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Bioluminescence

8/28/2023

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Lately, the ocean in Santa Cruz has been lit up at night with bioluminescence. In this episode, we learn more about the phenomenon from my outstanding co-host Nikka Malakooti! 
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Sea Otter Drama

7/23/2023

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Check out my latest for the Santa Cruz Naturalist! In this episode, I discuss the an ongoing drama surrounding a surfboard-stealing sea otter in Santa Cruz. 
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Point Reyes Coyote Project Feature

7/11/2023

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My coyote research in Point Reyes was recently featured by the Point Reyes National Seashore Association! Check it out: link
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Ann's Urban Scavengers Poster

7/7/2023

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One of my amazing undergraduate interns Ann Gobei-Bacaylan presented some preliminary data from our project examining the effects of urbanization on shoreline scavenging assemblages! Ann was a Koret Scholar at UCSC this year, and was an all-star through many early morning fish carcass deployments this Spring. Huge thanks to the Koret Foundation, PADI foundation, Myers Trust, and International Women's Fishing Association for funding our work! Look forward to a publication from this project coming soon.

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Fence Ecology

4/27/2023

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Check out my latest for the Santa Cruz Naturalist! In this episode, I discuss the ecological effects of one of the most common and widespread human infrastructures: fencing. 
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Adaptive Capacity of Small Montane Mammals

4/14/2023

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My newest paper is out in Biological Conservation! We investigated between- and within-species differences in adaptive capacity among montane small mammals, with a focus on the American Pika. 
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The Carrion Connection

3/15/2023

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I just published my first first-author publication—a natural history note describing a novel land-sea linkage between beach-cast pinniped carrion and insectivorous black phoebes. Check it out! 
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Fire Ecology and Cultural Burning - Parts 1 and 2

2/28/2023

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Check out parts 1 and 2 of my latest podcast feature for the Santa Cruz Naturalist! I interview my friend Nicolás Cruz about forest fires, prescribed burns, cultural burns, and his research on the role of fire in wetland ecosystems
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The Afterlives of Trees: Driftwood Ecology

1/17/2023

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Check out my latest for the Santa Cruz Naturalist. In this episode, I discuss the important ecological roles that fallen trees play as they move from forests to rivers to oceans.
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Oyster Restoration at Elkhorn Slough

12/20/2022

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Check out my latest for the Santa Cruz Naturalist! In this episode, I talk with my friend Jacob Harris about ongoing efforts to restore Olympia oysters to Elkhorn Slough. 
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