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First, M.R., H.L. Miller, P.J. Lavrentyev, J.L. Pinckney, A.B. Burd. 2008. Microzooplankton growth and trophic interactions can shape the outcomes of serial dilution experiments. Aquatic Microbial Ecology (in prep.)

Buschur, J.M. and J.L. Pinckney. 2008. Algal ecotoxicology: The effect of benzalkonium chloride on estuarine phytoplankton (in prep).

Drury, D.M., C.F. Rakocinski,, J.L. Pinckney. 2008. Grass shrimp vs. nutrient enrichment effects on algal epiphyte functional groups from the ephemeral SAV, Ruppia maritima. (in prep).

Marshalonis, D., J.L. Pinckney, T.L. Richardson, D.S. Wethey. 2008. Effects of gelatinous zooplankton predation in a generic estuarine plankton population model: evidence of trophic cascade effects. (in prep).

Errera, R.M., D.L. Roelke, R. Kiesling, B.W. Brooks, J.P. Grover, L. Schwierzke, F. Ureña-Boeck, J.W. Baker, J.L. Pinckney. 2008. The effect of imbalanced nutrients and immigration on Prymnesium parvum community dominance and toxicity: Results from in-lake microcosm experiments, Texas, USA. Aquatic Microbial Ecology (Accepted Jan 2008).

Pinckney, J.L. and A.R. Lee. 2007. Spatiotemporal patterns of subtidal benthic microalgal biomass and community composition in Galveston Bay, Texas, USA. Estuaries and Coasts (Accepted Nov 2007).

Marshalonis, D., J.L. Pinckney, and T.L. Richardson. 2007. Effects of predator size on phytoplankton community structure and function in a temperate tidal creek estuary. Estuaries and Coasts (submitted August 2007).

76. Marshalonis, D. and J.L. Pinckney. 2007. Respiration rates of dominant hydromedusae in the North Inlet tidal estuary during summer and winter. Journal of Plankton Research 29:1031-1040.

75. Marshalonis, D., J.L. Pinckney. 2007. Grazing and assimilation rate estimates of hydromedusae from a temperate tidal creek system. Hydrobiologia (in press).

74. Roelke, D. R. Errera, R. Kiesling, B.Brooks, J. Grover, L. Schwierzke, F. Ureña-Boeck, J. Baker, J. Pinckney. 2007. Effects of nutrient enrichment on Prymnesium parvum population dynamics and toxicity: Results from field experiments, Lake Possum Kingdom. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 46:125-140.

73. Pinckney, J. 2006. System-scale nutrient fluctuations in Galveston Bay, Texas (USA), p. 141-164. In J.C. Kromkamp, J.F.C. de Brouwer, G.F. Blanchard, R.M. Forster, and V. Creách (Eds.). Functioning of Microphytobenthos in Estuaries, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam.

72. Richardson, T.L., J.L. Pinckney, E. Walker, D. Marshalonis. 2006. Photopigment radiolabeling as a tool for determining the in situ growth rates of the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis (Dinophyceae). European Journal of Phycology 41:415-423

71. Millie, D.F., G.R. Weckman, H.W. Paerl, J.L. Pinckney, B.J. Bendis, R.J. Pigg, G.L. Fahnenstiel. 2006. Neural net modeling of estuarine indicators: Hindcasting phytoplankton biomass and net ecosystem production in the Neuse (North Carolina) and Trout (Florida) Rivers, USA. Ecological Indicators 6:589-608.

70. Valdes-Weaver, L.M., M.F. Piehler, J.L. Pinckney, K.E. Howe, K. Rossignol, H.W. Paerl. 2006. Long-term temporal and spatial trends in phytoplankton biomass and class-level taxonomic composition in the hydrologically variable Neuse-Pamlico estuarine continuum, North Carolina, USA. Limnology and Oceanography 51:1410-1420.

69. See, J.H., L. Campbell, T.L. Richardson, J.L. Pinckney, R. Shen, N. Guinasso. 2005. Combining new technologies for determination of phytoplankton community structure in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Phycology 41:305-310.

68. Paerl, H.W., J. Dyble, J.L. Pinckney, L.M Valdes, D.F. Millie, P.H. Moisander, J.T. Morris, B. Bendis, M.F. Piehler. 2005. Using microalgal indicators to assess human and climatically induced ecological change in estuaries. p. 145-174. IN Bortone, S.A. (Ed.), Estuarine Indicators. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

67. Richardson, T.L., J. Pinckney. 2004. Monitoring of the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis using gyroxanthin-based detection methods. Applied Phycology 16:315-328.

66. Örnólfsdóttir, E.B., S. Lumsden, J. Pinckney. 2004. Phytoplankton community growth-rate-response to nitrate pulses in a shallow turbid estuary, Galveston Bay, Texas. Journal of Plankton Research 26:325-339.

