Simkanin, Christina
Research Biologist
Simkanin, Christina
Research Biologist
My research interests include human impacts on nearshore marine ecosystems (biological invasions, climate change, and plastic ocean debris), coastal management and conservation, species distributions and range shifts, physiological responses of invertebrates to environmental change, and increasing diversity, inclusion, and equity in STEM.
Positions
- Research Biologist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center 2017 -
Geographic Focus
- North America Continent
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Firth, Louise B., Curd, Amelia, Hawkins, Stephen J., Knights, Antony M., Blaze, Julie A., Burrows, Michael T., Dubois, Stanislas F., Edwards, Hugh, Foggo, Andy, Gribben, Paul E., Grant, Lisa, Harris, Daniel, Mieszkowska, Nova, Nunes, Flavia L. D., Nunn, Julia D., Power, Anne Marie, O'Riordan, Ruth M., McGrath, David, Simkanin, Christina, and O'Connor, Nessa E. 2021. "On the diversity and distribution of a data deficient habitat in a poorly mapped region: The case of Sabellaria alveolata L. in Ireland." Marine environmental research 169:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105344 2021
- Firth, Louise B., Harris, Daniel, Blaze, Julie A., Marzloff, Martin P., Boye, Aurelien, Miller, Peter I., Curd, Amelia, Vasquez, Mickael, Nunn, Julia D., O'Connor, Nessa E., Power, Anne Marie, Mieszkowska, Nova, O'Riordan, Ruth M., Burrows, Michael T., Bricheno, Lucy M., Knights, Antony M., Nunes, Flavia L. D., Bordeyne, Francois, Bush, Laura E., Byers, James E., David, Carmen, Davies, Andrew J., Dubois, Stanislas F., Edwards, Hugh, Foggo, Andy et al. 2021. "Specific niche requirements underpin multidecadal range edge stability, but may introduce barriers for climate change adaptation." Diversity and Distributions 27 (4):668-683. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13224 2021
- Simkanin, Christina, Carlton, James T., Steves, Brian, Fofonoff, Paul, Nelson, Jocelyn C., Murray, Cathryn Clarke, and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2019. "Exploring potential establishment of marine rafting species after transoceanic long-distance dispersal." Global Ecology and Biogeography, 28, (5) 588–600. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12878. 2019
- Davidson, Ian C., Cott, Grace M., Devaney, John L., and Simkanin, Christina. 2018. "Differential effects of biological invasions on coastal blue carbon: A global review and meta-analysis." Global Change Biology 24 (11):5218-5230. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14426 2018
- Merder, Julian, Freund, Jan A., Meysick, Lukas, Simkanin, Christina, O'Riordan, Ruth M., and Power, Anne Marie. 2018. "East-west spatial groupings in intertidal communities, environmental drivers and key species." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 98 (2):423-435. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416001442 2018
- Simkanin, Christina and Cawood, Alison. 2017. "Junior scientists: Senior scientists as allies for equity." Nature, 546, (7658) 352. https://doi.org/10.1038/546352e. 2017
- Simkanin, Christina, Davidson, Ian C., Therriault, Thomas W., Jamieson, Glen, and Dower, John F. 2017. "Manipulating propagule pressure to test the invasibility of subtidal marine habitats." Biological Invasions 19 (5):1565-1575. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1379-3 2017
- Dijkstra, Jennifer A. and Simkanin, Christina. 2016. "Intraspecific response of colonial ascidians to variable salinity stress in an era of global change." Marine Ecology Progress Series 551:215-225. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11719 2016
- Simkanin, Christina, Fofonoff, Paul W., Larson, Kristen J., Lambert, Gretchen, Dijkstra, Jennifer A., and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2016. "Spatial and temporal dynamics of ascidian invasions in the continental United States and Alaska." Marine Biology, 163, (7). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2924-9. 2016
- Simkanin, Christina, Dower, John F., Filip, Natalia, Jamieson, Glen, and Therriault, Thomas W. 2013. "Biotic resistance to the infiltration of natural benthic habitats: Examining the role of predation in the distribution of the invasive ascidian Botrylloides violaceus." Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 439:76-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2012.10.004 2013
- Simkanin, Christina, Davidson, Ian C., Dower, John F., Jamieson, Glen, and Therriault, Thomas W. 2012. "Anthropogenic structures and the infiltration of natural benthos by invasive ascidians: Anthropogenic structures and the infiltration of natural benthos." Marine Ecology 33 (4):499-511. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0485.2012.00516.x 2012
- Davidson, Ian C. and Simkanin, Christina. 2012. "The biology of ballast water 25 years later." Biological Invasions 14 (1):9-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-011-0056-1 2012
- Simkanin, Christina, Davidson, Ian C., Falkner, Maurya, Sytsma, Mark, and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2009. "Intra-coastal ballast water flux and the potential for secondary spread of non-native species on the US West Coast." Marine pollution bulletin, 58, (3) 366–374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.10.013. 2009
- Davidson, Ian C. and Simkanin, Christina. 2008. "Skeptical of Assisted Colonization." Science 322 (5904):1048b-1049. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.322.5904.1048b 2008
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Chapter
- Ruiz, Gregory M., Freestone, Amy L., Fofonoff, Paul W., and Simkanin, Christina. 2009. "Habitat distribution and heterogeneity in marine invasion dynamics: The importance of hard substrate and artificial structure." In Marine Hard Bottom Communities. Wahl, Martin, editor. 321–332. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 206 in Ecological Studies. 2009
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Dataset
- Simkanin, Christina, Fofonoff, Paul W., Larson, Kristen, Lambert, Gretchen, Dijkstra, Jennifer A., and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2017. [Dataset] Supplementary Material for: Spatial and temporal dynamics of ascidian invasions in the continental United States and Alaska. [PDF] Distributed by Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Research Online. https://doi.org/10.5479/data_serc/10088/31952. 2017
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- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Academic Department
