marine wildlife, community ecology, conservation biology, marine mammals
Publications
- Hauser, DD, MG Logsdon, EE Holmes, GR VanBlaricom, RW Osborne. 2007. Summer distribution patterns of southern resident killer whales Orcinus orca: core areas and spatial segregation of social groups. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 351:301-310. DOI: 10.3354/meps07117.
- Carter, SK, GR VanBlaricom, BL Allen. 2007. Testing the generality of the trophic cascade paradigm for sea otters: a case study with kelp forests in northern Washington, USA. Hydrobiologia 579:223-249.
- Bradford, AL, PR Wade, DW Weller, AM Burdin, YV Ivashchenko, GA Tsidulko, GR VanBlaricom, RL Brownell, Jr. 2006. Survival estimates of western gray whales Eschrichtius robustus incorporating individual heterogeneity and temporary emigration. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 315:293-307.
- Wade, PR, VN Burkanov, ME Dahlheim, NA Friday, LW Fritz, TR Loughlin, SA Mizroch, MM Muto, DW Rice, LG Barrett-Lennard, NA Black, AM Burdin, J Calambokidis, S Cerchio, JKB Ford, JK Jacobsen, CO Matkin, DR Matkin, AV Mehta, RJ Small, JM Straley, SM McCluskey, GR VanBlaricom, PJ Clapham. 2006. Killer whales and marine mammal trends in the North Pacific—a re-examination of evidence for sequential megafauna collapse and the prey-switching hypothesis. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 23(4):766-802.
- Bodkin, JL, Be Ballachey, TA Dean, AK Fukuyama, SC Jewett, L Mcdonald, DH Monson, CE O'Clair, GR VanBlaricom. 2002. Sea otter population status and the process of recovery from the 1989 'Exxon Valdez' oil spill. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 41:237-253.
- Carter, SK, GR VanBlaricom. 2002. Effects of experimental harvest on red sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) in northern Washington. Fish. Bull. 100:662-673.
- Chambers, MD, GR VanBlaricom, L Hauser, F Utter, CS Friedman. 2006. Genetic structure of black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii) populations in the California islands and central California coast: impacts of larval dispersal and decimation from withering syndrome. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 331:173-185.
- Chambers, MD, H Hurn, CS Friedman, GR VanBlaricom. 2005. Drift card simulation of larval dispersal from San Nicolas Island, California, during black abalone spawning season. Pages 421-434 in DK Garcelon, CA Schwemm (eds), Proceedings, Sixth California Islands Symposium, Ventura, California, December 1-3, 2003. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, California.
- Dean, TA, JL Bodkin, AK Fukuyama, SC Jewett, DH Monson, CE O'Clair, GR VanBlaricom. 2002. Food limitation and the recovery of sea otters following the 'Exxon Valdez' oil spill. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 41:255-270.
- Fanshawe, S, GR VanBlaricom, AA Shelly. 2003. Restored top carnivores as detriments to the performance of marine protected areas intended for fishery sustainability: a case study red abalones and sea otters. Cons. Biol. 17:273-283.
- Ferrero, R.C., R.C. Hobbs, and G.R. VanBlaricom. 2002. Indications of habitat use patterns among small cetaceans in the Central North Pacific based on fisheries observer data. J. Cetac. Res. Mgmt. 4:311-321.
- Foster, MS, GR VanBlaricom. 2001. Spatial variation in kelp forest communities along the Big Sur coast of central California, USA. Cryptogamie Algol. 22:173-186.
- Fukuyama, AK, GR VanBlaricom. 1997. Literature review of the effects of oil and oil spills on Arctic and shallow subtidal ecosystems. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS ORCA 103. Seattle, Washington.
- Gerber, LR, KE Buenau, GR VanBlaricom. 2004. Density dependence and risk of extinction in a small population of sea otters. Biodivers. Cons. 13:2741-2757.
- Gerber, L.R., and G.R. VanBlaricom. 2001. Implications of three viability models for the conservation status of the western population of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Biol. Cons. 102:261-269.
- Gerber, LR, WS Wooster, DP DeMaster, GR VanBlaricom. 1999. Marine mammals: New objectives in U.S. fishery management. Rev. Fish. Sci. 7:23-38.
- Hauser, DDW, GR VanBlaricom, EE Holmes, RW Osborne. 2006. Evaluating the use of whalewatch data in determining killer whale (Orcinus orca) distribution patterns. J. Cetac. Res. Mgmt. 8(3):273-281.
- Hoberecht, LK, DJ Vos, GR VanBlaricom. 2006. A remote biopsy system used to sample steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) blubber. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 22:683-689.
- Huber, HR, SJ Jeffries, RF Brown, RL DeLong, G VanBlaricom. 2001. Correcting aerial survey counts of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) in Washington and Oregon. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 17:276-293.
- Laidre, KL, MP Heide-Jørgensen, ML Logsdon, RC Hobbs, R Dietz, GR VanBlaricom. 2004. Fractal analysis of narwhal space use patterns. Zoology 107:3-11.
- Laidre, KL, RJ Jameson, SJ Jeffries, RC Hobbs, CE Bowlby, GR VanBlaricom. 2002. Estimates of carrying capacity for sea otters in Washington State. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 30:1172-1181.
- Melin, SR, RL DeLong, JR Thomason, GR VanBlaricom. 2000. Attendance patterns of California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) females and pups during the non-breeding season at San Miguel Island. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 16:169-185.
- Shima, M, AB Hollowed, and GR VanBlaricom. 2000. Response of pinniped populations to directed harvest, climate variability, and commercial fishery activity: A comparative analysis. Rev. Fish. Sci. 8:89-124.
- Shima, M, AB Hollowed, GR VanBlaricom. 2002. Changes over time in the spatial distribution of walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) in the Gulf of Alaska, 1984-1996. Fish. Bull. 100:307-323.
- VanBlaricom, G.R. 2001. Book review: “Biology of marine mammals,” edited by J.E. Reynolds III and S.E. Rommel. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 17:202-205.
- VanBlaricom, G. 1996. Saving the sea otter population in California: contemporary problems and future pitfalls. Endangered Species UPDATE 13:85-91.
- VanBlaricom, G. 1995. Book review: Killer whales. J Ford, G Ellis, K Balcomb, Univ. British Columbia Press, Vancouver/UW Press, Seattle. Northw. Sci. 69:79-80.
- VanBlaricom, GR, JA Ames, MD Harris, RA Hardy. 2001. Sea otter. Pages 536-540 in WS Leet, CM Dewees, R Klingbeil, EJ Larson (eds), California's Living Marine Resources: A status report. Calif. Dep. Fish Game, Sacramento, California. 592 p.
- VanBlaricom, GR, LR Gerber, RL Brownell, Jr. 2001 Extinctions of marine mammals. Pages 37-69 in SA Levin (ed), Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Vol. 4. Academic Press, San Diego.
- Womble, JN, MF Willson, MF Sigler, BP Kelly, GR VanBlaricom. 2005. Distribution of Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus in relation to spring-spawning fish in SE Alaska. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 294:271-282.
- Zerbini, AN, A Andriolo, MP Heide-Jørgensen, JL Pizzorno, YG Maia, GR VanBlaricom, DP DeMaster, PC Simões-Lopes, S Moreira, C Bethlem. 2006. Satellite monitored movements of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 313:295-304.
- Zerbini, AN, A Andriolo, JM daRocha, PC Simões-Lopes, S Siciliano, JL Pizzorno, JM Waite, DP DeMaster, GR VanBlaricom. 2004. Winter distribution and abundance of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) off northeastern Brazil. J. Cetac. Res. Mgmt. 6:101-107.