ADDRESS Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208; (tel.: 803-777-5288; fax: 777-4002 email: morris@biol.sc.edu)

EDUCATION B.A. 1973 Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia; M.S. 1975 Biology, Yale University; Ph.D. 1979 Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University; M.Cert 2005 Project Management, George Washington University School of Business

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2006-present: Director, Belle W Baruch Institute, University of South Carolina; 1992-present: Professor of Biology and Marine Science, University of South Carolina and Research Associate of the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Coastal Research, Univ.South Carolina; 2003-2005: Program Director, Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation; 1993: Visiting Professor, Department of Plant Ecology, Aarhus University, Denmark; 1989-1994: Faculty Appointee, U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division; 1987-1992: Associate Professor, Univ. South Carolina; 1990: Visiting Associate Professor, Botansk Institute, Aarhus University, Denmark; 1981-87: Assistant Professor of Biology & Marine Science, University of South Carolina; 1979-81: Postdoctoral Fellow, Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Assoc. Advancement Science, Estuarine Research Federation, American Society of Limnology & Oceanography, Sigma Xi.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
biogeochemistry and ecology of wetlands, systems ecology, plant physiological ecology, numerical modeling

RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Participant, EPA NOx criteria document review; Research Triangle, NC, April 1992; Panel member and author, 'The Scientific Principles of Wetland Loss, Restoration and Creation in Coastal Louisiana', Alton Jones Foundation review, Baton Rouge, 1993-1994; Representative, NSF-LTER all scientists meeting, Estes Park, Sept. 1993; Representative, NSF-LMER all-scientists meeting, Astoria-Seaside, OR, Oct. 1993; Steering Committee, US National Committee, SCOPE workshop on estuarine synthesis. 1994-1995; NSF Career Development Awards Panel, 1994; Georgia Sea Grant Review Panel, 1995; EPA workshop to set the agenda for future research on nutrient effects on aquatic habitats, Washington, Dec. 1995; NSF workshop on the LIDET (a long term, multi-site study) decomposition experiment, Silveta LTER site, New Mexico, March 23-25, 1996; NSF workshop on joint research with Mexico, Guaymas, Mexico; April 11-14, 1996; Member, NSF Ecosystems Program Review Panel, 1994-1997; Member, White House Office of Science and Technology Workshop on National Environmental Monitoring and Research, Sept. 1996; Chair, biogeochemistry focus group, SERDP workshop on defining research priorities relative to implementing ecosystem management on defense lands, June 1997, Airlie Center, VA; EPA Program Review Panel, Aug 1998; Member, Louisiana Board of Regents Review Team, Dec. 3, 1998; Editorial Board Member, Wetlands Ecology and Management, 1997-present; Organizer, LTER Organic Matter Preservation Workshop, 2000 and 2001; Member, Brown Marsh Panel, Office of the Governor, State of Louisiana; Sep. 2000; Member, NSF Network Analysis and Biocomplexity workshop, Greenville and Beaufort, NC; Mar. 2001; Member, Scientific & Technical Advisory Comm. Panel on Present Status and Future Trends in Estuarine and Watershed Monitoring using Remote Sensing Technology, Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, Jan. 2002; Chair, Scientific Advisory Board, Consortium of Estuarine Ecoindicator Research - Gulf of Mexico Program, Mar. 2003-2004. Member, NOAA Effects of Sea Level Rise Workshop, Beaufort, NC, Feb. 2004. Member, Finance Committee, Estuarine Research Federation, 2004-present. Member, Mercer Award Committee, Ecological Society of America 2003-present. Panelist, Science Foundation Ireland, 2006. Panelist, Envisioning the future of the Gulf Coast. April 24-28, 2006, New Orleans, LA. Member, Indo-US IndoFlux Workshop, July 12-15, Chennai, India

