Jamie Lynn King, Ph.D.
Title
Scientist
Expertise
Ecology and evolution of aquatic invertebrates, population and community ecology, patterns of biodiversity, population genetics, wetland science and policy.
Education
Ph.D., Zoology, University of California - Davis, 1996
M.A., Zoology, University of California - Davis, 1992
B.S., Biology & Geology, University of Rochester, 1988, cum laude
Experience
Scientist
Langhei Ecology, LLC, Glenelg, Maryland. August 1999 - present
Employee of Langhei Ecology, a consulting firm specializing in the application of ecology and quantitative methods to environmental management and regulatory compliance.
Workshop Organizer
Chesapeake Research Consortium, Edgewater, Maryland. June-August, 2000
Planned and coordinated a two-phase workshop designed to meet three objectives: 1) Explore the potential uses of several methods, such as habitat suitability models, for integrating and analyzing multi-disciplinary data on environmental conditions and living resources within Chesapeake Bay; 2) Test the utility of existing data sets by applying these methods to three pilot living resource groups: waterfowl, menhaden, and oysters; and 3) Recommend a general process by which the Chesapeake Bay Program partners can continue this kind of data analysis and management tool development on a more routine basis. Developed list of invited participants and secured guest speakers. Supervised logistical aspects such as venue facilities and meal service. Acted as liaison for the wokshop sponsor, the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) of the Chesapeake Bay Program, and produced final workshop report.
Monitoring Strategy Coordinator
Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, Maryland. October 1997 - August 1999
Coordinated development of a multi-jurisdictional monitoring strategy for the Chesapeake Bay region. Developed frameworks designed to organize and promote the integrated collection and interpretation of environmental assessment data. Worked with scientists, federal and state agency staff, and Chesapeake Bay Program representatives from eight sub-committees and over twenty workgroups to define management questions, develop strategic approaches for answering questions, and set priorities for filling existing information gaps. Monitoring topics addressed included tidal and nontidal water quality, toxics, air deposition, land use, and aquatic living resources.
Environmental Consultant
Sorrento West Business Park, San Diego, California. July -October, 1997
Worked with numerous businesses (including NOVEX, Scripps Research Insitute, Chiron Technologies, and Biosite Diagnostics) to identify management options that would both reduce local flooding and benefit natural habitats within an adjacent estuarine preserve. Developed an informational briefing packet to raise awareness of watershed-based problems from development, flood plain encroachment, erosion, and non-native plants. Represented business park owners and tenants in successfully lobbying members of the San Diego City Council for attention to watershed-based problems and potential solutions.
Resource Ecologist
Torrey Pines State Reserve, California Department of Parks and Recreation, San Diego, California. October 1996-June1997
Managed natural resources of 1600 acre State Park, including saltmarsh tidal estuary and upland coastal habitats. Supervised natural resource staff of 4 people. Oversaw long-term monitoring program for Los Peñasquitos Marsh Natural Preserve, including the collection of water quality data and fish/invertebrate population censuses. Wrote grant proposals/reports for resource management projects; supervised projects (GIS mapping, fish and wildlife monitoring, non-native plant removal); managed project budgets. Coordinated with State Coastal Commission, Regional Water Quality Control Board, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish & Game, and community groups. Board Member, Los Peñasquitos Lagoon Foundation (non-profit community organization). Spearheaded effort to unite local business owners, community groups, local politicians, and resource agencies in development of Watershed Management Plan in order to address watershed-level estuary problems (sedimentation, water quality, invasive non-native plants).
Instructor
University of San Diego, California. 1996
Developed and taught invertebrate zoology class, including laboratory and field work.
Research Assistant
Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis. 1989-1996
Carried out research program that investigated biodiversity at three levels -- genetic diversity among intraspecific populations, species diversity within a genus throughout North America, and community-level diversity -- in ephemeral freshwater habitats. Research revealed greater diversity at each level than was previously believed to exist in this system. Results provide important information for guiding conservation strategies aimed at preserving biodiversity of these unique and disappearing wetlands.
Teaching Assistant
University of California, Davis. 1989-1996
Taught undergraduate laboratory courses in Invertebrate Zoology, General Zoology, Introduction to Biological Sciences: II. Organismal & Evolutionary Biology, and General Biology (for non-majors).
NOAA Aquanaut
NOAA Aquarius Undersea Habitat, Key Largo, Florida. October 1993
Completed NOAA Aquanaut training. Lived with 4 other team members in underwater habitat during 2-week saturation mission. Spent up to 6 hours/day on SCUBA, conducting research on free-spawning coral reef fish.
Invertebrate Zoologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento, California. April-September 1993
Provided key scientific information for listing of 4 species under Endangered Species Act. Drafted policy on field survey and collection protocols for listed crustacean species. Evaluated project environmental impact reports (EIR's) for wetland impacts. Assisted in developing guidelines for vernal pool monitoring and mitigation. Coordinated with California Department of Fish & Game, Environmental Protection Agency, Army Corps of Engineers.
