Gretchen Heefner

Title

Assistant Professor of History

Department

History

Institution

Northeastern University

g.heefner@neu.edu

Education

Ph.D. Yale University

Research Interests

Physiological Ecology Ecological Forecasting Intertidal Ecology

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Biography

Gretchen Heefner is an assistant professor of history. She teaches and researches the history of the U.S. in the world, with a focus on the Cold War, militarization and the surprisingly intimate relations between national security regimes and the everyday. Her first book, The Missile Next Door: Cold War Minuteman in the America Heartland (Harvard University Press, 2012), traces the deployment of nuclear missiles across the American heartland in the late 1950s and 1960s. The book argues for the importance of viewing both military and foreign policy history not as stand-alone subjects, but as crucial aspects of the social and political history of the United States. Dr. Heefner has also published articles on historic memory and the international implications of Hawaiian statehood in the Western Historical Quarterly and the Pacific Historical Review. Her current research project, tentatively titled "Roads to Nowhere," examines the role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in constructing roadways and airstrips in Northern Africa during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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617.373.7246

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Physiological Ecology Ecological Forecasting Intertidal Ecology Marine Ecology Biophysical Ecology Environmental Physiology Ecosystem Ecology Marine Biology Ecophysiology Marine Climate Change Research Multiple Stressors Ongoing Climate Change Black Box Temporal Data Resolution Ecological Niche Rapidly Changing World Environmental Stress Events Temperature Change Changing Climate Marine Resources Organism Body Temperature Long Term Averages Geographical Variation Making Biological Sense Covariation Method Coastal Ecosystem Integrity Climatic Sensitivity Predicting Biological Invasions Technical Input Natural Variability Global Change Ecology Physiological Performance Metrics Species Distribution Models Improved Noninvasive Method Case Study, Case Studies National Climate Assessment Marine Habitats Intertidal Invertebrates Keystone Role Energy Budget Models Behavioral Responses Biomimetic Devices Salt Marsh Environment Heat Transfer Intertidal Environment Physiological Stress Water Flow Food Availability Genetic Structure Functional Traits Predicting Patterns Physiological Mechanisms Environmental Variability, Environmental Variables Feeding Performance Eastern North Atlantic Mechanistic Model Tidal Cycle Movement Behavior Exogenous Selection Spatial Variability Habitat Temperature Spatial Patterns Oxygen Flux Mechanism Matter Organismal Body Temperature Oxygen Transport Coral Reefs Climatological Data Non Fasting Period Dynamic Forces Flexible Organisms Branch Spacing Morphological Variation Host Morphology Limited Depth Mechanical Risk Mass Flux

List of Publications (88)

In 2015

A Bioenergetics Framework for Integrating the Effects of Multiple Stressors: Opening a Black Box in Climate Change Research. Allison J. Matzelle, Gianluca Sar, Valeria Montalto, Mackenzie Zippay, Geoffrey C. Trussell, Brian Helmuth
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In 2014

Beyond long-term averages: making biological sense of a rapidly changing world. Brian Helmuth, Bayden D Russell, Sean D Connell, Yunwei Dong, Christopher Dg Harley, Fernando P Lima, Gianluca Sar, Gray A Williams, Nova Mieszkowska
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The impact of climate change on mediterranean intertidal communities: losses in coastal ecosystem integrity and services. Gianluca Sara, Martina Milanese, Ivana Prusina, Antonio Sara, Dror L. Angel, Branko Glamuzina, Tali Nitzan, Shirra Freeman, Alessandro Rinaldi, Valeria Palmeri, Valeria Montalto, Marco Lo Martire, Paola Gianguzza, Vincenzo Arizza, Sabrina Lo Brutto, Maurizio De Pirro, Brian Helmuth, Jason Murray, Stefano De Cantis, Gray A. Williams
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Temperature-dependent photosynthesis in the intertidal alga Fucus gardneri and sensitivity to ongoing climate change. Nicholas B. Colvard, Emily Carrington, Brian Helmuth
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A Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) Model for the Keystone Predator Pisaster ochraceus. Cristin J Monaco, David S Wethey, Brian Helmuth
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Testing the effects of temporal data resolution on predictions of the effects of climate change on bivalves. Valeria Montalto, Gianluca Sar, Paolo Michele Ruti, Alessandro DellAquila, Brian Helmuth
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Geographical variation in climatic sensitivity of intertidal mussel zonation. K. A. S. Mislan, Brian Helmuth, David S. Wethey
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Dynamic Energy Budget model parameter estimation for the bivalve Mytilus californianus: Application of the covariation method. A. Matzelle, V. Montalto, G. Sar, M. Zippay, B. Helmuth
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In 2013

