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James L. Pinckney

Marine Science Program and

Department of Biological Sciences

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC 29208

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EDUCATION


1992 Ph. D. (Ecology) Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Ecology of Intertidal Benthic Microalgal Communities in North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina. R.G. Zingmark, Advisor
1987 M. Sci. (Marine Biology) Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC. Estuarine Fronts in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina: A Physical and Biological Description. P. Dustan, Advisor
1983 B. Sci. Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC.


EMPLOYMENT


2005 - Associate Professor, Marine Science Program and Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia
2004 - 05 Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station
1998 - 04 Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station
1996 - 98 Graduate Faculty Appointment, Marine Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill
1995 - 98 Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Marine Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill
1993 - 95 US Department of Energy Global Change Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow and Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Marine Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill (H. Paerl, Advisor)
1991 - 92 Research Assistant for R. Zingmark. Seaweed aquaculture in the Marshall Islands
1990 - 92 Project Manager and Research Associate, Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, SC. Oil spill contingency planning, natural resource damage assessment, and cleanup


PUBLICATIONS LINK


BOOK CHAPTERS

Pinckney, J.L. 2003. Estuaries, pp. 37-41. In E.D. Julius (ed.). Water Science and Issues, Volume 2. Macmillan Reference USA. New York.


BOOKS REVIEWED

 Enger, E.D. & B.F. Smith. 2000. Environmental Science, A Study of Interrelationships (7th Ed.). McGraw-Hill Co., Inc. NY. 431 p. (ASB Bulletin 47:230-231).

J.-P. Descy, C. Reynolds, and J. Padisák (Eds.). 1996. Phytoplankton in Turbid Environments: Rivers and Shallow Lakes. (European J. Phycol. 31:108-110)

Patrick, Ruth. 1995. Rivers of the United States. Volume II. Chemical and Physical Characteristics. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York. 237 p. (ASB Bulletin 42:214-215).


RESEARCH GRANTS


2006 - 08
Determining the potential for algal bloom in Lake Maurepas: Effects of changing nutrient load from freshwater diversion and changes in human population (P. Voegel, Co-PI) Western Lake Pontchartrain Basin Research Program $22,363
2006 - 07 Effects of sublethal concentrations of agricultural herbicides in the structure and function of estuarine phytoplankton communities NOAA/ South Carolina Sea Grant $63,276
2005 - 06 Gulf Oyster Industry Initiative: A training workshop on pigment-based detection of the harmful dinoflagellate Karenia brevis (T. Richardson, Co-PI) NOAA/ South Carolina Sea Grant $29,048
2004 - 06 Use high-resolution spatial mapping to estimate plankton response to freshwater inflows entering to Galveston Bay: Importance to watershed development and ecosystem health (S. Davis, D. Roelke Co-PIs) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality $132,434
2004 - 06 Physical control of nutrient fluxes in Galveston Bay

(A. Anis, G. Gill Co-PIs)

NOAA/Texas

Sea Grant

$191,513
2004 - 07 Collaborative Research: Th(IV) and Pa(IV,V) binding to exopolymeric acid polysaccharides in marine environments (P. Santschi Co-PI) NSF - OCE

Chemical

Oceanography

$550,000
2004 - 05 Gymnodinium breve in the Gulf of Mexico: Supplement to Research on gyroxanthin-based estimates of carbon-specific growth rates (graduate student research assistantship) (T. Richardson Co-PI). EPA

ECOHAB

$37,671
2004 - 06 Physical control of nutrient fluxes in Galveston Bay (A. Anis, G. Gill, Co-PIs) Texas

Sea Grant

$209,119
2003 - 04 Biotic responses to reduced freshwater inputs into Texas bays: Hypersalinity effects on benthic microalgal community structure and function (A. Lee, Co-PI) Texas WRRI $4,182
2002 - 07
Anhydrophilic, halotolerant microbial mats of San Salvador Island, Bahmas (T. Steppe, H. Paerl, A. Decho, Co-PIs) NSF

