Ecology at University of California, Santa Cruz

40 faculty and 39 courses in Ecology at University of California, Santa Cruz.

Faculty

• Daniel P Costa, Distinguished Professor h-index 106
  Notable: “Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean” (2011) · 1,281 citations
• Beth Alison Shapiro, Professor h-index 94
  Notable: “Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds” (2014) · 2,025 citations
• Giacomo Bernardi, Professor h-index 81
  Notable: “The Mosaic Genome of Warm-Blooded Vertebrates” (1985) · 888 citations
• John N Thompson, Distinguished Research Professor h-index 80
  Notable: “The Population Biology of Invasive Species” (2001) · 3,896 citations
• Auston Marmaduke Kilpatrick, Professor h-index 68
  Notable: “Unhealthy Landscapes: Policy Recommendations on Land Use Change and Infectious Disease Emergence” (2004) · 951 citations
• Elliott L Hazen, Associate Adjunct Professor h-index 68
  Notable: “Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean” (2011) · 1,281 citations
• Terrie M Williams, Professor h-index 59
  Notable: “Killer Whale Predation on Sea Otters Linking Oceanic and Nearshore Ecosystems” (1998) · 1,261 citations
• Peter T Raimondi, Professor h-index 59
  Notable: “Long-Term Studies Contribute Disproportionately to Ecology and Policy” (2017) · 336 citations
• Erika S Zavaleta, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor h-index 53
  Notable: “Consequences of changing biodiversity” (2000) · 4,230 citations
• Donald A Croll, Professor h-index 52
  Notable: “Severity of the Effects of Invasive Rats on Seabirds: A Global Review” (2008) · 545 citations
• Ingrid M Parker, Professor h-index 46
  Notable: “The Population Biology of Invasive Species” (2001) · 3,896 citations
• Mark H Carr, Professor h-index 46
  Notable: “RECRUITMENT AND THE LOCAL DYNAMICS OF OPEN MARINE POPULATIONS” (1996) · 1,342 citations
• Winifred F Frick, Adjunct Professor h-index 45
  Notable: “An Emerging Disease Causes Regional Population Collapse of a Common North American Bat Species” (2010) · 970 citations
• Suzanne H Alonzo, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs h-index 37
  Notable: “Self-recognition, color signals, and cycles of greenbeard mutualism and altruism” (2006) · 178 citations
• Eric Peter Palkovacs, Professor h-index 36
  Notable: “The ecological importance of intraspecific variation” (2017) · 930 citations
• Donald C Potts, Professor h-index 36
  Notable: “Rapid glaciation and a two-step sea level plunge into the Last Glacial Maximum” (2018) · 258 citations
• Bruce E Lyon, Professor h-index 33
  Notable: “Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality” (2011) · 498 citations
• Jarmila Pittermann, Professor h-index 31
  Notable: “Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought” (2012) · 2,732 citations
• Devon E Pearse, Associate Adjunct Professor h-index 30
  Notable: “Beyond FST: Analysis of population genetic data for conservation” (2004) · 377 citations
• Kerstin Wasson, Adjunct Professor h-index 30
  Notable: “Biological invasions of estuaries without international shipping: the importance of intraregional transport” (2001) · 282 citations
• Kathleen M Kay, Professor h-index 29
  Notable: “The Role of Animal Pollination in Plant Speciation: Integrating Ecology, Geography, and Genetics” (2009) · 342 citations
• Laurel R Fox, Professor h-index 27
  Notable: “Cannibalism in Natural Populations” (1975) · 1,023 citations
• Rita S Mehta, Professor & Chair h-index 27
  Notable: “Lineage Diversity and Size Disparity in Musteloidea: Testing Patterns of Adaptive Radiation Using Molecular and Fossil-Based Methods” (2017) · 132 citations
• Charles L Ortiz, Professor h-index 26
  Notable: “The energetics of lactation in the Northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris” (1986) · 275 citations
• Joseph E Merz, Assistant Adjunct Professor h-index 24
  Notable: “Application of a 2D hydrodynamic model to design of reach‐scale spawning gravel replenishment on the Mokelumne River, California” (2004) · 167 citations
• Grant Pogson, Professor Emeritus h-index 23
  Notable: “Genetic population structure and gene flow in the Atlantic cod Gadus morhua: a comparison of allozyme and nuclear RFLP loci.” (1995) · 333 citations
• Daniel P Malone, Specialist h-index 17
  Notable: “Wave disturbance overwhelms top-down and bottom-up control of primary production in California kelp forests” (2011) · 188 citations
• Robin C Dunkin, Faculty Director, Teaching & Learning Center h-index 12
  Notable: “The ontogenetic changes in the thermal properties of blubber from Atlantic bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatus” (2005) · 153 citations
• Burney J Leboeuf, Professor Emeritus h-index 11
  Notable: “Sexual Behavior in the Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga Angustirostris” (1972) · 167 citations
• Laura Marie Anderson, Associate Research Specialist h-index 10
  Notable: “Structure and floristics of secondary and old-growth forest stands in lowland Costa Rica” (1997) · 222 citations
• Baldo B Marinovic, Lecturer h-index 7
  Notable: “Increasing variance in North Pacific climate relates to unprecedented ecosystem variability off California” (2013) · 132 citations
• Abraham Lee Borker, Assistant Teaching Professor h-index 7
  Notable: “Anti-racist interventions to transform ecology, evolution and conservation biology departments” (2021) · 105 citations
• Rani N Gaddam, Research Specialist and Data Manager h-index 3
  Notable: “Large-scale impacts of sea star wasting disease (SSWD) on intertidal sea stars and implications for recovery” (2018) · 118 citations
• Christy A Bell, Research Specialist h-index 3
  Notable: “Evaluating ecological states of rocky intertidal communities: A Best Professional Judgment exercise” (2015) · 16 citations
• Karah N Ammann, Research Specialist h-index 2
  Notable: “Latitudinal variation in long‐term stability of North American rocky intertidal communities” (2021) · 30 citations
• Maya K George, Research Specialist h-index 2
  Notable: “Consistent Frequency of Color Morphs in the Sea Star Pisaster ochraceus (Echinodermata:Asteriidae) across Open-Coast Habitats in the Northeastern Pacific1” (2007) · 11 citations
• Carrie Melissa Miner, Academic Specialist
• Melissa A Douglas, Intertidal Research Specialist
• Nathaniel Clayton Fletcher, Associate Specialist
• Stephanie Zakarian, Department Manager

