Brenda Konar

Brenda Konar is a marine scientist, and professor at University of Alaska Fairbanks.^[1]

Education

In 1991 Konar earned a master's degree from San Jose State University where she worked on Coralline algae.^[2] In 1998 Konar earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Cruz^[3] where she worked on benthic communities in the Semichi Islands.^[4]

In 2021, she was named Project Director of the “Fire & Ice” research project.^[5]

Research

She studies the die-off in sea stars.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] She studies the decline in sea otterss, boom in sea urchins,^[11] and loss of Clathromorphum nereostratum, limestone reefs.^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16] She helped discover a new habitat of rhodolith.^[17]^[18]

Selected publications

Konar, Brenda; Estes, James A. (2003). "The Stability of Boundary Regions Between Kelp Beds and Deforested Areas". Ecology. 84 (1): 174–185. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[0174:TSOBRB]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0012-9658.
Edwards, Matthew; Konar, Brenda; Kim, Ju-Hyoung; Gabara, Scott; Sullaway, Genoa; McHugh, Tristin; Spector, Michael; Small, Sadie (2020-03-04). "Marine deforestation leads to widespread loss of ecosystem function". PLOS ONE. 15 (3): e0226173. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1526173E. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0226173. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 7055868. PMID 32130220.
Ulaski, Brian P.; Konar, Brenda; Otis, Edward O. (2020-12-01). "Seaweed Reproduction and Harvest Rebound in Southcentral Alaska: Implications for Wild Stock Management". Estuaries and Coasts. 43 (8): 2046–2062. Bibcode:2020EstCo..43.2046U. doi:10.1007/s12237-020-00740-1. ISSN 1559-2731. S2CID 218604998.
Bland, Aaron; Konar, Brenda; Edwards, Matthew (2019-03-01). "Spatial trends and environmental drivers of epibenthic shelf community structure across the Aleutian Islands". Continental Shelf Research. 175: 12–29. Bibcode:2019CSR...175...12B. doi:10.1016/j.csr.2019.01.006. ISSN 0278-4343. S2CID 133874643.
Metzger, Jacob R.; Konar, Brenda; Edwards, Matthew S. (2019-11-11). "Assessing a macroalgal foundation species: community variation with shifting algal assemblages". Marine Biology. 166 (12): 156. Bibcode:2019MarBi.166..156M. doi:10.1007/s00227-019-3606-1. hdl:11122/9690. ISSN 1432-1793. S2CID 209604008.

References

^ "Brenda Konar | College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences". uaf.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ Konar, Brenda (1991). Ecological studies of Geniculate coralline algae in Stillwater Cove, Carmel Bay, CA, with emphasis on Bossiella californica ssp. schmittii (Manza) Johans (Thesis). OCLC 26613414.
^ Council, National Research; Board, Polar Research; Board, Ocean Studies; Board, Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research (2005-02-22). Final Comments on the Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board. National Academies Press. ISBN 978-0-309-18207-2.
^ Konar, Brenda (1998). Mechanisms that structure and maintain marine benthic communities at the Semichi Islands, Alaska. OCLC 777420553.
^ "Konar Named Alaska NSF EPSCoR Lead". Alaska Business Magazine. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ Pierre-Louis, Kendra (2019-01-30). "Scientists Single Out a Suspect in Starfish Carnage: Warming Oceans". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ "Refuge Notebook: The fall of sea stars". Peninsula Clarion. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ Baxter, Adelyn (2017-08-15). "Can sea stars make a comeback in Kachemak Bay?". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ Ryan, John; Unalaska, KUCB- (2015-09-22). "Starfish losing arms to disease". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ Ricky (2014-08-06). "Wasting away—Unknown disease affecting sea stars along West Coast". The Mouth of The Kenai. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ Cone, Marla (2007-12-01). Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic. Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. ISBN 978-1-55584-769-2.
^ "Without Otter Predation, Sea Urchins Decimate Aleutian Reefs". KUCB. 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ "Loss of sea otters accelerating the effects of climate change". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ "Sea otters help lower carbon dioxide levels". The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ "Combination of Climate Change and Predator Loss is Affecting Alaskan Reefs". AZoCleantech.com. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ "How sea otters can reduce CO₂ in the atmosphere: Appetite for sea urchins allows kelp to thrive". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ "SitNews - UAF scientists discover new marine habitat in Alaska". www.sitnews.us. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ Riosmena-Rodríguez, Rafael; Nelson, Wendy; Aguirre, Julio (2016-10-07). Rhodolith/Maërl Beds: A Global Perspective. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-29315-8.

[1] "Brenda Konar | College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences". uaf.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[2] Konar, Brenda (1991). Ecological studies of Geniculate coralline algae in Stillwater Cove, Carmel Bay, CA, with emphasis on Bossiella californica ssp. schmittii (Manza) Johans (Thesis). OCLC 26613414.

[3] Council, National Research; Board, Polar Research; Board, Ocean Studies; Board, Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research (2005-02-22). Final Comments on the Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board. National Academies Press. ISBN 978-0-309-18207-2.

[4] Konar, Brenda (1998). Mechanisms that structure and maintain marine benthic communities at the Semichi Islands, Alaska. OCLC 777420553.

[5] "Konar Named Alaska NSF EPSCoR Lead". Alaska Business Magazine. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[6] Pierre-Louis, Kendra (2019-01-30). "Scientists Single Out a Suspect in Starfish Carnage: Warming Oceans". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[7] "Refuge Notebook: The fall of sea stars". Peninsula Clarion. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[8] Baxter, Adelyn (2017-08-15). "Can sea stars make a comeback in Kachemak Bay?". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[9] Ryan, John; Unalaska, KUCB- (2015-09-22). "Starfish losing arms to disease". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[10] Ricky (2014-08-06). "Wasting away—Unknown disease affecting sea stars along West Coast". The Mouth of The Kenai. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[11] Cone, Marla (2007-12-01). Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic. Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. ISBN 978-1-55584-769-2.

[12] "Without Otter Predation, Sea Urchins Decimate Aleutian Reefs". KUCB. 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[13] "Loss of sea otters accelerating the effects of climate change". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[14] "Sea otters help lower carbon dioxide levels". The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[15] "Combination of Climate Change and Predator Loss is Affecting Alaskan Reefs". AZoCleantech.com. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[16] "How sea otters can reduce CO₂ in the atmosphere: Appetite for sea urchins allows kelp to thrive". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[17] "SitNews - UAF scientists discover new marine habitat in Alaska". www.sitnews.us. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[18] Riosmena-Rodríguez, Rafael; Nelson, Wendy; Aguirre, Julio (2016-10-07). Rhodolith/Maërl Beds: A Global Perspective. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-29315-8.

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