Mach

IRES Postdoc Supervisor:
Dr. Kai M. A. Chan

Research Projects:
I am working as a Planner for Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and a postdoc associate in the CHANS Lab to apply a regional risk assessment framework that identifies cumulative impacts to valuable species, habitats, and ecosystems within the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA).

Peer-reviewed Publications
Mach ME, CD Levings, PS McDonald, and KMA Chan. 2011. An Atlantic infaunal engineer is established in the Northeast Pacific: Clymenella troquata (polychaeta: maldanidae) on the British Columbia and Washington Coasts. Biological Invasions. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-011-0096-6

Mach ME and PE Bourdeau. 2011. To flee or not to flee: Risk assessment by a marine snail in multiple cue environments. JEMBE. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2011.08.018

Sisk, TD, G Singh, J Tam, KMA Chan, S Klain, M Mach, and R Martone. 2011. Barriers and Incentives to Engagement in Public Policy and Science-based Advocacy. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 92:276–280. http://www.esajournals.org/doi/full/10.1890/0012-9623-92.3.276

Mach ME, L Hice, T Duffy, DO Conover and PH Barber. 2010. Regional differentiation and post-glacial expansion of the Atlantic Silverside, Menidia menidia, an annual fish with high dispersal potential. Marine Biology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1577-3

Communications, Reports, and Theses
Mach ME. 2012. Research on marine coastal impacts to promote ecosystem-based management:
Nonnative species in northeast Pacific estuaries. PhD Thesis. University of British Columbia, BC Link

Mach ME, J Rhode Ward, and S Wyllie-Echeverria. 2010. Distribution and potential effects of a non- native seagrass in Washington State: Zostera japonica workshop. Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, WA, Sept 23 – 24, 2010. Washington Sea Grant Report. Link *cited in the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board management decision for Z. japonica, November 2011

Chan KMA and Mach ME. Green invading machines reach Vancouver (Daily Newspaper, Vancouver) October 5th, 2009.

Chan KMA and Mach ME. Give seals some safeguards; Hunt continues to raise discussion whether or not it is humane (Daily Newspaper, Vancouver) April 27, 2009.

Chan KMA and Mach ME. Faculty of 1000 Biology, 3 Feb 2009. Review of: Hershner C & Havens KJ. 2008. Managing invasive aquatic plants in a changing system: Strategic consideration of ecosystem services. http://www.f1000biology.com/article/id/1147205/evaluation.

Chan KMA and Mach ME. Conundrum: Save the salmon, kill the seals? Metro (Daily Newspaper, Vancouver) July 10, 2008.

Mach ME. 2007. Genetic structure of the Atlantic Silverside, Menidia menidia (Pisces, Atherinidae), across an environmental gradient. Masters Thesis. Boston University, Boston, MA

The Big Chill of Ocean Warming

By Mach on October 27, 2011

The Georgia Straight discusses ocean acidification and warming with Chris Harley and his daughter Zoe. Link

Posted in Slideshow

The Big Chill of Ocean Warming – The Georgia Straight

By Mach on October 27, 2011

As ocean temperatures rise and the water becomes more acidic, everything from shellfish to real estate is at risk of eradication. Harley Lab members in the news. Link

Posted in Harley Lab News, News

Salish Sea

By Mach on October 25, 2011

Where: Vancouver B.C. When: October 25 – 27, 2011 Link

Posted in Conferences | Tagged Canada, Salish Sea Conference, Vancouver

Hiking in to a field site

By Mach on October 12, 2011

Heading to her field site – Theresa Coyle

Posted in Slideshow

Saltspring Intertidal-tidings

By Mach on October 12, 2011

Rebecca Kordas sampling her field experiment on Salt Spring Island

Posted in Slideshow

Recreational Boating Transport Marine Invasives in Canada

By Mach on October 10, 2011

Clarke Murray, C.; Pakhomov, E.A. and Therriault, T.W. (2011) Recreational boating: a large unregulated vector transporting marine invasive species. Diversity and Distributions. 17(6):1161-1172 DOI:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00798.x

Posted in Before September 2011, Pakhomov Lab Publications, Publications from MER Labs

CBC talks climate with Mary O’Connor

By Mach on October 8, 2011

While the researchers’ experiments involved marine creatures, O’Connor expects warming could cause similar effects on plant-eating animal populations on land. Read the Article!

Posted in News, O'Connor Lab News

Abalone Larval Development Impared by CO2 Increase

By Mach on October 7, 2011

Crim, R.N., Sunday, J.M., & Harley, C.D.G. (2011). Elevated seawater CO2 concentrations impair larval development and reduce larval survival in endangered northern abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (available on-line ahead of print).

Posted in Before September 2011, Harley Lab Publications

Infaunal engineer established in the Northeast Pacific

By Mach on October 7, 2011

Mach, M.E., C.D. Levings, P.S. McDonald, and K.M.A. Chan (2011) An Atlantic infaunal engineer is established in the Northeast Pacific: Clymenella troquata (polychaeta: maldanidae) on the British Columbia and Washington Coasts. Biological Invasions. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-011-0096-6

Posted in Before September 2011, Chan's Lab Publications

Functional Role of Producer Diversity

By Mach on October 7, 2011

Cardinale, B. J., K. Matulich, D. U. Hooper, J. E. Byrnes, J. E. Duffy, L. Gamfeldt, P. Balvanera, M. I. O’Connor, and A. Gonzalez. 2011. The functional role of producer diversity in ecosystems. American Journal of Botany. 98(3): 572-592.

Posted in Before September 2011, O'Connor Lab Publications