: Dr. Barbara Taylor, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
An urgent message from Mexico’s vaquita porpoise: protect me, protect life (yours included)
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April 5, 2019: Shelly Moore, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)
There is a great future in plastics: So what’s the big (and little) deal?
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February 1, 2019: Dr. John Dorsey, Loyola Marymount University
Teaming with Nature in Managing Urban Runoff: More Bang for the Buck!
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December 7, 2018: Dr. Ian Fenty, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Warming oceans, melting ice, and rising seas
February 2, 2018: Dr. Kevin Lafferty, US Geological Survey and UC Santa Barbara
Parasites and food webs
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December 1, 2017: Dr. John O. Dabiri, Stanford
Do Swimming Animals Mix the Ocean?
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October 6, 2017: Dr. Bengt J. Allen, California State University, Long Beach
Ecological Consequences of Thermal Stress on Wave-Swept Shores: Insights from a Model Ecosystem
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August 4, 2017: Dr. Branwen Williams, Claremont McKenna College
Arctic climate, as documented by algal rocks
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June 2, 2017: Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Advances in beach water quality monitoring
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April 7, 2017: Dr. Kristy L. Forsgren, California State University, Fullerton
Ovaries, Testes, and Copulatory Structures – Oh My! The Importance of Understanding Reproduction of Fishes
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February 3, 2017: Dr. Larry G. Allen, California State University, Northridge
The Return of the Kelp Forest King
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December 2, 2016: Dr. Dan Pondella, Occidental College and Southern California Marine Institute (SCMI)
Beyond Big Fish, Restoring the Southern California Rocky Reef Ecosystem
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October 7, 2016: Dr. Patrick J. Krug, California State University Los Angeles
Hugs and drugs from sea slugs
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August 5, 2016: John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research
The amazing underwater world of blue and humpback whales: new tags provide insights into their lives and the threats they face
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June 3, 2016: Dr. Jeff Armstrong, Environmental Supervisor, Orange County Sanitation District-Ocean Monitoring Program
Sewers to Sanddabs: Profiling Orange County Sanitation District’s Ocean Monitoring Program
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April 1, 2016: Dr. Ann Bull, Chief of Environmental Sciences Section Pacific Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Outlook on the Outer Continental Shelf for Offshore Energy
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February 5, 2016: Mike Schaadt, Director of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
The Vast Frontier: Tales From the Darkside
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December 4, 2015: Dr. Steve Gaines, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, UC Santa Barbara
The Future of Food from the Sea
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October 2, 2015: Dr. Danielle Zacherl, California State University, Fullerton
If We Make Their Bed, They Will Lie In It: Restoration of Native Olympia Oysters in Southern California
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August 7, 2015: Kelly Stromberg, Catalina Sea Ranch
Aquaculture: The Fight for our Local Seafood
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May 8, 2015: Dr. Bill Patzert, Climatologist, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Drought: Are We In or Out?
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April 3, 2015: Dr. David Caron, USC
Harmful Algal Blooms Along the California Coast: Their Ecosystem Impacts and Our Present Understanding
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February 6, 2015: David Helvarg, Executive Director of Blue Frontier
"The Golden Shore - California's Love Affair with the Sea"
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December 5, 2014: Dr. Shana Goffredi, Occidental College
The Universe Below: Explorations of Life in the Deep Sea
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October 3, 2014: Dr. Richard F. Ambrose, UCLA
Tides of change: Past trends in rocky intertidal communities and prospects for the future
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August 1, 2014: Dr. Shawna Dark, CSU Northridge
Unearthing The Historical Wetlands of Southern California
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May 9, 2014: Dr. Chris Lowe, CSU Long Beach
Return of the big marine predators to California waters: a sign things might be getting better
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