Ad hoc reviewer for the following agencies: Sea Grant Programs for the States of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia; Environmental Protection Agency; Foundation for Research, Science and Technology of New Zealand; Hudson River Foundation; Louisiana Board of Regents; National Science Foundation; Natural Environmental Research Council, United Kingdom; New York Academy of Sciences; National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration/National Sea Grant Program; South African Foundation for Research and Development; South Florida Water Management District; The Nature Conservancy, Internatl. Hdq.; US Department of Agriculture; US Geological Survey; U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation; Strategic Environmental Research & Development Program; National Research Council

Current Funding:  NSF-LTER: Plum Island Sound comparative ecosystem study (w/Hopkinson, PI), 2003-2005, $4,920,00; NSF-LTREB: Long term study of salt marsh primary production, 2003-2008, $300,000; EPA: Coastal wetland indicators (w/co-PIs Torres & Hopkinson), 2001-2005, $1,163,235; U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation: Distribution of carbon isotopes in forest ecosystems within the Chernobyl exclusion zone, 2003-2005, $63,500; NOAA: Ecological Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Coastal North Carolina Marshes (w/co-PIs Cahoon, Christian and Furbish) , 2005-2008, $610,000.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Morris, J.T. 1980. The nitrogen uptake kinetics of Spartina alterniflora in culture. Ecology 61:1114-1121.

Morris, J.T. 1982. A model of growth responses of Spartina alterniflora to nitrogen limitation. Journal of Ecology 70:25-42.

Morris, J.T., R.A. Houghton, D.B. Botkin. 1984. Theoretical limits of belowground production by Spartina alterniflora. Ecological Modelling 26:155-175.

Morris, J.T. 1984. Effects of oxygen and salinity on ammonium uptake by Spartina alternifloraand Spartina patens. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 78:87-98.

Morris, J.T. and J. Dacey. 1984. Effects of O2 on ammonium uptake and root respiration by Spartina alterniflora. Amer. J. Bot. 71:979-985.

Morris, J.T. and G.J. Whiting. 1985. Gas advection in sediments of a South Carolina salt marsh. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 27:187-194.

Morris, J.T. and W.B. Bowden. 1986. A mechanistic, numerical model of sedimentation, mineralization, and decomposition for marsh sediments. Soil. Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 50:96-105.

Morris, J.T. and K. Lajtha. 1986. Decomposition and nutrient dynamics of litter from four species of fresh water emergent macrophytes. Hydrobiol. 131:215-223.

Morris, J.T. and G.J. Whiting. 1986. Emission of gaseous CO2 from salt marsh sediments and its relation to other carbon losses. Estuaries 9:9-19.

Whiting, G.J. and J.T. Morris. 1986. Nitrogen fixation (C2H2 reduction) in a salt marsh: its relationship to temperature and an evaluation of an in situ chamber technique. Soil Biol. Biochem. 18:515-521.

Morris, J.T. 1988. Pathways and controls of the carbon cycle in salt marshes. In: D.D. Hook (ed.), The ecology and management of wetlands. pp. 497-510. Croom Helm, U.K.

Chapelle, R.H., J.T. Morris, J.L. Zelibor, Jr., and P.B. McMahon. 1988. Bacterial metabolism and the del-13C composition of ground water, Floridan aquifer system, South Carolina. Geology 16:117-121.

Morris, J.T., G.J. Whiting, and F.H. Chapelle. 1988. Potential denitrification rates in deep sediments from the southeastern coastal plain. Env. Sci. Tech. 22:832-836.

Morris, J.T. 1989. Modelling light distribution within the canopy of the marsh grass Spartina alterniflora as a function of canopy biomass and solar angle. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 46:349-361.

Morris, J.T., B. Kjerfve, J.M. Dean. 1990. Dependence of estuarine productivity on anomalies in mean sea level. Limnol. Oceanogr. 35: 926-930.

Bradley, P.M. and J.T. Morris. 1990. Influence of oxygen and sulfide concentration on nitrogen uptake kinetics in Spartina alterniflora. Ecology 71:282-287.

