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Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

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Staff Profile

Jessika De Jesus

Research Technician

Research Labs

Marine Invasions Research

DeJesusJ@si.edu

Phone

(415) 435-7128

DeJesusJ_CV

Biography

Education:

M.S. Biology (2018), California State University, Los Angeles
B.S. Marine Biology (2010), California State University, Long Beach

SERC Projects: National fouling survey (marine invertebrates), Bivalve and Gastropod taxonomy, general marine invertebrate taxonomy, invasive (non-native) species identification

Research Interests: marine ecology, marine invertebrate zoology, effects of invasive (non-native) species on local communities, larval ecology (development, dispersal, behavior, and effects on population structure), evolutionary biology and systematics, marine invertebrate communities (rocky intertidal, subtropical reefs, estuaries, and mudflats), wetland restoration ecology, and coastal conservation management.