Publications


Politikos, D. V., Rose, K. A., Curchitser, E. N., Checkley, D. M., Rykaczewski, R. R., & Fiechter, J. (2021). Climate variation and anchovy recruitment in the California Current: a cause-and-effect analysis of an end-to-end model simulation. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 680, 111–136. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13853
Kwan, G. T., Shen, S. G., Drawbridge, M., Checkley, D. M., & Tresguerres, M. (2021). Ion-transporting capacity and aerobic respiration of larval white seabass (Atractoscion nobilis) may be resilient to ocean acidification conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 791, 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148285
Holmes, E. E., Smitha, B. R., Nimit, K., Maity, S., Checkley, D. M., Wells, M. L., & Trainer, V. L. (2021). Improving landings forecasts using environmental covariates: A case study on the Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps). Fisheries Oceanography, 20. https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12541
Jones, W. A., & Checkley, D. M. (2019). Mesopelagic fishes dominate otolith record of past two millennia in the Santa Barbara Basin. Nature Communications, 10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12600-z
Politikos, D. V., Curchitser, E. N., Rose, K. A., Checkley, D. M., & Fiechter, J. (2018). Climate variability and sardine recruitment in the California Current: A mechanistic analysis of an ecosystem model. Fisheries Oceanography, 27(6), 602–622. https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12381
Bax, N. J., Appeltans, W., Brainard, R., Duffy, J. E., Dunstan, P., Hanich, Q., Davies, H. H., Hills, J., Miloslavich, P., Muller-Karger, F. E., Simmons, S., Aburto-Oropeza, O., Batten, S., Benedetti-Cecchi, L., Checkley, D., Chiba, S., Fischer, A., Garcia, M. A., Gunn, J., … Wilkin, J. (2018). Linking capacity development to GOOS monitoring networks to achieve sustained ocean observation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00346
Lindegren, M., Checkley, D. M., Koslow, J. A., Goericke, R., & Ohman, M. D. (2018). Climate-mediated changes in marine ecosystem regulation during El Nino. Global Change Biology, 24(2), 796–809. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13993
Jones, W. A., & Checkley, D. M. (2017). Classification of otoliths of fishes common in the Santa Barbara Basin based on morphology and chemical composition. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 74(8), 1195–1207. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2015-0566
Shen, S. G., Thompson, A. R., Correa, J., Fietzek, P., Ayon, P., & Checkley, D. M. (2017). Spatial patterns of Anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) eggs and larvae in relation to pCO(2) in the Peruvian upwelling system. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 284(1855). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0509
Tommasi, D., Stock, C. A., Pegion, K., Vecchi, G. A., Methot, R. D., Alexander, M. A., & Checkley, D. M. (2017). Improved management of small pelagic fisheries through seasonal climate prediction. Ecological Applications, 27(2), 378–388. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1458
Checkley, D. M., Asch, R. G., & Rykaczewski, R. R. (2017). Climate, anchovy, and sardine. In Annual Review of Marine Sciences, Vol 9 (Vol. 9, pp. 469–493). Annual Reviews.