McMahon, P.B., D.F. Williams, J.T. Morris. 1990. Production and carbon isotopic composition of bacterial CO2 in deep coastal plain sediments of South Carolina. Ground Water 28:693-702.

Morris, J.T. and B. Haskin. 1990. A 5-yr record of aerial primary production and stand characteristics of Spartina alterniflora. Ecology 71:2209-2217.

Bradley, P.M. and J.T. Morris. 1990. Physical characteristics of salt marsh sediments: ecological implications. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 61:245-252.

Bradley, P.M., B. Kjerfve, and J.T. Morris. 1990. Rediversion salinity change in the Cooper River, South Carolina: ecological implications. Estuaries 13:373-379.

Bradley, P.M. and J.T. Morris. 1991. The influence of salinity on the kinetics of NH4+ uptake in Spartina alterniflora. Oecologia 85:375-380.

Hwang, Y.H. and J.T. Morris. 1991. Evidence for hygrometric pressurization in the internal gas space of Spartina alterniflora. Plant Physiology 96:166-171.

Morris, J.T. 1991. Effects of nitrogen loading on wetland ecosystems with particular reference to atmospheric deposition. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 22:257-279.

Bowden, W.B., C.J. Vorosmarty, J.T. Morris, B.J. Peterson, J.E. Hobbie, P.A. Steudler, and B.A. Moore. 1991. Transport and processing of nitrogen in a tidal freshwater marsh. Water Resources Research 27:389-408.

Bradley, P.M. and J.T. Morris. 1991. The relative importance of ion exclusion, secretion and accumulation in Spartina alterniflora Loisel. J. Exp. Bot. 42:1525-1532.

Morris, J.T. and B.C. Coull. 1992. Population dynamics, numerical production, and potential predation impact on a meiobenthic copepod. Can. J. Fish. Aquatic Sci. 49:609-616.

Hwang, Y.H. and J.T. Morris. 1992. Fixation of inorganic carbon from different sources and its translocation in Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Aquatic Botany 43:137-147.

Bradley, P.M. and J.T. Morris. 1992. Effect of salinity on the critical nitrogen concentration of Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Aquatic Botany 43:149-161.

Hwang, Y.H. and J.T. Morris. 1994. Whole plant gas exchange responses of Spartina alterniflora (Poaceae) to a range of constant and transient salinities. Amer. J. Bot. 81:659-665.

Boesch, D.F., M.N. Josselyn, A. Mehta, J.T. Morris, W.K. Nuttle, C.A. Simenstad, and D.J. Swift. 1994. Scientific assessment of coastal wetland loss, restoration and Management in Louisiana. J. Coastal Research Special Issue #20, 103 pp.

Otte, M.L. and J.T. Morris. 1994. Dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) in Spartina alternilforaLoisel. Aquatic Botany 48:239-259.

Brix, H., B. Lorenzen, J.T. Morris, H.-H. Schierup, and B.K. Sorrell. 1994. Effects of oxygen and nitrate on ammonium uptake kinetics and adenylate pools in Phalaris arundinacea L. and Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb. Proc. Royal Soc. Edinburgh 102B: 333-342.

Morris, J.T. 1995. The salt and water balance of intertidal sediments: results from North Inlet, South Carolina. Estuaries 18:556-567.

Morris, J.T., C. Haley, and R. Krest. 1996. Effects of sulfide concentrations on growth and dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) concentration in Spartina alterniflora, pp. 87-95 In Biological and Environmental Chemistry of DMSP and Related Sulfonium Compounds. R.Kiene, PVisscher, M. Keller and G Kirst (eds), Plenum, NY.

Morris, J.T. & A. Jensen. 1998. The carbon balance of grazed and nongrazed Spartina anglica saltmarshes at Skallingen, Denmark. J.Ecol.86: 229-242.

Lewitus, A.J., E.T. Koepfler, and J.T. Morris. 1998. Trophic interactions in a salt marsh estuarine microbial food web. I. Top-down control of the phytoplankton bloom. Limnology and Oceanography 43:636-646.

