GARLMER Publications


JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS / BOOK CHAPTERS

In Press

  • Bronk, D.A., M.W. Lomas, P.M. Gilbert and M.P. Sanderson. In Press. Total dissolved nitrogen analysis: comparison between the persulfate, UV and high temperature oxidation methods. Mar. Chem.

  • Bronk, D.A. and B.B. Ward. In Press. Magnitude of DON release relative to gross nitrogen uptake in marine systems. Limnol. Oceanogr.

  • Chen, F., A. Dustman and R.E. Hodson. In Press. Application of in situ reverse transcription to estuarine bacterial community analysis. In: Microbial Biosystems: New Frontiers. Proc. 8th Internat. Symposium On Microbial Ecology, (C.R. Bell, M.J. Brylinsky and P. Johnson-Green, eds.).

  • Moran, M.A., W.M. Sheldon and R.G. Zepp. In Press. Carbon loss and optical property changes during long-term photochemical and biological degradation of estuarine dissolved organic matter. Limnol. Oceanogr.

  • Pomeroy, L.R., J.E. sheldon, W.M. Sheldon, Jr., J.O., Blanton and F. Peters. In Press. Seasonal changes in microbial processes in estuarine and continental shelf waters of the southeastern U.S.A. Est. Coastal Shelf Science.

  • Wiebe, W.J. and L.R. Pomeroy. In Press. The temperature-substrate controversy resolved? In: Microbial Biosystems: New Frontiers. Proc. 8th Internat. Symposium On Microbial Ecology, (C.R. Bell, M.J. Brylinsky and P. Johnson-Green, eds.).

2000

  • Alber, M. 2000. Settleable and non-settleable suspended sediments in the Ogeechee River Estuary, Georgia U.S.A. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 50:805-816.

  • Blanton, J.O., F. Andrade and A. Ferreira. 2000. Effect of a broad, shallow sill on tidal circulation and salt transport in the entrance to a coastal plain estuary (Mira--Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal). Estuaries, 23(3):293-304.

  • Chen, F., B. Binder and R.E. Hodson. 2000. Flow cytometric detection of specific gene expression in prokaryotic cells using in situ RT-PCR. FEMS Microbiology Letters 9242(2000):1-6.

  • Moran, M.A. and R.G. Zepp. 2000. UV-radiation effects on microbes and microbial processes. In: Microbial Ecology Of The Oceans (D.L. Kirchman, ed.), pp 201-228. John Wiley and Sons, NY.

1999

  • Alber, M. and J.E. Sheldon. 1999. Use of a date-specific method to examine variability in the flushing times of Georgia estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 49:469-482.

  • Alber, M. and J.E. Sheldon. 1999. Trends in salinities and flushing times of Georgia estuaries. In: Proceedings Of The 1999 Georgia Water Resources Conference. K.J. Hatcher (ed.). Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

  • Blanton, J.O., C. Alexander, M. Alber and G. Kineke. 1999. The mobilization and deposition of mud deposits in a Coastal Plain estuary. Limnologica, 29:293-300.

  • Bronk, D.A. 1999. Rates of NH4+ uptake, intracellular transformation and dissolved organic nitrogen release in two clones of marine Synechococcus spp. J. Plankton Res., 21:1337-1353.

  • Bushaw-Newton, K. and M.A. Moran. 1999. Photochemical formation of biologically available nitrogen from dissolved humic substances in coastal marine systems. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 18:285-292.

  • Cai, W.-J., L.R. Pomeroy, M.A. Moran and Y. Wang. 1999. Oxygen and carbon dioxide mass balance in the estuarine/intertidal marsh complex of five rivers in the Southeastern U.S. Limnol. Oceanogr., 44(3):639-649.

  • Chen, F. and R.E. Hodson. 1999. Viewing marine microbes with in situ molecular approaches, a mini-review. In: Proceedings Of International Symposium On Marine Biotechnology (H.S. Xu and R. Colwell, eds.) pp. 300-305, China Ocean Press, Beijing.

  • Chen, F., A. Dustman and R.E. Hodson. 1999. Microscopic detection of the toluene dioxygenase gene and its expression inside bacterial cells in seawater using prokaryotic in situ PCR. Hydrobiologia, 401:131-138.

  • González, J.M., R.P. Kiene and M.A. Moran. 1999. Transformations of sulfur by an abundant lineage of marine bacteria in the alpha-subclass of the Proteobacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology., 65:3810-3819.