Shen, S. G., Chen, F. Y., Schoppik, D. E., & Checkley, D. M. (2016). Otolith size and the vestibulo-ocular reflex of larvae of white seabass Atractoscion nobilis at high pCO(2). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 553, 173–183. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11791
Lindegren, M., Checkley, D. M., Ohman, M. D., Koslow, J. A., & Goericke, R. (2016). Resilience and stability of a pelagic marine ecosystem. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 283(1822). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.1931
Rose, K. A., Fiechter, J., Curchitser, E. N., Hedstrom, K., Bernal, M., Creekmore, S., Haynie, A., Ito, S., Lluch-Cota, S., Megrey, B. A., Edwards, C. A., Checkley, D., Koslow, T., McClatchie, S., Werner, F., MacCall, A., & Agostini, V. (2015). Demonstration of a fully-coupled end-to-end model for small pelagic fish using sardine and anchovy in the California Current. Progress in Oceanography, 138, 348–380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2015.01.012
Jackson, G. A., Checkley, D. M., & Dagg, M. (2015). Settling of particles in the upper 100 m of the ocean detected with autonomous profiling floats off California. Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, 99, 75–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2015.02.001
Dagg, M. J., Jackson, G. A., & Checkley, D. M. (2014). The distribution and vertical flux of fecal pellets from large zooplankton in Monterey bay and coastal California. Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, 94, 72–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2014.09.001
Checkley, D. M., & Lindegren, M. (2014). Sea surface temperature variability at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 44(11), 2877–2892. https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-13-0237.1
Davison, P. C., Checkley, D. M., Koslow, J. A., & Barlow, J. (2013). Carbon export mediated by mesopelagic fishes in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Progress in Oceanography, 116, 14–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2013.05.013
Lindegren, M., Checkley, D. M., Rouyer, T., MacCall, A. D., & Stenseth, N. C. (2013). Climate, fishing, and fluctuations of sardine and anchovy in the California Current. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1305733110
Petrik, C. M., Jackson, G. A., & Checkley, J. D. M. (2013). Aggregates and their distributions determined from LOPC observations made using an autonomous profiling float. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2012.12.009
Lindegren, M., & Checkley, D. M. (2013). Temperature dependence of Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) recruitment in the California Current Ecosystem revisited and revised. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 70(2), 245–252. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2012-0211
Asch, R. G., & Checkley, D. M. (2013). Dynamic height: A key variable for identifying the spawning habitat of small pelagic fishes. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 71(0), 79–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2012.08.006
Song, H., Miller, A. J., McClatchie, S., Weber, E. D., Nieto, K. M., & Checkley, D. M. (2012). Application of a data-assimilation model to variability of Pacific sardine spawning and survivor habitats with ENSO in the California Current System. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 117. https://doi.org/10.1029/2011jc007302
Takahashi, M., Checkley, D. M., Litz, M. N. C., Brodeur, R. D., & Peterson, W. T. (2012). Responses in growth rate of larval northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) to anomalous upwelling in the northern California Current. Fisheries Oceanography, 21(6), 393–404. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2419.2012.00633.x
Jackson, G. A., & Checkley, D. M. (2011). Particle size distributions in the upper 100 m water column and their implications for animal feeding in the plankton. Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, 58(3), 283–297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2010.12.008
Checkley, D. M., & Barth, J. A. (2009). Patterns and processes in the California Current System. Progress in Oceanography, 83(1–4), 49–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2009.07.028
Checkley, D. M., Dickson, A. G., Takahashi, M., Radich, J. A., Eisenkolb, N., & Asch, R. (2009). Elevated CO2 enhances otolith growth in young fish. Science, 324(5935), 1683–1683. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1169806
Checkley Jr., D. M., Ayon, P., Baumgartner, T. R., Bernal, M., Coetzee, J. C., Emmett, R., Guevara, R., Hutchings, L., Ibaibariaga, L., Nakata, H., Oozeki, Y., Planque, B., Schweigert, J., Stratoudakis, Y., & Van der Lingen, C. D. (2009). Habitats. In D. M. Checkley Jr., J. Alheit, Y. Oozeki, & C. Roy (Eds.), Climate change and small pelagic fish (pp. 12–44). Cambridge University Press.
Checkley Jr., D. M., Bakun, A., Barange, M., Castro, L. R., Freon, P., Guevara, R., Herrick Jr., S. F., McCall, A. D., Ommer, R., Oozeki, Y., Roy, C., Shannon, L., & Van der Lingen, C. D. (2009). Synthesis and perspective. In D. M. Checkley Jr., J. Alheit, Y. Oozeki, & C. Roy (Eds.), Climate change and small pelagic fish (pp. 344–351). Cambridge University Press.
Checkley, D. (2009). Climate change and small pelagic fish. Cambridge University Press,.
Checkley, D. M., Davis, R. E., Herman, A. W., Jackson, G. A., Beanlands, B., & Regier, L. A. (2008). Assessing plankton and other particles in situ with the SOLOPC. Limnology and Oceanography, 53(5), 2123–2136. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2008.53.5_part_2.2123
Rykaczewski, R. R., & Checkley, D. M. (2008). Influence of ocean winds on the pelagic ecosystem in upwelling regions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105(6), 1965–1970. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0711777105
Reiss, C. S., Checkley, D. M., & Bograd, S. J. (2008). Remotely sensed spawning habitat of Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) and Northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) within the California Current. Fisheries Oceanography, 17(2), 126–136. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2419.2008.00469.x
Takahashi, M., & Checkley Jr., D. M. (2008). Growth and survival of Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) in the California Current region. Journal of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Society, 41, 129–136.
