Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Tacoma
I am interested in the management and conservation of marine organisms using scientifically informed, innovative, and place-based approaches such as marine reserves. My research has focused on larval transport and population connectivity of marine invertebrates in coastal environments. In addition, I spent eight years working as a biologist for the National Park Service, monitoring rocky intertidal ecosystems and providing guidance for park managers to make informed decisions.
I will teach a variety of courses including those focusing on Ecology, Marine Ecology, Conservation Biology, and Zoology.
Selected Publications
Becker, B.J., Levin, L.A., Fodrie, F.J., McMillan, P.A. 2007. Complex larval connectivity patterns among marine invertebrate populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. 104(9):3267-3272.
Sagarin, R.D., Ambrose, R.F., Becker, B.J., Engle, J.M., Kido, J., Lee, Steven F., Miner, C. Melissa, Murrary, Steven N., Raimondi, Peter T., Richards, D., Roe, C. 2007. Ecological impacts on the limpet Lottia gigantea populations: human pressure over a broad scale on island and mainland intertidal zones. Marine Biology 150:399-413.
Becker, B.J. 2006. Status and Trends of Ecological Health and Human Use of the Cabrillo National Monument Rocky Intertidal Zone (1990- 2005). Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/PWR/CABR/NRTR—2006/03. National Park Service, Seattle, Washington. 195 pp.
Becker, B.J., Fodrie, F.J., McMillan, P., and L.A. Levin. 2005. Spatial and temporal variation in trace elemental fingerprints of mytilid mussel shells: a precursor to invertebrate larval tracking. Limnology and Oceanography 50:48-61.
Becker, B.J. 2005. The regional population variability and larval connectivity of mytilid mussels: conserving the populations of Cabrillo National Monument (San Diego, California, USA). Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, San Diego.
Becker, B.J., Tegner, M.J., and P.K. Dayton. 2004. Chapter 3—Tidepools and Kelp Forests: Nearshore Environments. In Understanding the Life of Point Loma. Cabrillo National Monument Foundation, San Diego, CA. 184 pp.
Roy, K., Collins, A.G., Becker, B.J., Begovic, E., and J.M. Engle. 2003. Anthropogenic impacts and historical decline in body size of rocky intertidal gastropods in southern California. Ecology Letters 6:205-211.
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Bonnie J. Becker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Marine Ecology
University of Washington, Tacoma
1900 Commerce St, Box 358436
Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: 253-692-4546
EMAIL: bjbecker at u.washington.edu
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