Courses

• Introduction to Horticulture BIOE 16
• Biodiversity in the Age of Humans BIOE 19
• Development and Physiology BIOE 20B
• Ecology and Evolution BIOE 20C
• Field Biology in Practice BIOE 20F
• Scientific Diving Methods BIOE 75
• Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics BIOE 80S
• Introduction to Field Research and Conservation BIOE 82
• Natural History of the UCSC Natural Reserves BIOE 85
• Seymour Center Docent Training BIOE 95
• Principles of Genetics for EEB BIOE 106
• Ecology BIOE 107
• Marine Ecology BIOE 108
• Evolution BIOE 109
• Ornithology BIOE 112
• Ornithology Field Studies BIOE 112L
• Herpetology BIOE 114
• Field Methods in Herpetological Research BIOE 114L
• Systematic Botany of Flowering Plants BIOE 117
• Systematic Botany of Flowering Plants Laboratory BIOE 117L
• Plants and Society: the Biology of Food, Shelter, and Medicine BIOE 118
• Marine Botany BIOE 120
• Marine Botany Laboratory BIOE 120L
• Plants, Earth, Climate BIOE 121
• Invertebrate Zoology BIOE 122
• Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory BIOE 122L
• Mammalogy BIOE 124
• Mammalogy Laboratory BIOE 124L
• Ecosystems of California BIOE 125
• Biology of Large Marine Vertebrates BIOE 126
• Ichthyology BIOE 127
• Ichthyology Laboratory BIOE 127L
• Large Marine Vertebrates Field Course BIOE 128L
• Biology of Marine Mammals BIOE 129
• Biology of Marine Mammals Laboratory BIOE 129L
• Animal Physiology BIOE 131
• Animal Physiology Laboratory BIOE 131L
• Exercise Physiology BIOE 133
• Exercise Physiology Laboratory BIOE 133L

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.