Oceans and Marine Resources in a Changing Climate. Jennifer Howard, Eleanora Babij, Roger Griffis, Brian Helmuth, Amber Himes-Cornell, Paul Niemier, Michael Orbach, Laura Petes, Stewart Allen, Guillermo Auad, [...], Jeffrey Runge, Michael Rust, Eric Sanford, Uwe Send, Merrill Singe, Cameron Spei, Diane Stanitsk, Carol Thornber, Cara Wilson, Yan Xue
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Oceans and Marine Resources in a Changing Climate: A Technical Input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment. Roger Griffis, Jennifer Howard, Eleonora Babij, Michael Orbach, Brian Helmuth, Amber Himes-Cornell, Paul Niemier, Laura Petes, Stuart Allen, Guillermo Auad, Mary Boatman, et al
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Moving forward in global-change ecology: capitalizing on natural variability. Ins Ibez, Elise S Gornish, Lauren Buckley, Diane M Debinski, Jessica Hellmann, Brian Helmuth, Janneke Hillerislambers, Andrew M Latimer, Abraham J Miller-Rushing, Maria Uriarte
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Survival and arm abscission are linked to regional heterothermy in an intertidal sea star. Sylvain Pincebourde, Eric Sanford, Brian Helmuth
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An improved noninvasive method for measuring heartbeat of intertidal animals. Nicholas P. Burnett, Rui Seabra, Maurizio de Pirro, David S. Wethey, Sarah A. Woodin, Brian Helmuth, Mackenzie L. Zippay, Gianluca Sar, Cristin Monaco, Fernando P. Lima
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Predicting biological invasions in marine habitats through ecophysiological mechanistic models: a case study with the bivalve Brachidontes pharaonis. G. Sar, V. Palmeri, A. Rinaldi, V. Montalto, B. Helmuth, Wilfried Thuiller
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Climate change, species distribution models, and physiological performance metrics: predicting when biogeographic models are likely to fail. Sarah A Woodin, Thomas J Hilbish, Brian Helmuth, Sierra J Jones, David S Wethey
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In 2012

Effects of temperature change on mussel, Mytilus. Mackenzie L Zippay, Brian Helmuth
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Temporal coincidence of environmental stress events modulates predation rates.. Sylvain Pincebourde, Eric Sanford, Jrme Casas, Brian Helmuth
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Biomechanics meets the ecological niche: the importance of temporal data resolution. Michael R Kearney, Allison Matzelle, Brian Helmuth
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Body temperature and desiccation constrain the activity of Littoraria irrorata within the Spartina alterniflora canopy. Josephine C. Iacarella, Brian Helmuth
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In 2011

Experiencing the salt marsh environment through the foot of Littoraria irrorata: Behavioral responses to thermal and desiccation stresses. Josephine C. Iacarella, Brian Helmuth
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Predicting intertidal organism temperatures with modified land surface models. David S Wethey, Lindsay D Brin, Brian Helmuth, K A S Mislan
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Monitoring the Intertidal Environment with Biomimetic Devices. Fernando P. Lima, Nicholas P. Burnett, Brian Helmuth, Nicole Kish, Kyle Aveni-Deforge, David S. Wethey
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Hidden signals of climate change in intertidal ecosystems: What (not) to expect when you are expecting. Brian Helmuth, Lauren Yamane, Saurabh Lalwani, Allison Matzelle, Alyson Tockstein, Nan Gao
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Combining heat-transfer and energy budget models to predict thermalstress in Mediterranean intertidal mussels. Gianluca Sar, Brian Helmuth, Michael Kearney
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Tipping points, thresholds and the keystone role of physiology in marine climate change research.. Cristin J Monaco, Brian Helmuth
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In 2010

