Publications

Frieder, C.A., F. Kessouri, M. Ho, M. Sutula, D. Bianchi, J.C. McWilliams, C. Deutsch, E. Howard. 2024. Effects of urban eutrophication on pelagic habitat capacity in the Southern California Bight. Frontiers in Marine Science 11:1392671.

Kessouri, F., M. Sutula, D. Bianchi, M. Ho, P. Damien, J.C. McWilliams, C.A. Frieder, L. Renault, H. Frenzel, K. McLaughlin, C. Deutsch. 2024. Cross-shore transport and eddies promote large scale response to urban eutrophication. Scientific Reports 14:7240.

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.

Ho, M., F. Kessouri, C.A. Frieder, M. Sutula, D. Bianchi, J.C. McWilliams. 2023. Effect of ocean outfall discharge volume and dissolved inorganic nitrogen load on urban eutrophication outcomes in the Southern California Bight. Scientific Reports 13:22148.

McLaughlin, K., R.D. Mazor, M. Sutula, K.C. Schiff. 2023. Regional assessment of trash in Southern California coastal watersheds, United States. Frontiers in Environmental Science 11:1210201.

Sandoval-Belmar, M., J. Smith, A.R. Moreno, C. Anderson, R.M. Kudela, M. Sutula, F. Kessouri, D.A. Caron, F.P. Chavez, D. Bianchi. 2023. A cross-regional examination of patterns and environmental drivers of Pseudo-nitzschia harmful algal blooms along the California coast. Harmful Algae 126:102435.

Moreno, A.R., C. Anderson, R.M. Kudela, M. Sutula, C. Edwards, D. Bianchi. 2022. Development, calibration, and evaluation of a model Pseudo-nitzschia and domoic acid production for regional ocean modeling studies. Harmful Algae 118:102296.

Frieder, C.A., C. Yan, M. Chamecki, D. Dauhajre, J.C. McWilliams, J. Infante, M.L. McPherson, R.M. Kudela, F. Kessouri, M. Sutula, I.B. Arzeno-Soltero, K.A. Davis. 2022. A Macroalgal Cultivation Modeling System (MACMODS): Evaluating the Role of Physical-Biological Coupling on Nutrients and Farm Yield. Frontiers in Marine Science DOI:10.3389/fmars.2022.752951.

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.

Sutula, M., J. Butcher, S. Sarkar, S. Roy. 2022. Science Supporting Decisions on Management of Eutrophication in Elkhorn Slough Estuary. Technical Report 1259. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Elko, N., D. Foster, G. Kleinheinz, B. Raubenheimer, S. Brander, J. Kinzelman, J.P. Kritzer, D. Munroe, C. Storlazzi, M. Sutula, A. Mercer, S. Coffin, C. Fraioli, L. Ginger, E. Morrison, G. Parent-Doliner, C. Akan, A. Canestrelli, M. DiBenedetto, J. Lang, J. Simm. 2022. Human and ecosystem health in coastal systems. Shore & Beach 90:64-91.

Sutula, M., J. Butcher, M. Schmidt, C. Boschen, R.D. Mazor, D.J. Gillett, K.T. Taniguchi-Quan, K. Irving, D. Shultz. 2022. Science Supporting Decisions on Biostimulatory Targets and Management of Eutrophication in the Main Stem of the Santa Margarita River Watershed. Technical Report 1185. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Reed, D.J., C. Brown, A.D. Steinman, M. Sutula, D.H. Wardrop. 2022. Restoration in the Context of Climate Change. in: D.H. Wardrop, W.G. Boggess, C. Brown, C.B. Burke, P.M. Dixon, C.T. Driscoll, K.R. Reddy, D.J. Reed, A.D. Steinman, M. Sutula, J.R. Walters (eds.), Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades: The Ninth Biennial Review—2022 pp. 137-168. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Washington, D.C..

Kessouri, F., K. McLaughlin, M. Sutula, D. Bianchi, M. Ho, J.C. McWilliams, L. Renault, J. Molemaker, C. Deutsch, A. Leinweber. 2021. Configuration and validation of an oceanic physical and biogeochemical model to investigate coastal eutrophication in the Southern California Bight. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 13:e2020MS002296.

