*student author, bold = Okamoto lab member

In Review/Revision

Pontier, O, Rhoades, O, Twist, B, Okamoto, DK, Hessing-Lewis, M.   Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) growth rates as climate stress indicators for Canada’s Pacific coast.  Accepted in FACETS. 

*Schumm, M, Okamoto, DK. Variability in food productivity alters and obscures fisheries-induced evolution. Submitted.

*Sharan, L,*Schumm, M, *Perez, S, Okamoto, DK. Observing Food and Density Effects on the Reproductive Strategies of Fish. In Review.

Voss, R, Schmidt, J, Lehmann, O, Okamoto, DK, Polte, P, Lancker, K, Grunwald, A, Scotti, M. A historic fishery collapse: the role of climate, overfishing, and socio-economic factors.  In Review.

McHenry, J, Okamoto, DK, …,  & Baum, JK.  A blueprint for national assessments of the blue carbon capacity of kelp forests applied toCanada’s coastline.  In ReviewbioRxiv Preprint

Pérez-Matus, A, Micheli, F, Konar, B, Shears, N, Low, NHN, Okamoto, DK, Wernberg, T, Krumhansl, K, Ling, S, Kingsford, M, Navarette-Fernandez, T, Ruz, C, Byrnes, JE.   Kelp forests provide nursery habitat and are a foundational species for temperate reef fishes.  In Revision.

Okamoto, DK, *Spindel, NB, Collicutt, B, *Mustermann, MJ, Karelitz, S, Gimenez, I,  Rolheiser, K, Cronmiller, E, Foss, M, Mahara, N, Swezey, D, *Ferraro, R, Rogers-Bennett, L, and Schroeter, S. Thermal suppression of gametogenesis explains historical collapses in larval recruitment.  In revision.   bioRxiv Preprint

Rogers-Bennett, L., Kawana, S. K., Catton, C. A., Dondanville, R., Maguire, A., &  Okamoto, D. K. Abalone recruitment patterns before and after sea urchin barren formation: incorporating climate changeIn Review.

2023

31.  ‡Salomon, AK, ‡Okamoto, DK. Wilson, Kiiljuus B, Happynook, hiininaasim T, Wickaninnish,, Mack, wiicuckum A, Davidson, Skil Hiilans A, Guujaaw, Gidansda, Humchitt, Wigvilhba Wakas H, Happynook, Tom Mexsis, Cox, Weiwimtaeek C, Gillette, Hyuuštulth F, Christiansen , N’yasim S, Dragon, D,, Kobluk, H, Lee, L, Tinker, MT., Silver, J, Armitage, D, McKechnie, I, MacNeil, A, Hillis, D, Muhl, EK, Gregr, E, Commander, C, Augustine, A.  2023. Disrupting and diversifying the values, voices, and governance principles that shape biodiversity science and management.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Blink, PDF

‡Authors contributed equally to this work

30. Galloway, AWE, Gravem, SA, Kobelt, JN, Heady, WN, Okamoto, DK, Sivitilli, DM, Saccomanno, VR, Whippo, R. 2023. Sunflower sea star predation on urchins can facilitate kelp forest recovery. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. PDF

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2022

29. *Anh, Yoonjung, Okamoto, DK, Uejio, C. 2022. Investigating City Bike Rental Usage and Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature.  International Journal of Biometeorology

28. Silver, J, Okamoto, DK, Armitage, D, Alexander, S, Atleo, C (Kam’ayaam/Chachim’multhnii), Burt, J, Jones, R (Nang Jingwas), Muhl, EK, Salomon, A, & Stoll, J.  2022.  Fish, people, and systems of power: understanding and disrupting feedback between colonialism and fisheries science. The American Naturalist. PDF

27. Elias, M, et al. including Okamoto, DK & *Spindel, NB. 2022. Ten people-centered rules for socially sustainable ecosystem restoration. Restoration Ecology. PDF

2021

26. *Spindel, NB, Lee, LL, Okamoto, DK.  2021. Metabolic depression in sea urchin barrens associated with food deprivationEcology.  PDF

25. Lee, LL, Gwiisihlgaa (McNeill, D), Ridings, P, Featherstone, M, Okamoto, DK, *Spindel, NB, Galloway, AEW, Saunders, GW, Adamczyk, EG, Reshitnyk, L, Pontier, O, Post, M, Irvine, R, Gulxa taa’a gaagii ng.aang (Wilson, N) and SGiids Kung (Bellis, V). 2021. Chiixuu Tll iinasdll: Indigenous Ethics and Values Lead to Ecological Restoration for People and Place in Gwaii Haanas. Ecological Restoration. PDF

24. Rassweiler, A, Okamoto, DK, Reed, DC, Kushner, D, Schroeder, D, Lafferty, K. 2021. Improving the ability of a BACI design to detect impacts within a kelp-forest community. Ecological Applications. PDF

2020

23. Dee, LE, Okamoto, DK, Gårdmark, A. Montoya, J, Miller SJ. 2020. Temperature variability alters stability and collapse of interacting species. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 375: 2019045. PDF

22. *Zampieri, N, Pau, S, Okamoto, DK. 2020. The impact of Hurricane Michael on longleaf pine habitats in Florida.  Scientific Reports.  PDF

21. DK Okamoto, SC Schroeter, DC Reed. 2020. Effects of Ocean Climate on Spatiotemporal Variation in Sea Urchin Settlement and Recruitment. Limnology and Oceanography.    PDF

20. DK Okamoto, M Hessing-Lewis, JF Samhouri, AO Shelton, A Stier, PS Levin, AK Salomon.  2020. Spatial variability within exploited metapopulations obscures risk of collapse. Ecological Applications.PDF