Paludan, C. and J.T. Morris. 1999. Distribution and speciation of phosphorus along a salinity gradient in intertidal marsh sediments. Biogeochemistry 45: 197-221

Morris, J.T. and P.M. Bradley. 1999. Effects of nutrient loading on the preservation of organic carbon in wetland sediments. Limnology and Oceanography, 44:699-702.

Vroblesky, D.A., C.T. Nietch, and J.T. Morris. 1999. Chlorinated ethene concentrations in tree trunks. Environmental Science &Technology 33:510-515.

Sundareshwar, P.V. and J.T. Morris. 1999. Phosphorus sorption characteristics of intertidal marsh sediments along an estuarine salinity gradient. Limnology and Oceanography 44:1693-1701.

Nietch, C.T., J.T. Morris and D.A. Vroblesky. 1999. Biophysical mechanisms of trichloroethene uptake and loss in baldcypres growing in shallow contaminated groundwater. Environmental Science & Technology 33:2899-2904.

Morris, J.T. 2000. Effects of sea level anomalies on estuarine processes. Pp. 107-127. In: J. Hobbie (ed.), Estuarine Science: A Synthetic Approach to Research and Practice. Island Press. 539 pp.

Geyer, W.R., J.T. Morris, D. Jay, F.G. Prahl. 2000. The coupling of physics, biogeochemistry, and ecology. Pp 117-206. In: J. Hobbie (ed.), Estuarine Science: A Synthetic Approach to Research. Island Press. 539 pp.

Krest, J.M., W.S. Moore, L.R. Gardner, and J.T. Morris. 2000. Marsh nutrient export supplied by ground water discharge: Evidence from radium measurements. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 14:167-176.

Mendelssohn, I.A. and J.T. Morris. 2000. Ecophysiological controls on the growth of Spartina alterniflora, pp. 59-80. In: Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology. N.P. Weinstein and D.A. Kreeger (eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Sundareshwar, P.V., J.T. Morris, P.J. Pellechia, H.J. Cohen, D.E. Porter and B.C. Jones. 2001. Occurrence and ecological implications of pyrophosphate in estuaries. Limnol. Oceanogr. 46:1570-1577.

Morris, J.T., P.V. Sundareshwar, C.T. Nietch, B. Kjerfve, D.R. Cahoon. 2002. Responses of coastal wetlands to rising sea level. Ecology 83:2869-2877.

Jensen, J.R., G. Olsen, S. R. Schill, D. E. Porter, and J. Morris. 2002. Remote sensing of biomass, leaf-area-index and chlorophyll a and b content in the ACE Basin and National Estuarine Research Reserve using sub-meter digital camera imagery. Geocarto International 17:1-10.

Huang, X. and J. T. Morris. 2003. Trends in phosphatase activity along a successional gradient of tidal freshwater marshes on the Cooper River, South Carolina. Estuaries, in press.

Morris, J.T., P.V. Sundareshwar, C.T. Nietch, B. Kjerfve, D.R. Cahoon. 2002. Responses of coastal wetlands to rising sea level. Ecology 83:2869-2877.

Jensen, J.R., G. Olsen, S. R. Schill, D. E. Porter, J. Morris. 2002. Remote sensing of biomass, leaf-area-index and chlorophyll a and b content in the ACE Basin and National Estuarine Research Reserve using sub-meter digital camera imagery. Geocarto International 17:1-10.

Huang, X. and J. T. Morris. 2003. Trends in phosphatase activity along a successional gradient of tidal freshwater marshes on the Cooper River, South Carolina. Estuaries, 26:1281-1290.

Sundareshwar, P.V., J.T. Morris, E.K. Koepfler, and B. Fornwalt. 2003. Phosphorus limitation of coastal ecosystem processes. Science 299:563-565.

