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Yr 2006 Publications: Research by PISCO scientists

• Blanchette, C.A., B. R. Broitman, and S. D. Gaines. 2006. Intertidal community structure and oceanographic patterns around Santa Cruz Island, California, USA. Marine Biology 149:689-701.
• Braby, C. E., and G. N. Somero. 2006. Ecological gradients and relative abundance of native (Mytilus trossulus)  and invasive (M. galloprovincialis)  blue mussels in the California hybrid zone. Marine Biology 148:1249-1262.
• Braby, C.E., and G.N. Somero. 2006. Following the heart: temperature and salinity effects on heart rate in native and invasive species of blue mussels (genus Mytilus) J. Exp. Biol. 209: 2554-2566. 
• Broitman, B. R., and B. P. Kinlan. 2006. Spatial scales of benthic and pelagic producer biomass in a coastal upwelling ecosystem. Marine Ecology Progress Series 327:15-25.
• Brown, J. 2006. Using the chemical composition of otoliths to evaluate the nursery role of estuaries for English sole (Pleuronectes vetulus) populations in central California. Marine Ecology Progress Series 306:269-281.
• Brown, J. A. 2006. Classification of juvenile flatfishes to estuarine and coastal habitats based on the elemental composition of otoliths. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sciences 66:594-611.
• Buckley, B. A., A. Y. Gracey, and G. N. Somero. 2006. The cellular response to heat stress in the goby Gillichthys mirabilis: A cDNA microarray and protein-level analysis. The Journal of Experimental Biology 209:2660-2677.
• Carr, M. H., and C. Syms. 2006. Recruitment: the replenishment of demersal fish populations. Pages 1248-1316 in L. Allen, D. J. P. II, and M. H. Horn, editors. The Ecology of California Marine Fishes. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.
• Denny, M. W., and C. C. D. Harley. 2006. Hot limpets: predicting body temperature in a conductance-mediated thermal system. J. Experimental Biology 209:2409-2419.
• Denny, M. W., L. P. Miller, and C. C. D. Harley. 2006. Thermal stress on intertidal limpets: long-term hindcasts and lethal limits. J. Experimental Biology 209:2420-2431.
• Emery, B., L. Washburn, M. Love, M. Nishimoto, and J. Ohlmann. 2006. Do oil and gas platforms off California reduce recruitment of bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis) to natural habitat? An analysis based on trajectories derived from high frequency radar. Fishery Bulletin 104:391-400.
• Fields, P. A., E. L. Rudomin, and G. N. Somero. 2006. Temperature sensitivities of cytosolic malate dehydrogenases from native and invasive species of marine mussels (genus Mytilus): sequence-function linkages and correlations with biogeographic distribution. Journal of Experimental Biology 209:656-667.
• Gaylord, B., D. C. Reed, P. T. Raimondi, and L. Washburn. 2006. Macroalgal spore dispersal in coastal environments: Mechanistic insights revealed by theory and experiment. Ecological Monographs. 76:481–502.
• Helmuth, B., B. R. Broitman, C. A. Blanchette, S. Gilman, P. Halpin, C. D. G. Harley, M. J. O'Donnell, G. E. Hofmann, B. Menge, and D. Strickland. 2006. Mosaic patterns of thermal stress in the rocky intertidal zone: implications for climate change. Ecological Monographs. 74:461-479.
• Johnson, D. W. 2006. Density dependence in marine fish populations revealed at small and large spatial scales. Ecology 87:319-325.
• Johnson, D. W. 2006. Predation, habitat complexity and variation in density-dependent mortality of temperate reef fishes. Ecology 87:1179-1188.
• Martone, P. T. 2006. Size, strength and allometry of joints in the articulated coralline Calliarthron. Journal of Experimental Biology 209:1678-1689.
• Miner, M. C., J.M. Altstatt, P.T. Raimondi, and T. E. Minchinton. 2006. Recruitment failure and shifts in community structure following mass mortality of black abalone limit its prospects for recovery. Marine Ecology Progress Series 327:107-117.
• Nielsen, K., C. Blanchette, B. Menge, and J. Lubchenco. 2006. Physiological snapshots reflect ecological performance of the Sea Palm, Postelsia palmaeformis (Phaeophycaea) across intertidal elevation and exposure gradients. Journal of Phycology 42:548-559.
• Reed, D. C., B P. Kinlan, P.T. Raimondi, L. Washburn, B. Gaylord, and P. T. Drake. 2006. A Metapopulation Perspective on Patch Dynamics and Connectivity of Giant Kelp. Pages 576 in J. P. Kritzer and P. F. Sale, editors. Marine Metapopulations. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
• Reed, D. C., P. T. Raimondi, L. Washburn, B. Gaylord, B. P. Kinlan, and P. T. Drake. 2006. The metapopulation ecology of giant kelp. in P. F. Sale and J. Kritzer, editors. Marine metapopulations. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
• Ritter, A.F. and R. K. Preisler. 2006. Spatial variation in the structure of an intertidal fish assemblage reflects daily settlement patterns. Marine Ecology Progress Series 317:211-223.
• Russell, R., S. A. Wood, G. Allison, and B. A. Menge. 2006. Scale, Environment, & Trophic Status: The Context-Dependency of Community Saturation in Rocky Intertidal Communities. American Naturalist 167:E158-E170.
• Sagarin, R. 2006. Recent studies improve understanding of population dynamics across species ranges. Oikos.  115: 386-388.
• Sagarin, R., and G. N. Somero. 2006. Complex patterns of heat-shock protein 70 expression across the southern biogeographic ranges of the intertidal mussel Mytilus californianus and the snail Nucella ostrina. Journal of Biogeography 33:622-630.
• Sagarin, R., S. D. Gaines, and B. Gaylord. 2006. Moving beyond assumptions to understand abundance distributions across the ranges of species. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 21:524-530.
• Sagarin, R.,  R. F. Ambrose, B. J. Becker, J.M. Engle, J. Kido, S.F. Lee, C. M. Miner, S.N. Murray, P.T. Raimondi, D. Richards, and C. Roe. 2006. Ecological impacts on the limpet Lottia gigantea populations: human pressure over a broad scale on island and mainland intertidal zones. Marine Biology:1-15.
• Schoch, G.C., B.A. Menge, G. Allison, M. Kavanaugh, S.A. Thompson, and S.A. Wood. 2006. Fifteen degrees of separation: Latitudinal gradients of rocky intertidal biota along the California Current.  Limnology and Oceanography.  51:2564-2585.
• Selkoe, K. A., and R. J. Toonen. 2006. Microsatellites for ecologists: a practical guide to using and evaluating microsatellite markers. Ecology Letters 9:615-629.
• Selkoe, K. A., S. D. Gaines, J. E. Caselle, and R. R. Warner. 2006. Current shifts and kin aggregation explain genetic patchiness in fish recruits. Ecology 87:3082-3094.
• Thornber, C., J. J. Stachowicz, and S. Gaines. 2006. Tissue type matters: Selective herbivory on different life history stages of an isomorphic alga. Ecology 87: 2255-2263.
• Vinueza, L. R., G. M. Branch, M. L. Branch, and R. H. Bustamante. 2006. Top-Down Herbivory and Bottom-Up El Niño Effects on Galápagos Rocky-Shore Communities. Ecological Monographs 87.