Benthic ecology, effects of contaminated sediments on benthic organisms, sediment toxicity, sediment assessments, design and development of environmental monitoring programs.

B.A. Zoology, California State University, Fresno. January, 1969.

M.A. Biology, California State University, Fresno (Moss Landing Marine Laboratory). June, 1972.

Ph.D. Biology, University of Southern California. August, 1982.

Program Manager, 1993-1997, Regional Monitoring Program, San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA.

Principal Scientist 1981-1992, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), 646 West Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA

Adjunct Professor 1985-1992, California State University, Long Beach

Research Associate in Invertebrate Zoology 1989-1995, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History

Thompson, B. 1980. Sipuncula and Echiura chapters, In, A taxonomic listing of common marine invertebrate species from southern California. Compiled by D. Straughan and R. Klink. Alan Hancock Foundation Technical Report 3, 281 pp.

Thompson, B. 1980. A new bathyal sipunculan from southern California, with ecological notes. Deep-Sea Research, 27A, 951-957.

Jones, G.F. and B. Thompson, 1984. The ecology of Parvilucina tenuisculpta (Carpenter, 1865) on the southern California borderland. Veliger, 26:188-198.

Jones, G.F. and B. Thompson, 1986. The ecology of Adontorhina cyclia (Berry) on the southern California borderland. Int. Rev. ges. Hydrobiol., 71:687-700.

Thompson, B., G. Hershelman, and R. Gossett, 1986. Contaminants in sediments of two nearshore basin slopes off southern California. Mar. Poll. Bull., 17:404-409.

Thompson, B. and G. Jones, 1987. Benthic macrofaunal assemblages of slope habitats in the southern California borderland. Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper #7, 21 pp.

Jones, G. and B. Thompson, 1987. The ecology of Cyclocardia ventricosa (Gould, 1850) on the southern California Borderland. Veliger, 29, 374-383.

Thompson, B., G. Jones, J. Laughlin, D. Tsukada, 1987. Distribution, abundance, and size-composition of echinoids from basin slopes off southern California. Bull. So. Cal. Acad. Sci. 86, 113-125.

MacDonald, C. and B. Thompson, 1987. Characteristics of a recreational fishery for the Hawaiian spiny lobster Panulirus marginatus at Midway Islands. N. Amer. J. Fishery Mgmt., 7, 194-201.

Jones. G. and B. Thompson, 1987. The distribution and abundance of Chloeia pinnata (Moore) on the southern California borderland. Pacific Science, 41, 122-131.

Thompson, B., S. Bay, J. Anderson, et al., 1989. Chronic effects of contaminated sediment on the urchin Lytechinus pictus. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 8, 629-637.

Thompson, B. and J. Dorsey, 1989. Recovery of Santa Monica Bay from sludge discharge: progress report. Proc. Oceans '89, Mar. Tech. Soc., Vol. 3.

Thompson, B., S. Bay, et al. 1991. Sublethal effects of hydrogen sulfide in sediment on the urchin Lytechinus pictus. Mar. Environ. Res. 31:309-321.

Thompson, B., D. Tsukada, and J. Laughlin. 1993. Megafaunal assemblages of coastal shelves, slopes, and basins off southern California. Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci., 92, 24-42.

Bernstein, B., B. Thompson, and R. Smith, 1993. A combined science and management framework for developing regional monitoring objectives. Coastal Management, 21, 185-195.

Thompson, B., J. Dixon, S. Schroeter, D. Reish. 1993. Benthic Invertebrates. In, Ecology of the southern California Bight: A synthesis and Interpretation. University of California Press.

Chapman, P. et al. (12 authors), 1997. General guidelines for using the sediment quality triad. Mar. Poll. Bull. 34:368-372.

Thompson, B., B. Anderson, J. Hunt, K.Taberski, B. Phillips, 1999. Relationships between sediment toxicity and contamination in San Francisco Bay. Mar. Environ. Res. 48:285-309.

