Department of Zoology
University of Florida, Gainesville
Gainesville, FL 32611-8525
Email: osenberg@zoology.ufl.edu
Education:
| B.A. | Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara (summa cum laude) | 1980 |
| Ph.D. | Ecology, Michigan State University | 1988 |
Positions:
| 1998-present | Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Florida |
| 1995-1998 | Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Florida |
| 1991-1995 | Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley (on leave without pay, 1991-92, 1995-96) |
| 1989-1996 | Assistant Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 1988-1993 | Research Associate, Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University |
| 1988-1992 | Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 1988-1991 | Post-graduate Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara |
Distinctions:
| 1987 | Kellogg Biological Station Scholarship Award |
| 1985-1986 | MSU College of Natural Sciences Fellowship |
| 1982-1985 | National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship |
Research Interests:
Size and stage-structured interactions, and their implications for population dynamics and community patterns. The roles of predation and food limitation in aquatic ecosystems. Quantification of effect size (and interaction strength) and its variation among organisms and environments. The design and implementation of whole ecosystem experiments and environmental assessment studies.
Selected Publications:
Osenberg, C.W., C.M. St. Mary, J.A. Wilson, and W.J. Lindberg. A quantitative framework to evaluate the attraction-production controversy, with application to marine ornamental fisheries. ICES Journal of Marine Science.
Wilson, J.A., C.W. Osenberg, C.M. St. Mary, C.A. Watson, and W.J. Lindberg. Artificial reefs, the attraction-production issue, and density-dependence in marine ornamental fishes. Aquarium Sciences and Conservation.
St. Mary, C.M., C.W. Osenberg, T.K. Frazer, and W.J. Lindberg. 2000. Stage structure, density dependence, and the efficacy of marine reserves. Bulletin of Marine Sciences.
Scheiner, S.M., S B. Cox, M. Willig, G.G. Mittelbach, C.W. Osenberg, and M. Kaspari. 2000. Species richness, species-area curves, and Simpson’s paradox. Evolutionary Ecology Research.
Gough, L., C.W. Osenberg, K.L. Gross, and S.L. Collins. 2000. Fertilization effects on species density and primary productivity in herbaceous plant communities. Oikos 89:428-439.
Huckins, C.J.F., C.W. Osenberg, G.G. Mittelbach. 2000. Consequences of introducing species beyond their native range: an example with sunfishes. Ecological Applications 10:612-625.
Wilson, W.G. C.W. Osenberg, R.J. Schmitt and R. Nisbet. 1999. Complementary foraging behavior allows coexistence of two grazers. Ecology 80:2358-2372.
Schmitt, R.J., S.J. Holbrook, and C.W. Osenberg. 1999. Quantifying the effects of multiple processes on local abundance: a cohort approach for open populations. Ecology Letters 2:294-303.
Osenberg, C.W., O. Sarnelle, D.E. Goldberg. 1999. Meta-analysis in ecology: concepts, statistics, and applications. Ecology 80:1103-1104.
Downing, J., C.W. Osenberg, and O. Sarnelle. 1999. Meta-analysis of marine nutrient-enrichment experiments: variation in the magnitude of nutrient limitation. Ecology 80:1157-1167.
Osenberg, C.W., O. Sarnelle, S.D. Cooper, and R.D. Holt. 1999. Resolving ecological questions through meta-analysis: goals, metrics and models. Ecology 80:1105-1117.
Mittelbach, G.G., C.W. Osenberg, and P. Wainwright. 1999. Variation in feeding morphology between pumkinseed populations: phenotypic plasticity or evolution? Evolutionary Ecology Research 1:111-128.
Osenberg, C.W. and C.M. St Mary. 1998. Meta-analysis: synthesis or statistical subjugation? Integrative Biology: Issues, News and Reviews 1:37-41. (Invited and reviewed by editor)
Moeller, R.E., R.G. Wetzel, C.W. Osenberg. 1998. Concordance of phosphorus limitation in lakes: Bacterioplankton, phytoplankton, epiphyte-snail consumers, and rooted macrophytes. Pp. 318-325 in: The Structuring Role of Submersed Macrophytes in Lakes, E. Jeppesen, M. Søndergaard, M. D Søndergaard, and K. Christoffersen eds. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Osenberg, C.W., O. Sarnelle, and S.D. Cooper. 1997. Effect size in ecological experiments: in the application f biological models in meta-analysis. American Naturalist 15:798-812.
Steichen, D.J., Jr., S.J. Holbrook, and C.W. Osenberg. 1996. The response of benthic and demersal macrofauna to organic enrichment at a natural oil seep. Marine Ecology Progress Series 138:71-82.
Ambrose, R.F., R.J. Schmitt, and C.W. Osenberg. 1996. Predicted and observed environmental impacts: can we foretell ecological change? Pp. 343-367 in: Detecting Ecological Impacts: Concepts and Applications in Coastal Habitats, R.J. Schmitt and C.W. Osenberg, eds. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
Osenberg, C.W. and R.J. Schmitt. 1996. Detecting ecological impacts caused by human activities. Pp. 3-17 in: Detecting Ecological Impacts: Concepts and Applications in Coastal Habitats, R.J. Schmitt and C.W. Osenberg, eds. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
Osenberg, C.W., R.J. Schmitt, S.J. Holbrook, K.E. Abu-Saba, and A.R. Flegal. 1996. Detection of environmental impacts: natural variability, effect size, and power analysis. Pp. 83-108 in: Detecting Ecological Impacts: Concepts and Applications in Coastal Habitats, R.J. Schmitt and C.W. Osenberg, eds. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. [Republication of Osenberg et al. 1994, Ecological Applications 4:16-30.]
Schmitt, R.J. and C.W. Osenberg (editors and contributing authors). 1996. Detecting Ecological Impacts: Concepts and Applications in Coastal Marine Habitats. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. 401p.
Schmitt, R.J., C.W. Osenberg, W.J. Douros, and J. Chesson. 1996. The art and science of administrative environmental impact assessment. Pp. 279-291 in: Detecting Ecological Impacts: Concepts and Applications in Coastal Habitats, R.J. Schmitt and C.W. Osenberg, eds. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
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