  • Moran, M.A., W.M. Sheldon, Jr. and J.E. Sheldon. 1999. Biodegradation of dissolved organic carbon in five estuaries of the Southeastern United States. Estuaries, 22(1):55-64.

  • Whitman, W.B. and W.J. Wiebe. 1999. Un recensement planetaire des microbes. La Recerche, 37(1):26-29.

  • Wiegert, R. G., M. Alber, C. Alexander, J. Blanton, A. Chalmers, R. Hodson, M. A. Moran, L. Pomeroy, and W. Wiebe. 1999. The Georgia Rivers LMER Program: A Comparative Study of Five Coastal Rivers. Limnologica, 29:286-292.

1998

  • Amft, J. and J.O. Blanton. 1998. Influence of baroclinic pressure gradients on vertical shear in estuarine tidal currents. Newsletter of the Land Margin Ecosystems Research Program, Fall, 1998, pp. 6-7.

  • Bronk, D.A., P.M. Gilbert, T.C. Malone, E. Sahlsten and S Banahan. 1998. Inorganic and organic nitrogen cycling in Chesapeake Bay: autotrophic versus heterotrophic processes and relationships to carbon flux. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 15:177-189.

  • Cai, W.J. and Y. Wang. 1998. The chemistry, fluxes and sources of carbon dioxide in the estuarine waters of the Satilla and Altamaha Rivers, Georgia. Limnol. Oceanogr., 43:657-668.

  • Cai, W.J. , Y. Wang and R.E. Hodson. 1998. Acid-base properties of dissolved organic matter in the estuarine waters of Georgia, U.S.A. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 62:473-483.

  • Chen, F., W. Dustman, M.A. Moran and R.E. Hodson. 1998. In situ PCR methodologies for visualization of microscale genetic and taxonomic diversities of prokaryotic communities. In: Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual (A.D. Akkermans, J.D. van Elsas and F.J. DeBruijn, eds.), Chapter 3.3.9, pp. 1-17. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.

  • Gao, H. and R.G. Zepp. 1998. Factors influencing photoreactions of dissolved organic matter in a coastal river of the southeastern United States. Environmental Science and Technology, 32:2940-2946.

  • Hopkinson, C., I. Buffam, J. Hobbie, J. Vallino, M. Perdue, B. Eversmeyer, F. Prahl, J. Covert, R. Hodson, M. A. Moran, E. Smith, J. Baross, B. Crump, S. Findlay, and K. Foreman. 1998. Terrestrial inputs of organic matter to coastal ecosystems: an intercomparison of chemical characteristics and bioavailability. Biogeochemistry, 43:211-234.

  • Whitman, W.B., D.C. Coleman W.J. Wiebe. 1998. Prokaryotes: the unseen majority. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, U.S., 95:6578-6583.

1997

  • Blanton, J.O., J. Amft and T. Tisue. 1997. Response of a small-scale bottom-attached estuarine plume to wind and tidal dissipation. J. Coastal Res., 13:349-362.

  • Chen, F., J.M. González, W.A. Dustman, M. A. Moran, and R. E. Hodson. 1997. In situ reverse transcription: an approach to characterize genetic diversity and activities of prokaryotes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 63(12):4907-4913.

  • González, J.M. and M. A. Moran. 1997. Numerical dominance of a group of marine bacteria in the alpha-subclass of Proteobacteria in coastal seawater. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63:4237-4242.

  • Miller, W.L. and M.A. Moran. 1997. Interaction of photochemical and microbial processes in the degradation of refractory dissolved organic matter from a coastal marine environment. Limnol. Oceanogr. 42:1317-1324.

  • Moran, M. A. and R. G. Zepp. 1997. Role of photoreactions in the formation of biologically labile compounds from dissolved organic matter. Limnol. Oceanogr. 42:1307-1316.

  • Wiegert, R. G. 1997. The Georgia Rivers Land Margin Ecosystem Research Program. In: Proc. 1997 Georgia Water Quality Resources Conference. K. Hatcher, ed. pp. 389-391. Institute of Ecology, Athens, GA.

1996

  • Blanton, J.O. 1996. Reinforcement of gravitational circulation by wind. In: D.G. Aubrey and C.T. Friedrichs (eds.), Buoyancy Effects On Coastal and Estuarine Dynamics, Coastal and Estuarine Studies, Volume 53, pp. 47-58. American Geophysical Union. Washington, D.C.

