LAURA ROGERS-BENNETT California Department of Fish and Wildlife Bodega Marine Laboratory 2099 Westside Rd. Bodega Bay, CA. 94923 Phone: (707)875-2035 Fax: (707)875-2009 email: [email protected] www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/Invertebrates/Survey-Assessment-Project Education Ph.D. Ecology 1994 University of California, Davis, CA M.S. Applied Marine Ecology 1989 University of Massachusetts/Boston, MA B.A. Zoology, 1983 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH Certifications American Academy of Underwater Sciences 1995 National Assoc. Commercial Scuba Divers, Diver/Tender 1992 Dive Master, Assistant SCUBA Instructor, NITROX, N.A.U.I. 1991 U.C. Research Diving Certified, 1987 SCUBA Certified, Reg # 741212 N.A.U.I. 1981 Positions 2011- Present Senior Environmental Scientist, California Dept. Fish and Wildlife 2008 - Present Research Associate, UC, Davis, Karen C. Drayer, Wildlife Health Center 2006-2011 Senior Biologist Specialist (Marine/Fisheries), Ca. Dept. Fish and Game 2000-2008 Research Assoc., UC, Davis, John Muir Inst. Environment. 1999-2006 Associate Biologist (Marine/Fisheries), Ca. Dept. Fish and Game 1989-1999 Post Graduate Researcher V, Bodega Marine Lab, UC, Davis. 1998 Visiting Lecturer, Friday Harbor Labs, University of Washington. 1996-1998 Postdoctoral Fellow, Friday Harbor Laboratories, Univ. of Washington. 1995-1996 Postdoctoral Researcher, Inst. of Marine Sciences, UC, Santa Cruz 1992-1994 Post Grad. Res. IV, Wildlife and Fish Conservation Biology, UC, Davis. 1992 Post Graduate Researcher IV, Vet. Med. Medicine, UC, Davis. 1989-1991 Sea Grant Trainee, Bodega Marine Laboratory, UC, Davis. 1987-1989 Laboratory Assistant III, Bodega Marine Lab, UC, Davis. Publications Rogers-Bennett, L., Aquilino, K.M., Catton, C.A., Kawana, S.K., Walker, B.J., Ashlock, L.W., Marshman, B.C., Moore, J.D., Taniguchi, I.K., Gilardi, K.V., Cherr, G.N. Implementing a restoration program for the endangered white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) in California. J. Shell. Res. In press. Rogers-Bennett, L. Dondanville, R.F., Catton, C.A., Juhasz, C.I., Horii, T., Hamaguchi, M., 2016. Detecting larval, newly settled and juvenile red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) recruitment in northern California. J. Shell. Res. In press. Rogers-Bennett, L. and D.W. Rogers 2016. A two-step growth curve: An approach to the von Bertalanffy and Gompertz equations. Advances in Pure Mathematics: 6: 321-330. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/apm.2016.65023 Catton, C.A., Stierhoff, K. Rogers-Bennett, L., 2016. Modeling restoration of endangered California white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) populations. J. Shell. Res. In press. Jurgens, L.J., Rogers-Bennett, L., Raimondi, P.T., Schiebelhut, L.M., Dawson, M.N., Grosberg, R.K., Gaylord, B. 2015. Patterns of mass mortality among rocky shore invertebrates across 100 km of northeastern Pacific coastline. PLoS One DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0126280: 1-21. Braje, T.J., Rick, T.C., Erlandson, J.M. Rogers-Bennett, L., C. Catton 2015. Historical ecology can inform restoration site selection: The case of black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii) along California’s Channel Islands. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2561 1-12. Rogers-Bennett, L. and C.I. Juhasz 2014. The rise of invertebrate fisheries and the fishing down of marine food webs in California. California Fish and Game. 100:218-233. De Wit, P, Rogers-Bennett, L. Kudela, R, and S. Palumbi 2014. Forensic genomics as a novel tool for identifying the causes of mass mortality events. Nature Communications 5: Article 3652 doi:10.1038/ncomms4652 Rogers-Bennett, L., K. Hubbard and C. Juhasz 2013. Dramatic declines in red abalone populations after opening a “de facto” marine reserve to fishing: Testing temporal reserves. Biological Conservation 157:423-431 Catton, C.A. and L. Rogers-Bennett 2013. Assessing the recovery of pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) by incorporating aggregation into a matrix model. J. Shell. Res. 32:181-187. Andrews, A. H. Leaf, R.T., Rogers-Bennett, L., Neuman, M., Hawk, H., G.M. Cailliet 2013. Bomb radiocarbon dating of the endangered white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni): investigations of age, growth and lifespan. Marine and Freshwater Research. 64:1029-1039. Maguire, A.K, and Rogers-Bennett, L. 2013. An ecotoparasitic snail (Evalea tenuisculpita) infects red abalone in northern California. California Fish and Game 99:80-89. Taniguchi, I.K., Stein, D., Lampson, K. and Rogers-Bennett, L. 2013. Testing translocation as a recovery tool for pink (Haliotis corrugata) and green abalone (H. fulgens), in southern California. J. Shell. Res. 32:209-216. Rogers-Bennett, L. Kudela, R., Nielsen, K. Paquin, A., O’Kelly, C. Langlois, G., Crane, D. and Moore, J. 2012. Dinoflagellate bloom coincides with marine invertebrate mortalities in northern California. Harmful Algae News 46:10-11. Koslow, J. A., Rogers-Bennett, L. and D. Neilson 2012. A time series of California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus) phyllosoma from 1951 to 2008 links abundance to warm oceanographic conditions in southern California. CalCOFI Reports 53:132-139. Rogers-Bennett, L., Allen, B.L. and D.R. Rothaus 2011. Ecosystem engineers, northern abalone and species richness in the Pacific Northwest. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 21:573-581. Button, C. A. and Rogers-Bennett, L. 2011. Vital rates of pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) estimated from mark-recapture data to inform recovery. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 431:151-161. Rogers-Bennett, L., Dondanville, R.F., Moore, J.D. and L.I. Vilchis 2010. Response of red abalone reproduction to warm water, starvation and disease stressors: Implications of ocean warming. J. Shellfish Res. 29:599-611. White, J.W. and Rogers-Bennett, L. 2010. Incorporating physical oceanographic proxies of recruitment into population models to improve fishery and Marine Protected Area management. CalCOFI Reports 51:128-149. Jiao, Y., L., Rogers-Bennett, L. Taniguchi, J. Butler and P. Crone 2010. Incorporating temporal variation in the individual growth of red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) using hierarchical Bayesian growth models. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 67:730-742. Rogers-Bennett, L. and D.W. Rogers 2008. Modeling dispersal of cloning echinoderm larvae with a Gaussian distribution: Forever young? CalCOFI Reports 49:232- 240. Leaf, R.T., Rogers-Bennett, L., Y. Jiao 2008. Exploring the use of a size-based Egg-per- Recruit model for the red abalone fishery in California. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 28:1638-1647. Bracken, M.E.S., B.E. Bracken and Rogers-Bennett, L. 2007. Species diversity and foundation species: Potential indicators of fisheries yields and marine ecosystem functioning. CalCOFI Reports 48:82-89. Rogers-Bennett, L. 2007. Is climate change contributing to range reductions and localized extinctions in northern, (Haliotis kamtschatkana), and flat, (Haliotis walallensis), abalones? Bull. Mar. Sci. 81:283-296. Rogers-Bennett, L., Rogers, D.W. and S. Schultz. 2007. Modeling growth and mortality of red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) in northern California. J. Shellfish Res. 26:719-727. Leaf, R.T., Rogers-Bennett, L. and P.L. Haaker. 2007. Spatial, temporal, and size- specific variation in mortality estimates of red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, from mark-recapture data in California. Fisheries Research: 83:341-350. Marko, P.B., Rogers-Bennett, L. and A.B. Dennis. 2007. MtDNA population structure and gene flow in lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus): limited connectivity despite long- lived pelagic larvae. Marine Biology 150:1301-1311. Rogers-Bennett, L. and A.S. Melvin. 2007. Size differences in wild and farmed red abalone: Developing enforcement tools to combat illegal commercialization. California Fish and Game 93:77-85. Rogers-Bennett, L. and D.W. Rogers. 2006. Estimating growth transitions for stage- based matrix models of endangered species with limited data. Ecological Modelling 195:237-246. Rogers-Bennett, L. and R.T. Leaf. 2006. Elasticity analyses of size-based red and white abalone matrix models: Management and conservation. Ecological Applications 16:213-224. Harley, C.D.G. and Rogers-Bennett, L. 2004. The potential synergistic effects of climate change and fishing pressure on exploited invertebrates on rocky intertidal shores. CalCOFI Reports 45:98-110. Rogers-Bennett, L., Allen, B.L. and G.E. Davis. 2004. Measuring abalone (Haliotis spp.) recruitment in California to examine recruitment overfishing and recovery criteria. J. Shellfish Res. 23:1201-1207. Bennett, W.A., Roinestad, K., Rogers-Bennett, L. Kaufman and B. Heneman 2004. Inverse regional responses to climate change and fishing intensity by the recreational rockfish fishery in California. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 61:2499-2510. Rogers-Bennett, L., Dondanville, R.F. and J.V. Kashiwada. 2004. Size specific fecundity of red abalone (Haliotis rufescens): Evidence for reproductive senescence? J. Shellfish Res. 23:553-560. Rogers-Bennett, L., Rogers, D.W. Bennett, W.A. and T.A. Ebert 2003. Modeling red sea urchin growth using six growth models. Fishery Bulletin 101:614-626. Rogers-Bennett, L., Haaker, P.A., Huff, T.O., P.K. Dayton 2002. Estimating baseline abundances of abalone in California for restoration. CalCOFI Reports 43:97-111. Rogers-Bennett, L., P.L. Haaker, K.A. Karpov and D. J. Kushner. 2002. Using spatially explicit data to evaluate Marine Protected Areas for abalone in southern California. Conservation Biology 16:1308-1317. Karpov, K., Tegner, M.J., Rogers-Bennett, L., Kalvass, P., Taniguchi, I. 2001. Interactions among