Biosphere 11(12) 18 November 2013 Biology Colloquium: Friday, 22 November 2013, 2:00 pm in CR 5125 “Global Mediterranean Invasions: One Plant’s Perspective” Jolene Moroney, Ph.D. (and CSUN alumna) Sapphos Environmental, Inc. , Pasadena Talk on Big Fierce Animals Presentations • Jen Smolenski won in the Organismal Joanne Moriarty of the National Park Biology session for “Spectral distribution of Service will speak on her work with light has no effect on coral calcification In mountain lions, bobcats, and the like on response to increased pCO2” Wednesday, 20 November. The talk is for • Camdilla Wirth won honorable mention the Conservation Biology class, but all are in the Population/Community Ecology welcome. Come to CR 5335 at 10:30 am. session, “Giant kangaroo rats influence Moriarty earned her M.S. from our spatial distribution and microhabitat use of Department a few years back, so the event the common sideblotched lizard” is also a model for where to go from here. • Drs. Mia Adreani and Mark Steele, “Fecundity, spawning frequency, and Women in Science productivity of temperate reef fish: a comparison of natural and artificial reefs” WIS’s next meeting is Monday, 2 • Dr. Larry Allen and Holly Hawk, “Age December from 11 am–12 noon in CR and growth of giant sea bass” 5201, topic: Negotiation. All are welcome. • Dr. Steve Dudgeon, “Models predicting effects of ocean acidification on productivity Biology Dominance at Meeting of of CO2-using and bicarbonate-using Western Society of Naturalists seaweeds” • Dr. Pete Edmunds, “Is acclimation Biology sent a large contingent to the beneficial to scleractinian corals?” Western Society of Naturalists conference • Nicolas Evensen, “Altered competitive this year. Undergraduates, grads, and interactions between corals in a high pCO2 professors presented research in talks and environment” posters. In addition, Dr. Dawn Vaughn • Katherine Gould, “Host plant use affects brought her Marine Biology class to the mate choice for a chrysomelid beetle” conference on Friday, giving some • Erica Holdridge, “Trophic ecology of ariid undergrads a chance to learn about cutting- catfishes in the Gulf of Mexico” edge research. Biosphere 11(12) 18 November 2013 • Drs. Janet Kubler and Steve Dudgeon, • Craig Didden, “Experiential ecological “Prediction of ocean acidification effects on investigations as a vehicle coupling photosynthesis of macroalgae” teaching and research in high schools and • Beth Lenz, “Gorgonians of the universities” Caribbean: success in a changing sea” • Sam Ginther, “Potential biocontrol agents • Carolina Mor, “Elevated CO2 and for an invasive freshwater mussel” temperature caused by ocean acidification • Parker House and Dr. Larry Allen, and climate change can distress the “Fishing impacts on the trophic structure of processes of photosynthesis and kelp bed fishes in La Jolla” calcification” • Edwin Leung and Dr. Larry Allen, “The • Corinne Paterson, “The genetic diversity influence of environmental variation on and population structure of barred sand year-class strength in white seabass of bass” Southern California” • Barbara Sanchez, “Impacts of organic • Josh Sausner, “Ecomorphology of storm pollutants on the growth and fecundity of petrels along the Pacific Coast of the barred sand bass from Southern California” Americas” • Mike Schram, “Effects of simulated size- • Berenice Tarango and Brenton Spies, selective harvesting on a protogynous “Larval duration, size at settlement, and temperate reef fish, Rhinogobiops nicholsii” growth rates of the arrow goby and the • Lareen Smith, “Genotypic responses of endangered tidewater goby” growth and form to hypoxia in Hydractinia • Dr. Dawn Vaughn, “Effects of thermal polyclina” stress on reproductive output in intertidal • Dr. Mark Steele, “Growth and tissue snails” production of temperate reef fishes on • Sigfrido Zimmermann, “Associational artificial versus natural reefs” refuges across a stress gradient on the • Dr. Casey terHorst, “Genetic variation in north shore of Moorea” invader response to direct and indirect Lenz and Edmunds had two additional species interactions” posters. “Experiential ecological • Lauren Valentino, "Effects of ocean investigations as a vehicle coupling acidification on bioerosion of burrowing teaching and research in high schools and bivalves in Moorea” universities” was the result of an NSF • Alex Yarid, “Effects of increased pCO2 on research experience for teachers. “Density- the response of massive porites to dependent recruitment of gorgonians in St. damage” John” stemed from a NSF research experience for undergraduates grant. Posters • Cassidy Adlof, “How does harvesting Also in Attendance impact white sage as a cultural resource in Shannon Bayliss, Amy Briggs, Dr. Southern California?” Robert Carpenter, Ananda Ellis, Alexis • J.R. Clark, “Does size matter: A study on Estrada, Justin Hackitt, Maureen Ho, social behavior in female leopard shark” Alexa Mutti, Stacey Virtue, Barbara • Lauren Conroy, “Mating assessment in a Weiser, and Calvin Won. songless camel cricket” • Katherine Dao, “Potential effects of Biosphere: The Weekly Bulletin of Biology ocean acidification on calcification and Department of Biology interactions among coral reef crustose California State University, Northridge coralline algae” Editors: Paul Wilson and Robert Espinoza For past issues: www.csun.edu/biosphere For job opportunities: csunbio.wordpress.com .