Microbial

Observatories

$203,035
2001 - 02
Gulf Oyster Industry Inititative: Gyroxanthin-based detection of Gymnodinium breve (T. Richardson, Co-PI) NOAA

Sea Grant

$42,787
2001 - 03
Gymnodinium breve in the Gulf of Mexico: Gyroxanthin-based estimates of carbon-specific growth rates under varying environmental conditions (T. Richardson, Co-PI) EPA

ECOHAB

$100,400
2000 Utilization of carbon substrates by the estuarine microbial community in Galveston Bay, Texas Texas A&M

Faculty

Minigrant

$1,491
1999 - 00
Development of HPLC technology for detection of Gymnodinium breve NOAA/NMFS

Texas PWD

$27,530
1998 - 99
Development of a program to assess the importance of atmospheric deposition of pollutants to near shore waters of the Gulf of Mexico (L. Cifuentes & G. Gill, Co-PIs) EPA $47,400
1998 - 99 Biologically-mediated nitrogen dynamics in eutrophying estuaries: Assessing denitrification and N2 fixation responses to proposed N loading reductions in the Neuse River Estuary (H. Paerl & M. Piehler, Co-PIs) UNC

WRRI

$55,014
1999 - 01 CISNet for the Neuse River Estuary, NC: A program for evaluating nitrogen-driven eutrophication associated with changing land use in a coastal watershed. (R. Luettich & H. Paerl, Co-PI’s). EPA

NCERQA

$576,740
1998 - 01 Water stress dynamics in anhydrophilic microbial mats: Assessing the limit of planetary life. (H. Paerl & M. Potts, Co-PI’s). NSF

LEXEN

$337,000
1998 - 00 The role of phytoplankton community composition on eutrophication and hypoxia dynamics in the Neuse River Estuary, NC. (H. Paerl, Co-PI). NC Sea Grant $139,336
1998 Acquisition of an HPLC system for diagnostic photopigment detection and characterization of aquatic microalgae. (H. Paerl, Co-PI). USDA

NRICGP

$37,210
1997 - 00 Biologically-mediated nitrogen dynamics in eutrophying estuaries: Assessing denitrification and N2 fixation responses to proposed N loading reductions in the Neuse River Estuary. (H. Paerl, Co-PI) UNC

WRRI

$209,730
1997 - 00 Anthropogenic pollutant effects on aquatic ecosystems: Impacts of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on phytoplankton dynamics and eutrophication. (H. Paerl, D. Millie, O. Schofield, G. Kirkpatrick, Co-PI’s) US EPA

Air Quality

$383,000
1996 - 99 Nitrogen-driven eutrophication of the Neuse River, NC: Phytoplankton ecophysiological responses to changing N-input dynamics. (H. Paerl, D. Millie, O. Schofield, and G. Kirkpatrick, Co-PI’s) USDA

NRICGP

$319,000
1996 - 98 Anthropogenic nitrogen sources and coastal eutrophication: Does N composition control phytoplankton biodiversity and water quality? (H. Paerl, Co-PI) NC Sea Grant $86,000
1996 - 99 Lamination in modern marine stromatolites: A geomicrobiological investigation of processes forming lithified micritic layers. (Subcontract under R.P. Reid, PI) (Total Award $297,000) NSF

Marine Geology and Biological Oceanography

$10,000
1995 - 97 Environmental control of Pfiesteria piscicida outbreaks: The role of anthropogenic nutrient loading. (H. Paerl, Co-PI) NC Sea Grant $114,000
1995 - 98 Carbon fixation and partitioning dynamics in marine microbial mats. (H. Paerl, Co-PI) NSF

Biological Oceanography

$295,000
1993 - 96 Coastal eutrophication dynamics: Linking acute and chronic new nitrogen loading to enhanced phytoplankton production and community structure alterations. (H. Paerl, Co-PI) NC Sea Grant $222,000
1993 - 96 Physiological and ecological controls of cyanobacterial bloom dynamics in hypereutrophic waters: Mechanisms and management options. (H. Paerl & D. Millie, Co-PI’s) USDA

NRICGP

$264,000
1990 - 92 Photophysiological adaptations and production periodicities of estuarine benthic microalgae Sigma Xi,

Slocum-Lunz, PSA

$4,300
1988 - 90 Biomass, distribution, and productivity of benthic microalgae at North Inlet, South Carolina Slocum-Lunz Foundation $3,300
1985 - 86 Estuarine fronts of Charleston Harbor, SC Slocum-Lunz and CCSEF $7,600


FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

2003   Texas A&M Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching (University Level Award), Texas A&M University.

2003   Outstanding Reviewer for the journal Limnology and Oceanography

2002   College of Geosciences Distinguished Achievement Award for Faculty Teaching, Texas A&M   University

2001   Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar Award, Texas A&M University

1993   US Department of Energy Global Change Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship

1991   Gordon Belser Fellowship in Botany

1989   Friends of Baruch Predoctoral Fellowship

1982   Charleston Naval League Marine Biology Award


PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES


 
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography The Oceanography Society
Phycological Society of America Estuarine Research Federation
Sigma Xi American Society for Microbiology


SERVICE


Session Organizer, Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Providence, RI (November 2007)

Session Moderator, Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting, Pine Knoll Shores, NC (March 2007)

Associate Editor, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2007 - 2012)

Review Editor, Aquatic Microbial Ecology (2006 - 2010)

Associate Editor, Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2005 - 2008)

Review Panelist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Research Program, Silver Spring, MD, November 2005.

Review Panelist, National Science Foundation, Biological Oceanography Program, Washington, DC, November 2005.

Expert Science Judge, National Ocean Science Bowl, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, March 2005, 06, 07

Science Judge, National Ocean Science Bowl, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, February 2004

Invited Workshop, Committee on Ocean Research and Education (CORE), Ocean Research Interactive Observation Networks (ORION), San Juan, PR, January 2004

Review Panelist, National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs, Washington, DC, October 2003

Review Panelist, NOAA/COP/ South Florida Research Program, Key Largo, FL, October 2003Review Panelist, Florida Sea Grant, Gainesville, FL, September 2001

Review Panelist, Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Limnology and Oceanography (DIALOG IV), American Society for Limnology and Oceanography, Washington, DC, July 2001

Review Panelist, Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Silver Spring, MD, July 1999

Invited Expert Panel, Ecological Monitoring in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Workshop, Charleston, SC, October 1998

Organizing Committee, Fourth International Conference on Toxic Cyanobacteria, Beaufort, NC, October 1998

Associate Editor, Journal of Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, NC Academy of Science

Invited Co-Leader, Workgroup on Options and Research Needs to Address Environmental Issues, Weiss Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC, April 1996.

Invited Participant in NOAA’s Estuarine Eutrophication Survey, South Atlantic Regional Workshop, Charleston, SC, February 1996.

Invited Participant in the Coastal Benthic Optical Properties (CoBOP) Workshop sponsored by the Environmental Optics Program of the Office of Naval Research, Washington, DC, January 1996.

Invited Participant in the Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Limnology and Oceanography (DIALOG) Symposium, Bermuda Biological Station, Bermuda, December 1994.

Program Chairman and Host for the 16th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Phycological Colloquy, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC, October 1994.

Marine Ecology Summer Course, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, Summer 1988.

 

Reviewed manuscripts for:

Applied and Environmental Microbiology Aquatic Microbial Ecology Biological Conservation
Archiv Für Hydrobiologie Botanica Marina Marine Chemistry
Continental Shelf Research Ecology Ecological Applications
Diatom Research New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Ecological Monographs Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science Estuaries
Hydrobiologia Journal of Plankton Research Marine Pollution Bulletin
Integrative and Comparative Biology Harmful Algae Environmental Microbiology
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Journal of Phycology Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society
Limnology and Oceanography Marine Biology Marine Ecology Progress Series
Marine Environmental Research Mangroves and Saltmarshes J. World Aquaculture Society
Environmental Microbiology Progress in Oceanography Gulf of Mexico Science
Limnology & Oceanography Methods    


Reviewed proposals for:

National Science Foundation Sea Grant Other Agencies
Biological Oceanography Maryland National Environmental Research Council
Ecosystem Studies Mississippi-Alabama UNC Water Resources Research Institute
Ecol & Evolutionary Physiology New York NOAA Coastal Ocean Program
Integrative & Theoret Ecology South Carolina NOAA CICEET
International Programs Texas National Undersea Research Center
Long-term Ecological Research North Carolina USDA Small Bus Innov Research
Physiology and Behavior California US-Israel Binational Foundation
Polar Programs Connecticut Environmental Protection Agency
Life in Extreme Environments    
OCE Ed/Human Resources    
Antarctic Biology & Medicine    
Metabolic Biochemistry    
Population Biology    
Biotic Surveys and Inventories    
EAR Integrated Carbon Cycles    
Earth & Atmospheric Research    
Microbial Observatories    
Environ & Structural Systems    



PRESENTATIONS (Primary Presenter Only)


Physical and Biogeochemical Controls of Ecosystem Structure and Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Anthropogenically-impacted Estuaries. Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. 19 November 2007 (Invited).

Spatiotemporal patterns of subtidal benthic microalgal biomass and community composition in Galveston Bay, TX. Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Providence, RI. 07 November 2007 (Session Chair).

Benthic microalgal community composition and spatiotemporal dynamics in a shallow, turbid estuary. Southeastern and Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Meeting, Pine Knoll Shores, NC. 17 Mar 2007.

Untreated urban effluent effects on phytoplankton community structure and function in Lake Pontchartrain, LA. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting, GTM NEER Environmental Education Center, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. April 2006.

Biogeochemical and physical controls of estuarine phytoplankton community structure. Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. March 2006. (Invited)

To HAB and HAB Not: Biogeochemical and physical controls of estuarine phytoplankton community structure. Department of Oceanography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. April 2005. (Invited).

To HAB and HAB Not: Biogeochemical and physical controls of estuarine phytoplankton community structure. Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. April 2004. (Invited).

Phytoplankton photopigments: A useful bioindicator for measuring changes in the condition of estuarine ecosystems. Am. Soc. Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Savannah, GA. June 2004.

System-scale nutrient and phytoplankton fluctuations in Galveston Bay. Seminar, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. November 2003 (Invited)

To HAB and HAB Not: Relating ecological processes to harmful and nuisance algal blooms in Galveston Bay. Seminar, Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. November 2003. (Invited)

System-scale fluctuations of nutrients in Galveston Bay, Texas. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Colloquium on Functioning of Microphytobenthos in Estuarine Environments. Amsterdam, the Netherlands. August 2003. (Invited)

To HAB and HAB Not: Relating ecological processes to harmful and nuisance algal blooms in Galveston Bay, Texas. Grice Marine Biological Laboratory, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC. April 2003. (Invited)

To HAB and HAB Not: Relating ecological processes to harmful and nuisance algal blooms in Galveston Bay, Texas. Department of Biology, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA. March 2003. (Invited)

Photoacclimation responses of microbial mats along a depth gradient in a hypersaline pond, San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Am. Soc. Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah. February 2003.

Phytoplankton and Pink Oysters in Galveston Bay. Galveston Bay Symposium, League City, TX, Jan 03.

Pink oysters and cryptophytes in Galveston Bay, Texas Department of Agriculture, Austin, TX, 27 Feb 02. (Invited).

