Publications & Media
PUBLICATIONS
Smith JG, Fujii JA, Gaddam R, Konrad L, Lyon S, Nicholson TE, Raimondi PT, Ridlon AD, et al. Keystone Interdependence: Sea otter responses to a prey surplus following the collapse of a rocky intertidal predator. Science Advances. April 2025. https://doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu1028
Harris J, Gardner L, Kahn AS, Ridlon AD, Wasson K. Experiments in conservation aquaculture to optimize restoration for Olympia oysters Ostrea lurida in Elkhorn Slough, CA, USA. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 734:45-64. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14563
Pinsky M; Ridlon AD, Elsmore, K, Freiwald J, Lonhart S., Balstad L, et al. Evolutionary Resilience for Kelp: Prospects and Challenges. Workshop Report. May 2024. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.26882734.v1
Ridlon AD, Grosholz, E.D., Hancock, B. et al. Culturing for conservation: timely investments in reef aquaculture. Frontiers in Marine Science. April 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1069494.
Ridlon AD, Wasson KW, Waters T, et al. Conservation Aquaculture as a Tool for Imperiled Marine Species: Evaluation of Opportunities and Risks for Olympia Oysters (Ostrea lurida). PLOS One. June 2021. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252810
Ridlon AD, Wasson, KW, Marks, A, et al. Conservation of marine foundation species: learning from native oyster restoration from California to British Columbia. Estuaries & Coasts. April 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-021-00920-7
Dee L, Eurich J, Bradley D, Carlson P, Davis K, Schem J, Ridlon AD, Caselle J. Surgeonfish foraging data at Palmyra Atoll. April 2021. DOI:10.25349/D9TW33
Wasson K, Gossard DJ, Gardner L, Hain PR, Zabin CJ, Fork S, Ridlon AD, Bible JM, Deck AK, Hughes BB. A scientific framework for conservation aquaculture: A case study of oyster restoration in central California. Biological Conservation. Oct 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108745
Wilson MW, Ridlon AD, Gaines SD, Gaynor KM, Stier A, Halpern, BS. Ecological impacts of human-induced animal behavior change. Ecology Letters. July 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13571
Cigliano JA, Ridlon AD, Chapter 12: Uniquely Marine: Snorkelers and divers as citizen scientists. pp. 237-257 In: Cigliano, JA, Ballard, H.L. (eds). Citizen Science for Coastal and Marine Conservation. Routledge: New York. 2017.
Madin, E.M.P., Dill, L.M., Ridlon, A.D., Heithaus, M.R., Warner, R.R. Human activities change marine ecosystems by altering predation risk, Global Change Biology, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13083
In prep
Ridlon AD, Gaines SD, Warner RR. Habituation to chronic scuba diving activity by a coral reef fish. In prep for submission to Conservation Biology, 2025.
Ridlon AD, Bradley D, Gaines SD, Warner RR. Diver fear effects: recreational SCUBA diving, snorkeling, and spear fishing alter the behavior of marine fish. In prep for submission to Biological Conservation, 2025.
RECENT PRESS
Bivalve boom? Researchers work to restore Elkhorn Slough’s Olympia oysters, Kate Hull for the Lookout Santa Cruz, November 29, 2022.
Study identifies Morro Bay Estuary as site to restore native oysters, reported by Beth Thorton for KCBX.org Cenral Coast Public Radio (NPR affiliate), October 11, 2021.
“Saving Native Oysters: Conservation aquaculture could bring more native oysters to plates and estuaries along the west coast“, Sonia Fernandez for The Current, UC Santa Barbara, June 30, 2021.
“Restoring the Olympia, Washington’s only Native Oyster” , Making Waves, Puget Sound Partnership, Dec 2021
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
Foundation & Keystone species support biodiversity. Speaker & panelist. Drivers of the Biodiversity Crisis: America at a Crossroads Webinar Series. Defenders of Wildlife. June 2024. < video above >
Kelp Forest Recovery for a Resilient Pacific. Invited Speaker. A Resilient Pacific: Building Connections, Envisioning Solutions Conference, Stanford University. March 2024.
Central Coast Caucus Breakfast, Marine Policy Forum. Panelist. Carmel Valley Ranch. March 2024.
Permitting for Aquariums and Conservation: Panel Discussion for Congressman Lowenthal and Staff. Panelist. Aquarium of the Pacific. May 2022.
Conservation & Restorative Oyster Aquaculture. Invited speaker/panelist, Pew Coastal Habitat Learning Series. Pew Charitable Trusts. Webinar. June 2020.
Restoring Native Oysters on North America’s West Coast. Invited speaker, National Estuarine Research Reserve Collaborative Science for Estuaries Webinar Series. Webinar. Over 300 attendees. April 2020. < video above >
Diver Fear Effects: Spearfishing and Recreational Diving Alter the Behavior of Marine Fish. Invited speaker, The School of Natural Science Seminar Series at California State University, Monterey Bay, CA., April 2018.