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

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.