Catherine M. Matassa
Assistant Professor/Marine Sciences

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Scholarly Contributions

36 Scholarly Contributions

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Maintenance of Top-Down Control at a Predator’s Contracting Range Edge.
Catherine Matassa, Riley C Pena , (2024). Maintenance of Top-Down Control at a Predator’s Contracting Range Edge., Gordon Research Conference: Predator-Prey Interactions
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Does predation risk alter prey microbiomes?
Catherine Matassa , (2024). Does predation risk alter prey microbiomes?, Gordon Research Conference: Predator-Prey Interactions
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A dynamic pathway to transition from vulnerable to resilient fisheries social ecological systems: a transdisciplinary case study of the U.S. Atlantic sea scallop fishery.
Halle Berger, Lisa Colburn, Samantha A Siedlecki, Catherine Matassa, Shannon Meseck , (2024). A dynamic pathway to transition from vulnerable to resilient fisheries social ecological systems: a transdisciplinary case study of the U.S. Atlantic sea scallop fishery., 23rd International Pectinid Workship
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Predation risk effects on competitive interactions between two functionally similar prey species
Catherine Matassa, Riley C Pena, Nairobi Whitfield , (2024). Predation risk effects on competitive interactions between two functionally similar prey species, Ocean Sciences
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Ocean acidification alters the strength of nonconsumptive predator effects
Catherine Matassa, Riley C Pena , (2023). Ocean acidification alters the strength of nonconsumptive predator effects, Benthic Ecology Meeting
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Species interactions and the “Ecology of Fear” on Gulf of Maine rocky shores
Catherine Matassa , (2023). Species interactions and the “Ecology of Fear” on Gulf of Maine rocky shores, Colby College Environmental Studies
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Assessing vulnerability of the U.S. Atlantic sea scallop to ocean acidification and warming: A dynamic energy budget modeling approach.
Catherine Matassa, Samantha A Siedlecki, Halle Berger , (2023). Assessing vulnerability of the U.S. Atlantic sea scallop to ocean acidification and warming: A dynamic energy budget modeling approach., International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Ocean, Norway
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Exploring the biogeography of ‘fear’ through spatial variation of constitutive and inducible defenses
Sophie Burchell, Sean N Ryan, Catherine M Matassa , (2023). Exploring the biogeography of ‘fear’ through spatial variation of constitutive and inducible defenses, Benthic Ecology Meeting
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Assessing vulnerability of the U.S. Atlantic sea scallop to ocean acidification and warming: A dynamic energy budget modeling approach
Catherine Matassa, Samantha A Siedlecki, Halle Berger , (2023). Assessing vulnerability of the U.S. Atlantic sea scallop to ocean acidification and warming: A dynamic energy budget modeling approach, NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Community Meeting
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Consumer pressure interacts with recruitment to shape the effects of an intertidal foundation species across multiple spatial scales.
Samantha T Linhardt, Catherine Matassa , (2022). Consumer pressure interacts with recruitment to shape the effects of an intertidal foundation species across multiple spatial scales., Benthic Ecology Meeting
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Assessing vulnerability of the U.S. Atlantic sea scallop fishery to climate change: identifying life stage sensitivities and stress thresholds.
Shannon Meseck, Catherine Matassa, Halle M Berger, Samantha A Siedlecki , (2022). Assessing vulnerability of the U.S. Atlantic sea scallop fishery to climate change: identifying life stage sensitivities and stress thresholds., Benthic Ecology Meeting
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Assessing vulnerability of the U.S. Atlantic sea scallop fishery to climate change
Halle M Berger, Shannon Meseck, Emlien Pousse, Catherine Matassa, Samantha A Siedlecki , (2022). Assessing vulnerability of the U.S. Atlantic sea scallop fishery to climate change, International Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World, Peru
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Rocky intertidal community dynamics in Acadia National Park: roles of barnacles and algal canopies
Catherine Matassa , (2022). Rocky intertidal community dynamics in Acadia National Park: roles of barnacles and algal canopies, Acadia National Park Intertidal Research Symposium
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Estimating ocean acidification shell impacts for Atlantic sea scallops
Catherine Matassa, Helen Gurney-Smith, Shannon Meseck, Halle M Berger, Samantha A Siedlecki , (2022). Estimating ocean acidification shell impacts for Atlantic sea scallops, Joint DFO-NOAA Ocean Acidification Working Group Meeting., Canada
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Fear and hiding in New England: tales from rocky shores
Catherine Matassa , (2022). Fear and hiding in New England: tales from rocky shores, Cornell/UNH Shoals Marine Lab
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The role of inducible defenses in mediating algal-herbivore interactions in a warming ocean
Sean N Ryan, Catherine Matassa , (2022). The role of inducible defenses in mediating algal-herbivore interactions in a warming ocean, Benthic Ecology Meeting
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Rapid marsh loss in a southern New England estuary: hard times for hard marshes.
Sean N Ryan, Patrick J Ewanchuk, Catherine Matassa , (2022). Rapid marsh loss in a southern New England estuary: hard times for hard marshes., Benthic Ecology Meeting, Canada
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Consumer pressure interacts with recruitment to shape acorn barnacle populations at local and regional scales
Catherine Matassa, Samantha Linhardt , (2021). Consumer pressure interacts with recruitment to shape acorn barnacle populations at local and regional scales, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
