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Overview

Richard F. Ambrose is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on various subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Environmental Engineering, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

Their work addresses several main topics such as Urban Stormwater Management Solutions, Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Urban Green Space and Health, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, and Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics.

Recent publications authored or co-authored include:

  • "Characterizing spatial variability in coastal wetland biomass across multiple scales using UAV and satellite imagery" (2021) published in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
  • "Synthesis of Thresholds of Ocean Acidification Impacts on Decapods" (2021) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Synthesis of Thresholds of Ocean Acidification Impacts on Echinoderms" (2021) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Effects of Elevated Sea Levels and Waves on Southern California Estuaries During the 2015-2016 El Niño" (2020) published in Estuaries and Coasts
  • "The impact of climate change induced alterations of streamflow and stream temperature on the distribution of riparian species" (2020) published in PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Eric D. Stein
  • Patricia A. Holden
  • Andrew S. Mehring
  • Lisa A. Levin
  • Brandon K. Winfrey

Richard F. Ambrose regularly publishes in notable venues such as Frontiers in Marine Science, PLoS ONE, Environmental Management, Ecosphere, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Ecological Theory and Community Restoration Ecology

    Margaret A. Palmer;Richard F. Ambrose;N. Le Roy Poff;N. Le Roy Poff

  • Taking the “Waste” Out of “Wastewater” for Human Water Security and Ecosystem Sustainability

    Stanley B Grant;Stanley B Grant;Jean-Daniel Saphores;David L Feldman;Andrew J Hamilton

  • No‐take Reserve Networks: Sustaining Fishery Populations and Marine Ecosystems

    Steven N. Murray;Richard F. Ambrose;James A. Bohnsack;Louis W. Botsford

  • U.S. Pacific coastal wetland resilience and vulnerability to sea-level rise

    Karen Thorne;Glen MacDonald;Glenn Guntenspergen;Richard Ambrose

  • Influence of an artificial reef on the surrounding infaunal community

    R. F. Ambrose;T. W. Anderson

  • Trace metals in fish and invertebrates of three California coastal Wetlands.

    Tamira Cohen;Shane S Que Hee;Richard F Ambrose

  • Averting a North American biodiversity crisis

    Tiffany A. Yap;Tiffany A. Yap;Tiffany A. Yap;Michelle S. Koo;Richard F. Ambrose;David B. Wake

  • Interactions between corals and algae on a temperate zone rocky reef: mediation by sea urchins

    James A. Coyer;Richard F. Ambrose;John M. Engle;Jay C. Carroll

  • Food preferences, prey availability, and the diet of Octopus bimaculatus Verrill

    Richard F. Ambrose

  • A Comparison of Remote Sensing and Ground‐Based Methods for Monitoring Wetland Restoration Success

    Craig S. Shuman;Richard F. Ambrose

  • Inhibition of Giant Kelp Recruitment by an Introduced Brown Alga

    R. F. Ambrose;Bobette V. Nelson

  • DRAMATIC DECLINES IN MUSSEL BED COMMUNITY DIVERSITY: RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE?

    Jayson R. Smith;Peggy Fong;Richard F. Ambrose

  • Population impacts of collecting sea anemones and anemonefish for the marine aquarium trade in the Philippines

    Craig S. Shuman;Gregor Hodgson;Richard F. Ambrose

  • Recent declines of black abalone Haliotis cracherodii on the mainland coast of central California

    Altstatt Jm;Ambrose Rf;Engle Jm;Haaker Pl

  • Monitoring Rocky Shores

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

  • A Tale of Two Spills: Novel Science and Policy Implications of an Emerging New Oil Spill Model

    Charles H. Peterson;Sean S. Anderson;Gary N. Cherr;Richard F. Ambrose

  • Biogenic habitat structure and characteristics of temperate reef fish assemblages

    Sally J. Holbrook;Russell J. Schmitt;Richard F. Ambrose

  • TEMPERATE MARINE RESERVES ENHANCE TARGETED BUT NOT UNTARGETED FISHES IN MULTIPLE NO-TAKE MPAS

    Irene Tetreault;Richard F. Ambrose

  • Large-scale impacts of sea star wasting disease (SSWD) on intertidal sea stars and implications for recovery.

    C. Melissa Miner;Jennifer L. Burnaford;Richard F. Ambrose;Liam Antrim

  • Effects of the invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea on the native seagrass, Syringodium filiforme, and associated fish and epibiota communities in the Eastern Caribbean.

    Demian A. Willette;Richard F. Ambrose

  • Wildfire promotes dominance of invasive giant reed (Arundo donax) in riparian ecosystems

    Gretchen C. Coffman;Richard F. Ambrose;Philip W. Rundel

Frequent Co-Authors

Glen M. MacDonald
Glen M. MacDonald University of California, Los Angeles
Megan N. Dethier
Megan N. Dethier University of Washington
Kevin D. Lafferty
Kevin D. Lafferty United States Geological Survey
Peter T. Raimondi
Peter T. Raimondi University of California, Santa Cruz
Lisa A. Levin
Lisa A. Levin University of California, San Diego
Stanley B. Grant
Stanley B. Grant Virginia Tech
Peggy Fong
Peggy Fong University of California, Los Angeles
Stephen B. Weisberg
Stephen B. Weisberg Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
John Y. Takekawa
John Y. Takekawa United States Geological Survey
James A. Coyer
James A. Coyer University of New Hampshire

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