Environmental Consultant
Various clients, Sacramento, California. August-November 1992
Performed contract field work for various clients including S.A.I.C., Global Environmental, and others. Surveyed aquatic habitats at project sites, including Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento, CA, for presence of federally listed (Endangered) crustacean species. Determined sampling regimes and collecting methods. Supervised 2 field assistants.
Field Supervisor/Co-Principal Investigator
Aquatic Invertebrate Survey, Northern California. January-June 1992
Surveyed vernal pool wetlands for invertebrate species over 200 mile transect in northern California as part of an environmental impact study for the Pacific Gas & Electric pipeline expansion project. Developed collecting methods and survey protocols. Supervised 4 field assistants. Discovered 30 new, undescribed species of crustaceans. Assessed quality of wetland habitats and made recommendations to client regarding land parcels to purchase and conserve for project mitigation.
NOAA Research Diver
NOAA National Undersea Research Center, Key Largo, Florida. September 1991
Completed NOAA Diver and Nitrox II Diver certification. Participated in 2-week ship-board research mission, studying coral physiology and the effects of water flow on coral reef metabolism and growth. Video taped underwater transects across coral reef for long-term monitoring program.
Research Assistant
Darling Center Marine Lab, Walpole, Maine. June-August 1987
Participated in lobster population censuses and subtidal experiments using SCUBA. Input data and performed preliminary data analyses for one season of a long-term study on how lobster ecology and local fishing practices interact to affect the Maine lobster fishery.
Publications
Ph.D. Dissertation
King, Jamie Lynn. 1996. The Evolution of Diversity in Ephemeral Pool Crustaceans: From Genes to Communities. Doctoral Dissertation. University of California, Davis. 207 pp.
Journal ArticlesKing, J.L. and R. Hanner. 1998. Cryptic species in a "living fossil" lineage: Taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships within the genus Lepidurus (Crustacea: Notostraca) in North America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 10:23-36.
King, J.L. 1997. Loss of diversity as a consequence of habitat destruction in California vernal pools. Proceedings of the Conference on the Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Vernal Pool Ecosystems, Sacramento, CA, June 19-21, 1996.
King, J.L., M.A. Simovich, and R.C. Brusca. 1996. Species richness, endemism, and ecology of crustacean assemblages in northern California vernal pools. Hydrobiologia 328:85-116.
King, J.L. 1993. Population genetic structure of the California vernal pool tadpole shrimp, Lepidurus packardi (Order: Notostraca). American Zoologist 33:55A.
King, J.L., R.C. Brusca, and M.A. Simovich. 1993. Crustacean communities of northern California vernal pools. American Zoologist 33:79A.
Selected Technical Reports
Jacobson, P.T., J.L. King, and G.E. Jacobson. 2000 (in review). Assessment of Spawning and Nursery Habitat: Review and Evaluation of Methods Potentially Applicable to Regulation of Cooling Water Intake Structures. Prepared for the Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California.
Jacobson, P.T., G.E. Jacobson, J.L. King, and B. Margolis. 2000. Evaluation of Biocriteria as a Concept, Approach, and Tool for Assessing Impacts of Entrainment and Impingement under § 316(b) of the Clean Water Act. Prepared for the Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California. TR-114007.
Selected Presentations
Patterns of diversity in vernal pool crustacean communities: Implications for conservation strategies. U.C. Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, February 19, 1997 (invited).
Spatial and temporal patterns of population genetic structure in the California vernal pool tadpole shrimp, Lepidurus packardi (Order: Notostraca). Third International Large Branchiopod Symposium, The Crustacean Society, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, July 15-18, 1996.
Molecular systematics of the genus Lepidurus in North America. Third International Large Branchiopod Symposium, The Crustacean Society, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, July 15-18, 1996.
Loss of diversity as a consequence of habitat destruction in California vernal pools. Conference on the Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Vernal Pool Ecosystems, Sacramento, CA, June 19-21, 1996 (invited).
Community ecology, population genetics, and conservation of vernal pool crustaceans. Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA, March 26, 1996 (invited).
Vernal pool ecology and the conservation of endangered crustacean species. California Native Plant Society - Sacramento Valley Chapter, Sacramento, CA, November 8, 1995 (invited).
Crustacean communities of northern California vernal pools. American Society of Zoologists, Los Angeles, CA, December 26-30, 1993.
Population genetic structure of the California vernal pool tadpole shrimp, Lepidurus packardi (Order: Notostraca). American Society of Zoologists, Los Angeles, CA, December 26-30, 1993.
What do we really (not) know about vernal pool communities? Society for Wetland Scientists, U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, September 19, 1994 (invited).
Population genetics of the vernal pool tadpole shrimp, Lepidurus packardi, in California's Central Valley. U.C. Davis Evolution and Ecology Seminar Series, Davis, CA, December 7, 1993.
An introduction to commonly used biochemical and molecular techniques and their applications for population management. The Wildlife Society, Monterey, CA, February 23-27, 1993.
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