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Coastal Wetland Component

Presentations:

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.

Morris, J.T. 2001. Overview of Coastal Wetland Indicators. EaGLe 1st Annual Meeting, 3-5 December 2001, Morehead City, NC

Morris, J.T. 2002. Present status and future trends in estuarine and watershed monitoring using remote sensing technology, Jan 7-8, 2002. Sci. & Tech. Advisory Comm., Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD.

Cavatorta, J., C. Hopkinson, M. Johnston, and V. Valentine. 2003. Patterns of sedimentation in a salt- marsh-dominated estuary. Presentation at the annual General Scientific Meetings of the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, 12 August 2003.

Johnston, M., J. Cavatorta, C. Hopkinson, and V. Valentine. 2003. Importance of metabolism in the development of salt marsh ponds. Presentation at the annual General Scientific Meetings of the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, 12 August 2003.

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

Morris, J.T. 2003. Effects of rising sea level on coastal wetlands. Seminar given at the College of Charleston, Feb. 24.

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.

Valentine, V. 2003. Geomorphologic patterns and fractal signatures. Presentation at the regional forum for Monitoring and Assessment of Tidal Wetlands, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Atlantic Ecology Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Narragansett, RI, 10 April 2003.

Marshall, H.L. and J. Morris. Xanthophyll pigments and their application to remote sensing of environmental quality. Abstract of presentation made at the winter meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, February, 2004, Salt Lake City.

Marshall, H.L., Morris, J.T. and Geider, R. Xanthophyll Cycling as a stress response. Abstract of presentation made at the summer meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography 2004 in Savannah, GA.

Morris, J.T. 2001. Overview of Coastal Wetland Indicators. EaGLe 1st Annual Meeting, 3-5 December 2001, Morehead City, NC

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.

Morris, J.T. 2002. Present status and future trends in estuarine and watershed monitoring using remote sensing technology, Jan 7-8, 2002. Sci. & Tech. Advisory Comm., Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD.

Morris, J.T. 2003. Effects of rising sea level on coastal wetlands. Seminar given at the College of Charleston, Feb. 24.

Valentine, V. and C. S. Hopkinson, Jr. 2004. Geomorphometric Indicators of Tidal Marsh Condition in Plum Island Estuary. Presentation at the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) EMAP 2004 Symposium, 4-7 May 2004, The Hotel Viking, Newport, RI.

Hopkinson, C. S., Jr. and V. Valentine. 2004. Indications of Change in Coastal Intertidal Wetlands. Invited presentation at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Chapman Conference on Salt Marsh Geomorphology: Physical and Ecological Effects on Landform, 9-13 October 2004, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Hopkinson, C. S., Jr. 2004. Land use effects on the coastal zone. Keynote Speaker at the Meeting of the Northeastern Ecosystem Research Cooperative, 17-18 November 2004.

Publications:

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.

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.

Mwamba, M.J., Torres, R. 2002. Rainfall Effects on Marsh Sediment Redistribution, North Inlet, SC, Marine Geology 189, 267.

Torres, R., M.J. Mwamba, M.A. Goni, Properties of Marsh Sediment Mobilized by Low Tide Rainfall, in press, Limnology and Oceanography

Cavatorta, J.R., M. Johnston, C. Hopkinson, and V. Valentine. 2003. Patterns of sedimentation in a salt marsh-dominated estuary. Biological Bulletin 205:239-242.

Johnston, M.E., J.R. Cavatorta, C.S. Hopkinson, and V. Valentine. 2003. Importance of metabolism in the development of salt marsh ponds. Biological Bulletin 205:248-250.

Marshall, H.L. & Morris, J.T. 2005. Detection of Pigment Changes due to Variations in Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Spartina alterniflora (Loisel) and Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl, at Plum Island Estuary (MA). Development of a xanthophyll pigment reflectance index. Paper in prep

Marshall, H.L., Geider, R. & Morris J.T 2005. A dynamic model of the 3-step xanthophyll cycle (violaxanthin, antheraxanthin & zeaxanthin), and its effects on non-photochemical quenching. Paper in prep

Marshall, H.L. & Geider, R. 2005 Two-step xanthophyll cycling in prymnesiophyte phytoplankton. Paper in prep

Morris, J.T. 2001. Overview of Coastal Wetland Indicators. EaGLe 1 st Annual Meeting, 3-5 December 2001, Morehead City, NC

Morris, J.T. 2002. Present status and future trends in estuarine and watershed monitoring using remote sensing technology, Jan 7-8. Sci. & Tech. Advisory Comm., Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD.

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.

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. (In press).

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).

Morris, J.T. Scale-dependent responses of coastal wetlands to rising sea level. Submitted to Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science

Morris, J.T. Responses of tidal salt marshes to changes in mean sea level. Submitted to the Third International Conference on Invasive Spartina Proceedings.

Novakowski, K.I., R. Torres, LR Gardner, 2004. Geomorphic analysis of tidal creek networks, 2004, Water Resources Research , 40(5) W05401 13pp.

Torres, R., Goni, M.A., Voulgaris, G.V. Lovell, C.R., Morris, J.T., 2005. Rainfall Effects on Saltmarsh Ecology, in: Ecogeomorphology of Salt Marshes , ed: S. Fagherazzi, L. Blum, M. Marani, AGU Monograph, pp. 93-114.

Montane J.M., R. Torres, in review, Accuracy of LiDAR in a Salt Marsh Environment, Remote Sensing of the Environment .