Bednarsek, N., R. Ambrose, P. Calosi, R.K. Childers, R.A. Feely, S.Y. Litvin, W.C. Long, J.I. Spicer, J. Strus, J. Taylor, F. Kessouri, M. Roethler, M. Sutula, S.B. Weisberg. 2021. Synthesis of Thresholds of Ocean Acidification Impacts on Decapods. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:651102.

Sutula, M., D. Senn, L. Fono, M. Ho, F. Karimpour, F. Kessouri, A. King, A. Latker, P. Markle. 2021. Approaches to Quantifying Uncertainty in Coastal Eutrophication Numerical Modeling: A Workshop Summary. Technical Report . Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Smith, J., M. Sutula, K. Bourma-Gregson, M. Van Dyke. 2021. California Water Boards’ Framework and Strategy for Freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring: Full Report with Appendices. Technical Report 1141.B. California State Water Resources Control Board. Sacramento, CA.

Smith, J., M. Sutula, K. Bourma-Gregson, M. Van Dyke. 2021. California Water Boards’ Framework and Strategy for Freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring: Executive Synthesis. Technical Report 1141.A. California State Water Resources Control Board. Sacramento, CA.

McLaughlin, K., M.D.A. Howard, G. Robertson, C.D.A. Beck, M. Ho, F. Kessouri, N.P. Nezlin, M. Sutula, S.B. Weisberg. 2021. Influence of anthropogenic nutrient inputs on rates of coastal ocean nitrogen and carbon cycling in the Southern California Bight, United States. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 9:00145.

Sutula, M., M. Ho, A. Sengupta, F. Kessouri, K. McLaughlin, K. McCune, D. Bianchi. 2021. A baseline of terrestrial freshwater and nitrogen fluxes to the Southern California Bight, USA. Marine Pollution Bulletin DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112669 .

Kessouri, F., J.C. McWilliams, D. Bianchi, M. Sutula, L. Renault, C. Deutsch, R.A. Feely, K. McLaughlin, M. Ho, E.M. Howard, N. Bednarsek, P. Damien, J. Molemaker, S.B. Weisberg. 2021. Coastal eutrophication drives acidification, oxygen loss, and ecosystem change in a major oceanic upwelling system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America DOI:10.1073/pnas.2018856118.

Bednarsek, N., P. Calosi, R.A. Feely, R.F. Ambrose, M. Byrne, K.Y. Chan, S. Dupont, J.L. Padilla-Gamino, J.I. Spicer, F. Kessouri, M. Roethler, M. Sutula, S.B. Weisberg. 2021. Synthesis of Thresholds of Ocean Acidification Impacts on Echinoderms. Frontiers in Marine Science DOI:10.3389/fmars.2021.602601.

Driscoll, C.T., W.G. Boggess, C. Brown, R.K. Craig, T. Dunne, M.S. Fennessy, J.W. Jawitz, E.A. Meselhe, D.J. Reed, J. Saiers, E.P. Smith, M. Sutula, J.R. Walters, D.H. Wardrop. 2021. Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades: The Eighth Biennial Review - 2020. Technical Report 1198. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC.

Sutula, M., M. Ho, A. Sengupta, F. Kessouri, K. McLaughlin, K. McCune, D. Bianchi. 2021. Dataset of terrestrial fluxes of freshwater, nutrients, carbon, and iron to the Southern California Bight, U.S.A.. Data in Brief DOI:10.1016/j.dib.2021.106802.

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.

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.

Howard, E.M., J.L. Penn, H. Frenzel, B.A. Seibel, D. Blanchi, L. Renault, F. Kessouri, M. Sutula, J.C. McWilliams, C. Deutsch. 2020. Climate-driven aerobic habitat loss in the California Current System. Science Advances DOI:10.1126/sciadv.aay3188 .

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.

Bednarsek, N., R.A. Feely, E.L. Howes, B.P.V. Hunt, F. Kessouri, P. Leon, R. Lischka, A.E. Maas, K. McLaughlin, N.P. Nezlin, M. Sutula, S.B. Weisberg. 2019. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Toward Synthesis of Thresholds of Ocean Acidification Impacts on Calcifying Pteropods and Interactions With Warming. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:227.