  • Bushaw, K.L., R.G. Zepp, M.A. Tarr, D. Schulz-Jander, R.A. Bourbonniere, R.E. Hodson, W.L. Miller, D.A. Bronk, and M.A. Moran. 1996. Photochemical release of biologically available nitrogen from aquatic dissolved organic matter. Nature. 381:404-407.

  • Kapolnai, A., F.E. Werner and J.O. Blanton. 1996. Circulation, mixing and exchange processes in the vicinity of tidal inlets: a numerical study. J. Geophys. Res. 101:14,253-14,268.

1995

  • Hodson, R.E., W.A. Dustman, R.P. Garg and M.A. Moran. 1995. Prokaryotic in situ PCR: visualization of microscale distribution of specific genes and gene products in prokaryotic communities. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61:4074-4082.

  • Hodson, R. E. and M. A. Moran. 1995. Comparative biodegradation kinetics of simple and complex dissolved organic carbon in aquatic ecosystems. In: Role of Nonliving Organic Matter in the Earth's Carbon Cycle (R.G. Zepp and C. Sonntag, eds.), pp. 47-64. John Wiley and Sons Ltd.

SUBMITTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Cai, W.-J., W.J. Wiebe, J. Wang and J.E. Sheldon. The biogeochemistry of dissolved inorganic carbon and nitrogen in the Satilla River - estuarine complex in the southeastern U.S.. Submitted to: Limnol. Oceanogr.

  • Cai, W.-J., W.J. Wiebe, Y. Wang and J.E. Sheldon. Intertidal marsh as a source of dissolved ingorganic carbon and sink for nitrate in the Satilla River - estuarine complex, southeastern U.S. Submitted to: Limnol. Oceanogr.

  • Dame, R., M. Alber, D. Allen, A. Chalmers, R. Gardner, C. Gilman, B. Kjerfve, A. Lewitus, M. Mallin, C. Montague, J. Pinckney and N. Smith. Estuaries of the South Atlantic Coast of North America: their geographical signatures. Submitted to: Estuaries.

  • Wingate, L.A. and D.A. Bronk. Effect of vacuum pressure on post-filtration dissolved nitrogen concentrations: the importance of cell morphology in field and culture settings. Submitted to: J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol..

PRESENTATIONS / PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

2000

  • Bachoon, D., F. Chen and R.E. Hodson. 2000. RNA recovery and detection of mRNA by RT-PCR from stored prokaryotic samples. The 100th general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Los Angeles, CA. 21-25 May.

  • Bachoon, D., F. Chen and R.E. Hodson. 2000. RNA recovery and detection of mRNA by RT-PCR from preserved prokaryotic samples. DOE BI-OMP Workshop, Tallahassee, Fl. 15-16 March.

  • Chen, F., D. Bachoon, S.C.K. Lau, J.R. Lu, L. Campbell and R.E. Hodson. 2000. Coastal Synechococcus spp. are much more complex than oceanic Synechococcus spp.. DOE BI-OMP Workshop, Tallahassee, FL., 15-1 March.

  • Dudek, K.L., F. Chen and R.E. Hodson. 2000. PCR amplification of the amoA gene from two marine ammonium-oxidizing bacteria, Nitrosomonas cryotolerans and Nitrosococcus oceani. DOE BI-OMP Workshop, Tallahassee, Fl. 15-16 March.

  • Dustman, W.A., F. Chen and R.E. Hodson. 2000. Filter concentration of laboratory bacterial cultures and natural seawater communities: an adaptation for analysis of genetic and functional diversity by in situ PCR, in situ RT-PCR and in situ reverse transcription. DOE BI-OMP Workshop, Tallahassee, Fl. 15-16 March.

  • Ekunwe, S., H.-M. Hwang and X.C. Shi. 2000. Effects of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on bacterial assemblages in aquatic environments. DOE BI-OMP Workshop, Tallahassee, Fl. 15-16 March.

  • Elston, S., J. Blanton and H. Seim. 2000. Secondary circulation in curved and straight estuarine reaches. 10th Biennial International Conference on Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas Proceedings. SRAMSOE Report No. 366, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA. pp. 172-175.

  • Hodson, R.E. and F. Chen. 2000. In situ activity and functional diversity of microbes linking carbon and nitrogen cycles in marine ecosystems. DOE BI-OMP Workshop, Tallahassee, Fl. 15-16 March.

