Marine Landscape Ecology Lab

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Marine Landscape Ecology Lab

The MLEL specializes in the use of geospatial technologies and spatial statistics to analyze spatial patterns and processes in marine systems.

05/08/2026

Pictures can tell a powerful story. Our ongoing drone work in Southern California is helping document long-term changes in coastal habitat in the region. The first photo depicts a large group of ochre Seastars foraging on intertidal mussels in 1973 near Crescent Bay in Laguna Beach. The second photo depicts the same location in the intertidal in 2026 devoid of seastars and mussels. The remaining two photos show the location relative to the larger intertidal bench. Images are helping provide a better understanding of how much the coastal environment in Southern California has changed over the last 50 years.

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day from the MLEL team. 🌍🏞️🌾🌱🌸

03/27/2026

Our drone team wrapped up their Southern California survey trip with drone flights on Catalina Island. They head back to Seattle tomorrow.

03/25/2026

This week our drone team is in Southern California surveying intertidal sites with Cal State L.A. emeritus faculty member Dr. Carlos Robles. First up, the team is surveying sites in Laguna Beach. Later this week, they survey sites on Catalina Island with Dr. Robles.

03/18/2026

Our film has been selected for the 2026 International Ocean Film Festival. Catch the film in San Francisco April 10-12.

02/26/2026

Today, MLEL presentations continue at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting. Lab PI, Dr. Corey Garza talks at 2:30 about our ongoing work in the project using drones, machine learning and image analysis to understand how spatial variation in pinniped abundance relates to spatial variation in white shark abundance in Monterey Bay.

02/25/2026

A great first day of presentations by the MLEL team with graduate student Taylor Trivino presenting her work on public perceptions of MPA impacts.

02/24/2026

Today MLEL graduate student Taylor presents her poster “Redefining Participation in Coastal Management: Indicators from a Central California MPA Case Study” from 4-6 at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting. Stop by poster 116 to learn more about her work.

02/21/2026

Members of the Marine Landscape Ecology Lab will be in attendance at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland this week. They will have presentations on topics ranging from the use of machine learning in image analysis to the efficacy of marine protected area design. We hope to see you there.

02/11/2026

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science. A big shout out to the women of MLEL past and present who have been pushing boundaries in the use of technology in marine science.

02/04/2026

Our drone team wrapped up two days of intertidal mapping of the rocky intertidal on Catalina Island. The data collected by the team will support ongoing work looking at long term changes in the intertidal community on the island. The team heads back to Seattle tonight.

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+18315823000

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https://csumb.edu/mlel

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