Lowe, J., E.D. Stein, E. Beller, J. Collins, M. Cooper, J. Crooks, H. Dennis, C. Doughty, G. Gauthier, J. Gonzalez, K. Kalchmayr, S. Kelly, K. McKnight, A. Richey, A. Robinson, E. Sloane, M. Sutula, C. Whitcraft. 2018. Wetlands on the Edge: The Future of Southern California’s Wetlands: Regional Strategy 2018. Technical Report 1055. California State Coastal Conservancy. Oakland, CA.

Bittick, S.J., M. Sutula, P. Fong. 2018. A tale of two algal blooms: Negative and predictable effects of two common bloom-forming macroalgae on seagrass and epiphytes. Marine Environmental Research 140:1-9.

Sutula, M., R. Kudela, J.D. Hagy III, L.W. Harding Jr, D. Senn, J.E. Cloern, S. Bricker, G.M. Berg, M. Beck. 2017. Novel analyses of long-term data provide a scientific basis for chlorophyll-a thresholds in San Francisco Bay. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 197:107-118.

Howard, M.D.A., C. Nagoda, R.M. Kudela, K. Hayashi, A. Tatters, D.A. Caron, L. Busse, J.S. Brown, M. Sutula, E.D. Stein. 2017. Microcystin Prevalence throughout Lentic Waterbodies in Coastal Southern California. Toxins 9:231.

Sutula, M., D. Senn. 2017. Scientific Basis to Assess the Effects of Nutrients on San Francisco Bay Beneficial Uses. Technical Report 864. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Aminzadeh, S., M. Armsby, N. Bednarsek, J. Bishop, A. Boehm, C. Braby, F. Chan, R. Dunbar, R. Feely, B. Gaylord, L. Jewett, C. Krembs, K. Kroeker, R. Labiosa, T. Maloney, J. Phillips, B. Rappoli, M. Sakashita, D. Sivas, G. Somero, M. Sutula, D. Thomas, G. Waldbusser, S.B. Weisberg. 2016. Ocean Acidification: Setting Water Quality Goals. Technical Report 961. Stanford University. Stanford, CA.

Sutula, M., D.J. Gillett, A. Jones. 2016. Status of Eutrophication in San Elijo Lagoon and its Relevance for Restoration. Technical Report 938. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Boehm, A., F. Chan, J. Barth, E. Chornesky, A. Dickson, R. Feely, B. Hales, T. Hill, G. Hofmann, D. Ianson, T. Klinger, J. Largier, J. Newton, T. Pedersen, G. Somero, M. Sutula, W. Wakefield, G. Waldbusser, S.B. Weisberg, E. Whiteman. 2016. The West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel: Major Findings, Recommendations, and Actions. Technical Report 926. California Ocean Science Trust. Oakland, CA.

Sutula, M., J. Butcher, C. Boschen, M. Molina. 2016. Application of Watershed Loading and Estuary Water Quality Models to Inform Nutrient Management in the Santa Margarita River Watershed. Technical Report 933. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Weisberg, S.B., N. Bednarsek, R.A. Feely, F. Chan, A.B. Boehm, M. Sutula, J.L. Ruesink, B. Hales, J.L. Largier, J.A. Newton. 2016. Water quality criteria for an acidifying ocean: Challenges and opportunities for improvement. Ocean and Coastal Management 126:31-41.

Tiefenthaler, L.L., M. Sutula, J.F. Griffith, M.R. Raith. 2016. Microbiological Water Quality at Reference Beaches and an Adjoining Estuary in Southern California during a Prolonged Drought. Technical Report 936. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Moore, S.L., M. Sutula, T.V. Bitner, G. Lattin, K.C. Schiff. 2016. Southern California Bight 2013 Regional Monitoring Program: Volume III. Trash and Marine Debris. Technical Report 928. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Cloern, J.E., P.J. Barnard, E. Beller, J.C. Callaway, L. Grenier, E.D. Grosholz, R. Grossinger, K. Hieb, J.T. Hollibaugh, N. Knowles, M. Sutula, S. Veloz, K. Wasson, A. Whipple. 2016. Estuaries: Life on the edge. in: H. Mooney, E. Zavaleta (eds.), Ecosystems of California pp. 133-137. University of California Press. Berkeley, CA.

