Publication, Abstracts, and Theses:

February 2010- What's New in the Bay: Research Overviews. KBRR. (pdf)

Papers, theses, reports & abstracts based wholly or in part on research at Kasitsna Bay Laboratory since 1994:

Abookire, A. 1997. Environmental Factors Affecting Seasonal Habitat and Distribution of Flathead Sole and Rock Sole in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. M. S. Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Abookire, A. and B. Norcross. 1997. Depth and Substrate as Determinants of Juvenile Flathead Sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon) and Rock Sole (Pleuronectes bilineatus) in Southcentral Alaska. J. Sea Res., In press.

Anderson, S., J. Hoffman, C. Theodorakis, L. Cooper, J. Mural and L. S. Shugart. In prep. Molecular, Cytologic, and Developmental Responses to Solar UV-B in Sub-Arctic Sea Urchin Embryos.

Anderson, S., J. Hoffman, C. Theodorakis, L. Cooper, J. Mural and L. S. Shugart. 1997. Molecular, Cytologic and Developmental Responses to Solar UV-B in Sub-Arctic Sea Urchin Embryos. Abstracts. ASLO, Santa Fe.

Braddock, J. 1994. Microbial Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Marine Sediments. CMI Annual Rept. No. 1, p. 15.

Braddock, J. 1995. Microbial Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Marine Sediments. CMI Annual Rept. No. 2, pp. 4-14.

Braddock, J. and Z. Richter. 1996. Microbial Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Marine Sediments. CMI Annual Rept. No. 3, pp. 5-23.

Brewer, R. and B. Konar. 2003. Chemosensory Responses and Foraging Techniques of Pycnopodia helianthoides: predator or scavenger? MS Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Brewer, R. and B. Konar. Chemosensory Responses and Foraging Techniques of Pycnopodia helianthoides: predator or scavenger? Submitted to Marine Biology.

Bunch, T. 1997. Genetic Differentiation of Commercially Important Alaska Tanner Crab (Chionoecetes bairdi) Populations. M. S. Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Bunch, T., R. Highsmith and G. Shields. 1998. Genetic Evidence for Dispersal of Larvae of Tanner Crabs (Chionoecetes bairdi) by the Alaskan Coastal Current. Molecular Mar. Biol. Biotechnology 7: 153-159.

Carroll, M. L. 1994. The Ecology of a High-Latitude Rocky Intertidal Community: Processes Driving Population Dynamics in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Ph. D. Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Carroll, M. L. 1996. Barnacle Population Dynamics and Recruitment Regulation in Southcentral Alaska. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 199: 285-302.

Carroll, M. L. and R. C. Highsmith. 1993. Predator Control of Prey Populations Mediated by Catastrophic Disturbance: An Alaskan Intertidal Example. Ecol. Soc. Amer. Abstract.

Carroll, M. L. and R. C. Highsmith. 1994. Chemically-Mediated Recruitment of a Marine Macrophyte. Benthic Ecology Mtg. Abstract.

Carroll, M. L. and R. C. Highsmith. 1996. Role of Catastrophic Disturbance in Mediating Nucella-Mytilus Interactions in the Alaskan Rocky Intertidal. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 138: 125-133.

Carroll, M. L. and R. C. Highsmith. Ms. Chemically-mediated Recruitment of a Marine Macrophyte.

Chenelot, H. 2003. Factors Affecting Estuarine Populations of Nereocystis luetkeana in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. M.S. Thesis University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Chenelot, H. and B. Konar. Effect of Salinity and Light Intensity on the Development of Nereocystis luetkeana Spores. In prep for Botanica Marina.

Chenelot, H. and B. Konar. Effects of Herbivory by Lacuna vincta on Nereocystis luetkeana. In prep for Journal of Moluscan Studies.

Chenelot, H., B. Konar, and C. Schoch. 2001. Infleunce of Salinity and Turbidity on the Spatial Distribution of the Kelp Beds in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Kachemak Bay Science Conference in Homer Alaska, Sept 2001.

Chenelot, H., J. Matweyou, and B. Konar. 2001. Investigations of the overwintering of the annual macroalga Nereocystis luetkeaea in Kachemak bay, Alaska. In: Cold Water Diving for Science 2001. (Ed. S.C. Jewett). University of Alaska Sea Grant, Fairbanks, A.K.

Dawson, M. N. and D. K. Jacobs. 2001. Molecular Evidence for Cryptic Species of Aurelia aurita (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa). Biol. Bull. 200: 92-96.

