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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

Expert Areas

benthic communities

invasive species

marine ecology

marine invasive species

marine invertebrates

Biography

Education:

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

SERC Projects: Benthic Community Fouling Surveys (studying introduced freshwater and marine species in U.S. waters to measure invasions along U.S. coastlines), Port of San Francisco Project, Zooniverse/InvaderID, Living Shorelines Giant Marsh Project, MarineGEO Panel Surveys

Research Interests: marine ecology, marine invertebrate zoology and taxonomy, effects of invasive 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.