Noble, P.A., R.G. Tymowski, M. Fletcher, J.T. Morris and A. J. Lewitus. 2003. Contrasting patterns of phytoplankton community pigment composition in two salt marsh estuaries in Southeastern United States. Applied Environmental Microbiology 69:4129-4143.

Paerl, H.W., J. Dyble, J.L. Pinckney, L.M. Valdes, D.F. Millie, P.H. Moisander, J.T. Morris, B. Bendis, and M.F. Piehler. 2004. Using microalgal indicators to assess human and climatically induced ecological state change in estuaries. In: S.A. Bortone (ed) Estuarine Indicators. CRC Press, 568 pp.

Otte, M.L., G. Wilson, J.T. Morris and B.M. Moran. 2004. Dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) and related compounds in higher plants. J. Exp. Bot. 55:1919-1925.

Mudd, S.M., S. Fagherazzi, J.T. Morris, and D.J. Furbish. 2004. Flow, sedimentation, and biomass production on a vegetated salt marsh in South Carolina: toward a predictive model of marsh morphologic and ecologic evolution, in The Ecogeomorphology of Tidal Marshes, edited by S. Fagherazzi, A. Marani, and L.K. Blum, pp. 165 187, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.

Morris, J.T. Effects of changes in sea level and productivity on the stability of intertidal marshes. In, UNESCO Proceeding Series on Lagoons and Coastal Wetlands in the Global Change Context: Impacts and Management Issues. (In press).

Torres, R., M. A. Goni, G. Voulgaris, C. R. Lovell, and J.T. Morris. 2004. Effects of low tide rainfall on intertidal material cycling. In: The Ecogeomorphology of Tidal Marshes: A Review. S. Fagherazzi, A. Marani, and L. Blum (eds), Coastal and Estuarine Studies Series. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.

Buzzelli, C., O. Akman, T. Buck, E. Koepfler, J. Morris, and A. Lewitus. 2004. Exploration of Water Quality Data from the North Inlet Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (South Carolina, U. S. A.). Journal of Coastal Research. (In press). Huang, X. and J. T. Morris. Distribution of phosphatase activity in marsh sediments along an estuarine salinity gradient. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. (In press).

Morris, J.T., R.R. Christian, and R.E. Ulanowicz. 2005. Analysis of size and complexity of randomly constructed food webs by information theoretic metrics. pp. 73-85, In: Aquatic Food Webs: an Ecosystem Approach; A. Belgrano, U. M. Scharler, J. Dunne and R. E. Ulanowicz (Eds), Oxford University Press.

Huang, X. and J. T. Morris. 2005. Distribution of phosphatase activity in marsh sediments along an estuarine salinity gradient. Marine Ecology Progress Series 292: 75-83.

Morris, J.T., R.R. Christian, and R.E. Ulanowicz. 2005. Analysis of size and complexity of randomly constructed food webs by information theoretic metrics. pp. 73-85, In: Aquatic Food Webs: an Ecosystem Approach; A. Belgrano, U. M. Scharler, J. Dunne and R. E. Ulanowicz (Eds), Oxford University Press.

Huang, X. and J. T. Morris. 2005. Distribution of phosphatase activity in marsh sediments along an estuarine salinity gradient. Marine Ecology Progress Series 292: 75-83.

Morris, J.T. 2005. Effects of changes in sea level and productivity on the stability of intertidal marshes. In: Lasserre P:, Viaroli P., Campostrini P. (eds) Lagoons and coastal wetlands in the global change context: Impacts and management issues Proceedings of the International Conference, Venice, 26-28 April 2004. UNESCO, ICAM Dossier, pp. 121-127.

Morris, J.T., D. Porter, M., Neet, P. A. Noble, L. Schmidt, L. A. Lapine, and J. Jensen. 2005. Integrating LIDAR, multispectral imagery and neural network modeling techniques for marsh classification. Int. J. Remote Sensing 26:5221-5234.

