Publications

Mazor, R.D. 2023. A standard taxonomic effort (STE) for terrestrial arthropods collected from dry streams in California and Arizona. Technical Report 1343. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., J. Olson, T. Clark. 2023. A standard taxonomic effort (STE) for bryophytes collected from dry streambeds in California and Arizona. Technical Report 1344. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Simons, A.L., N. Aulerich, H. Carlson, I. Chandra, J. Chancellor, G. Gemayel, D.J. Gillett, D. Levene, J. Lin, G. Nichol, H. Patel, S. Zhu. 2023. Using Zeta Diversity in Describing the Health of Soft Sediment Benthic Macroinvertebrates in the Southern California Bight. Journal of Coastal Research 39:418-430.

Simons, A.L., S. Theroux, M. Osborne, S. Nuzhdin, R.D. Mazor, J.A. Steele. 2023. Zeta diversity patterns in metabarcoded lotic algal assemblages as a tool for bioassessment. Ecological Applications DOI:10.1002/eap.2812.

Gillett, D.J., W. Enright, J.B. Walker. 2022. Southern California Bight 2018 Regional Monitoring Program: Volume III. Benthic Infauna. Technical Report 1289. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., M. Sutula, S. Theroux, M. Beck, P.R. Ode. 2022. Eutrophication thresholds associated with protection of biological integrity in California wadeable streams. Ecological Indicators 142:109180.

Peek, R., K. Irving, S.M. Yarnell, R. Lusardi, E.D. Stein, R.D. Mazor. 2022. Identifying Functional Flow Linkages Between Stream Alteration and Biological Stream Condition Indices Across California. Frontiers in Environmental Science 9:790667.

Gillett, D.J., L. Gilbane, K.C. Schiff. 2021. Characterizing Community Structure of Benthic Infauna From the Continental Slope of the Southern California Bight. Frontiers in Marine Science DOI:10.3389/fmars.2021.605858/full.

Charles, D.F., M.G. Kelly, R.J. Stevenson, S. Poikane, S. Theroux, A. Zgrundo, M. Cantonati. 2021. Benthic algae assessments in the EU and the US: Striving for consistency in the face of great ecological diversity . Ecological Indicators DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107082.

Mazor, R.D., J.S. Brown, E.D. Stein, J.R. Olson, M.D. Robinson, A. Caudillo, S. Johnson, G. Mak, C. Clarke, K. O'Connor, K.K. Hammerstrom, R. Clark. 2021. Development of an Assessment Framework for Dry Ephemeral and Intermittent Streams in California and Arizona. Technical Report 1176. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Theroux, S., R.D. Mazor, M.W. Beck, P.R. Ode, E.D. Stein, M. Sutula. 2020. Predictive biological indices for algae populations in diverse stream environments. Ecological Indicators DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106421.

Mazor, R.D., A. Santana, C. Endris, K. O'Connor. 2020. Assessing the representativeness of bioassessment samples using spatial statistical networks (SSNs) for watersheds in California: A guide for aquatic resource managers. Technical Report 1143. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Paul, M.J., B. Jessup, L.R. Brown, J.L. Carter, M. Cantonati, D.F. Charles, J. Gerritsen, D.B. Herbst, R. Stancheva, J. Howard, B. Isham, R. Lowe, R.D. Mazor, P.K. Mendex, P.R. Ode, A. O'Dowd, J. Olson, Y. Pan, A.C. Rehn, S. Spaulding, M. Sutula, S. Theroux. 2020. Characterizing benthic macroinvertebrate and algal biological condition gradient models for California wadeable Streams, USA. Ecological Indicators DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106618.

Beck, M.W., R.D. Mazor. 2020. A decision framework for evaluating bioassessment samples and landscape models. Technical Report 1115. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Simons, A.L., R.D. Mazor, S. Theroux. 2019. Using Co‐occurrence Network Topology in Assessing Ecological Stress in Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities. Ecology and Evolution DOI:10.1002/ece3.5751.

Gillett, D.J., L. Gisbane, K.C. Schiff. 2019. Benthic Infauna of the Southern California Bight Continental Slope: Characterizing Community Structure for the Development of an Index of Disturbance. Technical Report 1096. US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Camarillo, CA.

Mazor, R.D., V.H. Resh, D.M. Rosenberg. 2019. Use of Aquatic Insects in Bioassesment. in: R.W. Merritt, K.W. Cummins, M.B. Berg (eds.), An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America pp. 141-164. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. Dubuque, IA.

Beck, M., R.D. Mazor, S. Theroux, K.C. Schiff. 2019. The Stream Quality Index: A multi-indicator tool for enhancing environmental management. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators DOI:10.1016/j.indic.2019.100004.

