Benadon, Clara
Marine invasions ecologist
Clara is a biological technician in the SERC Marine Invasions Lab. She studies how artificial substrates facilitate the establishment and dispersal of non-indigenous species, through the dual lenses of ecology and management.
Positions
- Biological Technician, SERC Marine Invasions Lab 2025 -
Geographic Focus
- Alaska State or Province
- Chesapeake Bay Geographic Region
Background And Education
Education And Training
- B.A. in Biology (Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology), Bowdoin College 2019 - 2023
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Faria, João, Piazzese, Laura, Ramalhosa, Patrício, Eberling, Antoine, Devesa, Miguel, Benadon, Clara, Silva, Rodrigo, Gestoso, Ignacio, Monteiro, João, Parente, Manuela, Martins, Gustavo M., Canning-Clode, Jo, Costa, Ana, and Collado-Vides, Ligia. 2025. "Biodiversity on the move: Epibiotic communities associated with pelagic sargassum in the northeast Atlantic." Marine environmental research, 207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107101. 2025
- Fowler, Amy E., Blakeslee, April M. H., Davinack, Andrew, Aguilar, Robert, Andersen, Miranda, Benadon, Clara, Choong, Henry H. C., Green-Gavrielidis, Lindsay, Greenberg, Sarah R., Hartshorn, El, Hobbs, Niels-Viggo, Labbe, Sara, Larson, Kristen, McCuller, Megan, Moloney, Danielle M., Parsons, Samantha K., Stancil, Carter, Thornber, Carol, Pederson, Judith, and Carlton, James T. 2025. "Caribbean Creep meets Chesapeake Creep: marine bioinvasions and community shifts along the Mid-Atlantic Coast, USA." Biological Invasions, 27, (9) 192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-025-03646-w. 2025
- Benadon, Clara, Zabin, Chela J., Haram, Linsey, Carlton, James T., Maximenko, Nikolai, Nelson, Peter, Crowley, Mary, and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2024. "Marine debris facilitates the long-distance dispersal of fish species." Marine Biology, 171, (2) 43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04365-3. 2024
Contact
Location
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Academic Department