Modelling the ecological niche from functional traits.. Michael Kearney, Stephen J Simpson, David Raubenheimer, Brian Helmuth
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The combination of selection and dispersal helps explain genetic structure in intertidal mussels.. G I Zardi, K R Nicastro, C D McQuaid, L Hancke, B Helmuth
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Physiological Mechanisms in Coping with Climate Change. Andrea Fuller, Terence Dawson, Brian Helmuth, Robyn S Hetem, Duncan Mitchell, Shane K Maloney
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Predicting patterns of stress and mortality in intertidal invertebrates: applications of biophysical ecology in a changing world. Brian Helmuth, Michael Kearney, Gianluca Sar
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Interactive effects of food availability and aerial body temperature on the survival of two intertidal Mytilus species. Kimberly R. Schneider, Lauren E. Van Thiel, Brian Helmuth
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Organismal climatology: analyzing environmental variability at scales relevant to physiological stress.. Brian Helmuth, Bernardo R Broitman, Lauren Yamane, Sarah E Gilman, Katharine Mach, K A S Mislan, Mark W Denny
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In 2009

An intertidal sea star adjusts thermal inertia to avoid extreme body temperatures.. Sylvain Pincebourde, Eric Sanford, Brian Helmuth
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When to worry about the weather: role of tidal cycle in determining patterns of risk in intertidal ecosystems. K. A. S. MISLAN, DAVID S. WETHEY, BRIAN HELMUTH
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Confronting the physiological bottleneck: A challenge from ecomechanics. Mark Denny, Brian Helmuth
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A comparison of weather data in a mechanistic model of organism body temperature. K. Allison Smith, David S. Wethey, Brian Helmuth
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From cells to coastlines: how can we use physiology to forecast the impacts of climate change?. Brian Helmuth
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Predatorprey interactions under climate change: the importance of habitat vs body temperature. B. R. Broitman, P. L. Szathmary, K. A. S. Mislan, C. A. Blanchette, B. Helmuth
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Climate change in the rocky intertidal zone: predicting and measuring the body temperature of a keystone predator. P. Lauren Szathmary, Brian Helmuth, DS Wethey
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In 2008

Climate and recruitment of rocky shore intertidal invertebrates in the eastern North Atlantic.. Bernardo R Broitman, Nova Mieszkowska, Brian Helmuth, Carol A Blanchette
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Interaction between underwater and aerial body temperatures in influencing a top predator feeding rate in the intertidal. S PINCEBOURDE, E SANFORD, B HELMUTH
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Ecological forecasting and hindcasting in the rocky intertidal zone: Where and when do we worry about weather?. B HELMUTH, D WETHEY, S PINCEBOURDE, K SMITH, L SZATHMARY, S WOODIN, T HILBISH, V LAKSHMI
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Body temperature during low tide alters the feeding performance of a top intertidal predator. Sylvain Pincebourde, Eric Sanford, Brian Helmuth
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In 2007

Intracolony variability in photosynthesis by corals is affected by water flow: role of oxygen flux. C.M. Finelli, Brian S Helmuth, N.D. Pentcheff, D.S. Wethey
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Morphological and ecological determinants of body temperature of Geukensia demissa, the Atlantic ribbed mussel, and their effects on mussel mortality.. Jennifer Jost, Brian Helmuth
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Spatial variability in habitat temperature may drive patterns of selection between an invasive and native mussel species. Kimberly R. Schneider, Brian Helmuth
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Spatial patterns of growth in the mussel, Mytilus californianus, across a major oceanographic and biogeographic boundary at Point Conception, California, USA. C.A. Blanchette, B. Helmuth, S.D. Gaines
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In 2006