Duffy, L. 1994. Intertidal and Subtidal Effects of Pollution: Assessment of Top-Trophic Level Predators as Bioindicators. CMI Annual Rpt. No. 1, pp. 10-11.

Duffy, L. and R.T. Bowyer. 1997. River Otters in Alaska: Sentinel Species for the Measurement of Effects of Environmental Contaminants. Wildlife Soc. Conf. Abstract.

Duffy, L., R.T. Bowyer, J. Faro and D. Roby. 1995. Intertidal and Subtidal Effects of Pollution: Assessment to Top-Trophic Level Predators as Bioindicators. CMI Annual Rept. No. 2, pp. 15-31.

Duffy, L., R.T. Bowyer, A. Prichard and D. Roby. 1996. Assessment of Top-Trophic Level Predators as Bioindicators of Pollution. CMI Annual Rept. No. 3, pp. 33-48.

Egorov, V. G., S. E. Nalivaiko, V. S. Pavlenko, O. S. Rzshevsky, E. B. Gordon, L. W. Cooper, J. M. Grebmeier and L. R. Shugart. 1997. Submersible UV-B Spectroradiometer Using an Acousto-Optic Tunable Fiber. Proc. SPIE Vol. 2963, pp. 664-669, Ocean Optics XIII, S. G. Ackleson, Ed. Int'l Soc. for Optical Engineering, Bellingham WA

Erpenbeck, D., A. L. Knowlton, S. L. Talbot, R. C. Highsmith and R. W. M. van Soest. 2004. A Molecular Comparison of Alaskan and North East Atlantic Halichondria panicea (Pallas 1766) (Porifera: Demospongiae) populations. Bolletino Dei Musei Istituti Biologici Universita di Genova 68 (2003): 319-325.

Fujiwara, M. 1997. Harpacticoid Copepods: Potential Trophic Link Between Inbound Adult Salmon and Outbound Juvenile Salmon. M. S. Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Fujiwara, M. and R. Highsmith. 1997. Harpacticoid Copepods: Potential Link Between Inbound Adult Salmon and Outbound Juvenile Salmon. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 158: 205-216.

Hamilton, J. and B. Konar. 2003. B. Kelp Bed Variability and Fish population Dynamics in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting in Long Beach California Nov 7-10 2003.

Hamilton, J. and B. Konar. Kelp Bed and Fish Population Vvariability in Kachemak Bay Alaska. In prep for Fisheries Bulletin.

Henrichs, S. 1994. A Study of the Adsorption and Biodegradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Marine Sediments. CMI Annual Rept. No. 1, pp. 14-15.

Henrichs, S. and M. Luoma. 1995. A Study of the Adsorption and Biodegradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Marine Sediments. CMI Annual Rept. No. 2, pp. 32-43.

Henrichs, S., M. Luoma and S. Smith. 1996. A Study of the Adsorption and Biodegradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Marine Sediments. CMI Annual Rept. No. 3, 49-62.

Henrichs, S., M. Luoma and S. Smith. 1997. A Study of the Adsorption and Biodegradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Marine Sediments. CMI Final Rept. In prep.

Highsmith, R. and others. 1993. Comprehensive Assessment of Coastal Habitat Damage. Report to EVOS Trustees. 3 Vol., 1791 pp.

Highsmith, R. 1994. Kachemak Bay Experimental and Monitoring Studies. CMI Annual Rpt No. 1, pp. 11-12.

Highsmith, R., T. Rucker, M. Stekoll, S. Saupe, M. Lindberg, R. Jenne and W. Erickson. 1996. Impact of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill on Intertidal Biota. Amer. Fisheries Symp. 18: 212-237

Highsmith, R. and S. Saupe. 1996. Kachemak Bay Experimental and Monitoring Studies. CMI Annual Report No. 3, pp. 63-84.

Highsmith, R. and S. Saupe. 1997. Kachemak Bay Experimental and Monitoring Studies: Recruitment and Succession in the Intertidal. CMI Draft Final Report. 3 Volumes.

Highsmith, R., S. Saupe, K. Coyle, T. Rucker and W. Erickson. 1993. Impact of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill on Intertidal Invertebrates Throughout the Oil Spill Region. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Symposium, Extended Abstract, pp. 166-168.

Highsmith, R., S. Saupe and T. Rucker. 1995. Kachemak Bay Experimental and Monitoring Studies. CMI Annual Rpt No. 2, pp. 44-54.

