Publications

Busch, M.H., K.S. Boersma, S.C. Cook, C.N. Jones, C. Loflen, R.D. Mazor, R. Stancheva, A.N. Price, R. Stubbington, M.A. Zimmer, D.C. Allen. 2024. Macroinvertebrate, algal and diatom assemblages respond differently to both drying and wetting transitions in non-perennial streams. Freshwater Biology 69:1568-1582.

Sytsma, A., D. Philippus, J.M. Wolfand, K. Irving, K.T. Taniguchi-Quan, E.D. Stein, T.S. Hogue. 2024. Channel restoration in urbanized systems: Guiding design using ecological flow targets and future management scenarios. Journal of the American Water Resources Association DOI:10.1111/1752-1688.13232.

Rinehart, S.A., J.M. Dybiec, J.B. Walker, L. Simpson, J.A. Cherry. 2024. Effects of burrowing crabs on coastal sediments and their functions: A systematic meta-analysis. Ecosphere 15:e4927.

Mazor, R.D. 2024. Bioassessment Survey of the Stormwater Monitoring Coalition: Workplan for Years 2021 through 2025 Version 4.0 (2024). Technical Report 1174. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Gillett, D.J., R.D. Mazor, M. Sutula, A. Holt. 2024. Reach-scale models show heterogeneity of stream benthic invertebrate responses to eutrophication stress. Ecological Indicators 160:111791.

Kelly, R.P., D.M. Lodge, K.N. Lee, S. Theroux, A.J. Sepulveda, C.A. Scholin, J.M. Craine, E.A. Allan, K.M. Nichols, K.M. Parsons, K.D. Goodwin, Z. Gold, F.P. Chavez, R.T. Noble, C.L. Abbott, M.R. Baerwald, A.M. Naaum, P.M. Thielen, A.L. Simons, C.L. Jerde, J.J. Duda, M.E. Hunter, J.A. Hagan, R.S. Meyer, J.A. Steele, M.Y. Stoeckle, H.M. Bik, C.P. Meyer, E.D. Stein, K.E. James, A.C. Thomas, E. Demir-Hilton, M.A. Timmers, J.F. Griffith, M.J. Weise, S.B. Weisberg. 2024. Toward a national eDNA strategy for the United States. Environmental DNA DOI:10.1002/edn3.432.

Stein, E.D., C.L. Jerde, E. Andruszkiewicz Allan, A.J. Sepulveda, C.L. Abbott, M.R. Baerwald, J. Darling, K.D. Goodwin, R.S. Meyer, M.A. Timmers, P.M. Thielen. 2024. Critical considerations for communicating environmental DNA science. Environmental DNA DOI:10.1002/edn3.472.

Rinehart, S.A., J.M. Dybiec, P. Richardson, J.B. Walker, J.D. Peabody, J.A. Cherry. 2024. Researcher effects on the biological structure and edaphic conditions of field sites and implications for management. Ecosphere DOI:10.1002/ecs2.4750.

Brown, J.S., R.D. Mazor. 2023. An assessment of the biological condition of streams in the San Francisco Bay. Technical Report 1340. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

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.

Taniguchi-Quan, K.T., K. Irving, R. Darling, D. Kim, H. McMillan, E.D. Stein. 2023. Risk-Decision Framework for Evaluating Vulnerability of Streams to Hydrologic Alteration. Technical Report 1322. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Seybold, E.C., A. Bergstrom, C. Nathan Jones, A.J. Burgin, S. Zipper, S.E. Godsey, W.K. Dodds, M.A. Zimmer, M. Shanafield, T. Datry, R.D. Mazor, M.L. Messager, J.D. Olden, A. Ward, S. Yu, K.E. Kaiser, A. Shogren, R.H. Walker. 2023. How low can you go? Widespread challenges in measuring low stream discharge and a path forward. Limnology and Oceanography Letters DOI:10.1002/lol2.10356.

