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Asch, Rebecca

Graduate Student

IGERT Fellow

Degrees:

• M.S., University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography
• B.A., Smith College

Research Interests:

• PhD research interests:
• Effects of decadal climate variability and climate change on fisheries
• Effect of ocean acidification on trophic interactions
• Masters thesis research:
• Impact of bottom fishing disturbance (e.g., scallop dredging and otter trawling) on the benthic megafaunal community of Georges Bank
• Role of colonial epifauna in providing microhabitats for motile invertebrates and juvenile fishes

Honors and Awards:

• NSF IGERT Fellowship, 2007-2009
• Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, 2006
• MacMillan Fellowship in Fisheries Oceanography, received from Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) at URI in 2005
• NSF GK-12 Fellowship, 2004-2005
• Henry S. Farmer Award in Biological Oceanography, received from URI/GSO in 2004
• Friends of Oceanography Fellowship, received from URI/GSO in 2002
• Graduated summa cum laude from Smith College in 2000
• E.J. Murphy Fund Award in Coastal and Marine Sciences, received from the Five College Coastal and Marine Science Program in 1999
• First Group Scholar Award from Smith College, received during the 1996-1997, 1997-1998, and 1999-2000 academic years

Asch, R.G. and J.S. Collie. Submitted. The role of bottom fishing and ecological succession in structuring the benthic megafaunal community. Fishery Bulletin.

Asch, R.G. and D.D. Turgeon. 2003. Detection of gaps in the spatial coverage of coral reef monitoring projects in the U.S. Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Tropical Biology 51 (Supl. 4): 127-140.

Bullard, S.G., G. Lambert, M.R. Carman, J. Byrnes, R.B. Whitlatch, G. Ruiz, R.J. Miller, L. Harris, P.C. Valentine, J.S. Collie, J. Pederson, D.C. McNaught, A.N. Cohen, R.G. Asch, J. Dijkstra and K. Heinonen. 2007. The colonial ascidian Didemnum sp.: current distribution, basic biology, and potential threat to marine communities of the northeast and west coasts of North America. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 342(1): 99-108.

Turgeon, D.D. and R.G. Asch. 2002. National Summary. In: The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2002. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Ocean Service/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD. 265 p. Link to publication

Valentine, P.C., J.S. Collie, R.N. Reid, R. Asch, V.G. Guida and D.S. Blackwood. 2007. The invasive tunicate Didemnum sp. on Georges Bank - ecological observations and potential effects on groundfish and scallop fisheries. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 342(1): 179-181.