Courses that I teach

Bio 1: Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology 

Bio 100: Introduction to Scientific Analysis

Bio 105: Life in the Ocean

Bio 167: Quantitative Methods in Biology

Bio 179/279: Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management

Bio 220A: Foundations in Scientific Inquiry

Bio 294B: Seminar in Ecology

Select Publications

Roberts, EX*, Cepeda L*, Morgan JA*, Davidson TM (2025) Artificial isopod burrows provide a refuge from desiccation for intertidal crustaceans. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 591: 152124

Davidson TM, Smith CM, Torchin ME (2022) Introduced mangroves escape damage from marine and terrestrial enemies. Ecology 103: e3604

Albright S*, Sellers AJ, Davidson TM (2022) Native urchins as potential agents of biotic resistance to the introduced alga Kappaphycus alvarezii in a tropical lagoon. Biological Invasions 24: 345-351.

Davidson TM, Altieri AH, Ruiz GM, Torchin ME (2018). Bioerosion in a changing world: a conceptual framework. Ecology Letters 21: 422-438

Davidson TM, Ruiz GM,  Torchin ME (2016) Boring crustaceans shape the land–sea interface in brackish Caribbean mangroves. Ecosphere 7(8):e01430

*CSUS student authors

Research Projects/Interests

Broadly, my research interests include marine ecology, invasion biology, and conservation. I investigate how biota affect habitat structure, community ecology, and resources in marine and aquatic ecosystems. I'm particularly interested in how human impacts (such as introductions of invasive species, climate change) alter biotic interactions and key habitat-forming foundation species and ecosystem engineers. I conduct studies in a variety of systems ranging from salt marshes and the rocky intertidal in California and Oregon to mangroves and coral reefs in the Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Please see my website for more details: www.davidsonlab.info