Combining 14C and O2 benthic primary productivity methods to improve estimates of meiofaunal grazing. Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL. Nov 01

Phytoplankton ecology in Galveston Bay, Texas. Texas A&M University at Galveston, Department of Marine Sciences, Galveston, Texas. 09 Apr 01. (Invited)

Development of HPLC technology for the detection of Gymnodinium breve. TexHABs Workshop, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Austin, TX. 04 Jan 01. (Invited)

The role of nutrient loading and eutrophication in estuarine ecology. Centers for Disease Control/National Centers for Environmental Health National Conference on Pfiesteria: From Biology to Public Health. Atlanta, GA. October 2000. (Invited)

Assessing the impacts of atmospheric deposition of pollutants on Gulf of Mexico waters. Gulf of Mexico Symposium, Mobile, AL. April 2000

Hydrographic controls of phytoplankton community composition and spatiotemporal distributions in Galveston Bay, Texas. Am. Geophys. Union/Am. Soc. Limnol. Oceanogr. Ocean Sciences 2000 Meeting, San Antonio, TX. January 2000.

In situ phytoplankton community growth rate determinations using radiolabeled photopigment biomarkers. Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, New Orleans, LA. September 1999. (Invited).

Microalgal mediation of lithification in Bahamian stromatolites. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting. February 1999. (Invited).

Modeling benthic microalgal production in estuarine ecosystems. Texas A&M University, Department of Oceanography, College Station, TX. December 1998. (Invited).

.Chemotaxonomy of harmful algal blooms. Fourth International Conference on Toxic Cyanobacteria. Beaufort, NC. September 1998. (Invited).

Chemotaxonomic approaches for assessing environmental controls and bloom potentials of natural phytoplankton communities. Phycological Society of America Meeting. August 1998. (Invited).

Overview of the Neuse River Estuary modeling and monitoring (ModMon) project. Neuse River Estuary Model Development Stakeholder’s Technical Workshop. Raleigh, NC. April 1998.

Water Quality Monitoring Programs. Neuse River Modeling and Monitoring Workshop. Chapel Hill, NC. April 1998.

Water quality issues for North Carolina. Leadership Carteret Civic Group ‘98. Pine Knoll Shores, NC. February 1998. (Invited).

Environmental controls of Pfiesteria outbreaks: the role of anthropogenic nutrient loading. 12th Annual Duke/UNC Oceanographic Consortium Symposium, Duke Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC. November 1997.

Algal blooms in the Neuse River: Who, Why, When, and Where? Old Dominion University, Department of Oceanography, Norfolk, VA. November 1997. (Invited).

Algal blooms in the Neuse River: Who, Why, When, and Where? University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Curriculum in Marine Sciences, Chapel Hill, NC. October 1997. (Invited).

Experimental and analytical approaches for linking estuarine processes and phytoplankton community structure in the Neuse River Estuary, NC. Texas A&M University, Department of Oceanography, College Station, TX. September 1997. (Invited).

Nutrient regulation of phytoplankton community structure and ecosystem processes. College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA. August 1997. (Invited)

Nutrient regulation of phytoplankton community dynamics and ecosystem processes. University of Texas, Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX. April 1997. (Invited)

Is nitrogen nitrogen? Ecological consequences of changing nitrogen inputs in N-sensitive estuarine and coastal waters. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting. February 1997.

Microalgal photopigment radiolabeling applications in ecological studies. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting. February 1997. (Invited)

Tracking phytoplankton bloom dynamics in the Neuse River using marker pigments: Water quality and management implications. Eleventh Annual Duke/UNC Oceanographic Consortium Symposium, Duke Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC. November 1996.

Estuarine nuisance algal blooms, the Cat in the Hat, and the Seuss Principle. Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ. November 1996. (Invited)

Phytoplankton bloom dynamics in the Neuse River Estuary, NC: Temporal mosaics and application of the Seuss Principle. Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL. October 1996. (Invited)

Current Research at the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences. Lighthouse Rotary Club, Morehead City, NC. August 1996. (Invited)

Nutrient - phytoplankton interactions in the Neuse River Estuary. State Coastal Resources Advisory Council, Morehead City, NC. July 1996. (Invited)

Microbial ecophysiology and community dynamics: microalgal models in aquatic habitats. University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island, GA. March 1996. (Invited)

Plant ecophysiology and ecosystem processes: microalgal models in aquatic habitats. Department of Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. February 1996. (Invited)

Spatial patterns and temporal mosaics: Phytoplankton community structure alterations in physically-variable environments. American Geophysical Union / American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting. February 1996.