Magrann, T., M.D.A. Howard, M. Sutula, D.S. Boskovic, W.K. Hayes, S.G. Dunbar. 2015. Screening Assessment of Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in Southern California Lentic Habitats. Macrothink Institute Environmental Management and Sustainable Development 4:91-111.

Fetscher, A.E., M.D.A. Howard, R. Stancheva, R.M. Kudela, E.D. Stein, M. Sutula, L.B. Busse, R.G. Sheath. 2015. Wadeable streams as widespread sources of benthic cyanotoxins in California, USA. Harmful Algae 49:105-116.

Tiefenthaler, L.L., M. Sutula, Y. Cao, J.F. Griffith, M.R. Raith, C. Beck, R. Christoph, J. Shrake. 2015. Wet and Dry Weather Natural Background Concentrations of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in San Diego, Orange, and Ventura County, California Streams. Technical Report 862. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Tiefenthaler, L.L., M. Sutula, Y. Cao, J.F. Griffith, M.R. Raith, C. Beck, R. Christoph, J. Shrake. 2015. Wet and Dry Weather Natural Background Concentrations of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in San Diego, Orange, and Ventura County, California Streams (Appendix A). Technical Report 862.A. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Tiefenthaler, L.L., M. Sutula, Y. Cao, J.F. Griffith, M.R. Raith, C. Beck, R. Christoph, J. Shrake. 2015. Wet and Dry Weather Natural Background Concentrations of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in San Diego, Orange, and Ventura County, California Streams (Appendix B). Technical Report 862.B. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Tiefenthaler, L.L., M. Sutula, Y. Cao, J.F. Griffith, M.R. Raith, C. Beck, R. Christoph, J. Shrake. 2015. Wet and Dry Weather Natural Background Concentrations of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in San Diego, Orange, and Ventura County, California Streams (Appendix C). Technical Report 862.C. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Tiefenthaler, L.L., M. Sutula, Y. Cao, J.F. Griffith, M.R. Raith, C. Beck, R. Christoph, J. Shrake. 2015. Wet and Dry Weather Natural Background Concentrations of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in San Diego, Orange, and Ventura County, California Streams (Appendix D). Technical Report 862.D. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Boyer, K., M. Sutula. 2015. Factors Controlling Submersed and Floating Macrophytes in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Technical Report 870. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Berg, M., M. Sutula. 2015. Factors Affecting Growth of Cyanobacteria With Special Emphasis on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Technical Report 869. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Boehm, A.B., M.Z. Jacobson, M.J. O'Donnell, M. Sutula, W.W. Wakefield, S.B. Weisberg, E. Whiteman. 2015. Ocean acidification science needs for natural resource managers of the North American west coast. Oceanography 28:170-181.

Booth, J.A.T., C.B. Woodson, M. Sutula, F. Micheli, S.B. Weisberg, S.J. Bograd, A. Steele, J. Schoen, L.B. Crowder. 2014. Patterns and potential drivers of declining oxygen content along the Southern California coast. Limnology and Oceanography 59:1127-1138.

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.

Sutula, M., L. Green, G. Cicchetti, N. Detenbeck, P. Fong. 2014. Thresholds of Adverse Effects of Macroalgal Abundance and Sediment Organic Matter on Benthic Habitat Quality in Estuarine Intertidal Flats. Estuaries and Coasts 37:1532-1548.

Sutula, M., M.D.A. Howard, L. Crowder, S. McAfee. 2014. Modeling in Support of Management of Coastal Hypoxia and Acidification in the California Current Ecosystem. Technical Report 829. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Howard, M.D.A., M. Sutula, D.A. Caron, Y. Chao, J.D. Farrara, H. Frenzel, B. Jones, G. Robertson, K. McLaughlin, A. Sengupta. 2014. Anthropogenic nutrient sources rival natural sources on small scales in the coastal waters of the Southern California Bight. Limnology and Oceanography 59:285-297.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula, L. Busse, S. Anderson, J. Crooks, R. Dagit, D. Gibson, K. Johnston, L. Stratton. 2014. A regional survey of the extent and magnitude of eutrophication in Mediterranean estuaries of Southern California, USA. Estuaries and Coasts 37:259-278.

