iSCB Lecturers
Assoc. Prof. Selina S. Heppell, PhD
Education
- Ph.D. - Duke University, Department of Zoology. 1998. Dissertation title: “Eigenvalue elasticity analysis of species life histories for conservation and management: methods and applications”.
- M.Sc. - North Carolina State University, Department of Zoology. 1993. Thesis title: "Matrix model analyses for endangered species management".
- B.Sc. - University of Washington, Department of Zoology. 1991.
Adjunct Appointments
- Duke University, Center for Marine Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
- Oregon State University, Marine Resource Management Program, College of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
- Oregon State University, Coastal Marine Experiment Station, College of Agricultural Science
Classes taught
- Quantitative Conservation Biology
- Marine Conservation Biology
- Introduction to Population Dynamics
- Fishery Biology
- Ecology and Management of Marine Fishes
- Essential Models in Ecology
Selected References
Ocana, M., M. Harfush-Melendez, and S.S. Heppell In Press. Mass nesting of olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) at La Escobilla, Mexico: Linking nest density and rates of destruction. Endangered Species Research.
Richards, P.M., S.P. Epperly S.S. Heppell R.T. King, C.R. Sasso, F. Moncada, G. Nodarse, D. Shaver, Y. Medina, and J. Zurita In Press. Sea turtle population estimates incorporating uncertainty: a new approach applied to western North Atlantic loggerheads (Caretta caretta). Endangered Species Research. Marine and Coastal Fisheries.
Bjorndal, K.A., B.W. Bowen, M. Chaloupka, L.B. Crowder, S.S. Heppell, C.M. Jones, M.E. Lutcavage, D. Policansky, A.R. Solow, and B.E. Witherington 2011. Better science needed for restoration in the Gulf of Mexico. Science 331: 537-538.
Melnychuk, M.C., T.E. Essington, T.A. Branch, S.S. Heppell,O.P. Jensen, J.S. Link, S.J.D. Martell, A.M. Parma, J.G. Pope, A.D.M. Smith 2011. Can catch share fisheries better track management targets? Fish & Fisheries. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2011.00429.x
Norse, E.A., S. Brooke, W.W.L. Cheung, M.R. Clark, I. Ekeland, R. Froese, K.M. Gjerde, R.L. Haedrich, S.S.Heppell , T. Morato, L.E. Morgan, D. Pauly, R. Sumaila, and R. Watson 2011. Sustainability of deep sea fisheries. Marine Policy 36: 307-320.
Crowder, L.B. and S.S. Heppell 2011. The decline and rise of a sea turtle: how Kemp’s ridleys are recovering in the Gulf of Mexico. Solutions 2: 67-73.
McCarthy, A.L., S.S. Heppell, F. Royer, and T. Dellinger 2010. Identification of likely foraging habitat of pelagic loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the North Atlantic through analysis of telemetry track sinuosity. Progress in Oceanography 86: 224-231.
Marshall, D.J., S.S. Heppell, S.B. Munch, and R.R. Warner 2010. The relationship between maternal phenotype and offspring quality: Do older mothers really produce the best offspring? Ecology 91: 2862-2873.
Gallagher, M.B. and S.S. Heppell 2010. Essential habitat information for age-0 rockfishe along the central Oregon coast. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 2: 60-72. DOI: 10.1577/C09-032.1
Coleman, F. C., C.C. Koenig, K. Scanlon, S.A. Heppell, S.S. Heppell, and M.W. Miller 2010. Benthic habitat modification through excavation by red grouper Epinephelus morio (Valenciennes) in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. The Open Fish Science Journal 3:1-15.doi:10.2174/1874401X01003010001
Snover, M.L. and S.S. Heppell 2009. Application of diffusion approximation for risk assessments of sea turtle populations. Ecological Applications 19(3): 774–785.
Boersma, K. S., C. H. Ryer, T. P. Hurst, and S. S. Heppell 2008. Influences of divergent behavioral strategies upon risk allocation in juvenile flatfishes. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 1959-1968.