Beck, M., R.D. Mazor, S. Johnson, K. Wisenbaker, J. Westfall, P.R. Ode, R. Hill, C. Loflen, M. Sutula, E.D. Stein. 2019. Prioritizing Management Goals for Stream Biological Integrity Within the Developed Landscape Context. Freshwater Science DOI:10.1086/705996.

Mazor, R.D., J. Olson, M. Robison, A. Caudillo, J.S. Brown. 2019. Assessing the biological condition of dry ephemeral and intermittent streams. Technical Report 1089. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Beck, M., R.D. Mazor, S. Theroux, K.C. Schiff. 2019. The Stream Quality Index: A Multi-Indicator Tool for Enhancing Environmental Management Communication. Technical Report 1080. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Gillett, D.J., A.N. Parks, S.M. Bay. 2019. Calibration of the Multivariate AZTI Marine Biotic Index (M-AMBI) for Potential Inclusion into California Sediment Quality Objective Assessments in San Francisco Bay. Technical Report 1070. San Francisco Estuary Institute. Richmond, CA.

Simons, A.L., R.D. Mazor, E.D. Stein, S. Nuzhdin. 2019. Using alpha, beta, and zeta diversity in describing the health of stream‐based benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Ecological Applications DOI:10.1002/eap.1896.

Coates, J., K.C. Schiff, R.D. Mazor, D.J. Pondella II, R.A. Schaffner, E. Whiteman. 2018. Development of a biological condition assessment index for shallow, subtidal rocky reefs in Southern California, USA. Marine Ecology DOI:10.1111/maec.12471.

Rehn, A.C., R.D. Mazor, P.R. Ode. 2018. An Index to Measure the Quality of Physical Habitat in California Wadeable Streams. Technical Report 1053. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA.

Pelletier, M.C., D.J. Gillett, A. Hamilton, T. Grayson, V. Hansen, E.W. Leppo, S.B. Weisberg, A. Borja. 2018. Adaptation and application of multivariate AMBI (M-AMBI) in US coastal waters. Ecological Indicators 89:818-827.

Mazor, R.D., M. Beck, J.S. Brown. 2018. 2017 Report on the Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition Regional Stream Survey. Technical Report 1029. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Stein, E.D., J.S. Brown, R.D. Mazor. 2017. Transferability of bioassessment indices among water body types and ecoregions: A California experiment in wetland assessment. Ecological Indicators 81:65-73.

Chiu, M.C., C. Leigh, R.D. Mazor, N. Cid, V. Resh. 2017. Anthropogenic Threats to Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. in: T. Datry, N. Bonada, A. Boulton (eds.), Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management pp. 433-454. Academic Press. London, UK.

Gillett, D.J., L.L. Lovell, K.C. Schiff. 2017. Southern California Bight 2013 Regional Monitoring Program: Volume VI. Benthic Infauna. Technical Report 971. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., E.D. Stein. 2017. 2015 Report on the Stormwater Monitoring Coalition Regional Stream Survey. Technical Report 963. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., P.R. Ode, A.C. Rehn, E.D. Stein. 2017. Spatial statistical network models to estimate the spatial representativeness of bioassessment samples. Technical Report 979. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Ode, P.R., A.E. Fetscher, L.B. Busse. 2016. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Collection of Field Data for Bioassessments of California Wadeable Streams: Benthic Macroinvertebrates, Algae, and Physical Habitat. Technical Report 835. State Water Resources Control Board Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA.

Brown, J.S., E.D. Stein, C. Solek, A.E. Fetscher. 2016. Assessment of the Condition of Southern California Depressional Wetlands: Application of Macroinvertebrate, Diatom and Overall Condition Indices for Assessing Southern California Depressional Wetlands. Technical Report 921. State Water Resources Control Board Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA.

Ode, P.R., A.C. Rehn, R.D. Mazor, K.C. Schiff, E.D. Stein, J.T. May, L.R. Brown, D.B. Herbst, D.J. Gillett, K. Lunde, C.P. Hawkins. 2016. Evaluating the adequacy of a reference-site pool for ecological assessments in environmentally complex regions. Freshwater Science 35:237-248.

Mazor, R.D., A.C. Rehn, P.R. Ode, M. Engeln, K.C. Schiff, E.D. Stein, D.J. Gillett, D.B. Herbst, C.P. Hawkins. 2016. Bioassessment in complex environments: designing an index for consistent meaning in different settings. Freshwater Science 35:249-271.