Thompson, B., R. Hoenicke, J. Davis, A. Gunther, In Press. An overview of contaminant-related issues identified by monitoring in San Francisco Bay. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.

SCCWRP, 1984. Pre-discharge studies for deep sludge disposal off Orange County. SCCWRP report to the Orange County Sanitation Districts.

Thompson, B. 1982. Variation in benthic assemblages. SCCWRP Biennial Report, 45-58.

Thompson, B., J.N. Cross, J.D. Laughlin, G.P. Hershelman, R. Gossett, and D. Tsukada. 1984. Biological conditions on coastal slopes. SCCWRP Biennial Report, 37-68.

Thompson, B., J.D. Laughlin, and D. Tsukada, 1984. Ingestion and oxygen consumption in slope echinoids. SCCWRP Biennial Report, 93-108.

Bernstein, B., R.W. Smith, and B. Thompson, 1984. Replication and power testing for biological monitoring. SCCWRP Biennial Report, 21-36.

Brown, D.A., S.M. Bay, B. Thompson, 1985. Review of bioassay and bioaccumulation techniques. SCCWRP Contribution 215, 130 pp.

Thompson, B., J. Laughlin, and D. Tsukada, 1987. 1985 Reference site survey. SCCWRP Tech. Rept. 221, 50 pp.

Anderson, J.W., S.M. Bay, B. Thompson, 1988. Characteristics and effects of contaminated sediments from southern California. SCCWRP report to California State Water Resources Control Board.

Thompson, B., B. Bernstein, R. Smith, R. Packard. 1991. Assessment of monitoring and data management needs in Santa Monica Bay. Final Report to Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project, Feb. 1991.

Thompson, B., 1991. Recovery of Santa Monica Bay from Sludge Discharge. Final Report to Hyperion Treatment Plant, Environmental Monitoring Division. SCCWRP Tech. Rept. 349.

Smith, R., T. Grieb, B. Thompson, 1992. Analysis of ambient monitoring data for the southern California Bight, Report to U.S. EPA Region IX, San Francisco, Ca., by EcoAnalysis, Inc., Tetra-Tech, Inc., and SCCWRP, 104 pp.

Thompson, B., D. Tsukada, D., and D. O'Donohue, 1993. 1990 Reference Site Survey. SCCWRP Technical Report 355, 58 pp.

Thompson, B. 1994. Research recommendations for the San Francisco Estuary, Understanding the Estuary. SFEI Report to San Francisco Estuary Project, 45 pp.

Hoenicke, R., Davis, J., Thompson, B., and Haskins, J. 1996. Bioaccumulation of contaminants by transplanted bivalves in the San Francisco Estuary: Status and Trends. SFEI Report to Bay Area Dischargers Assoc., 80 pp.

Thompson, B., Peterson, H., Kellogg, M. 1996. Benthic macrofaunal assemblages in San Francisco Estuary. In, RMP 1995 Annual Report, SFEI, Richmond, CA.

Contributing Author, San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) Annual Reports, 1993-1997. SFEI, Richmond, CA

Thompson, B., Lowe, S., L. Gravitz, 1999. Sediment Conditions near Wastewater Discharges in San Francisco Bay. Draft Report to the Bay Area Discharger's Assoc. San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA.

Lee II, H., B. Thompson, S. Lowe, 1999. Impacts of Nonindigenous Species on Subtidal Benthic Assemblages in the San Francisco Estuary. Draft report to US EPA Region IX. 16 pp.

Thompson, B., S. Lowe, M. Kellogg,. 2000. Macrobenthic Assemblages of the San Francisco Bay-Delta, and their Responses to Abiotic Factors. Draft Technical Report of the Regional Monitoring Program, San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA.

Lowe, S. and B. Thompson, 2000. A Preliminary Assessment of

Benthic Responses to Sediment Contamination in San Francisco Bay. Draft Technical Report of the Regional Monitoring Program, San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA.