Publications

  1. Padilla Vriesman, V., Palmer, H.M., Banker, R.M.W., Bean, J.R., Carlson, S.J., and Hill, TM. 2023. Coastal climate variability and seasonality recorded by an intertidal mussel species: insights from 9000 years of stable isotope data from Mytilus californianus. Accepted at PloS One.
  2. Banker, R.M.W., Dineen, A.A., Tyler, C.L., Roopnarine, P.D. 2022. Beyond functional diversity: the importance of trophic position to understanding functional processes in community evolution. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. [Banker Invited Contribution to Special Volume: Integrating Conservation Biology and Paleobiology to Manage Biodiversity and Ecosystems in a Changing World]
  3. Roopnarine, P.D., Banker, R.M.W., Sampson, S.D. 2022. Ecosystem regeneration using an extinct megaherbivore: Steller's sea cow as a keystone facilitator of resilience in giant kelp forests of the northern Pacific. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
  4. Palmer, H.M., Padilla Vriesman, V., Banker, R.M.W., Bean, J.R. 2022. Compilation of a database of Holocene nearshore marine mollusk shell geochemistry from the California Current System. Earth System Science Data, 14: 1695–1705, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-1695-2022. [Companion Paper to Data Publication DOI:10.1594/PANGAEA.932671]
  5. Banker, R.M.W., Lipovac, J.*, Stachowicz, J.J., Gold, D.A. 2022. Sodium molybdate does not inhibit sulfate-reducing bacteria but increases shell growth in the Pacific oyster Magallana gigas. PLoS One, 17: e0262939. *Undergraduate author
  6. Roopnarine, P.D., Banker, R.M.W. 2021. Ecological stasis on geological time scales. Science, 372: 237–238.
  7. Banker, R.M.W., Sumner, D. Y. 2020. Structure and distribution of chalky deposits in the Pacific oyster using x-ray computed tomography (CT). Scientific Reports, 10: 12118.
  8. Banker, R.M.W., Coil, D. 2020. Inoculation with Desulfovibrio sp. does not enhance chalk formation in the Pacific Oyster. Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00407.
  9. Goodwin, D.H., Gillikin, D.P., Banker, R., Watters, G.T., Dettman, D.L., Romanek, C. S. 2019. Reconstructing intra-annual growth of freshwater mussels using  oxygen isotopes. Chemical Geology, 526(5): 7-22.
  10. Vermeij, G.J., Banker, R., Capece, L. R., Hernandez, E. S., Salley, S. O., Vries.  man, V. P., Wortham, B. E. 2018. The coastal North Pacific: Origins and history of a dominant marine biota. Journal of Biogeography, 46: 1-18.
  11. Banker, R., Vermeij, G.J. 2018. Oyster microbial communities and implications for chalky deposit formation. Hydrobiologia, 816(1): 121-135.
  12. Leung, W, et al. 2015. Drosophila Muller F elements maintain a distinct set of genomic properties over 40 Million years of evolution. G3: Genes| Genomes| Genetics, g3-114.

Data Publications

  1. Palmer, H.M., Padilla Vriesman, V., Banker, R.M.W., Bean, J.R. 2021. A database of
Holocene nearshore marine mollusc shell geochemistry from the Northeast Pacific. PANGAEA, 15. 10.1594/PANGAEA.932671.

