 Integrated Training in Biology and Society Ecology and Evolution, http://www.bio.fsu.edu/ History and Philosophy of Science, http://www.fsu.edu/~hps/ Office: King Life Sciences Center 4005 E-mail: loren@bio.fsu.edu Phone: (850) 645-8546 Fax: (850) 645-8447 Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2009 M.S., University of Oregon, 2002 B.A., Middlebury College, 1998 RESEARCH INTERESTS My research is in the fields of historical marine ecology and marine environmental history. I use a variety of historical documents and source materials to (1) assess and quantify changes in the distribution and abundance of marine animals over century-long time scales and (2) determine links between social history and changing marine environments. My research is motivated by the desire to more effectively conserve and manage marine resources. To this end, I aim to establish more accurate baselines for marine animal populations—on which recovery targets can be set—and to assess successes and failures of management in the past in order to more successfully manage marine resources today. I have worked in tropical marine environments in the Caribbean, Florida Keys, and most recently in the Hawaiian Islands. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS McClenachan, L. 2009. Documenting loss of large trophy fish from the Florida Keys with historical photographs. Conservation Biology. 23(3):636-643. McClenachan, L. 2009. Historical declines in south Florida, USA goliath grouper populations. Endangered Species Research. 7:175-181. McClenachan, L. and A. Cooper. 2008. Extinction rate, historical population structure and ecological role of the Caribbean monk seal. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 275(1641): 1351-1358. McClenachan, L. 2008. Social conflict, overfishing and disease in the Florida sponge fishery, 1849-1939. Chapter 3 In: Oceans Past: Management Insights from the History of Marine Animal Populations. D. Starkey, Editor. Earthscan Publications Limited, London. McClenachan, L., J.B.C. Jackson, and M.J.H.Newman. 2006. Conservation implications of historic sea turtle nesting beach loss. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 4(6): 290-296. Pandolfi, J.M., R.H. Bradbury, E. Sala, T.P. Hughes, K.A. Bjorndal, R.G. Cooke, D. McArdle, L. McClenachan, M.J.H. Newman, G. Paredes, R.R. Warner, and J.B.C. Jackson. 2003. Global trajectories of the long-term decline of coral reef ecosystems. Science 301:955-958. NEWS COVERAGE OF RESEARCH Smithsonian, “Our Imperiled Oceans: Seeing Is Believing” by Laura Helmuth: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/seeing-is-believing.html Nature, “Oceanography: The Real Sea Change” by Mark Schrope: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v443/n7112/full/443622a.html New York Times, “A Comeback Story Proves a Cautionary Tale” by Henry Fountain: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/08/science/08observ.html |