Bailey, H., C. Curran, S. Poucher, M. Sutula. 2014. Science Supporting Dissolved Oxygen Objectives for Suisun Marsh. Technical Report 830. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula. 2014. Estimating Wet and Dry Deposition of Nitrogen to Southern California Streams. Technical Report 837. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Green, L., P. Fong, M. Sutula. 2014. How much is too much? Identifying benchmarks of adverse effects of macroalgae on the macrofauna in intertidal flats. Ecological Applications 24:300-314.

Sengupta, A., M. Sutula, K. McLaughlin, M.D.A. Howard, L.L. Tiefenthaler, T. Von Bitner. 2013. Terrestrial nutrient loads and fluxes to the Southern California Bight, USA. in: K.C. Schiff, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2013 Annual Report pp. 245-258. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Wang, P.F., M. Sutula, B. Chadwick, W. Choi. 2013. Watershed Loading, Hydrodynamic, and Water Quality Modeling in Support of the Loma Alta Slough Bacteria and Nutrient TMDL. Technical Report 666. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Day, J., F. Sklar, J. Cable, D. Childers, C. Coronado-Molina, S. Davis, S. Kelly, C. Madden, B. Perez, E. Reyez, D. Rudnick, M. Sutula. 2013. The salinity transition zone between the Southern Everglades and Florida Bay. in: J.W. Day, A. Yanez-Arancibia (eds.), Gulf of Mexico: Origin, Waters, and Biota - Volume 4: Ecosystem-Based Management pp. 1-24. Texas A&M University Press. College Station, TX.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula, J. Cable, P. Fong. 2013. Eutrophication and Nutrient Cycling in Santa Margarita River Estuary: A Summary of Baseline Studies for Monitoring Order R9-2006-0076. Technical Report 635. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Sutula, M., H. Bailey, S. Poucher. 2013. Science Supporting Dissolved Oxygen Objectives in California Estuaries. Technical Report 684. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Howard, M.D.A., G. Robertson, M. Sutula, B.H. Jones, N.P. Nezlin, Y. Chao, H. Frenzel, M.J. Mengel, D.A. Caron, B. Seegers, A. Sengupta, E. Seubert, D.W. Diehl, S.B. Weisberg. 2013. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VII. Water Quality. Technical Report 710. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Howard, M.D.A., G. Robertson, M. Sutula, B.H. Jones, N.P. Nezlin, Y. Chao, H. Frenzel, M.J. Mengel, D.A. Caron, B. Seegers, A. Sengupta, E. Seubert, D.W. Diehl, S.B. Weisberg. 2013. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VII. Water Quality (Appendix A). Technical Report 710.A. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Howard, M.D.A., G. Robertson, M. Sutula, B.H. Jones, N.P. Nezlin, Y. Chao, H. Frenzel, M.J. Mengel, D.A. Caron, B. Seegers, A. Sengupta, E. Seubert, D.W. Diehl, S.B. Weisberg. 2013. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VII. Water Quality (Appendix B). Technical Report 710.B. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Howard, M.D.A., G. Robertson, M. Sutula, B.H. Jones, N.P. Nezlin, Y. Chao, H. Frenzel, M.J. Mengel, D.A. Caron, B. Seegers, A. Sengupta, E. Seubert, D.W. Diehl, S.B. Weisberg. 2013. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VII. Water Quality (Appendix C). Technical Report 710.C. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Howard, M.D.A., G. Robertson, M. Sutula, B.H. Jones, N.P. Nezlin, Y. Chao, H. Frenzel, M.J. Mengel, D.A. Caron, B. Seegers, A. Sengupta, E. Seubert, D.W. Diehl, S.B. Weisberg. 2013. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VII. Water Quality (Appendix D). Technical Report 710.D. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Howard, M.D.A., G. Robertson, M. Sutula, B.H. Jones, N.P. Nezlin, Y. Chao, H. Frenzel, M.J. Mengel, D.A. Caron, B. Seegers, A. Sengupta, E. Seubert, D.W. Diehl, S.B. Weisberg. 2013. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VII. Water Quality (Appendix E). Technical Report 710.E. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