Fetscher, A.E., K. Lunde, E.D. Stein, J.S. Brown. 2015. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Collection of Macroinvertebrates, Benthic Algae, and Associated Physical Habitat Data in California Depressional Wetlands. Technical Report 832. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Gillett, D.J., S.B. Weisberg, T. Grayson, A. Hamilton, V. Hansen, E.W. Leppo, M.C. Pelletier, A. Borja, D. Cadien, D. Dauer, R. Diaz, M. Dutch, J.L. Hyland, M. Kellogg, P.F. Larsen, J.S. Levinton, R. Llanso, L.L. Lovell, P.A. Montagna, D. Pasko, C.A. Phillips, C. Rakocinski, J.A. Ranasinghe, D.M. Sanger, H. Teixeira, R.F. Van Dolah, R.G. Velarde, K.I. Welch. 2015. Effect of ecological group classification schemes on performance of the AMBI benthic index in US coastal waters. Ecological Indicators 50:99-107.

Bay, S.M., M. Dojiri, J. Gully. 2015. Habitat Conditions: Soft-Bottom Benthos. Urban Coast 5:108-115.

Mazor, R.D. 2015. Bioassessment of Perennial Streams in Southern California: A Report on the First Five Years of the Stormwater Monitoring Coalition's Regional Stream Survey. Technical Report 844. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Rehn, A.C., R.D. Mazor, P.R. Ode. 2015. The California Stream Condition Index (CSCI): A New Statewide Biological Scoring Tool for Assessing the Health of Freshwater Streams. Technical Report 883. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

May, J.T., L.R. Brown, A.C. Rehn, I.R. Waite, P.R. Ode, R.D. Mazor, K.C. Schiff. 2015. Correspondence of biological condition models of California streams at statewide and regional scales. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 187:4086.

Stein, E.D. 2015. Habitat Highlights: Regional Stream Monitoring in Southern California. Urban Coast 5:128-129.

Mazor, R.D., E.D. Stein, P.R. Ode, K.C. Schiff. 2014. Integrating intermittent streams into watershed assessments: applicability of an index of biotic integrity. Freshwater Science 33:459-474.

Stein, E.D., B.P. White, R.D. Mazor, J.K. Jackson, J.M. Battle, P.E. Miller, E.M. Pilgrim, B.W. Sweeney. 2014. Does DNA barcoding improve performance of traditional stream bioassessment metrics?. Freshwater Science 33:302-311.

Jackson, J.K., J.M. Battle, B.P. White, E.M. Pilgrim, E.D. Stein, P.E. Miller, B.W. Sweeney. 2014. Cryptic biodiversity in streams: a comparison of macroinvertebrate communities based on morphological and DNA barcode identifications. Freshwater Science 33:312-324.

Stein, E.D., M.C. Martinez, S. Stiles, P.E. Miller, E.V. Zakharov. 2014. Is DNA Barcoding Actually Cheaper and Faster than Traditional Morphological Methods? Results from a Survey of Freshwater Bioassessment Efforts in the United States. PLoS ONE 9:e95525.

Fetscher, A.E., R. Stancheva, J.P. Kociolek, R.G. Sheath, E.D. Stein, R.D. Mazor, P.R. Ode, L.B. Busse. 2013. Development and comparison of stream indices of biotic integrity using diatoms vs. non-diatom algae vs. a combination. Journal of Applied Phycology 26:433-450.

Resh, V.H., L.A. Beche, J.E. Lawrence, R.D. Mazor, E.P. McElravy, A.P. O'Dowd, D. Rudnick, S.M. Carlson. 2013. Long-term population and community patterns of benthic macroinvertebrates and fishes in Northern California Mediterranean-climate streams. Hydrobiologia 719:93-118.

Fetscher, A.E. 2013. Development of Algal Indices of Biotic Integrity for Southern California Wadeable Streams and Recommendations for their Applications, v3. Technical Report 730. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Stancheva, R., R.G. Sheath, B.A. Read, K.D. McArthur, C. Schroepfer, J.P. Kociolek, A.E. Fetscher. 2013. Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria (free-living and diatom endosymbionts): their use in southern California stream bioassessment. Hydrobiologia 720:111-127.

Ranasinghe, J.A., E.D. Stein, M.R. Frazier, D.J. Gillett. 2013. Development of Puget Sound Benthic Indicators. Technical Report 755. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Lunde, K.B., M.R. Cover, R.D. Mazor, C.A. Sommers, V.H. Resh. 2013. Identifying reference conditions and quantifying biological variability within benthic macroinvertebrate communities in perennial and non-perennial northern California streams. Environmental Management 51:1262-1273.

