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Megan N. Dethier is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, emphasizing marine and coastal systems.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Megan's subfields of study feature:

  • Oceanography
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Earth-Surface Processes

The research topics most frequently addressed in their work are:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Their recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on marine ecosystems, kelp physiology, and coastal habitat studies. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Assessment of the impacts of an unprecedented heatwave on intertidal shellfish of the Salish Sea" (2022) published in Ecology
  • "Marine And Estuarine Ecosystem And Habitat Classification" (2024) published in AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
  • "Effectiveness of living shorelines in the Salish Sea" (2021) published in Ecological Engineering
  • "Effects of temperature and nutrients on microscopic stages of the bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana, Phaeophyceae)" (2023) published in Journal of Phycology
  • "Interactive effects of temperature and nitrogen on the physiology of kelps (Nereocystis luetkeana and Saccharina latissima)" (2023) published in Frontiers in Marine Science

Megan frequently publishes in several key journals, with multiple contributions to:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Ecology
  • Journal of Phycology
  • Ecological Engineering

Collaboration is an important aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jason D. Toft
  • Brooke L. Weigel
  • Helen Berry
  • Kerry L. Accola
  • Simone Des Roches

Best Publications

  • A functional group approach to the structure of algal-dominated communities

    Robert S. Steneck;Megan N. Dethier

  • Visual versus random-point percent cover estimations: 'objective' is not always better

    MN Dethier;ES Graham;S. Cohen;LM Tear

  • ADVANCES IN MARINE BIOLOGY, VOL 59

    Martin Wahl;Veijo Jormalainen;Klemens Eriksson;James A. Coyer

  • Disturbance and Recovery in Intertidal Pools: Maintenance of Mosaic Patterns

    Megan N. Dethier

  • Stress Ecology in Fucus: Abiotic, Biotic and Genetic Interactions

    Martin Wahl;Veijo Jormalainen;Britas Klemens Eriksson;James A Coyer

  • Mechanisms of Competitive Dominance Between Crustose Coralline Algae: An Herbivore‐Mediated Competitive Reversal

    Robert S. Steneck;Sally D. Hacker;Megan N. Dethier

  • AN "INDIRECT COMMENSALISM" BETWEEN MARINE HERBIVORES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPETITIVE HIERARCHIES

    Megan N. Dethier;David O. Duggins

  • Tidepools as refuges: Predation and the limits of the harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus californicus (Baker)

    Megan N. Dethier

  • The ecology of intertidal algal crusts: variation within a functional group

    Megan N. Dethier

  • Assessment of the impacts of an unprecedented heatwave on intertidal shellfish of the Salish Sea

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  • Heteromorphic algal life histories: The seasonal pattern and response to herbivory of the brown crust, Ralfsia californica.

    Megan N. Dethier

  • Monitoring Rocky Shores

    Steven N. Murray;Richard F. Ambrose;Megan Nichols Dethier

  • SEAWEEDS UNDER STRESS: MANIPULATED STRESS AND HERBIVORY AFFECT CRITICAL LIFE-HISTORY FUNCTIONS

    Megan N. Dethier;Susan L. Williams;Aaren Freeman

  • Marine and estuarine ecosystem and habitat classification

    Rebecca J. Allee;Megan Dethier;Dail Brown;Linda Deegan

  • Addressing assumptions: variation in stable isotopes and fatty acids of marine macrophytes can confound conclusions of food web studies

    Megan N. Dethier;Elizabeth Sosik;Aaron W. E. Galloway;David O. Duggins

  • A Marine Plant (Spartina Anglica) Invades Widely Varying Habitats: Potential Mechanisms of Invasion and Control

    Sally D. Hacker;David Heimer;C. Eric Hellquist;Tabitha G. Reeder

  • The consequences of scale: assessing the distribution of benthic populations in a complex estuarine fjord

    Megan N. Dethier;G. Carl Schoch

  • Experimental studies of herbivory and algal competition in a low intertidal habitat.

    David O. Duggins;Megan N. Dethier

  • Spatial Patterns in Macroalgal Chemical Defenses

    Megan Dethier;Kathryn Van Alstyne;David Duggins

  • Growth and persistence of diverse intertidal crusts: survival of the slow in a fast-paced world

    Megan N. Dethier;Robert S. Steneck

  • PHYSICAL FACTORS VS. BIOTIC RESISTANCE IN CONTROLLING THE INVASION OF AN ESTUARINE MARSH GRASS

    Megan N. Dethier;Sally D. Hacker

Frequent Co-Authors

David O. Duggins
David O. Duggins University of Washington
Richard F. Ambrose
Richard F. Ambrose University of California, Los Angeles
Jeffery R. Cordell
Jeffery R. Cordell University of Washington
Jennifer L. Ruesink
Jennifer L. Ruesink University of Washington
Guy Gelfenbaum
Guy Gelfenbaum United States Geological Survey
Sally D. Hacker
Sally D. Hacker Oregon State University
Andrea S. Ogston
Andrea S. Ogston University of Washington
Susan L. Williams
Susan L. Williams University of California, Davis
Charles A. Simenstad
Charles A. Simenstad University of Washington
Robert S. Steneck
Robert S. Steneck University of Maine

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