Mazor, R.D., J.S. Brown, R. Darling. 2023. Ecological conditions of dry streams in the Los Angeles region. Technical Report 1333. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Gillett, D.J., A. Holt. 2023. Options, Impediments, and Supports for the Development of an Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Habitat Occupancy Model in the Embayments of Southern California. Technical Report 1334. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Gillett, D.J., R.D. Mazor, A.E. Holt, R. Darling, R. Butler. 2023. Instructions for Application of the Rapid Screening Causal Assessment (RSCA) Tools v 2.0 in California’s Streams. Technical Report 1310. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Gross, S., K.M. Fritz, T.L. Nadeau, R.D. Mazor, M. Eddy, B. Topping, R.F. Edgerton, K. Nicholas. 2023. Development and Evaluation of the Beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Methods for the Northeast and Southeast. Technical Report 1321. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, D.C..

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.

Stein, E.D., J.B. Walker, K. O'Connor, C. Toms. 2023. Estuary Marine Protected Area - Monitoring Program Implementation Blueprint. Technical Report 1315.C. California Ocean Protection Council. Sacramento, CA.

O'Connor, K., R. Clark, B. Fulkerson, J.B. Walker, E.D. Stein, C. Whitcraft, S. Garcia. 2023. Estuary Marine Protected Area - 2021 Data Analysis Report. Technical Report 1315.B. California Ocean Protection Council. Sacramento, CA.

Walker, J.B., E.D. Stein, K. O'Connor, R. Clark, C. Whitcraft, S. Garcia, B. Hughes, A. Cooper, D. Jacobs, M. Abrecht, J. Largier, R. Roettger, C. Toms. 2023. Estuary Marine Protected Area - Monitoring Protocol. Technical Report 1315.A. Ocean Protection Council. Sacramento, CA.

Stein, E.D., J.B. Walker, K. O'Connor, R. Clark, C. Whitcraft. 2023. Development of a Statewide Estuary Monitoring Program to Evaluate California's Estuarine Marine Protected Areas - Estuary Marine Protected Area Program Overview. Technical Report 1315. California Ocean Protection Council. Sacramento, CA.

Stepien, C.A., S. Theroux, S.B. Weisberg. 2022. The Second National Workshop on Marine eDNA: A workshop to accelerate the incorporation of eDNA science into environmental management application. Environmental DNA DOI:10.1002/edn3.379.

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.

Ainslie, W., E.D. Stein. 2022. Additional Considerations for Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Compensatory Mitigation Programs. in: C.A. Jackson,, T.H. DeWitt (eds.), Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Restoration Effectiveness Monitoring & Assessment: Frameworks, Tools, and Examples pp. 177-201. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, D.C..

Walker, J.B., D.J. Gillett, M. Sutula. 2022. Establishing biologically relevant sediment organic matter thresholds for estuaries and embayments of the Southern California Bight, USA. Ecological Indicators 143:1-12.

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.

Murphy, B.M., K. Russell, C.C. Stillwell, R. Hawley, M. Scoggins, K.G. Hopkins, M.J. Burns, K.T. Taniguchi-Quan, K.H. Macneal, R. Smith. 2022. Closing the gap on wicked urban stream restoration problems: A framework to integrate science and community values. Freshwater Science 41:3.

Eddy, M., K. Fritz, T.L. Nadeau, J. Kelso, S. Gross, B. Topping, R.F. Edgerton, R.D. Mazor. 2022. Development and Evaluation of the Beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Method (SDAM) for the Great Plains (GP). Technical Report 1292.A. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, D.C..

Stein, E.D., J.S. Brown, A. Canney, M. Mirkhanian, H. Lowman, K. O'Connor, R. Clark. 2022. Prioritizing Stream Protection, Restoration and Management Actions Using Landscape Modeling and Spatial Analysis. Water 14:1375.

Stein, E.D., J.S. Brown, A. Canney, M. Mirkhanian, H. Lowman, K. O'Connor, R. Clark. 2022. Prioritizing Stream Protection, Restoration and Management Actions Using Landscape Modeling and Spatial Analysis. Technical Report 1246. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Stein, E.D., J.S. Brown, N. Bishop, R. Kihslinger, B.J. Topping, P. Hough. 2022. An Integrated Framework for Evaluating Wetland and Stream Compensatory Mitigation. Technical Report 1209. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC.