Curtis, K. A., Checkley, D. M., & Pepin, P. (2007). Predicting the vertical profiles of anchovy (Engraulis mordax) and sardine (Sardinops sagax) eggs in the California Current System. Fisheries Oceanography, 16(1), 68–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2419.2006.00414.x
Gonzalez-Quiros, R., & Checkley, D. M. (2006). Occurrence of fragile particles inferred from optical plankton counters used in situ and to analyze net samples collected simultaneously. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 111(C5). https://doi.org/10.1029/2005jc003084
Jahncke, J., Checkley, D. M., & Hunt, G. L. (2004). Trends in carbon flux to seabirds in the Peruvian upwelling system: effects of wind and fisheries on population regulation. Fisheries Oceanography, 13(3), 208–223. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2419.2004.00283.x
Johnson, C. L., & Checkley, D. M. (2004). Vertical distribution of diapausing Calanus pacificus (Copepoda) and implications for transport in the California undercurrent. Progress in Oceanography, 62(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2004.08.001
Mullin, M. M., Checkley, D. M., & Thimgan, M. P. (2003). Temporal and spatial variation in the sizes of California current macrozooplankton: analysis by optical plankton counter. Progress in Oceanography, 57(3–4), 299–316. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0079-6611(03)00103-4
Iwamoto, S., Checkley, D. M., & Trivedi, M. M. (2001). REFLICS: Real-time flow imaging and classification system. Machine Vision and Applications, 13(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/pl00013270
Checkley, D. M., Dotson, R. C., & Griffith, D. A. (2000). Continuous, underway sampling of eggs of Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) and northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) in spring 1996 and 1997 off southern and central California. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 47(5–6), 1139–1155.
Checkley Jr., D. M., Hunter, J. R., Motos, L., & Van der Lingen, C. D. (2000). Small Pelagic Fishes and Climate Change Programme : report of a Workshop on the Use of the Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler (CUFES) for Mapping Spawning Habitats of Pelagic Fish (9-11 February 2000, San Sebastian, Spain) (GLOBEC Report, p. 68). GLOBEC International.
Checkley Jr., D. M. (2000). Michael M. Mullen: A biography. PICES Press, 8(1), 13–17.
Checkley Jr., D. M., Ortner, P. B., Werner, F. E., Settle, L. R., & Cummings, S. R. (1999). Spawning habitat of the Atlantic menhaden in Onslow Bay, North Carolina. Fisheries Oceanography, 8, 22–36. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2419.1999.00019.x
Cambalik, J. J., Checkley, D. M., & Kamykowski, D. (1998). A new method to measure the terminal velocity of small particles: A demonstration using ascending eggs of the Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus). Limnology and Oceanography, 43(7), 1722–1727.
Van der Lingen, C. D., Checkley, D., Barange, M., Hutchings, L., & Osgood, K. (1998). Assessing the abundance and distribution of eggs of sardine, Sardinops sagax, and round herring, Etrumeus whiteheadi, on the western Agulhas Bank, South Africa, using a continuous, underway fish egg sampler. Fisheries Oceanography, 7(1), 35–47.
Iwamoto, I., Trivedi, M. M., Checkley Jr., D. M., Batchelor, B. G., Miller, J. W. V., & Solomon, S. S. (1998). Real-time detection and classification of objects in flowing water. Machine vision systems for inspection and metrology VII : 4-5 November, 1998, Boston, Massachusetts, Bellingham, Wash.
Osgood, K. E., & Checkley, D. M. (1997). Observations of a deep aggregation of Calanus pacificus in the Santa Barbara Basin. Limnology and Oceanography, 42(5), 997–1001.
Checkley, D. M., Ortner, P. B., Settle, L. R., & Cummings, S. R. (1997). A continuous, underway fish egg sampler. Fisheries Oceanography, 6(2), 58–73. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2419.1997.00030.x
Osgood, K. E., & Checkley, D. M. (1997). Seasonal variations in a deep aggregation of Calanus pacificus in the Santa Barbara Basin. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 148(1–3), 59–69. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps148059