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BML Research Experience for Undergraduates in Marine Science Program
Potential Projects
Examples of potential research topics and faculty mentors are listed. Students are not limited to these research topics as long as the research is feasible in the local BML environments.
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Dr. Peter Alpert 
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University of Massachusetts | Does nutrient fertilization influence invasions by introduced plants at the land-sea interface? | ||
| Dr. Kristen Arkush
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UC Davis/BML | Enriched environments for salmon in captivity - rethinking the traditional "hatchery" model. The impact of infectious disease on aquatic animals and its role in ecosystem health. |
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Dr. Matt Bracken |
UC Davis/BML | Consequences of declining biodiversity in marine ecosystems |
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| Dr. Ernie Chang
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UC Davis/BML | How hormones control molting of invasive green crabs (a laboratory-based study) |
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Dr. Gary Cherr |
UC Davis | Embryo defense in the marine environment: self-protection against pollution Pollution effects on reproduction in estuarine and marine organisms |
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Dr. Jim Clegg |
UC Davis | Stress tolerance and molecular chaperones in intertidal organisms | ||
| Dr. Brian Gaylord
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UC Davis/BML | Impacts of ocean acidification on biomechanical attributes of marine organisms |
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| Dr. Ted Grosholz
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UC Davis/BML | The impacts of invasive species on efforts to restore native oyster populations | ||
Dr. Cynthia Hays Webpage |
UC Davis/BML | Stressed-out seaweeds: algal performance across the Fluid dymamics in seagrass meadows: how does water flow and delivery of propagules influence epiphyte communities? |
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| Dr. Tessa Hill
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UC Davis/BML | Understanding the impacts of human-induced climate and environmental change on Northern California coastal environments using sediments and microfossils |
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Dr. John Largier |
UC Davis/BML | Beach and shoreline pollution- where does the runoff go? Seawater intrusion, estuary stratification and habitat for salmon. |
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| Dr. Steven Morgan
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UC Davis/BML | Predator-prey interactions, defenses and community effects |
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Dr. Eric Sanford |
UC Davis/BML | Impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on marine invertebrates. Evolution and ecology of carnivorous snails. |
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| Dr. Jay Stachowicz
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UC Davis | Invertebrate community ecology: facilitation, invasion, and the maintenance of species diversity The role of nutrients and grazers in promoting nuisance macroalgal blooms |
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Dr. Don Strong |
UC Davis/BML | Salt stress, inundation, and hungry herbivores: how do salt marsh plants survive? | ||
Dr. Susan Williams |
UC Davis/BML | How intertidal stress influences marine communities How native and non-native predators influence prey communities |
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0453251.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