Stein, E.D., J.S. Brown, T. Smith, C. Cox, N. Nibbelink, K. Sheehan Hill, B.J. Topping, P. Hough. 2022. An Integrated Framework for Evaluating Wetland and Stream Compensatory Mitigation - Summary of Pilot Applications. Technical Report 1210. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC.

Walker, J.B., S. Rinehart, G. Greenberg-Pines, W.K. White, R. DeSantiago, D.A. Lipson, J.D. Long. 2022. Aboveground competition influences density-dependent effects of cordgrass on sediment biogeochemistry. Ecology and Evolution 12:e8722.

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.

Irving, K., S.C. Jähnig, M. Kuemmerlen. 2021. Disentangling the effect of climatic and hydrological predictor variables on benthic macroinvertebrate distributions from predictive models. Hydrobiologia 2021:1-20.

Mazor, R.D., B.J. Topping, T. Nadeau, K.M. Fritz, J.E. Kelso, R.A. Harrington, W.S. Beck, K. McCune, A.O. Allen, R. Leidy, J. Robb, G. David. 2021. Implementing an Operational Framework to Develop a Streamflow Duration Assessment Method: A Case Study from the Arid West United States. Water 13:3310.

Estes Jr., M., C. Anderson, W. Appletans, N. Bax, N. Bednarsek, G. Canonico, S. Djavidnia, E. Escobar, P. Fietzek, M. Gregoire, E. Hazen, M. Kavanaugh, F. Lejzerowicz, F. Lombard, P. Miloslavich, K.O. Möller, J. Monk, E. Montes, H. Moustahfid, M.M.C. Muelbert, F. Muller-Karger, L.E. Peavey Reeves, E.V. Satterthwaite, J.O. Schmidt, A.M.M. Sequeira, W. Turner, L.V. Weatherdon. 2021. Enhanced monitoring of life in the sea is a critical component of conservation management and sustainable economic growth. Marine Policy 132:104699.

Mazor, R.D., K. McCune. 2021. Review of flow duration methods and indicators of flow duration in the scientific literature: Western Mountains. Technical Report 1222. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

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.

Henkel, S.K., L. Gilbane, A.J. Phillips, D.J. Gillett. 2020. Cross-Shelf Habitat Suitability Modeling for Benthic Macrofauna. Technical Report 1173. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Camarillo, CA.

Poti, M., S.K. Henkel, J.J. Bizzarro, T.F. Hourigan, M.E. Clarke, C.E. Whitmire, A. Powell, M.M. Yoklavich, L. Bauer, A.J. Winship, M. Coyne, D.J. Gillett, L. Gilbane, J. Christensen, C.F.G. Jeffrey. 2020. Cross-Shelf Habitat Suitability Modeling: Characterizing Potential Distributions of Deep-Sea Corals, Sponges, and Macrofauna Offshore of the US West Coast. Technical Report 1171. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Camarillo, 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.

Fritz, K.M., T. Nadeau, J. Kelso, W.S. Beck, R.D. Mazor, R.A. Harrington, B.J. Topping. 2020. Classifying Streamflow Duration: The Scientific Basis and an Operational Framework for Method Development. Water DOI:10.3390/w12092545.

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.

Gillett, D.J., L. Gisbane, K.C. Schiff. 2020. Benthic habitat condition of the continental shelf surrounding oil and gas platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel, Southern California. Marine Pollution Bulletin DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111662.

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.

Winship, A.J., J.T. Thorson, M.E. Clarke, H.M. Coleman, B. Costa, S.E. Georgian, D.J. Gillett, A. Gruss, M.J. Henderson, T.F. Hourigan, D.D. Huff, N. Kreidler, J.L. Pirtle, J.V. Olson, M. Poti, C.N. Rooper, M.F. Sigler, S. Veihman, C.E. Whitmire. 2020. Good Practices for Species Distribution Modeling of Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges for Resource Management: Data Collection, Analysis, Validation, and Communication. Frontiers in Marine Science DOI:10.3389/fmars.2020.00303.

