Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands

Led by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

1993: Proceedings of the Third California Islands Symposium

Edited by F.G. Hochberg

With financial support for publication provided by the Southern California Academy of Sciences, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Santa Cruz Island Foundation, and Tatman Foundation.

Steering Committee: F.G. Hochberg (Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History), Gary E. Davis (Channel Islands National Park), Robert R. Given (Catalina Island), Ralph Philbrick (Santa Barbara Botanic Garden), Carl C. Pillsbury (Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary), Peter L. Haaker (Southern California Academy of Sciences), Ronald J. Dow (Pacific Missile Test Center), Robert C. Hanse (The Nature Conservancy), Richard E. Pieper (University of Southern California), and Dennis M. Power (Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History).

With editorial and publishing support from Mary Carroll, Jon Keeley, Laurie Marx, T.R. Alpha, Richard Palmer, and Bill McNally of Kimberly Press.

Ambrose, R. E., J. M. Engle, J. A. Coyer, and B. V. Nelson. 1993. Changes in urchin and kelp densities at Anacapa Island, California. Pages 199–209 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research in the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Basch, L. V., and J. M. Engle. 1993. Biogeography of Hemisquilla ensigera californiensis (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) with emphasis on Southern California Bight populations. Pages 211–220 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research in the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Bennett, S. G. 1993. The effects of feral animals on soil mites recovered from Catalina Ironwood groves (Lyonothamnus floribundus) on Santa Catalina Island, California. Pages 155–170 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research in the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Bleitz, D. E., and R. A. Salls. 1993. A prehistoric fishing kit from San Clemente Island, California. Pages 537–549 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Boundy-Sanders, S. Q., J. G. Vedder, C. O. Sanders, and D. G. Howell. 1993. Miocene geologic history of eastern Santa Catalina Island, California. Pages 3–14 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Bratt, C. 1993. The lichen flora of Santa Barbara Island, California. Pages 59–71 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research in the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Butterworth, J. B., J. A. Jones, and S. Jones. 1993. Soil forming factors, morphology and classification – Santa Cruz Island, California. Pages 39–44 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Carroll, M. C., L. L. Laughrin, and A. C. Bromfield. 1993. Fire on the California Islands: Does it play a role in chaparral and closed cone pine forest habitats? Pages 73–88 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Cimberg, R. L., R. W. Smith, and D. B. Cadien. 1993. Distribution of benthic infaunal communities in the vicinity of Point Conception, California. Pages 221–232 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Collier, R. S. 1993. Shark attacks off the California Islands: Review and update. Pages 453–462 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Collins, P. W. 1993. Taxonomic and biogeographic relationships of the island fox (Urocyon littoralis) and gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargentus) from western North America. Pages 351–390 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Cowen, R. K., and J. L. Bodkin. 1993. Annual and spatial variation of the kelp forest fish assemblage at San Nicolas Island, California. Pages 463–474 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Cushing, J. E. 1993. The carbonization of vegetation associated with “fire areas”, mammoth remains and hypothesized activities of early man on the northern Channel Islands. Pages 551–556 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research in the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Davis, W. S., and S. A. Junak. 1993. Hybridization between Malacothrix polycephala and M. incana (Asteraceae) on San Nicolas Island, California. Pages 89–95 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Douros, W. J. 1993. Prehistoric predation on black abalone by Chumash Indians and sea otters. Pages 557–566 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research in the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Engle, J. M. 1993. Distribution patterns of rocky subtidal fishes around the California Islands. Pages 475–484 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara CA.

Fausett, L. L. 1993. Activity and movement of the island fox, Urocyon littoralis, on Santa Cruz Island, California. Pages 391–404 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara CA.

Glassow, M. A. 1993. The occurrence of red abalone shells in northern Channel Island archaeological middens: Implications for climatic reconstruction. Pages 567–576 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara CA.

