Julie B. Kellner

Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Environmental Science and Policy
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

Tel: (530) 752-8177
Fax: (530) 752-3350
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Web page: http://www.jbkellner.com/

Education
Ph.D., Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004
Certificate in College and University Teaching, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004
M.A., Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2002
B.Sc., Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 1996

Research Interests
Julie Kellner’s primary research interest is the ecology and management of aquatic ecosystems. As a postdoctoral fellow with the Bahamas Biocomplexity Project, her current work focuses on the implications of spillover, density-dependence, and species interactions for marine reserve designation using spatially-explicit models. Connecting theoretical and empirical applications to tackle applied ecological questions has been an underlying theme throughout her research. Julie’s previous projects using a multi-tiered approach have included studies on watershed restoration, intertidal runoff, aquaculture development and diesel contamination in a salt marsh. Integrating scientific research with coastal resource management is central to Julie’s research, and as such she continues to build upon her experience as a Knauss marine policy fellow at NOAA through working groups and collaborative projects that bring together ecological and socioeconomic studies.

Selected Publications
Botsford, L.W., D.R. Brumbaugh, C. Grimes, J.B. Kellner, J. Largier, M.R. O’Farrell, S. Ralston, E. Soulanille and V. Wespestad. 2009. Connectivity, sustainability, and yield: bridging the gap between conventional fisheries management and marine protected areas. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 19: 69-95.

Kellner, J.B and A. Hastings. 2009. A reserve paradox: introduced heterogeneity may increase regional invisibility. Conservation Letters. 8 pp.

Kellner, J.B., R.M. Nisbet, and S.D Gaines. 2008. Spillover from marine reserves related to mechanisms of population regulation. Theoretical Ecology 1(2): 117-127.

Kellner, J.B., I. Tetreault, S.D. Gaines, and R.M. Nisbet. 2007. Fishing the line near marine reserves in single and multispecies fisheries. Ecological Applications 17(4): 1039-1054. [PDF]

Bruckner, A.,K. Buja, L. Fairey, K. Gleason, M. Harmon, S. Heron, T. Hourigan, C. Jeffrey, J. Kellner, R. Kelty, B. Leeworthy, G. Liu, S. Pittman, A. Shapiro, A. Strong, J. Waddell, and P. Wiley. 2005. Environmental and anthropogenic threats to coral reef ecosystems. In: J. Waddell (ed.), The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2005. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment’s Biogeography Team. Silver Spring, MD. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 11: 12–44.

Caldow, C. J. Kellner, M. J. Allen, S. Airamé, and S. Gaines. 2005. Introduction. In: A Biogeographic Assessment of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: A Review of Boundary Expansion Concepts for NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary Program. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment’s Biogeography Team. Silver Spring, MD. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 21: 1-16.

Kellner, J.B., J. Christensen, R. Clark, C. Caldow, and M. Coyne. 2005. Physical and Oceanographic Setting. In: A Biogeographic Assessment of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: A Review of Boundary Expansion Concepts for NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary Program. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment’s Biogeography Team. Silver Spring, MD. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 21: 17-56.

Jensen, O., H. Carter, G. Ford, J.B. Kellner, and J. Christensen. 2005. Biogeography of Marine Birds. In: A Biogeographic Assessment of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: A Review of Boundary Expansion Concepts for NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary Program. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment’s Biogeography Team. Silver Spring, MD. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 21: 135-165.

Clark, R., C. Caldow, J. Christensen, and J.B. Kellner. 2005. Integration. In: A Biogeographic Assessment of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: A Review of Boundary Expansion Concepts for NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary Program. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment’s Biogeography Team. Silver Spring, MD. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 21: 199-210.

Woolley, J.T., M.V. McGinnis, and J.B. Kellner. 2002. The California watershed movement: Science and the politics of place. Natural Resources Journal 42(1): 133-183.