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.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula, L. Busse, S. Anderson, J. Crooks, R. Dagit, D. Gibson, K. Johnston, L. Stratton. 2013. A regional survey of the extent and magnitude of eutrophication in Mediterranean estuaries of southern California, USA. in: K.C. Schiff, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2013 Annual Report pp. 223-244. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Green, L., M. Sutula, P. Fong. 2012. How much is too much? Identifying benchmarks of adverse effects of macroalgae on the macrobenthic community in estuarine intertidal flats. in: S.B. Weisberg, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2012 Annual Report pp. 171-188. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Sutula, M., L. Green, G. Cicchetti, N. Detenbeck, P. Fong. 2012. Thresholds of adverse effects of macroalgal abundance and sediment organic matter on benthic habitat quality in estuarine intertidal flats. in: S.B. Weisberg, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2012 Annual Report pp. 189-210. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Solek, C.W., M. Sutula, E.D. Stein, C. Roberts, R. Clark, K. O'Connor, K.J. Ritter. 2012. Determining the health of California's coastal salt marshes using rapid assessment. Wetland Science and Practice 29:8-28.

Howard, M.D.A., M. Sutula, D. Caron, Y. Chao, J.D. Farrara, H. Frenzel, B. Jones, G. Robertson, K. McLaughlin, A. Sengupta. 2012. Comparison of natural and anthropogenic nutrient sources in the Southern California Bight. in: S.B. Weisberg, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2012 Annual Report pp. 29-48. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Nezlin, N.P., M. Sutula, R.P. Stumpf, A. Sengupta. 2012. Phytoplankton blooms detected by SeaWiFS along the central and southern California coast. Journal of Geophysical Research 117:C07004.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula, L. Busse, S. Anderson, J. Crooks, R. Dagit, D. Gibson, K. Johnston, N.P. Nezlin, L. Stratton. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VIII. Estuarine Eutrophication. Technical Report 711. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula, L. Busse, S. Anderson, J. Crooks, R. Dagit, D. Gibson, K. Johnston, N.P. Nezlin, L. Stratton. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VIII. Estuarine Eutrophication (Appendix A). Technical Report 711.A. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula, L. Busse, S. Anderson, J. Crooks, R. Dagit, D. Gibson, K. Johnston, N.P. Nezlin, L. Stratton. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VIII. Estuarine Eutrophication (Appendix B). Technical Report 711.B. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula, L. Busse, S. Anderson, J. Crooks, R. Dagit, D. Gibson, K. Johnston, N.P. Nezlin, L. Stratton. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VIII. Estuarine Eutrophication (Appendix C). Technical Report 711.C. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula, L. Busse, S. Anderson, J. Crooks, R. Dagit, D. Gibson, K. Johnston, N.P. Nezlin, L. Stratton. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VIII. Estuarine Eutrophication (Appendix D). Technical Report 711.D. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula, J. Cable, P. Fong. 2011. Eutrophication and Nutrient Cycling in Buena Vista Lagoon, Carlsbad, California. Technical Report 638. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula, J. Cable, P. Fong. 2011. Eutrophication and Nutrient Cycling in Loma Alta Slough, Oceanside, California. Technical Report 630. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula, J. Cable, P. Fong. 2011. Eutrophication and Nutrient Cycling in San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas, California. Technical Report 636. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

McKee, L., M. Sutula, A. Gilbreath, J. Beagle, D. Gluchowski, J. Hunt. 2011. Numeric Nutrient Endpoint Development for San Francisco Bay Estuary: Literature Review and Data Gaps Analysis. Technical Report 644. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Solek, C.W., M. Sutula, E.D. Stein, C. Roberts, R. Clark, K. O'Connor, K.J. Ritter. 2011. Determining the health of California's coastal salt marshes using rapid assessment. in: K.C. Schiff, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2011 Annual Report pp. 83-97. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Nezlin, N.P., M. Sutula, R.P. Stumpf, A. Sengupta. 2011. Phytoplankton blooms detected by SeaWiFS along the central and southern California coast. in: K.C. Schiff, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2011 Annual Report pp. 305-322. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Bernstein, B., K. Merkel, B. Chesney, M. Sutula. 2011. Recommendations for a Southern California Regional Eelgrass Monitoring Program. Technical Report 632. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Solek, C.W., E.D. Stein, M. Sutula. 2011. Demonstration of an integrated watershed assessment using a three-tiered assessment framework. Wetlands Ecology and Management 19:459-474.

