Dissertation: Human manipulations of bottom-up and top-down controls cause degradation of primary and facilitation of secondary foundation species

Located between the Pacific Ocean and downtown Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive university offering 60 major programs, 55 minor undergraduate degrees and programs. The Graduate Division offers 39 master’s degree programs and one education doctorate, one juris doctorate and 10 credential programs. 
 
Founded in 1911, LMU is ranked third in “Best Regional Universities (West)” by U.S. News and World Report. LMU is the largest Jesuit Catholic university for undergraduates on the West Coast, with more than 6,000 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. The state-of-the-art The William H. Hannon Library rates among the 20 best in the country according to The Princeton Review’s guide to “The Best 378 Colleges,” 2014. Bloomberg Businessweek ranks LMU sixth in the nation and third in the West in its 2013 Part-Time MBA rankings.

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Phone: (310) 338-8833
Email: Sarah.Bittick@lmu.edu
Office: LSB 311

Sarah Bittick is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology in the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering. Her work focuses on marine ecology and conservation science. Dr. Bittick investigates complex ecological questions in marine ecology to understand how multiple human impacts effect marine ecosystem functioning and community structure. She engages with diverse multi-stakeholder groups and partners in order to increase both saliency and effectiveness of science-based marine conservation solutions.

Sarah Bittick

Biography

Education

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles

Areas of Expertise