Biology

Marine Benthic Ecology

The study of the ecology of marine communities that live on or near the rocks and sediments of the ocean floor. (Crab photo courtesy biological oceanographer Lisa Levin.)

Recent News

Tasty and Pink, Sea Urchin Species May Be a Climate-Tolerant Food Source

In Waters Almost Completely Devoid of Oxygen, Thriving Fish Populations

Scripps-Led Research Team to Study Sediment Plumes at Sea

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Academics

HECHINGER, RYAN
Professor

SMITH, JENNIFER
Associate Professor
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DAYTON, PAUL
Emeritus


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Centers, Labs, and Projects

California Current Ecosystem Long Term Ecological Research (CCE-LTER)
Investigating nonlinear transitions in the California Current coastal pelagic ecosystem.
Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC)
Promotes interdisciplinary research and educational approaches to maintain the integrity of ocean ecosystems and manage their use in the face of rapid and inevitable global change.
Dayton Lab
Levin Lab

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Recent Publications

Mullineaux, L. S.; Metaxas, A.; Beaulieu, S. E.; Bright, M.; Gollner, S.; Grupe, B. M.; Herrera, S.; Kellner, J. B.; Levin, L. A.; Mitarai, S.; Neubert, M. G.; Thurnherr, A. M.; Tunnicliffe, V.; Watanabe, H. K.; Won, Y. J.
Dayton, P. K.; Jarrell, S. C.; Kim, S.; Parnell, P. E.; Thrush, S. F.; Hammerstrom, K.; Leichter, J. J.
Dayton, P. K.; Robilliard, G. A.; Oliver, J. S.; Kim, S.; Hammerstrom, K.; O'Connor, K.; Fisher, J.; Barber, J.; Jarrell, S.

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