Guthrie, D. A. 1993. New information on the prehistoric fauna of San Miguel Island, California. Pages 405–416 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara CA.

Holbrook, S. J. 1993. The effect of food density and dispersion on patch selection by foraging black surfperch. Pages 485–493 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara CA.

Howorth, P. C. 1993. Commercial collection of pinnipeds in the California Channel Islands, 1877-1981. Pages 579–590 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara CA.

Howorth, P. C., and D. T. Hudson. 1993. Submerged archaeological and historical sites in the Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Pages 591–605 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Jones, J. A., and D. Grice. 1993. A Computer-generated soils map of Santa Cruz Island, California. Pages 45–56 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Jones, J. A., S. A. Junak, and R. J. Paul. 1993. Progress in mapping vegetation on Santa Cruz Island and a preliminary analysis of relationships with environmental factors. Pages 97–104 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Mastro, L. W. 1993. A study on the natural history of Cytisus on Santa Catalina Island with an emphasis on biological control. Pages 105–114 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California.

Mautz, W. J. 1993. Ecology and energetics of the island night lizard, Xantusia riversiana, on San Clemente, California. Pages 417–428 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California.

McAlary, F. A. 1993. Population structure and reproduction of the fissiparous seastar, Linckia columbiae Gray, on Santa Catalina Island, California. Pages 233–248 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California.

Miller, K. A. 1993a. Observations on the genus Rhodymenia Grev. (Rhodophyta, Rhodymeniales) in the California Islands. Pages 133–151 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California.

Miller, S. E. 1993b. Entomological bibliography of the California Islands: Supplement 2. Pages 171–187 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California.

Oberbauer, T. A. 1993. Floristic analysis of vegetation communities on Isla de Cedros, Baja California, Mexico. Pages 115–131 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California.

Ono, K. A., D. J. Boness, O. T. Oftedal, and S. J. Iverson. 1993. The effects of El Nino on mother-pup biology in the California sea lion. Pages 495–499 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Pennings, S. C. 1993. Temporal and spatial variation in the recruitment of the sea hare, Aplysia californica, at Santa Catalina Island, California. Pages 249–255 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California.

Perlmutter, G. B. 1993. Preliminary studies on the distribution of native mice on Santa Catalina Island, California. Pages 429–432 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California.

Powell, J. A., and D. L. Wagner. 1993. The microlepidoptera fauna of Santa Cruz Island is less depauperate than that of butterflies and larger moths. Pages 189–198 Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research in the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara , CA.

Roberts, L. J. 1993. Revising the history of San Miguel Island, California. Pages 607–613 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Roth, V. L. 1993. Dwarfism and variability in the Santa Rosa Island mammoth (Mammuthus exilis): An interspecific comparison of limb-bone sizes and shapes in elephants. Pages 433–442 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Schmitt, R. J. 1993. Geographic variation in population characteristics of an intertidal gastropod: Demographic differences or settlement history? Pages 257–271 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California.

Schuyler, P. T. 1993. Control of feral sheep (Ovis aries) on Santa Cruz Island, California. Pages 443–452 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands, March 1987. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Seapy, R. R., and M. M. Littler. 1993a. Rocky intertidal community structure on Santa Barbara Island and the effects of wave surge on vertical zonation. Pages 273–292 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Seapy, R. R., and M. M. Littler. 1993b. Rocky intertidal macroinvertebrates of the Southern California Bight: An overview and checklist. Pages 293–322 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Simila, G. W. 1993. A review of the seismicity of the California Islands. Pages 15–19 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Weigand, P. W. 1993. Geochemistry and origin of middle Miocene volcanic rocks from Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands, Southern California Borderland. Pages 21–38 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.

Wenner, A. M., J. E. Dugan, and D. M. Hubbard. 1993. Sand crab population biology on the California Islands and mainland. Pages 335–350 in F. G. Hochberg, editor. Third California Islands Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the California Islands. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.