Steve Blumenshine Professor - Dept. of Biology California State University-Fresno M/S SB73 Fresno, CA  93740 Phone: (559) 278-8770 FAX: (559) 278-3963 E-mail: sblumens (@) csufresno.edu [remove () and spaces]

Teaching: General Ecology, Aquatic Ecology, Case Studies in Ecology, San Joaquin River Restoration, Biometry (Grad), Data Analysis (Grad)

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Research Interests: My research interests straddle the interface of inland aquatic communities and ecosystems.  Research funding is driven by the importance of understanding factors which may compromise surface water quality and thus aquatic communities and ecosystems. Within this focus is an emphasis on how human impacts such as hydrological manipulation, nutrient loading, and fish management affect the structure and function of food webs, and the consequences for ecosystem processes.  Research methodology includes field sampling of water, habitats, and biota, analysis of large datasets, a broad range of statistical techniques, and stable isotope analysis.  Current & Recent Research Projects: Assessment of the Effects of Chemical Contaminants Used in Illegal Marijuana Cultivation in California National Parks (US NPS; w/ Graduate Student Daniel Jeffcoach) Patterns and Sources of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in the San Joaquin River (CSU-Fresno Associated Student and the College of Sci & Math) San Joaquin River – Effects of River Restoration on Angling and River Recreation (CA Fish & Game; Lead PI-Dr. Mark Somma) Fresno River Watershed Assessment (DWR-funded grant to Madera County; Dr. Luke Wang Co-PI) (Report; Part I, Part II) -HYDROLOGY, WATER QUALITY AND FIRST FLUSH STUDY -SEDIMENTATION STUDY TO QUANTIFY SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT -BIOASSESSMENT OF SEDIMENTATION & WATER QUALITY -SEPTIC INFLUENCES ON FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA -IMPLICATIONS, DATA GAPS, AND FURTHER STUDIES Spatial and Temporal Variability in Bangkapong River Water Quality and Plankton Associated with Landuse (Aquatic Resources Research Institue and Faculty of Marine Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand) Publication:  Blumenshine, S., A. Piumsomboon, V. Gundua, and N. Paphavasit.  Factors Affecting Spatial and Temporal Variation in Water Quality and Plankton: Case Study in the Bangpakong River.  Thailand Journal of Science. Statistical and Simulation Modeling of Factors Affecting Juvenile Chinese Mitten Crab Mortality and Implications for Predicting Ecological and Economic Harm by Adults Publication:  Blumenshine, S., B. Tsukimura, A. Rice, and D. Rudnick.     Environmental Factors Affecting the Dynamics of Chinese Mitten Crab Zoeae in the San Francisco Bay-Delta. In revision for Aquatic Invasions