Litz, M. N. C., R. L. Emmett, S.S. Heppell and R. D. Brodeur 2008. Ecology and distribution of the northern subpopulation of northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) off the U.S. West Coast. Cal-COFI Reports 49: 167-182.
Wallace, B.P., S.S. Heppell, R.L. Lewison, S. Kelez, and L.B. Crowder 2008. Reproductive values of loggerhead turtles in fishery bycatch worldwide. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 1076-1085.
Chelgren, N.D., D.K. Rosenberg, S.S. Heppell, and A.I. Gitelman 2008. Individual variation affects departure rate from the natal pond in an ephemeral pond-breeding anuran. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86: 260-267.
Gunderson, D.R., A.M. Parma, R. Hilborn, J.M. Cope, D.L. Fluharty, M.L. Miller, R.D. Vetter, H.G. Green, and S.S. Heppell 2008. The challenge of managing temperate rocky reef resources. Fisheries 33: 172-179.
Hepell, S.S. 2007. Life history analysis of green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris. Environmental Biology of Fishes 79:357-368.
Heppell, S.S., S.A. Heppell, F. Coleman and C. Koenig 2006. A model to assess conservation strategies for a protogynous fish. Ecological Applications 16:238-249.
Chelgren, N., Rosenberg, D.K, Heppell, S.S., and A. Gitelman 2006. Carry-over aquatic effects on survival of metamorphic frogs during pond emigration. Ecological Applications 16:250-262.
Granek, E. F., D. R. Brumbaugh, S.A. Heppell, S.S. Heppell, and D. Secord 2005. A blueprint for the oceans: implications of two national commission reports for conservation practitioners. Conservation Biology 19:1008-1018.
Heppell, S.S., D. Crouse, L. Crowder, S. Epperly, W. Gabriel, T. Henwood and R. Marquez 2005. A population model to estimate recovery time, population size and management impacts on Kemp’s ridley sea turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4:761-766.
Heppell, S.S., S.A. Heppell, A. Read, and L. B. Crowder 2005. Effects of fishing on long-lived marine organisms. Pp. 211-231 in E.A. Norse and L.B. Crowder, eds. Marine Conservation Biology. Island Press, Washington, DC.
Gerber, L.R., S.S. Heppell, F. Ballantyne, and E. Sala 2005. The role of dispersal and demography in determining the efficacy of marine reserves. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62:863-871.
Gerber, L. and S.S. Heppell 2004. The use of demographic sensitivity analysis in marine species conservation planning. Biological Conservation 120:121-128.
Ruckelshaus, M., P. McElhany, M. McClure and S.S. Heppell 2004. Chinook salmon in Puget Sound: Effects of spatially correlated catastrophes on persistence. Pp. 208-218, In R. Ackakaya, M. Burgman, O. Kindvall, C.C. Wood, P. Sjogren-Gulve, J. S. Hatfield and M. A. McCarthy (eds.) Species Conservation and Management: Case Studies. Oxford University Press.
Heppell, S.S., D. Crouse, L. Crowder, S. Epperly and N. Frazer 2003. Population models for Atlantic loggerheads: past, present and future. Pp. 255-273 in A. Bolten and B. Witherington, eds. Loggerhead Sea Turtles. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
Heppell, S.S., M.L. Snover and L. Crowder 2002. Sea turtle population dynamics. Pages 275-306 in P. Lutz, J. Wyneken and J. Musick, editors. Biology of Sea Turtles, Vol. 2. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Heppell S.S., D.T. Crouse, and L.B. Crowder 2000. Using matrix models to focus research and management efforts in conservation. Pp. 148-168 in S. Ferson and M. Burgman (eds.): Quantitative Methods for Conservation Biology. Springer-Verlag, New York.
Heppell, S.S., H. Caswell and L. B. Crowder 2000. Life histories and elasticity patterns: perturbation analysis for species with minimal demographic data. Ecology 81(3):654-665.
Heppell, S.S., C. Pfister and H. de Kroon 2000. Elasticity analysis in population biology: methods and applications. Ecology 81(3):605-606.