  • Hodson, R.E. and R. Chen. 2000. In situ activity and functional diversity of microbes linking carbon and nitrogen cycles in marine ecosystems. Aquatic Science Meeting, ASLO, Copenhagen, Denmark, 5-9 June.

  • Shi, X.C., H.-M. Hwang, I. Ero, H.T. Yu and S. Dong. 2000. Monitoring the interactions between selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and microbes in aquatic environments. DOE BI-OMP Workshop, Tallahassee, Fl. 15-16 March.

  • Sinigalliano, C.D., R.D. Jones, D.N.Kuhn and M. Guerrero. 2000. Application of in situ PCR, in situ reverse transcription, radioactive bicarbonate uptake and flow cytometry to monitor carbon fixation potential and activity among nitrifying bacteria introduced into seawater. DOE BI-OMP Workshop, Tallahassee, Fl. 15-16 March.

  • Sullivan, J., F. Chen and R.E. Hodson. 2000. Toward the application of prokaryotic in situ PCR to the study of denitrification. DOE BI-OMP Workshop, Tallahassee, Fl. 15-16 March.

  • Wommack, K.E., F. Chen and R.E. Hodson. 2000. Marine diazotroph ecology: development of a molecular genetic in situ detection method. Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Sept.-Oct.

  • Wommack, K.E., F. Chen and R.E. Hodson. 2000. A rapid method for obtaining the complete nucleotide coding sequence for mifH. DOE BI-OMP Workshop, Tallahassee, Fl. 15-16 March.

1999

  • Chen, F. 1999. Application of in situ PCR and RT-PCR to study genetic diversity and function of marine microbes. Invited seminar, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany. 18 June 1999.

  • Chen, F. 1999. Viewing marine microbes with in situ molecular approaches. Invited seminar, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany. 25 June 1999.

  • Chen, F. 1999. Molecular tools to study genetic diversity and activity of marine microbes. Invited seminar, Division of Microbiology, National Research Center of Biotechnology, GBF, Braunschweig, Germany. 29 June 1999.

  • Chen, F., J. R. Lu, and R. E. Hodson. 1999. Distribution of cyanophages and total viruses along Georgia coastal rivers. ASLO meeting, Feb. 1-5, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

  • Chen, F., J. Lu and R. E. Hodson. 1999. Molecular phylogeny and in situ mRNA detection of the rbcL gene in Marine Synechococcus spp. ASLO meeting, Feb. 1-5, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

  • Chen, F., J. R. Lu, Y. Zhong, and R. E. Hodson. 1999. Marine cyanophages reveal a high phenotypic and genotypic diversity. The 99th general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Chicago, IL., May 30-June 3.

  • Dustman, W.A., F. Chen and R.E. Hodson. 1999. Filter concentration of natural seawater microbial communities and analysis of genetic and functional diversity by in situ reverse transcription (ISRT) and in situ RT-PCR. The 99th general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Chicago, IL. 30 May - 3 June 1999.

  • Elston, S., J. Blanton, H. Seim, J. Amft and M. Sharman. 1999. An investigation in secondary circulation in a shallow well-mixed Georgia Estuary. 15th biennial Estuarine Research Federation International Conference Proceedings, New Orleans, LA. p. 35.

  • Hodson, R. E., F. Chen and W. A. Dustman. 1999. Application of in situ reverse transcription to estuarine bacterial community analysis. ASLO meeting, Feb. 1-5, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

  • Sullivan, J.B., R. Chen and R.E. Hodson. 1999. Constitutive production of nitrite reductase in Pseudomonas stutzeri detected by in situ RT-PCR. ASLO Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1-5 Feb.

  • Williams, K.L., F. Chen, W.A. Dustman and R.E. Hodson. 1999. PCR amplification of the amoA gene from a marine ammonium- oxidizing bacterium Nitrosomonas cryotolerans. The 99th general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Chicago, IL. 30 May - 3 June.

  • Wommack, E., F. Chen and R. E. Hodson. 1999. Nitrogenase in marine Vibrio. ASLO meeting, Feb. 1-5. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1998

  • Alexander, C., M. Alber and J. Blanton. 1998. Suspended and bottom sediment characteristics in Georgia estuaries. SECOR, Coastal Ocean Boundaries and Interactions and Assessments (COBIA) Conference on Southeast Coastal Ocean Research. Savannah, Georgia. April 7-10.