Morris, J.T. 2006. Competition among marsh macrophytes by means of geomorphological displacement in the intertidal zone. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science (in press).

RECENT SELECTED ABSTRACTS

Morris, J.T., P.V. Sundareshwar, C. Nietch, and D. Cahoon. 2000. The role of sea level cycles in controlling the net exchange of materials between embayments and the coastal ocean. Abstract of presentation made at the annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Copenhagen, June 6, 2000.

Daoust, R.J., J.T. Morris, and C.T. Nietch. 2000. Controls on macrophyte production and abundance in estuaries: Interaction between physical stress and resource competition. Abstract of presentation made at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Snowbird, UT Aug. 6-10.

Fornwalt, B. K., R. Torres, J. T. Morris. 2000. A strategy for scaling buffer width. Abstract of presentation made at the Amer. Geophysical Union meeting, San Fancisco, Dec. 15-19. Morris, J.T. 2001. The physical determinants of sediment salinity and their relationship to the brown marsh phenomenon in Louisiana. Abstract of invited presentation made at the Coastal Marsh Dieback Conference. Baton Rouge, LA, Jan 11-12.

Sundareshwar, P.V. and J.T. Morris. 2001. Phosphorus control of nitrogen transformations in coastal wetlands. Abstract of presentation made at the annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Albuquerque, Feb. 12-16.

Morris, J.T., P.V. Sundareshwar, C. Nietch, B. Kjerfve and D. Cahoon. 2001. Homeostatic response of coastal wetlands to rising relative sea level. Abstract of presentation made at the annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Albuquerque, Feb. 12-16.

Nietch, C.T. and J.T. Morris. 2001. Carbon balance measurements for two tidal marsh macrophytes grown under different nutrient regimes. Abstract of presentation made at the annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Albuquerque, Feb. 12-16.

Morris, J.T. 2001. The stability of coastal wetlands depends on the tidal amplitude. Abstract of presentation made at the 86th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Madison, Aug. 5-10.

Daoust, R.J. and J.T. Morris. 2001. Organic matter turnover in coastal wetlands: links between macrophyte production, decomposition, nutrient limitation and nutrient cycling. Abstract of presentation made at the 86th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Madison, Aug. 5-10.

Daoust, R. J. and J. T. Morris. 2001. Differential nutrient limitation of brackish and salt marshes in a northern Massachusetts estuary. Abstract of presentation made at the 16th International Biennial Estuarine Research Federation Conference, St.Petersburg, FL, Sept. Nov. 8

Morris, J. T., R. Christian, R. Ulanowicz. 2001. Complexity and the ecological properties of randomly constructed stable food webs. Abstract of presentation made at the 16th International Biennial Estuarine Research Federation Conference, St.Petersburg, FL, Nov. 6.

Huang, X. and J.T. Morris. 2001. Trends in phosphatase activity along a successional gradient of tidal freshwater marshes, Cooper River, South Carolina. Abstract of presentation made at the 16th International Biennial Estuarine Research Federation Conference, St.Petersburg, FL, Nov. 7.

Fernandes, P. R., S.T. Bishoff, J. T. Castleberry, J. T.Morris. 2002. Nitrogen and phosphorus removal efficiency of natural freshwater wetlands receiving treated wastewater. Abstract of presentation made at the annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, June 10-15, Victoria, B.C.

Morris, J.T., G. Herrick, and J. Herr. 2002. Nutritional status and spectral reflectance of Spartina alterniflora. Abstract of talk given at the annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, June 10-15, Victoria, B.C.

Morris, J. T., R. Christian, R. Ulanowicz. 2002. Size, complexity and function of theoretical and real food webs. Abstract of presentation made at the 86th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Aug. 4-9, Tuscon.

Morris, J.T., R. Christian, R. Ulanowicz. 2002. Food web size, complexity and function. Abstract of invited presentation made at the Southeastern Estuarine Research Federation meeting. Conway, SC. Oct 17-19.