Highsmith, R. and M. Stekoll. 1993. The EVOS: Impact on the Intertidal Zone. Western Society of Naturalists Symp. Abstract.

Highsmith, R., M. Stekoll, W. Barber, L. McDonald, D. Strickland and W. Erickson. 1994. Comprehensive Assessment of Coastal Habitat. Coastal Habitat Study No. 1A. Final Report. Vol. 1-6, 3937 pp.

Iken, K. and Konar, B. 2002. Natural Geography In Nearshore Areas (NaGISA) - The Nearshore Component of the Census of Marine Life. Joint CoML/POGO regional meeting in Concepción, Chile, Oct 2002.

Iken, K and B Konar. 2004. NaGISA: Natural Geography In Shore Areas. Proceedings for the Marine Science in Alaska Forum in Anchorage Alaska. Jan 12-14 2004.

Knowlton, A. L. 2002. Sponges Dominant in the Alaska Intertidal: Biology, Ecology, and Genetic Diversity. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska. 211 pp.

Knowlton, A. L. and R. C. Highsmith. 2000. Investigations of Benthic Foodwebs. Poster. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Univ. North Carolina Wilmington.

Knowlton, A. L. and R. C. Highsmith. 2000. Convergence in the Time-Space Continuum: A Predator-Prey Interaction. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 197:285-291.

Knowlton, A. L. and R. C. Highsmith. 1999. Convergence in the Time-Space Continuum: A Predator-Prey Interaction. Abstract. Proc. 5th Int. Sponge Symposium 'Origin and Outlook', J. Hooper (ed). Mem. Queensland Museum 44: 288.

Knowlton, A. L., B. J. Pierson, S. L. Talbot and R. C. Highsmith. 2003. Isolation and Characterization of Microsatellite Loci in the Intertidal Sponge Halichondria panicea. Molecular Ecology Notes 3: 560-562.

Knowlton, A. L., S. L. Talbot, B. J. Pierson, D. Erpenbeck and R. C. Highsmith. 2002. Genetic Characteristics of Halichondria spp. Populations in Southcentral Alaska Using Microsatellite loci and ITS sequence data. Bolletino Dei Musei Istituti Biologici Universita di Genova 66-67. 2000-2001: 106 (abstract).

Konar, B. 2003. A Glimpse at the Ddiversity of Macroalgal Beds in Alaska. Invited Symposium Speaker. Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting in Long Beach California Nov 7-10 2003.

Konar, B. and Iken, K. 2002. NaGISA (Natural Geography In Shore Areas). Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting in Monterey California Nov 8-11 2002.

Konar, B. and K. Iken. 2003. Natural Geography In Shore Areas (NaGISA): The Nearshore Component of the Census of Marine Life. Proceedings of the Arctic Biodiversity Workshop: New Census of Marie Life Initiative. Alaska Sea Grant Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, M-26, Fairbanks

Litzow, M.A., J.J. Piatt, D.D. Roby and A.A. Nielsen. 1996. Breeding Biology and Feeding Ecology of Pigeon Guillemots at Kachemak Bay, Alaska, in 1996. CMI Final Report, 37 pp.

Norcross, B. 1994. Juvenile Flatfish Habitat in Kachemak Bay: A Pilot Study. CMI Annual Rept. No. 1, p. 9.

Norcross, B. 1995. Juvenile Flatfish Habitat in Kachemak Bay: A Pilot Study. CMI Annual Rept. No. 2, pp. 77-85.

Norcross, B., B. Holladay, S. Dressel and A. Abookire. 1996. Defining Habitats for Juvenile Flatfishes in South-Central Alaska. CMI Annual Rept. No. 3, pp. 103-117.

Patterson, H. 2003. Tolerance and Survival Experiments with Various Intertidal Invertebrates from Kachemak Bay, Alaska. M.S. Thesis University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Patterson, H. and B. Konar. Freeze Tolerance and Survival Experiments with Various Intertidal Invertebrates from Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Submitted to Cryobiology

Piatt, J.F., M. Robards, S. Zador, M. Litzow and G. Drew. 1997. Cook Inlet Seabird and Forage Fish Studies (CISeaFFS). APEX Project 97163M. EVOS Trustees Council Annual Rept, 150 pp.

Plett, J. and B. Konar. 2001. Movement Patterns of the Chiton, Katharina tunicata, in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. In: Cold Water Diving for Science 2001. (Ed. S.C. Jewett). University of Alaska Sea Grant, Fairbanks, A.K.