Neuse River phytoplankton: Taxa-specific growth responses to nutrient additions. Estuarine Research Federation Meeting. November 1995.

Alteration of community structure and function in stressed ecosystems: A case study of nutrients, phytoplankton biodiversity, and eutrophication in the Neuse River. Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. November 1995. (Invited)

Nutrient sources and trends. The North Carolina Nutrient Summit, Raleigh, NC. August 1995. (Invited)

Microalgal biodiversity and community function: Using new physiological tools to take a look under the hood. Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, GA. June 1995. (Invited)

Does the metabolism of modern-day intertidal stromatolites indicate microbial community function? American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting. June 1995.

Ecology of benthic microalgal communities in North Inlet Estuary. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography DIALOG Symposium, Bermuda. December 1994. (Invited)

New approaches for examining benthic microalgal community structure and function. University of Georgia, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, GA. September 1994. (Invited)

Evaluation of an in-line flow scintillation counter for measuring 14C-labelled carotenoids. Phycological Society of America Meeting. June 1994.

Seasonal and nutrient addition effects on microbial mat community structure and function. American Geophysical Union / American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting. February 1994.

Quantifying the contribution of microscale processes to estuarine ecosystem carbon dynamics. NC State University. November 1993 (Invited)

An irradiance-based model of estuarine benthic microalgal production. 12th Biennial International Estuarine Research Conference. November 1993.

Productivity and modeling of microphytobenthic communities. University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany. June 1993 (Invited)

Benthic microalgal annual production in North Inlet estuary, South Carolina. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting. March 1993.

Ecophysiological modelling of annual benthic microalgal production. UNC-Chapel Hill, School of Environmental Science and Technology. February 1993.

Life on the edge: the ecology of primary production at interfacial transition zones. UNC-Institute of Marine Sciences. December 1992.

Modeling benthic microalgal annual production in North Inlet estuary. USC-Department of Biological Sciences. November 1992.

Modelling estuarine benthic microalgal production. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting. February 1992. (Invited)

The annual cycle of benthic microalgal biomass and production in the euhaline North Inlet estuary. Fourth International Phycological Congress. August 1991.

Feasibility of using natural fluorescence as a measure of primary productivity in estuarine systems. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting. October 1990.

Short-term variability in rates of benthic microalgal production: The effects of tidal stage and time of day. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting. April 1990. (Best Graduate Student Paper Award).

The effects of tidal stage and time of day on rates of benthic microalgal photosynthesis. South Carolina Academy of Science Meeting. March 1990. (Honorable Mention for Graduate Student Presentation Award).

A model of tidally driven phytoplankton aggregation. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting. March 1988.

Estuarine fronts of Charleston Harbor. College of Charleston. September 1987.

Estuarine fronts of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina: Physical and biological characteristics. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting. April 1987.

Tidally driven aggregation of phytoplankton in Charleston Harbor. South Carolina Academy of Sciences Meeting. May 1987.

Estuarine fronts: The aggregation of biological resources in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting. April 1986.

The Key Largo reef vitality survey. 1. Quantitative assessment of overall coral vitality. South Carolina Academy of Sciences Meeting. April 1985.

Loggerhead turtles at Kiawah. Charleston Natural History Society. October 1983. (Invited).


TECHNICAL REPORTS


Author or Co-Author on 16 Technical Reports on oil and hazardous substances pollution incidents: planning and response considerations for major estuaries in the continental US. Bibliography available on request.


