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SANDIN, STUART

Assistant Professor

Degrees:

• B.S., University of California, San Diego
• Ph.D., Princeton University

Research Interests:

• Conservation biology
• Mathematical ecology
• Coral reef ecology

Courses Recently Taught:

• SIO 132: Introduction to Marine Biology
• SIO 296: Special Topics/Marine Biology
• SIO279: Sp Top/Biological Oceanography
• SIO286: Marine Sci, Econ & Policy
• SIO295LS: Lab Marine Biodivrsty&Consrvtn
• SIO295S: Marine Biodiversity&Conservatn
• SIO296: Special Topics/Marine Biology
• SIO297: Marine Biology Seminar

Mentoring:

• Cordner, Elisabeth (Masters; 2011-)
• Furby, Kathryn (Graduate; 2011-)
• Simonsen, Cara (Masters; 2011-)
• Brito, Marlene (Graduate; 2010-)
• Caldwell, Zachary (Masters; 2010-2011)
• Merlino, Ariana (Masters; 2010-2011)
• Morrison, Rachel (Graduate; 2010-)
• Seto, Katy (Masters; 2010-2011)
• Williams, Gareth (Post Doc; 2010-)
• Mullen, Julianna (Masters; 2009-2010)
• Palaretti, Cristiane (Undergrad; 2009-)
• Sullivan, Christopher (Masters; 2009-)
• Simeon, Anna (Undergrad; 2008-2010)
• Zgliczynski, Brian (Graduate; 2008-)
• Baske, Adam (Masters; 2007-2008)
• Marhaver, Kristen (Graduate; 2006-2010)
• Vardi, Tali (Graduate; 2006-2011)

Sandin, S.A. and E. Sala. Using successional theory to consider marine ecosystem health. Evolutionary Ecology. online first

Sandin, S.A. and D.E. McNamara. Spatial dynamics of benthic competition on coral reefs. Oecologia. online first

Kelly, L.W., K.L. Barott, E. Dinsdale, A.M. Friedlander, B. Nosrat, D. Obura, E. Sala, S.A. Sandin, J.E. Smith, M.J.A. Vermeij, G.J. Williams, D. Willner, F. Rohwer. Black reefs: iron induced phase-shifts on coral reefs. ISME Journal. online first

Sugihara, G., J. Beddington, C-h. Hsieh, E. Deyle, M. Fogarty, S.M. Glaser, R. Hewitt, A. Hollowed, R.M. May, S.B. Munch, C. Perretti, A.A. Rosenberg, S. Sandin, H. Ye. Are exploited fish populations stable? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108: E1224-E1225.

Morrison, R. and S.A. Sandin. Biogeography and population connectivity of coral reef fishes. In O. Grillo and G. Venora (eds) Changing Diversity in a Changing Environment, InTech, pp. 299-322.

Estes, J.A., J. Terborgh, J.S. Brashares, M.E. Power, J. Berger, W.J. Bond, S.R. Carpenter, T. Essington, R.D. Holt, J.B.C. Jackson, R.J. Marquis, L. Oksanen, T. Oksanen, R.T. Paine, E. Pikitch, W.J. Ripple, S.A. Sandin, M. Scheffer, T.W. Schoener, J.B. Shurin, A.R.E. Sinclair, M.E. Soulé, R. Virtanen, D.A. Wardle. 2011. Trophic downgrading of Planet Earth. Science 333: 301-306

Ruttenberg, B.I., S.L. Hamilton, S.M. Walsh, M. Donovan, A. Friedlander, E. DeMartini, E. Sala, S.A. Sandin. 2011. Predator-induced demographic shifts in coral reef fish assemblages. PLoS ONE 6: e21062