Prichard, A. 1997. Evaluation of Pigeon Guillemots as Bioindicators of Nearshore Ecosystem Health. M.S. Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Prichard, A., L. Duffy, R.T. Bowyer and D. Roby. 1997. Evaluation of Pigeon Guillemot Nestlings as Sentinels of Nearshore Oil Pollution. Pacific Seabird Assoc. Abstract.

Prichard, A., D. Roby, T. Bowyer and L. Duffy. In press. Pigeon Guillemots as a Sentinel Species: A Dose-Response Experiment with Weathered Oil in the Field. Chemosphere.

Prichard, A., D. Roby, L. Duffy and R.T. Bowyer. 1995. Pigeon Guillemots as Bioindicators of Nearshore Ecosystem Health. Pacific Seabird Assoc. Abstract.

Richter, Z. D. 1996. Bioavailability of Phenanthrene in Marine Intertidal Sediment. M. S. Thesis, Univ. Northern Iowa.

Richter, Z. D. and J. F. Braddock. 1995. Bioavailability of Phenanthrene in Marine Intertidal Sediments. Abstracts of the 46th Arctic Division Science Conf., p. 219.

Richter, Z. D., E. J. Brown and J. F. Braddock. 1996. Bioavailability of Phenanthrene in Marine Intertidal Sediment Slurries. Amer. Soc. Microbiology, Abstract. p. 446.

Robards, M. and J. Piatt. 1997. Temporal and Geographic Variation of Fish Populations in Nearshore and Shelf Areas of Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska. Ms under review for submission to Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 51 pp.
Romano, M.D., D.D. Roby and J.F. Piatt. 1997. Effects of Diet Quality on Post-Natal Growth of Seabirds: Captive Feeding Trials. APEX Project 97163N. EVOS Trustees Council Annual Rept. 21 pp.

Romano, M., D. Roby and J. Piatt. In press. Effects of Diet Quality on Post-Natal Growth of Seabirds: Captive Feeding Trials. Pacific Seabirds, Vol.24 (No. 1)

Schoch, G.C. and H. Chenelot. In print. The Role of Estuarine Hhydrodynamics in the Distribution of Kelp Forests in Kachemak Bay Alaska. Special Issue of Journal of Coastal Research.

Sklavounos, S. 1996. The Ecology and Reproductive Biology of the Sand Dollar Echinarachnius parma in Kasitsna Bay, Alaska. M. S. Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Stekoll, M., L. Deysher and Z. Guo. Coastal Habitat Injury Assessment: Intertidal Algal Communities. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Symp., Extended Abstract, pp. 169-172.

Stekoll, M., L. Deysher, R. Highsmith, S. Saupe, Z. Guo, W. Erickson, L. McDonald and D. Strickland. 1996. Coastal Habitat Injury Assessment: Intertidal Communities and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Amer. Fisheries Symp. 18: 177-192.

Theodorakis, C., S. Anderson and L. S. Shugart. 1996. Ultraviolet Radiation-Specific DNA Damage and Embryonic Viability in Sea Urchins from Kasitsna Bay, Alaska. Abstract. Soc. Env. Toxicology & Chem., Vancouver.

Trask, J., C. Van Dover, D. Fornari and S. Humphris. 1996. There Is More To Lucky Strike than Mussels. EOS 77: 767.

Trask, J. C. Van Dover, D. Fornari and S. Humphris. 1997. Commparative biodiversity: Hydrothermal Vent and Intertidal Mussel Communities. 8th International Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Monterey CA, September 1997, Abstract.

Van Dover, C., J. Trask and S. Schurmeier. 1997. Biological Diversity at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents: Preliminary Results from the LUSTRE (LUcky STRike Exploration) '96 Cruise. INTERRIDGE News 6: 9-12.

Zador, S., A. Harding, J. Piatt, L. Ochikubo and A. Nielsen. 1996. Monitoring Populations and Productivity of Seabirds at Colonies in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, 1995. MMS Final Report, 50 pp.

Zador, S. and J. Piatt. 1997. Time-Budgets of Common Guillemots (Uria aalge) at Declining and Increasing Colonies in Alaska. In review for submission to Ibis. 12 pp.

Zador, S., J. Piatt and A. Harding. 1996. Seabird Populations, Productivity and Behavior at Gull and Chisik Islands, Cook Inlet, in 1996. MMS Annual Rept. 30 pp.