Mosaic patterns of thermal stress in the rocky intertidal zone: implications for climate change. Brian Helmuth, Bernardo R Broitman, Carol A Blanchette, Sarah Gilman, Patricia Halpin, Christopher D G Harley, Michael J O 'donnell, Gretchen E Hofmann, Bruce Menge, Denise Strickland
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Chronic parrotfish grazing impedes coral recovery after bleaching. Randi D. Rotjan, James L. Dimond, Daniel J. Thornhill, James J. Leichter, Brian Helmuth, Dustin W. Kemp, Sara M. Lewis
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Variation beneath the surface: Quantifying complex thermal environments on coral reefs in the Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida. James J. Leichter, Brian Helmuth, Andrew M. Fischer
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Variation in the sensitivity of organismal body temperature to climate change over local and geographic scales. Sarah E Gilman, David S Wethey, Brian Helmuth
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Water flow influences oxygen transport and photosynthetic efficiency in corals. Christopher M. Finelli, Brian S. T. Helmuth, N. Dean Pentcheff, David S. Wethey
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Evaluation of effective shore level as a method of characterizing intertidal wave exposure regimes. Sarah E Gilman, Christopher D G Harley, Denise C Strickland, Olivier Vanderstraeten, Michael J O 'donnell, Brian Helmuth
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In 2005

Influence of thermal history on the response of Montastraea annularis to short-term temperature exposure. K. D. Castillo, B. S. T. Helmuth
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Biophysics, physiological ecology, and climate change: does mechanism matter?. Brian Helmuth, Joel G Kingsolver, Emily Carrington
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In 2004

Implications of movement behavior on mussel dislodgement: exogenous selection in a Mytilus spp. hybrid zone. K. R. Schneider, D. S. Wethey, B. S. T. Helmuth, T. J. Hilbish
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QUANTIFYING SCALE IN ECOLOGY: LESSONS FROM A WAVE-SWEPT SHORE. Mark W Denny, Brian Helmuth, George H Leonard, Christopher D G Harley, Luke J H Hunt, Elizabeth K Nelson
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Testing the effects of wave exposure, site, and behavior on intertidal mussel body temperatures: applications and limits of temperature logger design. Tara Fitzhenry, Patricia M. Halpin, Brian Helmuth
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In 2003

Effects of water flow on growth and energetics of the scleractinian coral Agaricia tenuifolia in Belize. K. P. Sebens, B. Helmuth, E. Carrington, B. Agius
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Extreme water velocities: Topographical amplification of wave-induced flow in the surf zone of rocky shores. M W Denny, L P Miller, M D Stokes, L J H Hunt, B S T Helmuth
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Local-and regional-scale effects of wave exposure, thermal stress, and absolute versus effective shore level on patterns of intertidal zonation. Christopher D G Harley, Brian S T Helmuth
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Predicting wave exposure in the rocky intertidal zone: Do bigger waves always lead to larger forces?. Brian Helmuth, Mark W. Denny
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In 2002

Climate change and latitudinal patterns of intertidal thermal stress. Brian Helmuth, Christopher D G Harley, Patricia M Halpin, Michael O'Donnell, Gretchen E Hofmann, Carol A Blanchette
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How do we Measure the Environment? Linking Intertidal Thermal Physiology and Ecology Through Biophysics.. Brian Helmuth
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Physiological ecology of rocky intertidal organisms: a synergy of concepts.. Lars Tomanek, Brian Helmuth
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Microhabitats, thermal heterogeneity, and patterns of physiological stress in the rocky intertidal zone.. Brian S. T. Helmuth, Gretchen E. Hofmann
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In 1999