Mora, C., O. Aburto-Oropeza, A. Ayala Bocos, P.M. Ayotte, S. Banks, A.G. Bauman, M. Beger, S. Bessudo, D.J. Booth, E. Brokovich, A. Brooks, P. Chabanet, J. Cinner, J. Cortés, J.J. Cruz-Motta, A. Cupul Magaña, E. DeMartini, G.J. Edgar, D.A. Feary, S.C.A. Ferse, A. Friedlander, K.J. Gaston, C. Gough, N.A.J. Graham, A. Green, H. Guzman, M. Hardt, M. Kulbicki, Y. Letourneur, A. López Pérez, M. Loreau, Y. Loya, C. Martinez, I. Mascareñas-Osorio, T. Morove, M-O. Nadon, Y. Nakamura, G. Paredes, N. Polunin, M.S. Pratchett, H. Reyes Bonilla, F. Rivera, E. Sala, S. Sandin, G. Soler, R. Stuart-Smith, E. Tessier, D.P. Tittensor, M. Tupper, P. Usseglio, L. Vigliola, L. Wantiez, I. Williams, S.K. Wilson, F.A. Zapata. 2011. Global human footprint on the linkage between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in reef fishes. PLoS Biology 9:e1000606

Williams, I.D., B.M. Richards, S.A. Sandin, J.K. Baum, R.E. Schroeder, M.O. Nadon, B. Zgliczynski, P. Craig, J.L. McIlwain, R.E. Brainard. 2011. Differences in reef fish assemblages between populated and remote reef spanning multiple archipelagos across the Central and Western Pacific. Journal of Marine Biology 2011: 1-14.

Carilli, J., J. Godfrey, R. Norris, S.A. Sandin, J.E. Smith. 2010. Periodic endolithic algal blooms in Montastraea faveolata corals represent periods of low-level stress. Bulletin of Marine Science 86: 709-718.

Friedlander, A.M., S.A. Sandin, E.E. DeMartini, E. Sala. 2010. Spatial patterns of the structure of reef fish assemblages at a pristine atoll in the central Pacific. Marine Ecology Progress Series 410: 219-231.

White, J.W., J.F. Samhouri, A.C. Stier, C.L. Wormald, S.L. Hamilton, S.A. Sandin. 2010. Synthesizing mechanisms of density dependence in reef fishes: behavior, habitat configuration, and observational scale. Ecology 91: 1949-1961.

Barott, K.L., J.E. Caselle, E.A. Dinsdale, A.M. Friedlander, J.E. Maragos, D. Obura, F.L. Rohwer, S.A. Sandin, J.E. Smith, B. Zgliczynski. The lagoon at Caroline/Millennium Atoll, Republic of Kiribati: natural history of a nearly pristine ecosystem. PLoS ONE 5(6): e10950.

Smriga, S., S.A. Sandin, F. Azam. Abundance, diversity, and activity of microbial assemblages associated with coral reef fish guts and feces. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 73: 31-42.

Sandin, S.A., S.M. Walsh, J.B.C. Jackson. 2010. Prey release, trophic cascades, and phase shifts in tropical nearshore marine ecosystems. In J. Terborgh and J.A. Estes (eds) Trophic Cascades: Predators, Prey, and the Changing Dynamics of Nature, Island Press, pp. 71-90.

Charles, C. and S. A. Sandin. 2009. Line Islands. In R.G. Gillespie and D.A. Clague (eds) The Encyclopedia of Islands, University of California Press, pp. 553-558.

Barott, K., J. Smith, E. Dinsdale, M. Hatay, S.A. Sandin, F. Rohwer. Hyperspectral and physiological analyses of coral-algal interactions. PLoS ONE 4(11): e8043.

Hillebrand, H., E.T. Borer, M.E.S. Bracken, B.J. Cardinale, J. Cebrian, E.E. Cleland, J.J. Elser, D.S. Gruner, W.S. Harpole, J.T. Ngai, S.A. Sandin, E.W. Seabloom, J.B. Shurin, J.E. Smith, M.D. Smith. 2009. Herbivore metabolism and stoichiometry each constrain herbivory at different organizational scales across ecosystems. Ecology Letters 12: 516-527.

Vermeij, M.J.A., J.E. Smith, C.M. Smith, R. Vega Thurber, S.A. Sandin. 2009. Survival and settlement success of coral planulae: independent and synergistic effects of macroalgae and microbes. Oecologia 159: 325-336.