65. Örnólfsdóttir, E.B., J. Pinckney, S. Lumsden. 2003. Nutrient pulsing as a regulator of phytoplankton abundance and community composition in Galveston Bay, Texas. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 303:197-220.

64. Paerl, H.W., J. Dyble, P. Moisander, M. Piehler, J. Pinckney, & L. Valdes. 2003. Phytoplankton photopigments as indicators of estuarine and coastal eutrophication. Bioscience 53:953-964.

63. Paerl, H.W., J. Dyble, P. Moisander, R. Noble, M. Piehler, J. Pinckney, T. Steppe, L. Twomey, L. Valdes. 2003. Microbial indicators of aquatic ecosystem change: Current applications to eutrophication studies. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 46:233-246.

62. Hung, C-C., L. Guo, G. Schultz, J. Pinckney, & P. Santschi. 2003. Production and fluxes of carbohydrate species in the Gulf of Mexico. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 17:1055, doi:10,1029/2002GB001988,2003.

61. Santschi, P., C-C. Hung, L. Guo, J. Pinckney, G. Schultz, & I. Walsch. 2003. Control of acid polysaccharide production and 234Th/POC export flux by marine organisms. Geophysical Research Letters 30: 1044, doi:1029/2002GLO6046

60. Pinckney, J.L., K.R. Carman, S.E. Lumsden, S.N. Hymel. 2003. Microalgal - meiofaunal trophic relationships in muddy, intertidal estuarine sediments. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 31:99-108.

58. Steppe, T., J. Pinckney, J. Dyble, & H. Paerl. 2001. Diazotrophy in modern marine Bahamian stromatolites. Microbial Ecology 41:36-44.

55. Paerl, H.W., J. Dyble, L. Twomey, J. Pinckney, J. Nelson, & L. Kerkhof. 2002. Characterizing man-made and natural modifications of microbial biodiversity and activity in coastal ecosystems. Antonie von Leeuwenhoek International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology 81:487-507.

54. Piehler, M., J. Dyble, P. Moisander, J. Pinckney & H. Paerl. 2002. Effects of modified nutrient concentrations and ratios on the structure and function of the native phytoplankton community in the Neuse River estuary, North Carolina, USA. Aquatic Ecology 36:371-385.

53. Örnólfsdóttir, E., J. Pinckney, & P. Tester. 2003. Quantification of the relative abundance of the toxic dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, using photopigment biomarkers. Journal of Phycology. 39:449-457.

52. Luettich, R., J. McNinch, H. Paerl, C. Peterson, J. Wells, C. Martens, M. Alperin & J. Pinckney. 2000. Neuse River Estuary Modeling and Monitoring Project Stage 1: Hydrography and circulation, water column nutrients and productivity, sedimentary processes and benthic-pelagic coupling, and benthic ecology. UNC Water Resources Research Institute Report No. 325-B, Raleigh, NC. 172 pgs.

51. Pinckney, J., E. Örnólfsdóttir & S. Lumsden. 2002. Estuarine phytoplankton responses to sublethal concentrations of the agricultural herbicide, atrazine. Marine Pollution Bulletin 44:1109-1116

49. Buzzelli, C., S. Powers, R. Luettich, J. McNinch, H. Paerl, C. Peterson, J. Pinckney. 2002. Estimating the spatial extent of bottom-water hypoxia and habitat degradation in a shallow estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series 230:103-112.

48. Bergmann, T., T. Richardson, H. Paerl, J. Pinckney & O. Schofield. 2002. Synergy between light and nutrients on the photosynthetic efficiency of phytoplankton populations from the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina. Journal of Plankton Research 24:923-933.

47. Pinckney, J., T. Richardson, D. Millie & H. Paerl. 2001. Application of photopigment biomarkers for quantifying microalgal community composition and in situ growth rates. Organic Geochemistry 32:585-595.

46. Pinckney, J., H. Paerl, P. Tester & T. Richardson. 2001. The role of nutrient loading and eutrophication in estuarine ecology. Environmental Health Perspectives 109:699-706.

45. Borsuk, M. C. Stow, R. Luettich, H. Paerl, J. Pinckney. 2001. Modelling oxygen dynamics in an intermittently stratified estuary: Estimation of process rates using field data. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science 52:33-49.

44. Litaker, W., P. Tester, C. Duke, B. Kenney, J. Pinckney & J. Ramus. 2002. Seasonal niche strategy of the bloom forming dinoflagellate Heterocapsa triquetra. Marine Ecology Progress Series 232:45-62.

43. Richardson, T., J. Pinckney & H. Paerl. 2001. Responses of estuarine phytoplankton communities to nitrogen form and mixing using microcosm bioassays. Estuaries 24:828-839.