Fetscher, A.E., M. Sutula, L.B. Busse, E.D. Stein. 2013. Condition of California perennial wadeable streams based on algal indicators. Technical Report 781. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix A). Technical Report 665.A. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix B). Technical Report 665.B. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix C). Technical Report 665.C. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix D). Technical Report 665.D. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix E). Technical Report 665.E. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix F). Technical Report 665.F. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix G). Technical Report 665.G. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Teixeira, H., S.B. Weisberg, A. Borja, J.A. Ranasinghe, D.B. Cadien, R.G. Velarde, L.L. Lovell, D. Pasko, C.A. Phillips, D.E. Montagne, K.J. Ritter, F. Salas, J.C. Marques. 2012. Calibration and validation of the AZTI's Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) for Southern California marine bays. Ecological Indicators 12:84-95.

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff, P. Ode, E.D. Stein. 2012. Final Report on Bioassessment in Nonperennial Streams - Report to the State Water Resources Control Board. Technical Report 695. Southern California Coastal Water Research Projec. Costa Mesa, CA.

Ranasinghe, J.A., E.D. Stein, P.E. Miller, S.B. Weisberg. 2012. Performance of two southern California benthic community condition indices using species abundance and presence-only data: Relevance to DNA barcoding. PLoS ONE 7:e40875.

Mazor, R.D., D.J. Gillett, K.C. Schiff, K. Ritter, E.D. Stein. 2011. Ecological Condition of Watersheds in Coastal Southern California: Progress Report of the Stormwater Monitoring Coalition's Stream Monitoring Program First Year (2009). Technical Report 639. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff, K. Ritter, A. Rehn, P. Ode. 2010. Bioassessment tools in novel habitats: An evaluation of indices and sampling methods in low-gradient streams in California. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 167:91-104.

Ranasinghe, J.A., S.B. Weisberg, R.W. Smith, D.E. Montagne, B. Thompson, J.M. Oakden, D.D. Huff, D.B. Cadien, R.G. Velarde, K.J. Ritter. 2009. Calibration and evaluation of five indicators of benthic community condition in two California bay and estuary habitats. Marine Pollution Bulletin 59:5-13.

Borja, A., A. Ranasinghe, S.B. Weisberg. 2009. Assessing ecological integrity in marine waters, using multiple indices and ecosystem components: Challenges for the future. Marine Pollution Bulletin 59:1-4.

Ode, P.R., C.P. Hawkins, R.D. Mazor. 2008. Comparability of biological assessments derived from predictive models and multimetric indices of increasing geographic scope. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 27:967-985.

McGann, M., C.R. Alexander, S.M. Bay. 2003. Response of benthic foraminifers to sewage discharge and remediation in Santa Monica Bay, California. Marine Environmental Research 56:299-342.

Smith, R., J.A. Ranasinghe, S.B. Weisberg, D.E. Montagne, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, A. Dalkey. 2003. Extending the southern California benthic response index to assess benthic condition in bays. Technical Report 410. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

Ranasinghe, J.A., J.B. Frithsen, F.W. Kutz, J.F. Paul, D.E. Russell, R.A. Batiuk, J.L. Hyland, J. Scott, D.M. Dauer. 2002. Application of two indices of benthic community condition in Chesapeake Bay. Environmentrics 13:499-511.

Alden, R.W., D.M. Dauer, J.A. Ranasinghe, L.C. Scott, R.J. Llanso. 2002. Statistical verification of the Chesapeake Bay benthic index of biotic integrity. Environmentrics 13:479-498.

Allen, M.J., R.W. Smith, V. Raco-Rands. 2001. Development of Biointegrity Indices for Marine Demersal Fish and Megabenthic Invertebrate Assemblages of Southern California. Technical Report 469. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

Paul, J.F., K.J. Scott, D.E. Campbell, J.H. Gentile, C.S. Strobel, R.M. Valente, S.B. Weisberg, A.F. Holland, J.A. Ranasinghe. 2001. Developing and applying a benthic index of estuarine condition for the Virginian Biogeographic Province. Ecological Indicators 1:83.

Smith, R.W., M. Bergen, S.B. Weisberg, D. Cadien, A. Dalkey, D. Montagne, J.K. Stull, R.G. Velarde. 2001. Benthic response index for assessing infaunal communities on the Southern California mainland shelf. Ecological Applications 11:1073-1087.

Bergen, M., D. Cadien, A. Dalkey, D.E. Montagne, R.W. Smith, J.K. Stull, R.G. Velarde, S.B. Weisberg. 2000. Assessment of benthic infaunal condition on the mainland shelf of southern California. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 64:421-434.

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