  • Blanton, J.O., C. Alexander, M. Alber, G. Kineke and T. Gross. 1998. Characteristics and mobilization of suspended sediments in Georgia Coastal Plain estuaries. SECOR, Coastal Ocean Boundaries and Interactions and Assessments (COBIA) Conference on Southeast Coastal Ocean Research. Savannah, Georgia. April 7-10.

  • Cai, W.-J., L.R. Pomeroy, M.A. Moran, W. Wiebe and Y. Wang. 1998. An oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen mass balance model of the estuarine/intertidal marsh complex of five rivers in the southeastern U.S. SECOR, Coastal Ocean Boundaries and Interactions and Assessments (COBIA) Conference on Southeast Coastal Ocean Research. Savannah, Georgia. April 7-10.

  • Chalmers, A.G. 1998. Using the USGS 2 meter elevation contour as an indicator of the extent of intertidal wetlands in coastal Georgia. SECOR, Coastal Ocean Boundaries and Interactions and Assessments (COBIA) Conference on Southeast Coastal Ocean Research. Savannah, Georgia. April 7-10.

  • Chen, F. and R. E. Hodson. 1998. Detection of carbon and nitrogen utilizing genes (rbcL and amoA) and their expression in bacteria using in situ PCR/hybridization methods. The 98th general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Chen, F. and R. E. Hodson. 1998. Viewing microbes with in situ molecular approaches. International symposium on marine biotechnology (ISPPMB'98). Oct. 6-9, Qingdao, China.

  • Chen, F., R. Lu and R.E. Hodson. 1998. RuBisCO genes reveal a close relationship between Synechococcus strains WH7803 and WH8101. The 8th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Halifax, Canada. 9-14 August

  • Covert, J.S., and M.A. Moran. 1998. Transport and transformation of molecular weight size classes of dissolved organic matter. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting, Athens, Georgia.

  • Dustman, W. A., F. Chen and R. E. Hodson. 1998. Characterizing genetic diversity and activity of filter-concentrated microorganisms using a modified in situ reverse transcription protocol. The 8th international symposium on Microbial Ecology, Aug. 9-14, Halifax, Canada.

  • Elston, S., H. Seim, J. Blanton, J. Amft and T. Gross. 1998. An investigation in model portability: secondary circulation in a shallow well-mixed Georgia Estuary. SECOR, Coastal Ocean Boundaries and Interactions and Assessments (COBIA) Conference on Southeast Coastal Ocean Research. Savannah, Georgia. April 7-10.

  • Hodson, E. and F. Chen. 1998. In situ nucleic acid amplification for studies of estuarine bacterial activity and diversity. The 8th international symposium on Microbial Ecology, Aug. 9-14, Halifax, Canada.

  • Moran, M.A. 1998. Invited instructor in Ecology and Biogeochemistry of DOM, a symposium sponsored by The Nordic Ecological Society, Oikos. Lund, Sweden.

  • Seim, H., T. Gross and J.O. Blanton. 1998. Tidal pressure gradient force balances in a curving estuarine channel. Ocean Sciences Meeting (American Geophysical Union). San Diego, California.

  • Sheldon, W., and M.A. Moran. 1998. Fluorescent DOM mixing patterns in the Satilla River, Georgia. SECOR, Coastal Ocean Boundaries and Interactions and Assessments (COBIA) Conference on Southeast Coastal Ocean Research. Savannah, Georgia. April 7-10.

  • Wiegert, R.G., M. Alber and A.G. Chalmers. 1998. Geographic signatures of Georgia estuaries. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting. Athens, Georgia.

  • Wiegert, R.G., M. Alber, C. Alexander, J.O. Blanton, A. Chalmers, R.E. Hodson, M.A. Moran, L. Pomeroy and W. Wiebe. 1998. The Georgia Rivers Land Margin Ecosystem Project. SECOR, Coastal Ocean Boundaries and Interactions and Assessments (COBIA) Conference on Southeast Coastal Ocean Research. Savannah, Georgia. April 7-10.

1997

  • Alber, M. 1997. Update on the Georgia Rivers LMER. LMER All Scientists Meeting, November.

  • Alber, M. 1997. The dynamics of suspended and settleable sediments in Georgia estuaries. 14th Biennial Estuarine Research Federation International Conference, Providence, Rhode Island.