42. Reid, R.P., P. Visscher, A. Decho, J. Stolz, B. Bebout, I. Macintyre, C. Dupraz, J. Pinckney, H. Paerl, L. Prufert-Bebout, T. Steppe, & D. DesMarais. 2000. The role of microbes in accretion, lamination, and early lithification of modern marine stromatolites. Nature 406:989-992.

41. Paerl, H., J. Pinckney, J. Fear & B. Peierls. 1999. Fish kills and bottom-water hypoxia in the Neuse River Estuary: Reply to Burkholder et al. Marine Ecology Progress Series 186:307-309.

40. Paerl, H., J. Pinckney, J. Fear & B. Peierls. 1999. Ecosystem responses to internal and watershed organic matter loading: Consequences for hypoxia in the eutrophying Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina. Marine Ecology Progress Series 166:17-25.

39. Paerl, H., J. Pinckney & T. Steppe. 2000. Cyanobacterial-bacterial consortia: Examining the functional unit of microbial survival and growth in extreme environments. Environmental Microbiology 2:11-26.

38. Piehler, M., J. Swistak, J. Pinckney & H. Paerl. 1999. Stimulation of diesel fuel biodegradation by indigenous nitrogen fixing bacterial consortia. Microbial Ecology 38:69-78.

37. Pinckney, J., H. Paerl, E. Haugen & P. Tester. 2000. Responses of phytoplankton and Pfiesteria-like dinoflagellate zoospores to nutrient enrichment in the Neuse River Estuary, NC (USA). Marine Ecology Progress Series 192:65-78.

36. Pinckney, J., H. Paerl, & M. Harrington. 1999. Responses of the phytoplankton community growth rate to nutrient pulses in variable estuarine environments. Journal of Phycology 35:1455-1463.

35. Dame, R., M. Alber, D. Allen, M. Mallin, C. Montague, A. Lewitus, A. Chalmers, R. Gardner, C. Gilman, B. Kjerfve, J. Pinckney & N. Smith. 2000. Estuaries of the South Atlantic Coast of North America: Their geographical signatures. Estuaries 23:793-819.

34. Sandulli, R. & J. Pinckney. 1999. Patch sizes and spatial patterns of meiobenthic copepods and benthic microalgae in sandy sediments: A microscale approach. Journal of Sea Research 41: 179-187.

33. Priscu, J., C. Fritsen, E. Adams, S. Giovannoni, H. Paerl, C. McKay, P. Doran, B. Lanoil, & J. Pinckney. 1998. Perennial Antarctic lake ice: An oasis for life in a polar desert. Science 280:2095-2098.

32. Pinckney, J., H. Paerl, M. Harrington, & K. Howe. 1998. Annual cycles of phytoplankton community-structure and bloom dynamics in the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina. Marine Biology 131:371-382.

31. Pinckney, J. & F. Micheli. 1998. Microalgae on seagrass mimics: Does epiphyte community structure differ from live seagrasses? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 221:59-70.

30. Piehler, M., J. Swistak, J. Pinckney, & H. Paerl. 1997. Sublethal effects of coastal petroleum pollution on Spartina alterniflora stem epiphytes. Chemosphere 35:2665-2674.

29. Pinckney, J., D. Millie, B. Vinyard, & H. Paerl. 1997. Environmental controls of phytoplankton bloom dynamics in the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina, USA. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 54:2491-2501.

28. Pinckney, J. & H. Paerl. 1997. Anoxygenic photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation by a microbial mat community in a Bahamian hypersaline lagoon. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 63:420-426.

27. Paerl, H., J. Willey, M. Go, B. Peierls, J. Pinckney, & M. Fogel. 1999. Rainfall stimulation of primary production in western Atlantic Ocean waters: Roles of different nitrogen sources and co-limiting nutrients. Marine Ecology Progress Series 176:205-214.

26. Pinckney, J. & R.P. Reid. 1997. Productivity and community composition of stromatolitic microbial mats in the Exuma Cays, Bahamas. Facies 36:204-207.

25. Pinckney, J., D. Millie, K. Howe, H. Paerl, & J. Hurley. 1996. Flow scintillation counting of 14C-labeled microalgal photosynthetic pigments. Journal of Plankton Research 18:1867-1880.

24. Pinckney, J. & H. Paerl. 1996. Lake ice algal phototroph community composition and growth rates, Lake Bonney, Dry Valley Lakes, Antarctica. Antarctic Journal of the US 31:215-216.

23. Paerl, H. & J. Pinckney. 1996. Ice aggregates as microbial habitat in Lake Bonney, Dry Valley Lakes, Antarctica: Nutrient-rich microzones in an oligotrophic ecosystem. Antarctic Journal of the US 31:220-222.