Lyon, G.S., M. Sutula. 2011. Effluent discharges to the Southern California Bight from large municipal wastewater treatment facilities from 2005 to 2009. in: K.C. Schiff, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2011 Annual Report pp. 223-236. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Sutula, M. 2011. Review of Indicators for Development of Nutrient Numeric Endpoints in California Estuaries. Technical Report 646. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Brown, J.S., M. Sutula, C. Stransky, J. Rudolph, E. Byron. 2010. Sediment contaminant chemistry and toxicity of freshwater in urban wetlands in southern California. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 46:367-384.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula, J. Cable, P. Fong. 2010. Eutrophication and Nutrient Cycling in Famosa Slough: A Summary of Baseline Data for Monitoring Order R9-2006-0076. Technical Report 629. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Fetscher, A.E., M. Sutula, J.C. Callaway, V.T. Parker, M.C. Vasey, J.N. Collins, W.G. Nelson. 2010. Patterns in estuarine vegetation communities in two regions of California: Insights from a probabilistic survey. Wetlands 30:833-846.

Sutula, M., K. Kamer, J. Cable. 2009. The importance of benthic nutrient flux in supporting eutrophication in an intermittently tidal coastal lagoon. in: K.C. Schiff, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2009 Annual Report pp. 75-95. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

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., M. Sutula, J.C. Callaway, V.T. Parker, M. Vasey, J.N. Collins, W.G. Nelson. 2009. Patterns in vegetation communities of estuarine wetlands in two California regions: Insights from a probabilistic survey. in: K.C. Schiff, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2009 Annual Report pp. 127-144. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Solek, C.W., E.D. Stein, M. Sutula. 2009. Demonstration of an integrated watershed assessment using a three-tiered assessment framework. in: K.C. Schiff, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2009 Annual Report pp. 109-126. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Sutula, M., J.N. Collins, A. Wiskind, C. Roberts, C. Solek, S. Pearce, R. Clark, A.E. Fetscher, C. Grosso, K. O'Connor, A. Robinson, C. Clark, K. Rey, S. Morrissette, A. Eicher, R. Pasquinelli, M. May, K. Ritter. 2008. Status of perennial estuarine wetlands in the state of California: Final Report to the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program and State Water Resources Control Board. Technical Report 571. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Sutula, M., J.N. Collins, R. Clark, C. Roberts, E.D. Stein, C. Grosso, A. Wiskind, C. Solek, M. May, K. O'Connor, E. Fetscher, J.L. Grenier, S. Pearce, A. Robinson, C. Clark, K. Rey, S. Morrissette, A. Eicher, R. Pasquinelli, K. Ritter. 2008. California's Wetland Demonstration Program Pilot - A Final Project Report to the California Resources Agency. Technical Report 572. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Sutula, M., J.N. Collins, R. Clark, C. Roberts, E.D. Stein, C. Grosso, A. Wiskind, C. Solek, M. May, K. O'Connor, E. Fetscher, J.L. Grenier, S. Pearce, A. Robinson, C. Clark, K. Rey, S. Morrissette, A. Eicher, R. Pasquinelli, K. Ritter. 2008. California's Wetland Demonstration Program Pilot - A Final Project Report to the California Resources Agency (Appendix 1). Technical Report 572.1. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Sutula, M., J.N. Collins, R. Clark, C. Roberts, E.D. Stein, C. Grosso, A. Wiskind, C. Solek, M. May, K. O'Connor, E. Fetscher, J.L. Grenier, S. Pearce, A. Robinson, C. Clark, K. Rey, S. Morrissette, A. Eicher, R. Pasquinelli, K. Ritter. 2008. California's Wetland Demonstration Program Pilot - A Final Project Report to the California Resources Agency (Appendix 2). Technical Report 572.2. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Stein, E.D., A.E. Fetscher, R.P. Clark, A. Wiskind, J.L. Grenier, M. Sutula, J.N. Collins, C. Grosso. 2008. Validation of a Wetlands Rapid Assessment Method: Application of the EPA's Level 1-2-3 Framework for method testing and refinement. in: S.B. Weisberg, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2008 Annual Report pp. 247-269. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Brown, J.S., M. Sutula, C. Stransky, J. Rudolph. 2008. Sediment contaminant chemistry and toxicity of freshwater urban wetlands. in: S.B. Weisberg, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2008 Annual Report pp. 271-287. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Sutula, M., J.S. Brown, E. Fetscher, M. Mattson, S. Madon, G. Santolo, E. Byron, C. Stransky. 2008. Habitat value and treatment effectiveness of freshwater urban wetlands. Technical Report 559. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Stein, E.D., M. Sutula, R. Clark, A. Wiskind, J. Collins. 2007. Improving monitoring and assessment of wetland and riparian areas in California through implementation of a Level 1, 2, 3 framework. Technical Report 555. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Stein, E.D., S. Dark, T. Longcore, N. Hall, M. Beland, R. Grossinger, J. Casanova, M. Sutula. 2007. Historical ecology and landscape change of the San Gabriel River and floodplain. Technical Report 499. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Stein, E.D., S. Dark, T. Longcore, N. Hall, M. Beland, R. Grossinger, J. Casanova, M. Sutula. 2007. Historical ecology and landscape change of the San Gabriel River and floodplain (Appendices A-C). Technical Report 499.A. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