Sandin, S.A., M.J.A. Vermeij, A.H. Hurlbert. Island biogeography of Caribbean coral reef fish. Global Ecology and Biogeography 17: 770-777.

Sandin, S.A., E.M. Sampayo, M.J.A. Vermeij. 2008. Coral reef fish and benthic community structure of Bonaire and Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Caribbean Journal of Science 44: 137-144.

DeMartini, E.E., A.M. Friedlander, S.A. Sandin, E. Sala. 2008. Differences in fish-assemblage structure between fished and unfished atolls in the northern Line Islands, central Pacific. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 365: 199-215.

Vermeij, M.J.A. and S.A. Sandin. 2008. Density-dependent settlement and mortality structure the earliest life phases of a coral population. Ecology 89: 1994-2004.

Gruner, D.S., J.E. Smith, E.W. Seabloom, S.A. Sandin, J.T. Ngai, H. Hillebrand, W.S. Harpole, J.J. Elser, E.E. Cleland, M.E.S. Bracken, E.T. Borer, B.M. Bolker. 2008. A cross-system synthesis of consumer and nutrient resource control on producer biomass. Ecology Letters 11: 740-755.

Anderson, C.N.K., C-h. Hsieh, S.A. Sandin, R. Hewitt, A. Hallowed, J. Beddington, R.M. May, G. Sugihara. 2008. Why fishing magnifies fluctuations in fish abundance. Nature 452: 835-839.

Sandin, S.A., J.E. Smith, E.E. DeMartini, E.A. Dinsdale, S.D. Donner, A.M. Friedlander, T. Konotchick, M. Malay, J.E. Maragos, D. Obura, O. Pantos, G. Paulay, M. Richie, F. Rohwer, R.E. Schroeder, S. Walsh, J.B.C. Jackson, N. Knowlton, E. Sala. 2008. Baselines and degradation of coral reefs in the northern Line Islands. PLoS ONE 3(2): e1548.

Dinsdale, E.A., O. Pantos, S. Smriga, R.A. Edwards, F. Angly, L. Wegley, M. Hatay, D. Hall, E. Brown, M. Haynes, L. Krause, E. Sala, S.A. Sandin, R. Vega Thurber, B.L. Willis, F. Azam, N. Knowlton, F. Rohwer. 2008. Microbial ecology of four coral atolls in the northern Line Islands. PLoS ONE 3(2): e1584.

Vermeij, M.J.A., S.A. Sandin, J.F. Samhouri. 2007. Local habitat composition determines the relative frequency and interbreeding potential for two Caribbean coral morphotypes. Evolutionary Ecology 21: 27-47.

Smith, J.E., M. Shaw, R.A Edwards, D. Obura, O. Pantos, E. Sala, S.A. Sandin, S. Smriga, M. Hatay, F. Rohwer. 2006. Indirect effects of algae on coral: algae-mediated, microbe-induced coral mortality. Ecology Letters 9: 835-845.

Sandin, S.A. and S.W. Pacala. 2005. Demographic theory of coral reef fish populations with stochastic recruitment: comparing sources of population regulation. American Naturalist 165: 107-119.

Sandin, S.A. and S.W. Pacala. 2005. Fish aggregation results in inversely density dependent predation on continuous coral reefs. Ecology 86: 1520–1530.

Sandin, S.A., J. Regetz, S.L. Hamilton. 2005. Testing larval fish dispersal hypotheses using maximum likelihood analysis of otolith microchemistry data. Marine and Freshwater Research 56: 725-734.

Hawn, A.T., G.B. Martin, S.A. Sandin, J.A. Hare. 2005. Early juvenile mortality in a cohort of Chromis cyanea: the growth-mortality hypothesis revisited. Bulletin of Marine Science 77: 309-318.

Kuntz, N.M., D.I. Kline, S.A. Sandin, F. Rohwer. 2005. Pathologies and mortality rates caused by organic carbon and nutrient stressors in three Caribbean coral species. Marine Ecology Progress Series 294: 173-180.

Hixon, M.A., S.W. Pacala, S.A. Sandin. 2002. Population regulation: historical context and contemporary challenges of open vs. closed systems. Ecology 83: 1490-1508.