McCune, K., D.J. Gillett, E.D. Stein. 2020. Methods and Guidance on Assessing the Ecological Functioning of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Southern California Estuaries and Embayments. Technical Report 1136. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Taniguchi-Quan, K.T., R.D. Mazor, J.S. Brown, R. Guill, M. Yeager, A. Suter, J. Rudolph, W. Isham, S. Johnson. 2020. 2018-2019 Report on the SMC Stream Survey. Technical Report 1127. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Aylagas, E., A. Borja, X. Pochon, A. Zaiko, N. Keeley, K. Bruce, P. Hong, G.M. Ruiz, E.D. Stein, S. Theroux, N. Geraldi, A. Ortega, L. Gajdzik, D.J. Coker, Y. Katan, T. Hikmawan, A. Saleem, S. Alamer, B.H. Jones, C.M. Duarte, J. Pearman, S. Carvalho. 2020. Translational Molecular Ecology in practice: Linking DNA-based methods to actionable marine environmental management. Science of the Total Environment DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140780.

Beck, M.W., C. O'Hara, J.S. Stewart-Lowndes, R.D. Mazor, S. Theroux, D.J. Gillett, B. Lane, G. Gearheart. 2020. The importance of open science for biological assessment of aquatic environments. PeerJ DOI:10.7717/peerj.9539.

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.

Giraldo, M.A., S. Dark, P. Pendleton, E.D. Stein, R.D. Mazor, J. Andreas. 2019. Environmental predictors of stream flow in semi-arid watersheds for biological assessments. Ecological Indicators 104:429-438.

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.

Beck, M., K. Kittleson, K. O’Connor. 2019. Analysis of the Juvenile Steelhead and Stream Habitat Database, Santa Cruz County, California: Web Products and Recommendations. Technical Report 1082. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Gillett, D.J., R.D. Mazor, S.B. Norton. 2019. Selecting comparator sites for ecological causal assessment based on expected biological similarity. Freshwater Science 38:554-565.

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.

McCune, K., R.D. Mazor. 2019. Review of Flow Duration Methods and Indicators of Flow Duration in the Scientific Literature: Arid Southwest. Technical Report 1063. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

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.

Collins, J., E.D. Stein. 2018. California Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands and Riparian Areas (CRAM). in: J. Dorney, R. Savage, R. Tiner, P. Adamus (eds.), Wetland and Stream Rapid Assessments: Development, Validation, and Application pp. 353-362. Elsevier Publishers. London, UK.

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.

Kacev, D., D.J. Gillett, A.F. de Carvalho, C. Cash, S. Walther, C.D. Larsen, A. Thompson, L. Thompson, N. Bowlin, K. Goodwin, E.D. Stein. 2018. Assessment of Ichthyoplankton Metabarcoding for Routine Monitoring. Technical Report 1031. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Beck, M., R.D. Mazor, E.D. Stein, R. Maas, D.D. Mello, D. Bram. 2017. Mapping of Non-Perennial and Ephemeral Streams in the Santa Ana Region. Technical Report 1012. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., J.S. Brown, E.D. Stein, J.R. Olson, M.D. Robinson, T. Clark. 2017. Assessment of Episodic Streams in the San Diego Region. Technical Report 1011. 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.

Stein, E.D., R.D. Mazor, A. Sengupta, K. McCune, B. Bledsoe, S. Adams, S. Eberhart, M. Pyne, P. Ode, A. Rehn. 2017. Development of Recommended Flow Targets to Support Biological Integrity Based on Regional Flow-ecology Relationships for Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Southern California Streams. Technical Report 974. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

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.

Gibson, J.F., E.D. Stein, D.J. Baird, C.M. Finlayson, X. Zhang, M. Hajibabaei. 2015. Wetland Ecogenomics - The Next Generation of Wetland Biodiversity and Functional Assessment. Wetland Science and Practice 32:27-32.

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.

Mazor, R.D. 2015. Bioassessment Survey of the Stormwater Monitoring Coalition: Workplan for Years 2015 through 2019 Version 1.0. Technical Report 849. 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.