McLaughlin, K., M. Sutula. 2007. Developing nutrient numeric endpoints and TMDL tools for California estuaries: An implementation plan. Technical Report 540. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Sutula, M., C. Creager, G. Wortham. 2007. Technical approach to develop nutrient numeric endpoints for California estuaries. Technical Report 516. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Dark, S., D.L. Bram, M. Quinones, L.D. Duong, J. Patananan, J. Dooley, M. Antos, F. Bashir, J. Mejia, M. Sutula, E. Blok. 2006. Wetland and riparian mapping within the rivers and mountains conservancy territory: a landscape profile. Technical Report 519. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Sutula, M., E.D. Stein, J.N. Collins, A.E. Fetscher, R. Clark. 2006. A practical guide for the development of a wetland assessment method: the California experience. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 42:157-175.

Sutula, M., E.D. Stein, E. Inlander. 2006. Evaluation of a method to cost-effectively map riparian areas in southern California Coastal Watersheds. Technical Report 480. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

Collins, J.N., M. Sutula, E.D. Stein, M. Odaya, E. Zhang, K. Larned. 2006. Comparison of methods to map California riparian areas. Technical Report 502. San Francisco Estuary Institute. Oakland, CA.

Sutula, M., K. Kamer, J. Cable, H. Colis, W. Berelson, J. Mendez. 2006. Sediments as an internal source of nutrients to Upper Newport Bay, California. Technical Report 482. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

Sanders, B.F., F. Arega, M. Sutula. 2006. Modeling the dry-weather tidal cycling of fecal indicator bacteria in surface waters of an intertidal wetland. in: S.B. Weisberg, K. Miller (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2005-06 Biennial Report pp. 51-66. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

Collis, H., J. Cable, M. Sutula. 2006. Evaluating Sediment Depositional Patterns Using Be-7 in Upper Newport Estuary, California. in: V.P. Singh, Y.H. Xu (eds.), Coastal Hydrology and Processes pp. 369-382. Water Resources Publications. Lone Tree, CO.

Sanders, B.F., F. Arega, M. Sutula. 2005. Modeling the dry-weather tidal cycling of fecal indicator bacteria in surface waters of an intertidal wetland. Water Research 39:3394-3408.

Sutula, M., S.M. Bay, G. Santolo, R. Zembal. 2005. Organochlorine and trace metal contaminants in the food web of the light-footed clapper rail, Upper Newport Bay, California. Technical Report 467. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

Schiff, K.C., M. Sutula. 2004. Organophosphorus Pesticides in Storm-Water Runoff from Southern California (USA). Setac Press 23:1815-1821.

Sutula, M., K. Kamer, J. Cable. 2004. Sediments as a non-point source of nutrients to Malibu Lagoon, California. Technical Report 441. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

Schiff, K.C., M. Sutula. 2003. Organophosphorous pesticides in stormwater runoff from southern California. in: S.B. Weisberg, D. Elmore (eds.), Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2001-02 Biennial Report pp. 92-100. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

Sutula, M., E.D. Stein. 2003. Habitat value of natural and constucted wetlands used to treat urban runoff: A literature review. Technical Report 388. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

Schiff, K.C., M. Sutula. 2001. Organophosphorous pesticides in stormwater runoff from Southern California. Technical Report 356. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.