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multidisciplinary
research teams
CEA-CREST is divided into five multidisciplinary
research teams, which investigate key environmental questions
revolving around a central theme of Spatial Dynamics. Take
a look at some of the innovative research that's going on
at CEA-CREST. If your interests lie outside the scope of
these areas, please refer to the faculty
research profiles to
see which faculty member's area of interest matches your
own.
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Coastal
Marine Population Dynamics:
The
team develops and tests theories of population
dynamics in coastal marine communities. Activities
range from GIS surveys, to field experimentation,
to computer programming. Emphasis is placed
on how variable juvenile recruitment, predation,
and potential climatic change affect benthic
populations. Locations in the Southern California
coast, Channel Islands and British Columbia.
- Faculty
to contact: Drs.Desharnais
or Robles
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Former
student Kwasi Connor collects mussel samples for his
research on the settlement of marine invertebrate
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Monitoring
Changing Ecosystems at Multiple Spatial Scales:
The team investigates terrestrial photosynthesis
and respiration, the critical gas exchange between
the atmosphere and biosphere. Perturbations to
this include human disturbance, air pollution,
wildfire, altered species composition, extreme
weather and global climate change. Approaches
include field surveys and experiments, remote
sensing, laboratory analysis and computer modeling.
Locations in the southwestern United States, the
Arctic, boreal forests, Asian deserts, tropical
forests and the Pacific Northwest.
- Faculty
to contact: Drs. Gamon
or Qiu
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Students
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- Molecular
Genetics in Evolution, Ecology and Conservation:
The team uses DNA sequencing and other molecular
techniques to understand the evolutionary
relationships and population structures of
marine and terrestrial organisms. Some studies
advance the conservation of threatened species.
Locations in the Channel Islands, Caribbean.
Faculty to contact: Drs. Torres,
Escorza-Treviño
or Krug
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CEA-CREST
faculty Dr. Pat Krug examines specimens.
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Biogeochemical Processes:
The team studies the biogeochemical cycling
in natural waters and sediments. This includes
a combination of laboratory and field investigations
into the microbiological, geochemical, and
photochemical processes that affect the spatial
and temporal distribution and fate of nutrients
and contaminants in the environment. Locations
in field watersheds of the Los Angeles basin
and eastern Sierra.
Faculty to contact: Drs. Khachikian,
Foster,
Hanrahan
or Salmassi
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Dr.
Khachikian and his former student Caryl Becerra work
in the lab. |
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- Hydrology
of Regional Aquifers and Riparian Areas in
Arid Zones:
Study the spatial and temporal distribution
of contaminants in agricultural and urban
runoff in watersheds, aquifers and marine
environments. Biogeochemical processes affecting
mobility and transport.
Faculty to contact: Drs. Hibbs
or Ye
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Graduate students collect samples in a watershed.
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