Schiff, K.C., D.J. Gillett, A. Rehn, M. Paul. 2015. Causal Assessment Evaluation and Guidance for California. Technical Report 750. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Schiff, K.C., D.J. Gillett, A. Rehn, M. Paul. 2015. Causal Assessment Evaluation and Guidance for California (Appendix A). Technical Report 750.A. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Schiff, K.C., D.J. Gillett, A. Rehn, M. Paul. 2015. Causal Assessment Evaluation and Guidance for California (Appendix B). Technical Report 750.B. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Schiff, K.C., D.J. Gillett, A. Rehn, M. Paul. 2015. Causal Assessment Evaluation and Guidance for California (Appendix C). Technical Report 750.C. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Schiff, K.C., D.J. Gillett, A. Rehn, M. Paul. 2015. Causal Assessment Evaluation and Guidance for California (Appendix D). Technical Report 750.D. 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.

Dagit, R., F. Federico, L. Kats, E.D. Stein. 2015. Habitat Conditions: Freshwater Aquatic and Riparian Habitats. Urban Coast 5:48-58.

Fetscher, E., M. Sutula, A. Sengupta, N. Detenbeck. 2014. Linking Nutrients to Alterations in Aquatic Life in California Wadeable Streams. Technical Report 834. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

White, B.P., E.M. Pilgrim, L.M. Boykin, E.D. Stein, R.D. Mazor. 2014. Comparison of four species-delimitation methods applied to a DNA barcode data set of insect larvae for use in routine bioassessment. Freshwater Science 33:338-348.

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.

Tunis, L., K. Lunde, R. Payne, G. Sibbald, C. Clark, K. O'Connor, R. Clark, A. Solomesheh, C. Witham, M. Denn, C. Roberts, M. Stevens, C. Grosso, J. Collins, S. Pearce, C. Solek, E.D. Stein, C. Harvey, D. Weixelman, P. Jones, M. Scianni. 2013. California Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands User's Manual Version 6.1. Technical Report 788. California Wetlands Monitoring Workgroup. Sacramento, CA.

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.

Stein, E.D., B.P. White, R.D. Mazor, P.E. Miller, E.M. Pilgrim. 2013. Evaluating ethanol-based sample preservation to facilitate use of DNA barcoding in routine freshwater biomonitoring programs using benthic macroinvertebrates. PLoS ONE 8:e51273.

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.

Thompson, B., S.B. Weisberg, A. Melwani, S. Lowe, J.A. Ranasinghe, D.B. Cadien, D.M. Dauer, R.J. Diaz, W. Fields, M. Kellogg, D.E. Montagne, P.R. Ode, D.J. Reish, P.N. Slattery. 2012. Low levels of agreement among experts using best professional judgment to assess benthic condition in the San Francisco Estuary and Delta. Ecological Indicators 12:167-173.

Hammerstrom, K.K., J.A. Ranasinghe, S.B. Weisberg, J.S. Oliver, W.R. Fairey, P.N. Slattery, J.M. Oakden. 2012. Effect of sample area and sieve size on benthic macrofaunal community condition assessments in California enclosed bays and estuaries. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 8:649-658.

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.

Stancheva, R., A.E. Fetscher, R.G. Sheath. 2012. A novel quantification method for stream-inhabiting, non-diatom benthic algae, and its application in bioassessment. Hydrobiologia 684:225-239.

Solek, C.W., E.D. Stein. 2012. An Evaluation of Wetland Restoration Projects in Southern California using the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM): A Final Report to the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project. Technical Report 659. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

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.

Vidal-Dorsch, D.E., S.M. Bay, M.A. Mays, D.J. Greenstein, D. Young, J.C. Wolf, D. Pham, A.V. Loguinov, C. Vulpe. 2012. Using gene expression to assess the status of fish from anthropogenically influenced estuarine wetlands. Environmental Science and Technology 46:69-77.

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.

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, D.E. Montagne, T.K. Mikel, D.B. Cadien, R.G. Velarde, C.A. Brantley. 2010. Benthic macrofaunal community condition in the Southern California Bight, 1994-2003. Marine Pollution Bulletin 60:827-833.

Teixeira, H., A. Borja, S.B. Weisberg, J.A. Ranasinghe, D.B. Cadien, D.M. Dauer, J.-C. Dauvin, S. Degraer, R.J. Diaz, A. Gremare, I. Karakassis, R.J. Llanso, L.L. Lovell, J.C. Marques, D.E. Montagne, A. Occhipinti-Ambrogi, R. Rosenberg, R. Sarda, L.C. Schaffner, R.G. Velarde. 2010. Assessing coastal benthic macrofauna community condition using best professional judgement - Developing consensus across North America and Europe. Marine Pollution Bulletin 60:589-600.