22. Paerl, H. & J. Pinckney. 1996. A mini-review of microbial consortia: their roles in aquatic production and biogeochemical cycling. Microbial Ecology 31:225-247.

21. Pinckney, J., H. Paerl, & M. Fitzpatrick. 1995. The impacts of seasonality and nutrients on microbial mat community structure and function. Marine Ecology Progress Series 123:207-216.

20. Paerl, H., J. Pinckney, & S. Kucera. 1995. Clarification of the structural and functional roles of heterocysts and anoxic microzones in the control of pelagic nitrogen fixation. Limnology and Oceanography 40:634-638.

19. Pinckney, J., H. Paerl, P. Reid, & B. Bebout. 1995. Ecophysiology of stromatolitic microbial mats on Stocking Island, Exuma Cays, Bahamas. Microbial Ecology 29:19-37.

18. Pinckney, J., B. Bebout, & H. Paerl. 1995. Salinity control of benthic microbial mat community production in a Bahamian hypersaline lagoon. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 187:223-237.

17. Paerl, H., B. Bebout, C. Currin, M. Fitzpatrick, & J. Pinckney. 1994. Nitrogen fixation dynamics in microbial mats, pp. 325 - 337. IN L. Stal & P. Caumette (Eds.). Microbial Mats: Structure, Development, and Environmental Significance. NATO ASI Series G35, 463 pgs.

16. Pinckney, J. 1994. Development of an irradiance-based ecophysiological model for intertidal benthic microalgal production, pp. 55-83. IN W. Krumbein, D. Paterson, & L. Stal (Eds.). Biostabilization of Sediments. Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.

15. Pinckney, J., Y. Piceno, & C. Lovell. 1994. Short-term changes in the vertical distribution of benthic microalgal biomass in intertidal, muddy sediments. Diatom Research 9:143-153.

14. Pinckney, J., R. Papa, & R. Zingmark. 1994. Comparison of high performance liquid chromatographic, spectrophotometric, and fluorometric methods for determining chlorophyll a concentrations in estuarine sediments. Journal of Microbiological Methods 19:59-66.

13. Sandulli, R. & J. Pinckney. 1994. Modelli spaziali di distribuzione di copepodi meiobentonici e microalghe bentoniche in sedimenti sabbiosi. Boll. Mus. Ist. Biol. Univ. Genova 58-59:153-169.

12. Pinckney, J. & R. Zingmark. 1993. Modelling the annual production of intertidal benthic microalgae in estuarine ecosystems. Journal of Phycology 29:396-407.

11. Pinckney, J. & R. Zingmark. 1993. Biomass and production of benthic microalgal communities in estuarine habitats. Estuaries 16:887-897.

10. Pinckney, J. & R. Zingmark. 1993. Photophysiological responses of intertidal benthic microalgal communities to in situ light environments: methodological considerations. Limnology and Oceanography 38:1373-1383.

9. Steward, C., J. Pinckney, Y. Piceno & C. Lovell. 1992. Bacterial numbers and activity, microalgal biomass and productivity, and meiofaunal distribution in sediments naturally contaminated with biogenic bromophenols. Marine Ecology Progress Series 90:61-72.

8. Pinckney, J. & R. Zingmark. 1991. The effects of tidal stage and sun angles on intertidal benthic microalgal productivity. Marine Ecology Progress Series 76:81-89.

7. Sandulli, R. & J. Pinckney. 1991. Models of the distribution of meiofauna and microflora of an intertidal beach through spatial autocorrelation analysis. Riv. Idrobiol. 30:263-281.

6. Pinckney, J. 1990. Correlation analysis of adult female, egg, and hatchling sizes in the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta (L.), nesting at Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA. Bulletin of Marine Science 47:670-679.

5. Pinckney, J. & R. Sandulli. 1990. Spatial autocorrelation analysis of meiofaunal and microalgal populations on an intertidal sandflat: Scale linkage between consumers and resources. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science 30:341-353.

4. Pinckney, J. & P. Dustan. 1990. Ebb-tidal fronts in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina: Physical and biological characteristics. Estuaries 13:1-7.

3. Dustan, P. & J. Pinckney. 1989. Tidally induced estuarine phytoplankton patchiness. Limnology and Oceanography 34:410-419.

2. Collins, M. & J. Pinckney. 1989. Size and age at maturity for vermilion snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens) (Lutjanidae) in the South Atlantic Bight. Northeast Gulf Science 10:51-53.

1. Collins, M., D. Schmidt, W. Waltz, & J. Pinckney. 1989. Age and growth of king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla, from the Atlantic coast of the United States. Fishery Bulletin 87:49-61.

 


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