Lonny Lundsten
Senior Research Technician
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Research Institute
7700 Sandholdt Road
Moss Landing, CA 95039
Phone: (831) 775-1762
Fax: (831) 775-1620
email: lonny@mbari.org
B.S., Marine and Coastal Ecology, California State University Monterey Bay
M.S., Marine Science, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Project Management
2006 - Present
ROV Video Outline Annotation - MBARI Data Users Committee
Publications
2010
Lundsten L, Schlining KL, Frasier K, Johnson SB, Kuhnz LA, Harvey JBJ, Clague G, Vrijenhoek RC (2010) Time-series Analysis of Six Whale Fall Communities in Monterey Bay, California, USA. Deep Sea Research I. In review
Mah C, Nizinski M, Lundsten L (2010) Phylogenetic Revision of the Hippasterinae (Goniasteridae; Asteroidea): Systematics of Deep Sea Corallivores, including one new genus and three new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. In press
Lundsten L, Paull CK, Schlining KL, Ussler W, McGann M (2010) Biological Characterization of a Whalefall Near Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Deep-Sea Research I 57: 918–922 Abstract
McClain CR, Lundsten L, Barry JP, DeVogelaere AP (2010) Assemblage structure, but not diversity or density, change with depth on a northeast Pacific seamount. Marine Ecology 31 (Suppl. 1): 1–12 Abstract
Clague D, Lundsten L, Hein J, Paduan J, Davis A (2010) Spotlight 6: Davidson Seamount. Oceanography 23(1): 126-127 PDF
2009
Lundsten L, McClain CR, Barry JP, Cailliet GM, Clague DA, DeVogelaere AP (2009) Ichthyofauna on Three Seamounts off Southern and Central California, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 389:223-232. Abstract
Williams GC and Lundsten L (2009) The nephtheid soft coral genus Gersemia (Marenzeller, 1878) with the description of a new species from the northeast Pacific and a review of two additional species (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea). Zoologische Mededelingen. Leiden 83 (34): 1067-1081. Open Access Article | PDF | YouTube Movie
Lundsten L, Barry JP, Cailliet GM, Clague DA, DeVogelaere AP, Geller JB (2009) Benthic Invertebrate Communities on Three Seamounts off Southern and Central California, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 374:23-32. Abstract
McClain CR, Lundsten L, Ream M, Barry JP, DeVogelaere AP (2009) Endemicity, Biogeograhy, Composition, and Community Structure On a Northeast Pacific Seamount. PLoS ONE 4(1): e4141. Open Access Article
2007
Foster MS, McConnico LM, Lundsten L, Wadsworth T, Kimball T, Brooks LB, Medina-Lopez M, Riosmena-Rodriguez R, Hernandez-Carmona G, Vasquez-Elizondo RM, Johnson S, Steller DL (2007) Diversity and natural history of a Lithamnion muelleri-Sargassum horridum community in the Gulf of California. Ciencias Marinas 33: 367-384. Abstract
2006
Stoffers P, Worthington TJ, Schwarz-Schampera U, Hannington MD, Massoth GJ, Hekinian R, Schmidt M, Lundsten L, Evans LJ, Vaiomo'unga R, Kerby T (2006) Submarine volcanoes and high-temperature hydrothermal venting on the Tonga arc, southwest Pacific. Geology 34: 453-456. Abstract
Theses
Lundsten L (2007) The Biogeography and Distribution of Megafauna at Three California Seamounts. Master's Thesis. Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. PDF
Lundsten L (2002) An evaluation of benthic infaunal community change from October 1992 to October 2001. Elkhorn Slough Technical Report Series 2002:2. PDF
Technical Documents
Burton EJ & Lundsten L (2008) Davidson Seamount Taxonomic Guide. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-08-08. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. Silver Spring, MD. PDF
Lundsten L, Graybeal J, and Stocks K (2007) Metadata Specification for Environmental Images v1.0 PDF
Burton EJ and Lundsten L (2006) Biological Characterization at the USS Macon Wreck Site. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Research Technical Report. PDF
Poster Presentations
Williams GC & Lundsten L. A new nephtheid soft coral from the northeast Pacific Ocean. 4th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals. Wellington, NZ. December 1 - 5, 2008. PDF
Stocks KI, Clark MR, Rowden AA, Consalvey M, Tittensor D, Lundsten L. The Global Census Of Marine Life On Seamounts (CENSEAM). Oceans Sciences Meeting. Orlando, Florida. March 2-7, 2008.
Stocks KI, Isenor A, Lundsten L, Bermudez L, Graybeal J. The Marine Metadata Interoperability Project: Images need their 1000 words. Ocean Biodiversity Informatics Conference. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. October 2-4, 2007.
Lundsten L, Barry JP, Clague DA, DeVogelaere AP. A Characterization of the Megafauna on Davidson Seamount. Sanctuary Currents Symposium. Seaside, CA. March 3, 2007. PDF
Lundsten L, Barry JP, Clague DA, DeVogelaere AP. A Characterization of the Megafauna on Davidson Seamount. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA. December 11 - 15, 2006. PDF
von Thun S, Lundsten L, Jacobsen-Stout N, Schlining B, Connor JL. A unique system for analyzing and describing seamount communities. European Marine Biology Symposium. Vienna, Austria. August 21-25, 2005.
Lundsten L & Clague DA. Observations and Comparisons of California Seamount Communities. Seamount Biogeosciences Network Workshop. La Jolla, CA. March 24 - 25, 2006. PDF
Lundsten L, Kuhnz L., Barry JP, Clague DA. Observations and Comparisons of California Seamount Communities. 3rd International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals. Miami, FL. November 28 - December 2, 2005. PDF
Von Thun S, Connor JL, Graybeal J, Jacobsen-Stout N, Lundsten L. Access to MBARI'S deep-sea video annotation data: 14 years of observation. 10th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Coos Bay Oregon. August 25-29, 2003
Talks
Ongoing
Monterey Bay Aquarum “Mysteries of the Deep” program
Bi-monthly since 2006
2010
Mysteries of the Deep
MBARI's Annual Open House - MBARI, Moss Landing, CA, November 3, 2009
2009
Gersemia juliepackardae: A new species of octocoral from the northeast Pacific Ocean
MBARI Board of Director’s - MBARI, Moss Landing, CA, November 3, 2009
MBARI Video Analysis and Data Visualization
Ocean Studies Board - MBARI, Moss Landing, CA, July 10, 2009
MBARI Deep-Sea Exploration and Seamount Discoveries
National Geographic Explorer's Camp - MBARI Moss Landing, CA, July 6 & 12, 2009
California Seamount Biology
MBARI/CenSeam Video and Still Image Analysis Workshop - MBARI, Moss Landing, CA, March 23 - April 1, 2009
California Seamount Biology
CSU Monterey Bay Graduate Seminar Series - CSUMB Campus, Seaside, CA, April 23, 2009
2007
MBARI Video annotation and still image analysis techniques
CenSeam Image Analysis Workshop - Totnes, UK, May 15 - 18, 2007
Research Cruises
R/V McArthur II
West Coast Corals 2010, Leg 3 Piggy Bank (Yoklavich) May 27 - July 2, 2010
Taney Seamounts (Clague), August 5 - 13, 2010
Monterey Bay Whale Falls (Vrijenhoek), November 16 - 20, 2009
Monterey Canyon Processes (Paull), June 15 - 20, 2009
Monterey Canyon Wood & Davidson Seamount (Barry), April 15 - 19, 2009
Monterey Bay Whale Falls (Vrijenhoek), March 10 - 13, 2009
Monterey Bay Whale Falls (Vrijenhoek), Dec. 18 - 21, 2007
California Seamounts (Clague), June 17 - 24, 2007
Monterey Bay Whale Falls (Vrijenhoek), Jan. 10 - 13, 2007
Davidson Seamount (DeVogelaere/Barry/BBC), Jan. 26 - Feb. 4, 2006
Monterey Canyon Processes (Paull), March 10 - 16, 2005
Midwater (Haddock), Oct. 4 - 11, 2004
Juan de Fuca Ridge (Stakes), Aug. 30 - Sept. 9, 2004
California Seamounts (Clague), April 27 - May 8, 2004
California Seamounts (Clague), October 11-17, 2003
Midwater (Robison), Sept. 29 - Oct. 4, 2003
R/V Point Lobos
Monterey Bay Whale Fall (Vrijenhoek), May 26, 2010
Midwater (Haddock), February 12, 2009
Cliff Search (Haddock), June 3, 2008
Cliff Search 2 (Barry), April 18, 2008
Cliff Search (Barry), April 10, 2008
MARS Cable Environmental Monitoring Program (Barry), January 30, 2008
MARS Cable Environmental Monitoring Program (Barry), December 6, 2007
MBA HD Filming (MBA), October 4, 2004
MBA HD Filming (MBA), January 29, 2003
R/V Zephyr
ESP recovery - April 19, 2010
ESP recovery - June 11, 2009
ESP deployment - May 14, 2009
ESP recovery - April 29, 2009
Davidson Seamount (Clague), AUV Mapping, Oct. 7 - 12, 2006
R/V Ka'imikai-O-Kanaloa
South Tonga (Tofua) Arc Submarine Volcanoes (Stoffers), Pisces IV & V Manned Submersibles, Auckland, NZ - Pago Pago, American Samoa, June 6 - 29, 2005
R/V Alpha Helix
Southeast Alaska (Kvitek) ECOHAB, June 23 - July 15, 1999
Scientific Diving (SCUBA)
Subtidal Ecology
Gulf of California (Foster), October 2003
Gulf of California (Foster), March 2003
Channel Islands (Estes/Kenner), October 8 - 13, 2002
Channel Islands (Estes/Kenner), April 2002
Southeast Alaska (Kvitek) ECOHAB, June 23 - July 15, 1999
Midwater Ecology
Monterey Bay Midwater (Robison), Sept. 29 - Oct. 4, 2003
Moorings
ESP recovery - April 19, 2010
ESP recovery - June 11, 2009
ESP deployment - May 14, 2009
ESP recovery - April 29, 2009
ESP 3 recoveries - October 27, 2008
ESP 3 deployments - October 8, 2008
ESP deployment & recovery, October - November, 2004
Submarine Dives
Pisces IV
Pisces IV #138 (Stoffers), Volcano 19, South Tonga (Tofua) Arc, 562 meters, June 21, 2005
Press & Outreach
2010
Bay Nature Magazine
Studying Underwater Mountains in Monterey Bay
by Aleta George. Jan-Mar 2010 issue.
2009
Cal Parks Foundation Podcast
Diving at Point Lobos State Park
YouTube
Gersemia juliepackardae: a new species of octocoral from the northeast Pacific Ocean
Edited, written, and narrated by Lonny Lundsten
Davidson Seamount: The Biology of an Underwater Mountain
Edited, written, and narrated by Lonny Lundsten
Monterey County Herald
Scientists see movement of marine species: Bay organisms also found at seamount 75 miles off coast
by Kayvon Sharghi (Herald Staff Writer). February 19, 2009.
Pacific Sun
It came from beneath the sea: Does Marin really share its marine sanctuary with an undersea volcano?
by Joy Lanzendorfer (Pacific Sun Reporter). February 6, 2009. PDF
2008
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Undersea mountain finds Sanctuary in Monterey Bay.
by Cassandra Brooks (Sentinel Correspondent). November 24, 2008.
Monterey County Weekly
Greater Depth - A reporter learns what it takes to SCUBA beneath the sea.
by Kera Abraham (staff reporter). September 4, 2008. PDF
Immersion Presents - Monterey Bay
Tuesday March 4, 2008
Wednesday March 5, 2008
KAZU Morning Report; Podcast
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Mission to the Deep - Mission #2 Undersea Mountains; Podcast
Mysteries of the Deep
Dive Instruction
Master SCUBA Diver Trainer
Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)
Recreational SCUBA Diving
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