<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi everyone,<br><br>SBC LTER student, Lindsay Marks, is presenting her PhD Seminar this Friday at noon. <br><br><br></div><div>Details below.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><br>
  

    
  
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    <div><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lindsay Marks</font></b></div>
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        Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology</font></div>
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    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Distribution, Biology and
          Ecology of the Invasive Seaweed <i>Sargassum horneri</i> in
          its Introduced Range</font></b></p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Friday, January 18 at 12
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    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Committee: Dan Reed, Sally
        Holbrook, Carla D’Antonio</font></p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Abstract</font></b></p>
    <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Sargassum
        horneri</i> is a seaweed native to eastern Asia that has
      recently become established in the coastal waters of southern
      California and Baja California, Mexico. Despite its rapid spread,
      little is known about the biology and ecology of this invasive
      alga in its introduced range. In this seminar, I will provide a
      synopsis of <i>S. horneri</i> distribution, biology and
      ecology including: invasion chronology, local abundance, life
      history and dispersal, mechanisms of invasion, impact on native
      species, and potential for control. This research provides the
      first comprehensive assessment of <i>S. horneri</i>
      distribution, biology and ecology and explains several life
      history characteristics and ecological interactions that have
      contributed to its invasion success in the eastern Pacific.</font>
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                        <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Marine Science
                          Institute<br>
                          University of California<br>
                          Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150<br>
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                              email: <a href="mailto:j_dugan@lifesci.ucsb.edu" target="_blank">j_dugan@lifesci.ucsb.edu</a><br>
                            </font></font></font><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><a>http://msi.ucsb.edu/people/research-scientists/jenny-dugan </a></font><font face="Tahoma" size=""><font><font size="2"> </font><br>
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