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•10 resident faculty (3 colleges) • serving ~70+ marine/coastal scien=sts from UC Davis •~30 resident graduate students •30-­‐50 undergrads/yr in-­‐residence (>400 visit) •10,000 visitors & (>100 UCD grads/yr) K-­‐12/yr •100-­‐160 people on site •> 100,000 assignable sq. N •specialized facili=es
•environmental sensors/ocean observing • 40 + yrs environmental data •research since 1950’s •Spring/Summer undergraduate curriculum Unique Loca=on •  In one of only four ocean upwelling regions in the world POINT ARENA
•  Adjacent to a State Marine Protected Area and two Na;onal Marine Sanctuaries •  Located on large, highly u;lized UC Natural Reserve BML
•  Only 65 miles from one of the most impacted estuaries in the world BML Focus: •  Ocean processes in high biodiversity region •  Environmental impacts from human ac=vi=es SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Multidisciplinary Approach to Complex
Environmental Issues
BML Resident Faculty & Campus Faculty with BML Lab Space
Ecology & Evolution
Brian Gaylord (BML/EVE) Steven Morgan (BML/ESP)
Eric Sanford (BML/EVE) Don Strong (BML/EVE) Susan Williams (BML/EVE)
Jay Stachowicz (EVE) Ted Grosholz (ESP) Rick Grosberg (EVE) Rick Karban (Entomolgy) Sharon Strauss (EVE) Laura Rogers-­‐BenneV (BML-­‐CDFW / Vet Med) Ian Faloona (LAWR; campus) Ann Russell / Howie Spero (EPS; campus) Jim Moore (BML-­‐CDFW / Vet Med) Esteban Soto (Vet Med) Andrew Whitehead (ETOX)
Andy Bass (Cornell Univ.) John Wingfield (NPB) Nann Fangue (WFCB) Anne Todgham (Animal Sci) Coastal Oceanography
John Largier (BML/ESP) Tessa Hill (BML/EPS)
Steven Morgan (BML/ESP) Ocean Health Gary Cherr (BML/Env Tox & Nut)
John Largier (BML/ESP) Steven Morgan (BML/ESP)
Physiology
Ernie Chang (BML/NPB & Animal Sci)
Jim Clegg (BML/MCB; emeritus)
Gary Cherr (BML/Env Tox & Nut)
Susan Williams (BML/EVE)
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Complex Environmental Issues
MAJOR RESEARCH THEMES
Ecology & Evolution
biodiversity, invasive species, adaptation
Coastal Oceanography
upwelling, estuaries & land runoff
Ocean Health
pollution, disease
Physiology
environmental stress, reproductive biology
Climate Change
geographical shifts, ocean acidification
Conservation
fisheries, marine protected areas, endangered species
MAJOR FUNDING SOURCES
BML Stands Out Among Marine Laboratories
Examples of Real-World Impacts of BML Research
•  Impacts of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems and
aquaculture
•  Tracking tsunamis, oil spills, sea otter pathogens, and salmon
populations
•  Impacts of oil spills on fish populations in San Francisco Bay and the
Gulf of Mexico, and impacts of hormone disruption in fish in California
•  Captive broodstock program for recovery of the critically endangered
white abalone
•  Invasive species’ impacts on ecosystems
•  Graduate student training to translate their science in the local
schools