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My Research

The goal of my research is to understand anthropogenic impacts on natural ecosystems. I hope that this work can help us protect the wonderful world around us. My research began with terrestrial subjects, but is now focused on marine ecology.

Drone Imaging can Accurately Assess Coral Cover, Bleaching, and Growth Form for Shallow Coral Reefs

2026, Coral Reefs, Lucian Himes, Theresa Rueger 

A paper evaluating the utility of low-cost drones for mapping coral reef health in remote areas.

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Large-scale experimental assessment of coyote behavior across urban and rural landscapes

2025, Scientific Reports, Julie K. Young, Roland Kays, ... Lucian Himes, ... & Stewart W. Breck 

A nation-wide project exploring the responses of coyotes to novel objects in a range of levels of human development

Drone thermal imaging and benthic time-series analysis show dynamic spatial and temporal delivery of submarine groundwater discharge on reef ecosystems

2025, PLOSOne, Sophia G. Zummo, Lucian Himes, Florybeth F. La Valle 

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A study using thermal camera drones to model tidal dynamics of freshwater inputs onto a reef in Hawai'i.

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In situ carbon uptake of marine macrophytes is highly variable among species, taxa, and morphology

2023, Frontiers in Marine Science, Julian M. Jacobs, Lucian Himes, Florybeth F. La Valle 

Evaluating the productivity of different species of intertidal algae using benthic chambers.

Southern California marine protected areas promote bolder fish populations

2023, Frontiers in Marine Science, Lucian Himes, Florybeth F. La Valle 

Comparing the boldness behavior of Southern California reef fish inside and outside marine protected areas.

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Climatic stress decreases tick survival but increases rate of host-seeking behavior

2023, Ecosphere, Caleb Nielebeck, Sang Hyo Kim, Antonio Pepe, Lucian Himes, ... Javier D. Monzón

Comparing species questing response to varying levels of heat and humidity environmental stress.

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