Marshall, H.L. and J. Morris. 2003. Xanthophyll pigments and their application to remote sensing of environmental quality. Abstract of presentation to be made at the winter meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, February, 2003, Salt Lake City.

Neet, M., D. Porter, J. Morris, P. Noble. 2003. Using multi-spectral imagery, LIDAR, and neural nets to predict chlorophyll and habitat changes in the estuarine habitat of North Inlet, South Carolina.. Coastal GeoTools Conference, Charleston, SC.

Morris, J.T., G. Herrick, J. Herr, D., Porter, P. Noble, J. Jensen. 2003. Determinants of the spectral reflectance of the marsh grass Spartina alterniflora and a neural network classification of a coastal landscape. Abstract of invited talk to be given at the AAG meeting, March, New Orleans.

Daoust, R.J. and J.T. Morris. Determinants of macrophyte production and zonation within an oligohaline marsh at the Plum Island Ecosystem LTER site. Abstract of talk given at the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Salt Lake City. Feb. 2003.

Tufford, D. L., J.T. Morris, J.B. Kelly, J.S. Bulak, and H.N. McKellar. Effect of sea level rise on tidal freshwater marshes of the Cooper River, SC. Abstract of talk given at the Soc. Wetland Scientists Annual meeting. New Orleans. June 8-12. 2003.

Morris, J.T. Indicators of coastal wetland responses to rising sea level. Abstract of invited talk given at the Society for Conservation Biology 17th Annual Meeting, Duluth, MN. 28 June-2 July 2003.

Morris, J.T. and P.V. Sundaraeshwar. Effects of nitrogen loading on salt marsh primary production, sedimentation and sediment metabolism: interactions with rising sea level. Abstract of invited talk given at the Ecological Society of America meeting, Savannah, GA. 3-8 August 2003.

Sundaraeshwar, P.V., J.T. Morris, E. Koepfler, B. Fornwalt, and C.J. Richardson. Phosphorous limitation of coastal ecosystem processes: biogeochemical implications for differential nutrient limitations. Abstract of talk given at the Ecological Society of America meeting, Savannah, GA. 3-8 August 2003.

Daoust, R. J. and J. T. Morris. 2003. Nutrient controls on oligohaline marsh macrophyte community zonation and production (Plum Island Ecosystem LTER). Abstract of talk given at the Ecological Society of America meeting, Savannah, GA. 3-8 August 2003.

Paerl, H.W., J.L. Pinckney, L.W> Harding, C.S. Hopkinson, E.D. Houde, D. Kimmel, J.T. Morris and L.M. Valdes. Developing indicators to assess human vs. climatic impacts on Atlantic coastal water quality and ecological condition. Abstract of invited talk given at the Ecological Society of America meeting, Savannah, GA. 3-8 August 2003.

Nietch, C. T. and J. T. Morris. 2003. The relative rates of carbon cycling among different intertidal marsh communities. Abstract of talk given at the Estuarine Research Federation meeting, Seattle, WA. 14-18 Sept.

Daoust, R. J. and J. T. Morris. 2003. Factors affecting oligohaline marsh macrohyte zonation and production at the plum island ecossytem LTER site. Abstract of talk given at the Estuarine Research Federation meeting, Seattle, WA. 14-18 Sept.

Huang, X. and J. T. Morris. 2003. The regulation of secondary succession of tidal freshwater marshes on the upper Cooper River, South Carolina. Abstract of poster presented at the Estuarine Research Federation meeting, Seattle, WA. 14-18 Sept.

Rodriguez, D.L. and J. T. Morris. 2003. Effects of the frequency and duration of tidal inundation on salt marsh macrophyte struction and function. Abstract of poster presented at the Estuarine Research Federation meeting, Seattle, WA. 14-18 Sept.

Morris, J.T. and R.R. Christian. 2003. Food web size, complexity and function. Abstract of invited talk given at the Estuarine Research Federation meeting, Seattle, WA. 14-18 Sept.

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