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  Mark H Carr

Mark H Carr

Professor

831-246-3524

831-459-5783

831-459-3383 (Fax)

 

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Physical & Biological Sciences Division

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department
Coastal Science & Policy Program
Institute of Marine Sciences

Professor

Faculty

Regular Faculty

Ecology
Coastal Science
Conservation
Fisheries
Marine Biology
Population Dynamics
Sustainability
Science Communication

Long Marine Lab Ocean Health Building
254 A

By appointment

Long Marine Lab

B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
M.S., San Francisco State University
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Ecology of coastal marine ecosystems

The purpose of our research program is to better understand the structure and dynamics of populations and communities of nearshore marine organisms and their ecosystems. The underlying themes of this research are two-fold; firstly, to further our conceptual understanding of marine populations and communities by conducting empirical studies motivated by the evolving theory for these systems, and secondly, to apply these concepts to fisheries and conservation problems in innovative ways. Our approach is to integrate empirical studies conducted in the field and laboratory with the development of ecological theory, including models.

Currently, we are exploring the relative roles of, and relationships between, nearshore oceanographic and habitat features, larval supply, settlement and post-settlement processes (e.g., competition and predation) that influence the replenishment and persistence of populations. We are also interested in how structural features of reef habitats influence such biotic interactions. To date, most of this work has targeted populations and assemblages of temperate and tropical reef fishes. More recently, our lab has developed a broader ecosystem-wide interest in temperate reef (e.g., kelp forest) ecosystems as reflected in our role in the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO). We also have a growing interest in coastal salmonid ecology, based largely on our growing research and teaching collaborations with the NOAA Fisheries Santa Cruz Lab located here on the UCSC campus. We are also exploring ways to apply such basic ecological information to the conservation of marine species and management of their fisheries.

 

 

BIOE 108/208: Marine Ecology
BIOE 158/258: Marine Ecology Laboratory
BIOE 161/L: Kelp Forest Ecology
BIOE 183: Undergraduate Research
BIOE 200A: Scientific Skills
CSP 200: Coastal Natural Science

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