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Consumer pressure interacts with recruitment to shape the effects of an intertidal foundation species at local and regional scales.
Catherine Matassa, Samantha Linhardt , (2021). Consumer pressure interacts with recruitment to shape the effects of an intertidal foundation species at local and regional scales., Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine
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The ecology of fear: how ‘scared’ prey shape the cascading effects of predators
Catherine Matassa , (2021). The ecology of fear: how ‘scared’ prey shape the cascading effects of predators, Stony Brook University Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Colloquium Series
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Data quality, aggregation, and synthesis: Lessons learned working across time, space, and expertise. (Workshop: Monitoring Changing Shores: Methods, Management, and Data for the Future)
Catherine Matassa , (2021). Data quality, aggregation, and synthesis: Lessons learned working across time, space, and expertise. (Workshop: Monitoring Changing Shores: Methods, Management, and Data for the Future), Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
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Viewing food chains from the middle-out: how prey responses to predation risk affect top-down and bottom-up processes
Catherine Matassa , (2021). Viewing food chains from the middle-out: how prey responses to predation risk affect top-down and bottom-up processes, UMass Dartmouth Biology Department
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The ecology of fear: how ‘scared’ prey shape the cascading effects of top predators
Catherine Matassa , (2021). The ecology of fear: how ‘scared’ prey shape the cascading effects of top predators, Werth Center for Coastal & Marine Studies Seminar Series - Southern Connecticut State University
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Latitudinal variation in anti-herbivore defenses in the intertidal brown alga Fucus vesiculosus
Catherine Matassa, Sean N Ryan , (2021). Latitudinal variation in anti-herbivore defenses in the intertidal brown alga Fucus vesiculosus, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
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A regional assessment of Dungeness crab vulnerability to global change: insights from model projections
Halle Berger, Catherine Matassa , (2020). A regional assessment of Dungeness crab vulnerability to global change: insights from model projections, Ocean Sciences
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Induced herbivore resistance varies with latitude in the rockweed Fucus vesiculosus.
Sean N Ryan, Catherine Matassa , (2019). Induced herbivore resistance varies with latitude in the rockweed Fucus vesiculosus., Benthic Ecology Meeting, Canada
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Viewing food chains from the middle-out: how prey responses to predation risk affect top-down & bottom-up processes
Catherine Matassa , (2019). Viewing food chains from the middle-out: how prey responses to predation risk affect top-down & bottom-up processes, University of Massachusetts Amherst - Organismic Evolutionary Biology Program Seminar Series
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Viewing food chains from the middle-out: how anti-predator responses affect top-down and bottom-up processes
Catherine Matassa , (2019). Viewing food chains from the middle-out: how anti-predator responses affect top-down and bottom-up processes, University of Maine School of Ecology and Biology Seminar Series
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Assessing the life stage specific vulnerability of the Dungeness crab to climate change stressors
Halle Berger, Catherine Matassa , (2019). Assessing the life stage specific vulnerability of the Dungeness crab to climate change stressors, Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation
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Drivers of salt marsh decline in a southern New England estuary
Sean N Ryan, Samantha R Pena, Catherine Matassa, Patrick J Ewanchuk , (2019). Drivers of salt marsh decline in a southern New England estuary, ASLO Aquatic Sciences, Puerto Rico
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Using regional oceanographic forecasts to assess the vulnerability of the Dungeness crab to climate change stressors
Samantha A Siedlecki, Halle Berger, Simone Alin, Darren Pilcher, Catherine Matassa, Kaplan Isaac, Jan Newton , (2019). Using regional oceanographic forecasts to assess the vulnerability of the Dungeness crab to climate change stressors, Benthic Ecology Meeting, Canada
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What’s causing salt marsh decline in the Westport River?
Patrick J Ewanchuk, Sean N Ryan, Samantha R Pena, Catherine Matassa , (2019). What’s causing salt marsh decline in the Westport River?, Benthic Ecology Meeting, Canada
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Identifying the Mechanistic Drivers of Salt Marsh Loss in the Westport River Watershed
Patrick J Ewanchuk, Catherine Matassa, Samantha R Pena , (2019). Identifying the Mechanistic Drivers of Salt Marsh Loss in the Westport River Watershed, ASLO Aquatic Sciences, Puerto Rico
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Benthic consumer communities on Gulf of Maine rocky shores: variation with latitude and wave exposure
Danielle Whalen, James Corbett, Geoffrey C Trussell, Catherine Matassa , (2018). Benthic consumer communities on Gulf of Maine rocky shores: variation with latitude and wave exposure, Acadia Science Symposium
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Viewing food chains from the middle out: how prey responses to predation risk affect top-down & bottom-up processes
Catherine Matassa , (2018). Viewing food chains from the middle out: how prey responses to predation risk affect top-down & bottom-up processes, Gordon Research Conference: Predator-prey interactions
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Recruitment to the rocky intertidal zone in the Gulf of Maine: patterns and processes at local and regional scales
Emily K Longman, Erin Sayre, Catherine Matassa, Carolyn Dubnik, James Corbett, Geoffrey C Trussell , (2018). Recruitment to the rocky intertidal zone in the Gulf of Maine: patterns and processes at local and regional scales, Acadia Science Symposium
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