Thermal biology of rocky intertidal mussels: Quantifying body temperatures using climatological data.. Brian Helmuth
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In 1998

The menace of momentum: Dynamic forces on flexible organisms. Mark Denny, Brian Gaylord, Brian Helmuth, Thomas L Daniel
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Water flow and prey capture by three scleractinian corals, Madracis mirabilis , Montastrea cavernosa and Porites porites , in a field enclosure. K. P. Sebens, S. P. Grace, B. Helmuth, E. J. Maney Jr, J. S. Miles
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Intertidal Mussel Microclimates: Predicting the Body Temperature of a Sessile Invertebrate. Brian S. T. Helmuth
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In 1997

Effects of water flow and branch spacing on particle capture by the reef coral Madracis mirabilis (Duchassaing and Michelotti). Kenneth P. Sebens, Jan Witting, Brian Helmuth
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Septal complexity in ammonoid cephalopods increased mechanical risk and limited depth. thomas l daniel, Brian S. Helmuth, W. Bruce Saunders, Peter D. Ward
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Morphological variation in coral aggregations: branch spacing and mass flux to coral tissues. Brian S. T. Helmuth, Kenneth P. Sebens, Thomas L. Daniel
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Interplay of host morphology and symbiont microhabitat in coral aggregations. B. S. T. Helmuth, B. E. H. Timmerman, K. P. Sebens
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In 1996

The corticosterone stress response in Gentoo and King penguins during the non-fasting period. Rebecca L. Holberton, Brian Helmuth, John C Wingfield
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In 1994

Long-distance dispersal of a subantarctic brooding bivalve (Gaimardia trapesina) by kelp-rafting. B. Helmuth, R. R. Veit, R. Holberton
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In 1993

The influence of colony morphology and orientation to flow on particle capture by the scleractinian coral Agaricia agaricites (Linnaeus). Brian Helmuth, Kenneth Sebens
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Unspecified

Appendix: Simple heat budget model (Excel). Brian Helmuth, Lauren Yamane, Saurabh Lalwani, Allison Matzelle, Alyson Tockstein, Nan Gao
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Appendix: heat budget model. Brian Helmuth, Lauren Yamane, Saurabh Lalwani, Allison Matzelle, Alyson Tockstein, Nan Gao
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Ocean and marine resources in a changing climate. Howard, Babij, Griffiths, Helmuth, Himes-Cornell, Niemier, Orbach, Petes, Allen, Auad, [...], Polovina, Quintrell, Rowles, Runge, Rust, Sanford, Send, Singer, Speir, Stanitsk
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Nearshore Satellite Data as Relative Indicators of Intertidal Organism Physiological Stress. A. Matzelle, B. Helmuth, V. Lakshmi
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Satellite Monitoring of Long Term Changes in Intertidal Thermal Conditions. C. L. Purvis, V. Lakshmi, B. Helmuth
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Remote Sensing and Biological Climate Change Ramifications: Monitoring Thermal Stresses in Intertidal Habitats. C. J. Lopez, V. Lakshmi, L. D. Brin, S. E. Gilman, B. S. Helmuth, D. S. Wethey
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All Climate Change is Local: Understanding and Predicting the Effects of Climate Change from an Organism's Point of View. Brian Helmuth, Lauren Yamane, Ii Katharine, J Mach, Shilpi Chhotray, Phil Iv, V Levin, Sarah Woodin
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Forecasting the Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Ecosystems: How Do We Integrate Science and Policy. Brian Helmuth
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Appendix: Mussel bed heat flux model. Brian Helmuth, Lauren Yamane, Saurabh Lalwani, Allison Matzelle, Alyson Tockstein, Nan Gao
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pincebourde 2012. Sylvain Pincebourde, Eric Sanford, Jrme Casas, Brian Helmuth
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InsideJEB seastar choice. Sylvain Pincebourde, Eric Sanford, Brian Helmuth
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Nature Highlights JEB. Sylvain Pincebourde, Eric Sanford, Brian Helmuth
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