19. L Rogers-Bennett & DK Okamoto.  2020. Mesocentrotus franciscanus and Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. In: Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology.  Editor: JM Lawrence.  Elsevier Science & Technology.  Link 

18. DK Okamoto, M Poe, T Francis, AE Punt, PS Levin, AO Shelton, D Armitage, JS Cleary, S Dressel, R Jones, H Kitka, LC Lee, AD MacCall, JA McIsaac, S Reifenstuhl, JJ Silver, JO Schmidt, TF Thornton, R Voss, J Woodruff.  2020.  Attending to spatial social-ecological sensitivities to improve trade-off analysis in natural resource managementFish and Fisheries. PDF

2019

17. DI Kline, L Teneva, DK Okamoto, K Schneider, K Caldeira, T Miard, A Chai, M Marker, RB Dunbar, BG Mitchell, S Dove, O Hoegh-Guldberg.  2019. In Situ Study Shows Living Coral Provides Resilience to Ocean Acidification. Nature Ecology & EvolutionPDF

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16. AK Salomon, AE Quinlan, G Pang, DK Okamoto, L Vazquez-Vera. 2019 Quantifying social-ecological resilience reveals opportunities for transforming environmental governance.  Ecology and SocietyPDF

15. Armitage, DR, DK Okamoto, JJ Silver, TB Francis, PS Levin, AE Punt, IP Davies, JS Cleary, SC Dressel, RR Jones, H Kitka, LC Lee, AD MacCall, JA McIsaac, MR Poe, S Reifenstuhl, AO Shelton, JO Schmidt, TF Thornton, R Voss, J Woodruff.  2019. Integrating governance and quantitative evaluation of resource management strategies to improve social and ecological outcomes.  BioScience.  PDF

2018

14. Burt, JM, TB Tinker, DK Okamoto, KW Demes, K Holmes AK Salomon. 2018. A mesopredator alters the resilience of alternative states through complementarity with a keystone predator.  Proceedings of the Royal Society B.  285(1883). PDF

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13. Punt, AE, DK Okamoto, A MacCall, AO Shelton, DR Armitage, JS Cleary, IP Davies, SC Dressel, TB Francis, PS Levin, RR Jones, H Kitka, LC Lee, JA McIsaac, MR Poe, S Reifenstuhl, JJ Silver, JO Schmidt, TF Thornton, R Voss, J Woodruff.  2018. When are estimates of spawning stock biomass for small pelagic fishes improved by taking spatial structure into account? Fisheries Research.  PDF

12. MacCall, A, TB Francis, Punt, AE,  , AO Shelton, DR Armitage, JS Cleary, SC Dressel, PS Levin, RR Jones, H Kitka, LC Lee, JA McIsaac, DK Okamoto, MR Poe, S Reifenstuhl, JJ Silver, JO Schmidt, TF Thornton, R Voss, J Woodruff.  2018. A heuristic model of learned migration behavior exhibits distinctive spatial and reproductive dynamics.  ICES Journal of Marine SciencePDF

11. R Voss, MF Quaas, JO Schmidt, MT Stoeven, TB. Francis, PS Levin, DR Armitage, JS Cleary, RR Jones, LC Lee, DK Okamoto, JJ Silver, MC Siple, TF Thornton, SC Dressel, AD MacCall, AE Punt.Quantifying the benefits of spatial fisheries management – an ecological-economic optimization approach. Ecological Modeling.

10. Pau, S, DK Okamoto, O Calderón, SJ Wright. 2018. Long-term increases in tropical flowering activity across growth forms in response to rising CO2 and climate change. Global Change BiologyPDF

2017

9.Kapsenberg, LK, DK Okamoto, JM Dutton & GE Hoffman. 2017. Sensitivity of sea urchin fertilization to pH varies across a natural pH mosaic. Ecology & Evolution. 7:6, 1737–1750.  PDF .     

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8. Keeling, B, M Hessing-Lewis, C Housty, DK Okamoto, E Gregr, & AK Salomon. 2017.  Factors driving spatial variation in egg survival of an ecologically and culturally important forage fish. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 27:4, 814-827. PDF

2016 & beyond

7. Okamoto, DK.  2016. Competition among eggs shifts to cooperation along a sperm supply gradient in an external fertilizer. The American Naturalist. 187:5, E129-E142. PDF

6. Okamoto, DK, RJ Schmitt, & SJ Holbrook.  2016. Stochastic density effects on adult fish survival and implications for population fluctuations. Ecology Letters, 9:153 -162. SourcePDF

5. Krumhansl, K, DK Okamoto et al. 2016.  Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113:48, 13785–13790. PDF

4. Okamoto, DK, MS Stekoll, & GL Eckert. 2013. Coexistence despite recruitment inhibition of kelps by subtidal algal crusts. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 493:103-112.  PDF

3. Okamoto, DK, RJ Schmitt, SJ Holbrook, & DC Reed. 2012. Fluctuations in food supply drive recruitment variation in a marine fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 279(1747):4542-4550. PDF

2. Britton-Simmons, KH, B Pister, I Sanchez, & DK Okamoto. 2011. Response of a native, herbivorous snail to the introduced seaweed Sargassum muticum. Hydrobiologia, 661(1):187-196. PDF

1. Britton-Simmons, KH, G Foley, & DK Okamoto. 2009. Spatial subsidy in the subtidal zone: utilization of drift algae by a deep subtidal sea urchin. Aquatic Biology, 5(3):233-243. PDF.