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

Density Dependent Effects in the Intertidal

By Mach on October 7, 2011

Harley, C.D.G. & O’Riley (2011). Non-linear density dependent effects of an intertidal ecosystem engineer. Oecologia (available on-line ahead of print).

Posted in Before September 2011, Harley Lab Publications

Snail Behaviour in Response to Danger Cues

By Mach on October 7, 2011

Mach M.E. and P.E. Bourdeau (2011) To flee or not to flee? Risk assessment by a marine snail in multiple cue environments. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2011.08.018

Posted in Before September 2011, Chan's Lab Publications

Distinct Coralline Algae Species

By Mach on October 7, 2011

Gabrielson, P.W., Miller, K.A., and P.T. Martone. (2011) Morphometric and molecular analyses confirm two distinct species of Calliarthron (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), a genus endemic to the northeast Pacific. Phycologia 50(3): 298-316 pdf *cover

Posted in Before September 2011, Martone Lab Publications

Influence of Temperature on Species Interactions

By Mach on October 7, 2011

Kordas, R.L., Harley, C.D.G., & O’Connor, M.I. (2011). Community ecology in a warming world: the influence of temperature on interspecific interactions. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 400(1-2):218-226.

Posted in Before September 2011, Harley Lab Publications

OA Increases Sperm Limitation in Urchins

By Mach on October 7, 2011

Reuter, K.E., Lotterhos, K.E., Crim, R.N., Thompson, C.A., & Harley, C.D.G. (2011). Ocean acidification increases sperm limitation and risk of polyspermy in the red sea urchin Strongylocentrotus franciscanus. Global Change Biology 17:163:171.

Posted in Before September 2011, Harley Lab Publications

Shoreline Stabilization and Primary Production

By Mach on October 7, 2011

O’Connor, M. I., C. R. Violin, A. Anton, L. M. Ladwig and M. F. Piehler. 2011. Shoreline stabilization alters patterns of macroalgal primary production near salt marshes. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 19:131-140. OPEN ACCESS

Posted in Before September 2011, O'Connor Lab Publications

Gene Sharing in Algae

By Mach on October 7, 2011

Chan, C.X., Yang, E.C., Banerjee, T., Yoon, H.S., Martone, P.T., Estevez, J.M., and D. Bhattacharya. (2011) Red and green algal monophyly and extensive gene sharing found in a rich repertoire of red algal genes. Curr. Biol. 21: 328-333 pdf

Posted in Before September 2011, Martone Lab Publications

Synthesis for Climate Change Responses

By Mach on September 30, 2011

New paper in Global Ecology and Biogeography: Toward a conceptual synthesis for climate change responses, O’Connor et al.

Posted in Before September 2011, O'Connor Lab Publications

Marine Questions for UBC Scientists

By Mach on September 29, 2011

Please submit your question as a comment below. Provide your name and affiliation, research group to direct the question to, and XXX.

Posted in Uncategorized

Diving for Non-native Species Vectors

By Mach on October 30, 2009

Cathryn Clarke Murray’s Canadian Boat Survey has been featured in an article in The Westerly. Click here to read the story about their dive survey in Tofino and Ucluelet.

Posted in News, Pakhomov Lab News