FIELD RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS


Mote Marine Lab, Sarasota, FL

Gulf of Mexico, R/V Gyre

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), Cocodrie, LA (Jul 1999, Jan 2000)

Gulf Stream/Sargasso Sea, R/V Cape Hatteras

Baltic Sea, Finland, R/V Aranda

Antarctica, McMurdo and Dry Valleys (Lake Bonney)

Highborne Cay, Bahamas, R/V Calanus

Exuma Cays, Bahamas, R/V Calanus

Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas

San Salvador Island, Bahamas

Wisconsin Lakes

Marshall Islands, Micronesia

Discovery Bay, Jamaica

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Barnstable & Great Sippiwissett Marshes

Florida Keys, Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary

Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL



WORLD-WIDE WEB PAGES


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ACADEMICS


Graduate Students - Major Advisor

   * Örnólfsdóttir, Erla B. (Ph.D.), Oceanography, TAMU (May 02)

   * Lumsden, S. Elizabeth (M. Sci.), Oceanography, TAMU (Aug 02)

   Lee, Alyce R. (Ph.D), Oceanography, TAMU (graduation - 2005)

   * Salazar, Alicia (M. Sci.), Oceanography, TAMU (graduation - 2004)

   Marshalonis, Daniel (Ph.D.), Biological Sciences, USC (graduation - 2007)

   * Buschur, Jean Marie (M.Sci.), Marine Sciences, USC (graduation - 2007)

   Hagenbuch, Isaac (Ph.D.), Biological Sciences, USC


Graduate Students - Committee Member

   * Alexander, Jessica (Ph.D.), Marine Science, USC

   * Alvarado-Quiroz, Nicolas (Ph.D.), Oceanography, TAMU

   * Beaty, Vernon, (Ph.D.), Biological Sciences, USC

   * Beck, Jessica (Ph.D), Wildlife and Fisheries Science, TAMU

   * Bergmann, Patricia (Ph.D.), Rutgers University

   * Breed, Greg (M.Sci.), Oceanography, TAMU

   * Buyukates, Yesim (Ph.D.) Wildlife & Fisheries Science, TAMU

   * Chen, Min (M.Sci.), Oceanography, TAMU

   Chen, Xiaojia (Ph.D.), Oceanography, TAMU

   Culbertson, Jan (Ph.D.), Biology, TAMU

   Davis, Debra (Ph.D.), Biological Sciences, USC

   * Errera, Reagan M. (M. Sci.), Wildlife & Fisheries Science, TAMU

   * Francis, Simone (Ph.D.), Oceanography, TAMU

   * Fletcher, William (M.Sci.), Oceanography, TAMU

   * Harrington, Monica (M.Sci.), Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina

   * Hebert, Andrew (M.Sci. & Ph.D.), Oceanography, TAMU

   Hooker, Dara (Ph.D.), Marine Sciences, USC

   * Jones, Brian (M.Sci), Oceanography, TAMU

   * Mace, Kimberly (Ph.D.), Oceanography, TAMU

   * Moreno, Paula (Ph.D.), Wildlife & Fisheries Science, TAMU

   Ranhofer, Melissa (Ph.D.), Marine Science, USC

   Richardson, Cameron (Ph.D.), Biological Sciences, USC

   * Ruehl, Clifton (M.Sci.) Wildlife & Fisheries Science, TAMU

   * Smith, Jennifer (M. Sci.), Oceanography, TAMU

   * Steppe, Timothy (Ph.D.), Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina

   * Stone, Jennifer (M. Sci.), Biology, TAMU

   * Wang, Yuning (Ph.D.), Oceanography, TAMU



* indicates graduation




Courses Taught at Texas A&M University

Introduction to Oceanography (undergraduate, non-majors)

Ecology of the Continental Shelf: Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystem Processes (graduate, revised course).

Oceanographic Data Collection and Analysis Methods (graduate, new course)

 

Courses Taught at University of South Carolina

Data Collection and Analysis Methods in Marine Science (MSCI 599/758)

Oceans and Man (MSCI 210)

Estuarine Oceanography (MSCI/GEOL 581)

Marine Ecology (MSCI/BIOL 575)    


 


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