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.

Stein, E.D., A.E. Fetscher, R.P. Clark, A. Wiskind, J.L. Grenier, M. Sutula, J.N. Collins, C. Grosso. 2009. Validation of a wetland rapid assessment method: Use of EPA's Level 1-2-3 Framework for method testing and refinement. Wetlands 29:648-665.

Fetscher, A.E., L. Busse, P.R. Ode. 2009. Standard Operating Procedures for Collecting Stream Algae Samples and Associated Physical Habitat and Chemical Data for Ambient Bioassessments in California. Technical Report 602. California State Water Resources Control Board Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP). Sacramento, CA.

Mazor, R.D., A.H. Purcell, V.H. Resh. 2009. Long-term variability in bioassessments: A twenty-year study from two northern California streams. Environmental Management 43:1269-1286.

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.

Ode, P., K.C. Schiff. 2009. Recommendations for the development and maintenance of a reference condition management program (RCMP) to support biological assessment of California. Technical Report 581. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

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.

Fetscher, A.E., K. McLaughlin. 2008. Incorporating bioassessment using freshwater algae into California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP). Technical Report 563. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Carlsbad Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.04. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Los Penasquitos Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.06. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Otay Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.1. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Pueblo San Diego Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.08. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the San Diego River Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.07. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the San Dieguito Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.05. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the San Juan Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.01. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the San Luis Rey Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.03. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Santa Margarita Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.02. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Sweetwater Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.09. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Tijuana Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.11. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

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Weisberg, S.B., B. Thompson, J.A. Ranasinghe, D.E. Montagne, D.B. Cadien, D.M. Dauer, D. Diener, J. Oliver, D.J. Reish, R.G. Velarde, J.Q. Word. 2008. The level of agreement among experts applying best professional judgment to assess the condition of benthic infaunal communities. Ecological Indicators 8:389-394.

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. 2007. Evaluation of five indicators of benthic community condition in two California bay and estuary habitats. Technical Report 524. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Weisberg, S.B., B. Thompson, J.A. Ranasinghe, D.E. Montagne, D.B. Cadien, D.M. Dauer, D. Diener, J. Oliver, D.J. Reish, R.G. Velarde, J.Q. Word. 2007. The level of agreement among experts applying best professional judgment to assess the condition of benthic infaunal communities. Technical Report 523. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

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Ranasinghe, J.A., T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S.B. Weisberg, D.E. Montagne, D.B. Cadien, A. Dalkey. 2005. The prevalence of non-indigenous species in southern California embayments and their effects on benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Biological Invasion 7:679-686.

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Jarvis, E.T., M.J. Allen, R.W. Smith. 2005. Comparison of recreational fish catch trends to environment-species relationships and fishery-independent data in the Southern California Bight, 1980-2000. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports 45:167-179.

Hsieh, C., C. Reiss, W. Watson, M.J. Allen, J.R. Hunter, R.N. Lea, R.H. Rosenblatt, R.E. Smith, G. Sugihara. 2005. A comparison of long-term trends and variability in populations of larvae of exploited and unexploited fishes in the Southern California region: a community approach. Progress in Oceanography 67:160-185.

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Ranasinghe, J.A., D.E. Montagne, R.W. Smith, T.K. Mikel, S.B. Weisberg, D.B. Cadien, R.G. Velarde, A. Dalkey. 2003. Southern California Bight 1998 Regional Monitoring Program: VII. Benthic macrofauna. Technical Report 382. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

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., D.E. Montagne, S.B. Weisberg, M. Bergen, R.G. Velarde. 2003. Variability in the identification and enumeration of marine benthic invertebrate samples and its effect on benthic assessment measures. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 81:199-206.

Vidal, D.E., A.J. Horne. 2002. Mercury Toxicity in the Aquatic Oligochaete Sparganophilus pearsei II: Autonomy as a Novel Form of Protection. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 45:462-467.

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., A.K. Groce, D. Diener, J.S. Brown, S.A. Steinert, G. Deets, J.A. Noblet, S.L. Moore, D.W. Diehl, E.T. Jarvis, V. Raco-Rands, C. Thomas, Y. Ralph, R. Gartman, D. Cadien, S.B. Weisberg, T. Mikel. 2002. Southern California Bight 1998 Regional Monitoring Program: V. Demersal fishes and megabenthic invertebrates. Technical Report 380. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

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Allen, M.J., A. Groce. 2001. First occurrence of Blackspot Wrasse, Decodon melasma Gomon 1974 (Pisces: Labridae) in California. Bulletin Southern California Academy of Science 100:131-136.

Allen, M.J., A. Groce. 2001. First occurrence of Speckletail Flounder, Engyophrys sanctilaurentii Jordan & Bollman 1890 (Pisces: Bothidae), in California. Bulletin Southern California Academy of Science 100:137-143.

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Thompson, B.E. 1983. Survey of the slope off Orange County California: first year report. Technical Report 175. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Long Beach, CA.

Carriker, M.R., J.W. Anderson, W.P. Davis, D.R. Franz, G.F. Mayer, J.B. Pearce, T.K. Sawyer, J.K. Tietjen, J.F. Timoney, D.R. Young. 1982. Effects of Pollutants on Benthos. in: G.F. Mayer (ed.), Ecological Stress and the New York Bight: Science and Management pp. 3-22. Estuarine Research Foundation. Columbia, South Carolina.

McLaughlin, J.J.A., G.S. Kleppel, M.P. Brown, R.J. Ingram, W.B. Samuels. 1982. The Importance of Nutrients to Phytoplankton Production in New York Harbor. in: G.F. Mayer (ed.), Ecological Stress and the New York Bight: Science and Management pp. 469-480. Estuarine Research Foundation. Columbia, South Carolina.

Sindermann, C.J., S.C. Esser, E. Gould, B.B. McCain, J.L. McHugh, R.P. Morgan II, R.A. Murchelano, M.J. Sherwood, P.R. Spitzer. 1982. Effects of Pollutants on Fishes. in: G.F. Mayer (ed.), Ecological Stress and the New York Bight: Science and Management pp. 23-38. Estuarine Research Foundation. Columbia, South Carolina.

Sherwood, M.J., A.J. Mearns. 1981. Fate of post-larval bottom fishes in a highly urbanized coastal zone. Rapp P-v Reun. Cons. Int. Explor. Mer. 178:104-111.

Mearns, A.J., D.R. Young, R.J. Olsen, H. Schafer. 1981. Trophic structure and the cesium-potassium ratio in pelagic ecosystems. Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports 22:99-110.

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Allen, M.D. Moore, M.J. Sherwood. 1980. Distribution, abundance, and recruitment of soft-bottom rockfishes (Scorpaenidae: sebastes) on the southern California mainland shelf. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports 20:180-190.

Gustafson, J., M. Gustafson. 1979. A Survey of Fish Ectoparasites off the California Coast for SCCWRP. Technical Report . Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Mearns, A.J. 1979. Abundance, composition, and recruitment of nearshore fish assemblages on the southern California mainland shelf. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports 20:111-119.

Word, J.Q. 1978. The infaunal index: a relative abundance measure of the benthic infauna and how it may be applied to fish food habits studies. in: S.J. Lipovsky, C.A. Simenstad (eds.), Gutshop '78 Washington Sea Grant pp. 37-42. University of Washington, Seattle. Seattle, WA.

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Allen. 1978. Use of small otter trawls in coastal biological surveys. Technical Report 105. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Sherwood. 1978. Health, abundance and diversity of bottomfish and shellfish populations at proposed and existing offshore drilling sites in the southern California Bight. Technical Report 120. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Mearns, A.J., D.R. Young. 1977. Chromium in the southern California marine environment. in: C.S. Giam (ed.), Pollutant Effects on Marine Organisms pp. 125-141. Lexington Books. Lexington, MA.

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Sherwood. 1977. Distribution of neoplasms and other diseases in marine fishes relative to the discharge of waste water. in: H.F. Kraybill, C.J. Dawe, J.C. Harshbarger, R.G. Tardiff (eds.), Aquatic Pollutants and Biologic Effects with Emphasis on Neoplasia pp. 210-224. Annals of the New York Academy. New York, NY.

Sherwood, M.J., A.J. Mearns. 1977. Environmental significance of fin erosion in southern California demersal fishes. in: H.F. Kraybill, C.J. Dawe, J.C. Harshbarger, R.G. Tardiff (eds.), Aquatic Pollutants and Biologic Effects with Emphasis on Neoplasia pp. 177-189. Annals of the New York Academy. New York, NY.

Bascom, W., A.J. Mearns, M.D. Moore. 1976. A biological survey of oil platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel. Journal of Petroleum Technology 1976:1280-1284.

Allen, M.J. 1976. Addition of Citharichthys fragilis Gilbert to the California fauna. California Fish and Game 62:299-303.

Greene, C.S. 1976. Multivariate analysis of benthic ecosystems at a marine wastewater discharge site. Technical Report 83. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Smith, R.W., C.S. Greene. 1976. Biological communities near submarine outfall. Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation 48:1894-1912.

Mearns, A.J., M.D. Moore. 1976. Biological study of oil platforms Hilda and Hazel, Santa Barbara Channel, California. Technical Report 82. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Word, J.Q. 1976. A swimming crab, Euphylax dovii Stimpson (1860): new to the marine fauna of California. California Fish and Game 62:161-162.

Allen, M.J., H. Pecorelli, J. Word. 1976. Marine organisms around outfall pipes in Santa Monica Bay. Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation 48:1881-1893.

Mearns, A.J., M.D. Moore. 1976. Biological Study of Oil Platforms. Technical Report 0082. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa.

Bascom, W., A.J. Mearns, M.D. Moore. 1976. A Biological Survey of Oil Platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel. Journal of Petroleum Technology 1976:1280-1284.

McDermott, D.J., D.R. Young, T.C. Heesen. 1975. PCB Contamination of Southern California Marine Organisms. Technical Report 53.B. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Mearns, A.J. 1975. Responses of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates to Wastewater Discharges. pp. 19-32. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Word, J.Q., D.K. Charwat. 1975. Invertebrates of southern California coastal water. I. Select groups of annelids, arthropods, echinoderms, and molluscs. Technical Report 40. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Word, J.Q., D.K. Charwat. 1975. Invertebrates of southern California coastal waters. II. Natantia. Technical Report 41. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Mearns, A.J., L. Harris. 1975. Age, Length, and weight relationships in southern California populations of dover sole. Technical Report 57. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Alexander, G.V., D.R. Young, D.J. McDermott, M.J. Sherwood, A.J. Mearns, D.R. Lunt. 1975. Marine organisms in Southern California Bight as indicators of pollution. Technical Report 51.

Mearns, A.J. 1975. Poecilopsis gracilis (Heckel), a newly introduced poeciliid fish in California. California Fish and Game 61:251-253.

Voglin, R.M. 1975. An otter trawl survey off Point Loma. Technical Report 58. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Young, D.R., D. Charwat. 1974. Key to shrimp common in southern California trawl catches. Technical Report 33. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Allen, M.J. Sherwood. 1974. An otter trawl survey of Santa Monica bay, May-June 1972. Technical Report 31. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Mearns, A.J., H.S. Stubbs. 1974. Comparison of otter trawls used in southern California coastal surveys. Technical Report 35. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Allen. 1973. Checklist of inshore demersal fishes from southern and central California. Technical Report 17. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Mearns, A.J. 1973. Southern California's inshore demersal fishes: diversity, distribution, and disease as responses to environmental quality. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports 17:141-148.

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Allen, M.J. Sherwood. 1973. An otter trawl survey of the central orange county coast. Technical Report 12. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Allen, M.J. Sherwood. 1973. An otter trawl survey off the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Santa Catalina Island, May-June 1972. Technical Report 15. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

SCCWRP Staff. 1973. Baited camera observations of demersal fish. Technical Report 18. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

SCCWRP Staff. 1973. The ecology of the Southern California Bight: Implications for water quality management. Technical Report 10. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Young, D.R., T.R. Folsom. 1972. Mussels and barnacles as indicators of the variation of manganese-54, cobalt-60, and zinc-65 in the marine environment. Technical Report 0006. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.