Rebecca G. Martone

PhD candidate in Biological Sciences, Stanford University
2000 M.E.M. Environmental Toxicology, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
1997 B.A. Environmental Sciences, Northwestern University
Tel. (831) 655-6251
E-mail: rmartone@stanford.edu
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Research Interests

As an ecologist and conservation biologist, my goal is to study the ecological processes and interactions shaping natural communities to inform effective conservation strategies and sustainable human activities. To this end, my research seeks to clarify the response of populations and communities to multiple human and natural disturbances, as well as the human and ecological factors and processes that influence the persistence and recovery of populations and communities, principally in coastal marine systems. Specifically, I'm interested in the following:

Biogeographic patterns of marine populations and communities, with specific interests in drivers of heterogeneity in demographic parameters and species interactions

Interactive effects of multiple human activities on natural communities

Links between species diversity and resistence and resilience to disturbance

Current Projects

1.Drivers of spatial variability in demography of harvested species and implications for management of small-scale fisheries in Baja California
2.Multiple human disturbances facilitate invasion of upland plants into salt marshes
3.Shifts in species and functional group diversity and dominance on rocky shores in response to human and natural disturbances
4.Scientific Foundations for Ecosystem-Based Management (working group at NCEAS)