  • Alexander, C. and A. Simoneau. 1997. Sediment dynamics and bottom morphology in the Satilla River Estuary. 14th Biennial Estuarine Research Federation International Conference, Providence, Rhode Island.

  • Amft, J. and J.O. Blanton. 1997. Influence of baroclinic pressure gradients on vertical shear in estuarine tidal currents. 14th Biennial Estuarine Research Federation International Conference, Providence, Rhode Island.

  • Austin, K. 1997. Transparent exopolymer particle dynamics in the Satilla River Estuary. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting.

  • Blanton, J.O. 1997. Estuarine and Coastal Physical Oceanography. A 10 lecture-hour short course delivered by J.O. Blanton at the Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal) to graduate students enrolled in the discipline of estuarine ecology. 13 - 18 January 1997.

  • Chen, F., W.A. Dustman, M.A. Moran and R.E. Hodson. 1997. Using prokaryotic in situ PCR to examine the todC1 gene and its expression in a toluene degrading bacterium in marine microcosms. The 97th general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Miami Beach, FL.

  • Chen, F., J.M. González, W.A. Dustman, M.A. Moran and R.E. Hodson. 1997. In situ reverse transcription, an approach to characterize genetic diversity (based on 16S rRNA) and activity (based on mRNA) of prokaryotes. Invited Seminar, ASLO-97 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Santa Fe, New Mexico. 10-14 Feb.

  • Covert, J.S., Yu-Ping Chin and M.A. Moran. 1997. Transport and transformation of molecular weight size classes of dissolved organic matter (DOM) through a Georgia estuary. 14th Biennial Estuarine Research Federation International Conference, Providence, Rhode Island.

  • Gao, H., R. G. Zepp. 1997. Photoreactions of dissolved organic matter in a coastal river of the southeastern United States. ASLO-97, Aquatic Sciences meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 10-14 Feb.

  • Hodson, R.E., M.A. Moran, F. Chen, W. Dustman and R. Garg. 1997. Amplified in situ taxonomic identification and detection of specific genes and their expression in marine bacterial populations. ASLO-97 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 10-14 Feb.

  • Lehwald, J. and M. Alber. 1997. Plankton concentrations in an estuarine creek front. 14th Biennial Estuarine Research Federation International Conference, Providence, Rhode Island.

  • Miller, W.L., R.A. Bourbonniere, and R.G. Zepp. 1997. Examining the direct photochemical mineraliztion of dissolved organic carbon in natural waters. ASLO97, Aquatic Sciences meeting. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

  • Moran, M.A. 1997. Bacterial communities in coastal seawater. Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Annual Chapter Meeting. Chattanooga, Tennessee.

  • Moran, M.A. 1997. Detection of functional and taxonomic attributes of individual bacterial cells in environmental samples using in situ PCR approaches. Gordon Research Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Newport, Rhode Island.

  • Moran, M.A. 1997. Role of photoreactions in controlling rates of biodegradation of estuarine dissolved organic matter. Geochemical Society Special Symposium, Organic Perspectives on Geochemical Processes. Salt Lake City, UT.

  • Moran, M.A., K. Bushaw, and R. G. Zepp. 1997. The biological role of labile, nitrogen-rich photoproducts in a coastal marine environment. ASLO97, Aquatic Sciences meeting, Santa Fe, NM.

  • Sheldon, J., M. Alber and A. Chalmers. 1997. Flushing times in five Georgia Estuaries. LMER All Scientists Meeting, November.

  • Wiegert. R.G. 1997. The Georgia Rivers Land Margin Ecosystem Research Program. Georgia Water Quality Research Conference, Athens, GA.

  • Zepp, R.G. 1997. Estimation of effects of UV radiation on aquatic photochemical processes. ASLO97, Aquatic Sciences meeting, Santa Fe, NM.

1996

  • Alber, M. and R. Hodson. 1996. Bacterial-particle dynamics in the Satilla River Estuary. SEERS, March.

  • Alexander, C., M. Alber and J.O. Blanton. 1996. Particulate material in Georgia estuaries: Composition, concentration and transformation. ERF96/ECSA 26 Meeting, Middelburg, The Netherlands.

  • Blanton, J.O. 1996. Mobilization of suspended sediments in Coastal Plain estuaries. Universidade do Lisboa Lisboa, Portugal.

  • Blanton, J.O. 1996. Mobilization of suspended sediments in Coastal Plain estuaries. Universidade do Algarve Faro, Portugal.