​Abstracts

  1. Banker, R.M.W., Ess, M., Dineen, A.A., Roopnarine, P.D., Tyler, C.L. 2024. Compartmentalization of paleocommunity trophic networks during the Mesozoic Marine Revolution. North American Paleontological Convention, Ann Arbor, MI. Talk.
  2. Ess, M., Banker, R.M.W., Dineen, A.A., Roopnarine, P.D., Tyler, C.L. 2024. Changes in Ecospace Utilization across the Richmondian Invasion in the Cincinnatian Arch (Late Ordovician). North American Paleontological Convention, Ann Arbor, MI. Talk.
  3. Tyler, C.L., Banker, R.M.W., Ess, M., Dineen, A.A., Roopnarine, P.D. 2024. Changes in marine food web structure and the consequences of invasive species during the Late Ordovician. North American Paleontological Convention, Ann Arbor, MI. Talk.
  4. Tackett, L., Banker, R.M.W., Ess, M., Dineen, A.A., Celement, A., Tyler, C.L., Roopnarine, P.D. 2024. Fine-scale food web modeling for shallow marine ecosystems. North American Paleontological Convention, Ann Arbor, MI. Talk.
  5. Banker, R.M.W., Ess, M., Roopnarine, P.D., Dineen, A.A., Tyler, C.L. 2023. Late Ordovician food webs across the Richmondian Invasion. Geological Society of American Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. Talk.
  6. Ess, M., Banker, R.M.W., Dineen, A.A., Roopnarine, P.D., Tyler, C.L. 2023. Changes in Shallow Marine Functional Space Across the Richmondian Invasion in the Cincinnatian Arch (Late Ordovician). Geological Society of American Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. Talk.
  7. Padilla Vriesman, V., Bean, J., Palmer, H.M., Banker, R.M.W., Chen, W. 2023. A synthesis of sclerochronological datasets to improve seasonal and environmental interpretations of archaeological California mussel shells. Geological Society of American Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. Talk.
  8. Banker, R.M.W., Roopnarine, P.D., Sampson, S.D. 2023. Stellar’s sea cow and kelp forest regeneration in the northern Pacific. Conservation Paleobiology Network Symposium, Gainesville, FL. Talk.
  9. Roopnarine, P.D., Banker, R.M.W., Sampson, S.D. 2023. Giant Kelp Forest Resilience to Ocean Warming; Historical and Modern Systems. Conservation Paleobiology Network Symposium, Gainesville, FL. Talk.
  10. Ess, M.P., Banker, R.M.W., Dineen, A.A., Roopnarine, P.D., Tyler, C.L. 2022. Changes in Marine Functional Ecospace Utilization during the Richmondian Invasion (Late Ordovician). American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting Chicago, IL. Poster.
  11. Banker, R.M.W., Ess, M., Dineen, A., Roopnarine, P.D., Tyler, C.L. 2022. Effect of Richmondian Invasion on Late Ordovician community food web structure. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. Talk.
  12. Banker, R.M.W., Dineen, A., Sorman, M., Tyler, C.L., Roopnarine, P.D. 2022. Trophic expansion and community stability of Tethyan ecosystems during the Mesozoic Marine Revolution. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Online. Talk.
  13. Voong, V.*, Banker, R.M.W. 2021. Careers in Science Interns create field guide a document diversity for Wilson Grove collection at the California Academy of Sciences. American Geophysical Union, New Orleans, LA. Poster. *High school student presenter – Bright Stars Program
  14. Banker, R.M.W., Dineen, A., Tyler, C.L., Roopnarine, P.D. 2021. Development of community food web dynamics during the Mesozoic Marine Revolution. American Geophysical Union, New Orleans, LA. Poster.
  15. Banker, R.M.W., Dineen, A., Tyler, C.L., Roopnarine, P.D. 2021. Changing community dynamics during the Mesozoic Marine Revolution. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, All Virtual. Talk.
  16. Padilla Vriesman, V., Palmer, H.M., Bean, J.R., Banker, R.M.W., Carlson, S.J., Hill, T.M. 2020. Evaluating chemical changes in a culturally significant intertidal marine calcifier throughout the Holocene. SACNAS. Poster.
  17. Padilla Vriesman, V., Palmer, H.M., Bean, J.R., Banker, R.M.W., Bean, J.R. 2019. Synthesizing geochemical data from archaeological shells to construct long-term, seasonal archives of nearshore environments. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. Poster.
  18. Fox-Dobbs, K., Hill, T., Ibarra, D., Oster, J., Paleo to Policy Workshop Participants*. 2019. A call to action after the Paleo to Policy Workshop: How to build bridges between paleontological research and decision making. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Poster. *Contributed as workshop participant.
  19. Banker, R. 2019. Are bacteria important for chalk formation in oysters? World Congress of Malacology, Pacific Grove, California. Talk.
  20. Banker, R., Sumner, D. Y. 2018. Structure and distribution of chalky deposits in oyster shells using x-ray computed tomography (CT). Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting: Indianapolis, IN. Talk.
  21. Banker, R. 2018. Oyster chalk as a case of microbially influenced mineralization: initial results and insights. Ocean Sciences Meeting: Portland, Oregon. Poster.
  22. Banker, R. 2017. Preliminary Characterization of oyster chalky-deposits using X-ray computed tomography. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: Seattle, Washington. Talk.
  23. Banker, R. 2016. Preliminary evaluation of microbial communities isolated from the calcifying fluid of oysters. Ocean Sciences Meeting: New Orleans, Louisiana. Poster.
  24. Banker, R. 2015. Analysis of the microbiomes from the calcifying fluid of the Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and the Olympia Oyster (Ostrea lurida). 96th Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Naturalists, Sacramento, California. Poster.
  25. Goodwin, D. H., Banker, R., Gillikin, D. P., Watters, G. T., and Romanek, C.S. 2013. Calibration of environmental variables with stable isotopes from the freshwater bivalve mollusk Lampsilis cardium: I. Oxygen Isotopes. 3rd International Sclerochronology Conference, Caernarfon, Wales. Poster.
  26. Banker, R., Goodwin, D. H., Gillikin, D. P., Watters, G. T., and Romanek, C. S. 2012. Towards establishing pre-fracking geochemical baseline: intra-annual growth of Lampsilis cardium in central Ohio. Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting: Charlotte, North Carolina. Poster.