Month: September 2025

Seminar – Beyond simple models of (marine) species on the move

Olivia Beaudoin

Dr. Alexa Fredston | Ocean Sciences, UCSC

presenting: "Beyond simple models of (marine) species on the move"

Hosted by: Ichthyology Lab

MLML Seminar | September 16th, 2025 at 4pm (PDT)

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Beyond simple models of (marine) species on the move

Why are species found where they are and not elsewhere? What makes them move? Research in the Fredston Lab focuses on the fundamental drivers of species’ ranges, and the causes and consequences of climate-related range shifts. This talk will cover evidence for temperature driving the biogeography and abundance of demersal fishes across spatial and temporal scales; a range of projects aimed at disentangling multiple drivers of species’ ranges, with various methods and taxa; and methods and theory for understanding species on the move.

Dr. Alexa Fredston

Alexa Fredston is a quantitative marine ecologist who uses a range of statistical and theoretical methods and all the ocean data she can find to (hopefully) advance foundational ecology, biodiversity conservation, and human well-being. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ocean Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr. Fredston earned her PhD from the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2020, and graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a B.A. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 2012.