Peer-reviewed journals


Polovina, J.J., Abecassis, M., Howell, E.A., Woodworth, P.
2009. Increases in the relative abundance of mid-trophic level fishes concurrent with declines in apex predators in the subtropical North Pacific, 1996–2006. Fishery Bulletin, 107:523-531     pdf (431kb)


Polovina, J.J., Howell, E.A., Abecassis, M.
2008. Ocean's least productive waters are expanding. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L03618, doi:10.1029/2007GL031745     pdf (375kb)


Polovina, J.J., Hawn, D.R., Abecassis, M.
2008. Vertical movement and habitat of Opah (Lampris guttatus) in the central North Pacific recorded with pop-up archival tags. Marine Biology, 153:257–267    pdf (455kb)



 Oral presentations


Polovina, J.J., Abecassis, M.
2008. Development of a pelagic fish habitat-based model from the hawaii longline fishery data. 59th Tuna Conference, May 2008, Lake Arrowhead, CA    pdf (3.62Mb)


Polovina, J.J., Howell, E.A., Abecassis, M.
2007. The ocean's least productive waters are expanding. 1st Cliotop Symposium, Dec. 2007, La Paz, BCS, Mexico    pdf (546kb)


Polovina, J.J., Hawn, D.R., Abecassis, M.
2007. Vertical and horizontal movements of Opah (Lampris guttatus) electronically tagged with pop-up archival satellite tags. PFRP PI meeting, Nov. 2007, Honolulu, HI    pdf (1.7mb)


Polovina, J.J., Howell, E.A., Abecassis, M.
2007. The ocean's least productive waters are expanding. PFRP PI meeting, Nov. 2007, Honolulu, HI    pdf (554kb)


Barton, E.D., Lavin, M., Abecassis, M.
2005. Response of the inner Gulf of Tehuantepec to direct wind forcing. Reunión Anual de la Unión Geofisica Mexicana (UGM)


 Posters


Polovina, J.J., Hawn, D.R., Abecassis, M.
2007. Vertical and horizontal movements of Opah (Lampris guttatus) recorded with pop-up archival tags. 1st Cliotop Symposium, Dec. 2007, La Paz, BCS, Mexico    poster (863kb)


 Reports


2006. MSc/ENSTA – Final Internship
Vertical habitats of opah (Lampris guttatus) electronically tagged with pop-up archival satellite tags.    pdf (1.2mb)


2005. ENSTA – Personal Project in Laboratory
Current and hydrographical response of the continental shelf of the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico.    pdf (1.2mb)


2004. BSc - Internship
Modelización de ecosistemas marinos : Aplicación del programa Ecopath with Ecosim para relacionar las cadenas tróficas con los factores ambientales.


 Press Releases


2008/03/06 : Outlook for Oceans Bleak as Sea "Deserts" Grow, by Richard Harris, National Public Radio.

2008/03/06 : Expanding "Deserts", by Land and Sea, by Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times, Science, Dot Earth.     pdf (211kb)

2008/03/06 : Oceans' Unfruitful Stretches Multiplying, by Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times, National Briefing.    pdf (63kb)

2008/03/05 : Warmer Waters Cause Ocean Deserts to Expand, radio interview by Amy Morris, FederalNewsRadio.    mp3 (2.8mb)

2008/03/05 : Study Shows Ocean “Deserts” are Expanding, by Monica Allen, NOAA NOW.    pdf (261kb)

2008/02/28 : Marine ecology: Hue and die, Nature, Research Highlights.    pdf (205kb)

2008/02/26 : Area of Pacific Ocean with low growth expands to Hawaii, Associated Press, Honolulu Advertiser.

2008/02/25 : Ocean "desert" zone extends to isles, by Helen Altonn, Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

2008/02/20 : Les déserts s'étendent dans les océans, by Etienne Dubuis, Le Temps (Switzerland).     pdf (1.6mb)

2008/02/18 : Les océans, ces nouveaux déserts, by Sylvestre Huet, Libération (France).     pdf (329kb)

2008/02/04 : Dans les océans aussi, le désert avance (title modified by newspaper's editor without our agreement), by Stéphane Foucart, Le Monde (France).     pdf (306kb)

2008/01/25 : The Ocean's Biological Deserts Are Expanding, by Richard A. Kerr, ScienceNOW Daily News.   pdf (44kb)


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