Torres, R., R. Styles, in review, Effects of Salt Marsh Topography on Tidal Asymmetry, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science .

Valentine, Vinton, Charles S. Hopkinson, Jr., Thomas L. Millette, Christopher D. Hayward, Corey Lawrence, and Joshua Goldstein.  (Submitted).   Formation of ponds in marshes of the Plum Island Sound estuary.  Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science .

Abstracts of talks given at National Meetings:

Mwamba, M.J., R. Torres, Fluxes and Properties of Rainfall-mobilized Intertidal Sediment, EOS Transactions AGU 83(47) F789, 2002

Novakowski, K.I., R. Torres, Geomorphic Analysis of Marsh Creek Networks, EOS Transactions AGU 83(47) F788, 2002

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..

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 given at a special EAGLES session at the AAG meeting, March, New Orleans, March 5.

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. 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.

Marshall, H.L., Morris, J.T. and Geider, R. Xanthophyll Cycling as a stress response. Abstract of presentation to be made at the summer meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography 2004 in Savannag, GA.

Morris, J.T. Responses of coastal wetland productivity and biogeochemistry to changing sea level. Abstract of plenary talk given at the ASLO meeting, Savannah. June 13-18.

Fagherazzi, S., S. Mudd, J. Morris and D. Furbish. Flow, sedimentation, and biomass production on a vegetated salt marsh in South Carolina: toward a predictive model of marsh morphologic and ecologic evolution. Abstract of talk for the 2004 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco. Dec 13-17.

Morris, J.T. Effects of changes in sea level on the productivity, biogeochemistry, and stability of salt marshes. Abstract of keynote talk given at the UNESCO/CORILA CoastWetChange meeting, Venice, Apr. 25, 2004.

Morris, J.T. Responses of coastal wetland productivity and biogeochemistry to changing sea level. Abstract of Plenary talk. Amer. Soc. Limnol. Oceanogr., Savannah, June 2004.

Morris, J.T. 2002. Responses of coastal wetlands to changes in sea level. Talk given Oct. 30, Florida State University, Tallahassee; Oct. 25, Duke University; Oct. 4, University of Florida, Gainesville.

Morris, J.T. 2004. Geomorphology, landscape scaling, and water quality. Talk given to the Science Advisory Board of the CEER-GOM group, Gulf Breeze, MS April 1.

Morris, J.T. 2005. Regulation of salt marsh primary production, geomorphology and biogeochemical cycles by variation in mean sea level. NC State University, Raleigh, Feb. 10.

Morris, J.T. 2005. Regulation of salt marsh primary production, geomorphology and biogeochemical cycles by variation in mean sea level. Univ. North Carolina, Raleigh, Feb. 11.

Morris, J.T. Responses of coastal wetland productivity and biogeochemistry to changing sea level. Abstract of Invited talk given at the 7th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference, Utrecht, July 25-30, 2004.

Morris, J.T. Effects of Changes in Sea Level on the Equilibrium Elevation and Productivity of Salt Marshes. Abstract of invited talk. AGU Chapman Conference on Salt Marsh Geomorphology: Physical and Ecological Effects on Landform. Halifax, October 9-13, 2004.

Morris, J.T. 2004. Feedbacks among mean sea level, productivity and the equilibrium elevation of east coast salt marshes. Invited talk given at the 3rd International Conference on Invasive Spartina. San Francisco. Nov. 8-10.

Morris, J.T. 2004. Regulation of salt marsh biogeochemical cycles. Invited symposium (Linking Comunity and Ecosystem Approaches in Coastal Systems) talk presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Naturalists. Rohnert Park, CA. Nov. 11-14.

Morris, J.T. 2005. Regulation of salt marsh primary production, geomorphology and biogeochemical cycles by variation in mean sea level. Plenary talk given at the 9th International Symposium on Biogeochemistry of Wetlands, Marcy 20-23. Baton Rouge.

Valentine, Vinton J. and Charles S. Hopkinson, Jr. 2004. Geomorphometric Indicators of Tidal Marsh Condition. Abstract in Proceedings of 2004 EMAP Symposium: Integrated Monitoring and Assessment for Effective Water Quality Management, 4-7 May 2004, The Hotel Viking, Newport, RI.

Seminars:

Morris, J.T. 2002. Responses of coastal wetlands to changes in sea level. Talk given Oct. 30, Florida State University, Tallahassee; Oct. 25, Duke University; Oct. 4, University of Florida, Gainesville.

Reports:

Franklin, J. 2002. Salt marshes and sealevel rise: sediment dispersal in the Plum Island Sound marsh ecosystem. Final Semester Research Project report, 41 p.

Posters:

Cavatorta, J.R., M. Johnston, C. Hopkinson, and V. Valentine. 2003. Patterns of sedimentation in a salt marsh-dominated estuary. Poster presented at public open house of Marshview Farm Field Station, Marine Biological Laboratory, Newbury, MA, 7 September 2003.

Johnston, M.E., J.R. Cavatorta, C.S. Hopkinson, and V. Valentine. 2003. Importance of metabolism in the development of salt marsh ponds. Poster presented at public open house of Marshview Farm Field Station, Marine Biological Laboratory, Newbury, MA, 7 September 2003.

Databases:

All research results are posted on an annual basis on the Plum Island Ecosystems LTER database (http:/ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE). Each data file is fully documented in separate metadata files.

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