  • Blanton, J.O. 1996. Dynamics of mud deposition and resuspension in a Coastal Plain estuary. University of Aveiro Aveiro, Portugal.

  • Blanton, J.O. 1996. The mobilization and deposition of mud deposits in a Coastal Plain estuary. WVU-Symposium on Sustainable Development in Coastal Regions: A Comparison between North Atlantic Coast and Baltic Sea. University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.

  • Blanton, J.O, A.G. Chalmers and R.G. Wiegert. 1996. A workshop to define an LMER-style research program that would allow a comparison of estuarine systems in Portugal with those in Georgia. January 1966, University of Lisbon. (As a result of this workshop a continuing visiting scientist exchange was initiated. Participants to date: A. Ferreira - 1995, University of Lisbon; F. Andrade and A. Ferreira - 1996, University of Lisbon)

  • Dai, T., A.G. Chalmers, and R.G. Wiegert. 1996. An analysis of the Satilla River watershed: the land-use, water discharge and nutrient output. LMER All Scientists' Meeting, Savannah, Georgia.

  • Elston, S. and J. Blanton. 1996. Factors affecting flood tide salt intrusion in Georgia Estuaries. NSF-LMER All Scientists Meeting, Savannah, GA.

  • González, J., and M.A. Moran. 1996. Unusual abundance of a marine subgroup of alpha-Proteobacteria in coastal and estuarine waters of Georgia. LMER All Scientists' Meeting, Savannah, Georgia.

  • Moran, M.A., W.L. Miller, K.L. Bushaw, N. Bano, and R.G. Zepp. 1996. Biogeochemical cycling of DOM in wetland ecosystems: biological and photochemical degradation. North American Benthological Society, Annual Meeting. Kallispell, MN.

  • Moran, M.A. 1996. Photochemical production of biologically-available dissolved organic matter. 1996. Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Sciences. New Hampton, NH.

  • Moran, M.A., L.R. Pomeroy, M. Alber, and R.E. Hodson. 1996. Transformations of organic matter in the Georgia Rivers estuaries. LMER All Scientists' Meeting, Savannah, Georgia.

  • Sheldon, W., J. Blanton, J. Sheldon, R. Hodson, and M.A. Moran. 1996. Calibration and interpretation of natural fluorescence data for use in DOM flux and estuarine mixing studies. LMER All Scientists' Meeting, Savannah, Georgia.

  • Wiegert, R.G., M. Alber, C. Alexander, J. Blanton, A. Chalmers, R. Hodson, L. Pomeroy, and W. Wiebe. 1996. The Georgia Rivers LMER Program: A comparative study of five coastal rivers. Conference on Coastal Ecosystems, Rostock, Germany.

  • Zepp, R., H. Gao, and M.A. Moran. 1996. Factors influencing photoreactions of riverine dissolved organic matter. 1996 Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Sciences. New Hampton, NH.

  • Zepp, R., H. Gao, and M.A. Moran. 1996. Organic matter photoreactions in a Georgia coastal river: UV absorbance loss and photoproduction of particulate C and Fe, ammonia and carbon gases. LMER All Scientists' Meeting, Savannah, Georgia.

1995

  • Alber, M., G. Kineke, C. Alexander, J. Blanton and R. Hodson. 1995. Particle-mediated carbon dynamics in a southeastern estuary. Gordon Conference, July.

  • Alber, M., C. Alexander, J.O. Blanton and R. Hodson. 1995. Particle-mediated carbon dynamics in a southeastern estuary. Estuarine Research Federation 13th Biennial International Conference, Corpus Christi, TX.

  • Alexander, C. 1995. Particle properties and sediment dynamics within Georgia Estuaries. SEPM First World Sedimentological Congress, St. Petersburg, FL.

  • Blanton, J.O., G. Kineke, C. Alexander, A. Simoneau and J. Amft. 1995. Mobilization and deposition of fluid mud in a Coastal Plain estuary. Estuarine Research Federation 13th Biennial International Conference, Corpus Christi, TX.

  • Bushaw, K.L., R.E. Hodson, R.A. Bourbonniere, D.A. Bronk, W.L. Miller, R. Zepp, M. Tarr, D. Schulz-Jander, and M.A. Moran. 1995. The photochemical release of labile nitrogen from aquatic fulvic acids. International Humic Substances Society Meeting. Atlanta, GA.

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