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References from Supporting Literature

 Bibliography of the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Researve (NERR)

 

REFERENCES from SUPPORTING LITERATURE

References are from literature pertaining to specific NERR initiatives, including conservation and land management, freshwater inflow, effect on oil and gas activities, and seagrass and marsh restoration. Citation format follows the journal: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.

 

Albarracin, M.T., Stiling, P., 2006. Bottom-up and top-down effects on insect herbivores do not vary among sites of different salinity. Ecology 87, 2673-2679.

Alber, M., 2002. A conceptual model of estuarine freshwater inflow management. Estuaries 25, 1246-1261.

Alvarado, Sandra. Personal Communication. 1 July 2005.

Anderson, K.L., Whitlock, J.E., Harwood, V.J., 2005. Persistence and differential survival of fecal indicator bacteria in subtropical waters and sediments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71, 3041-3048.

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Bacteria TMDL Task Force, 2007. Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Task Force Report. Texas Water Resources Institute, 101 pp.

Bertness, M.D., Pennings, S.C., 2000. Spatial variation in process and pattern in salt marsh plant communities in Eastern North America. In: M.P. Weinstein, D.A. Kreeger (Eds.), Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology,. Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, Boston, pp. 39-57.

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Brissaud, F., Levine, B., Ducoup, C., Dejoux, L., Lazarova, V., Tournoud, M.G., 2000. Hydrodynamic behaviour and faecal coliform removal in a maturation pond. Water Science and Technology 42, 119-126.

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Chapra, S.C., 2003. Engineering water quality models and TMDLs. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 129, 247-256.

Chase, J.M., 2003. Strong and weak trophic cascades along a productivity gradient. Oikos 101, 187-195.

Chow, V.T., Maidment, D.R., and Mays, L.W., 1988. Applied Hydrology. McGraw-Hill, New York, 572 pp.

Christensen, V.G., Rasmussen, P.P., Ziegler, A.C., Jian, X., 2001. Continuous monitoring and regression analysis to estimate bacteria loads. TMDL Science Issues Conference. Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, Va., pp. 405-411.

Cleland, B., 2002. TMDL development from the "bottom up"--Part II: using duration curves to connect the pieces. National TMDL Science and Policy 2002 Speciality Conference. Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, Va.

Cleland, B., 2003. TMDL development from the "bottom up"--Part III: duration curves and wet-weather assessments. National TMDL Science and Policy 2003 Speciality Conference. Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, Va.

Cogger, C.G., Hajjar, L.M., Moe, C.L., Sobsey, M.D., 1988. Septic system performance on a coastal barrier island. Journal of Environmental Quality 17, 401-408.

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, 2005. Wildlife in Connecticut Endangered and Threatened Species Series: Least Tern. http://dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/wildlife/factshts/ltern.htm.

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Crain, C.M., Silliman, B.R., Bertness, S.L., Bertness, M.D., 2004. Physical and biotic drivers of plant distribution across estuarine salinity gradients. Ecology 85, 2539-2549.

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EPA, 2006. Water: Monitoring and Assessment: 5.11 Fecal bacteria. http://water.epa.gov/type/rsl/monitoring/vms511.cfm. 

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Finke, D.L., Denno, R.F., 2004. Predator diversity dampens trophic cascades. Nature 429, 407-410.

Fischer, H.B., List, E.J., Koh, R.C.Y., Imberger, J., and Brooks, N.H., 1979. Mixing in Inland and Coastal Waters. Academic Press, New York, 483 pp. 

Fretwell, S.D., 1977. The regulation of plant communities by the food-chains exploiting them. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 20, 169-185.

Futuyma, D.J., McCafferty, S.S., 1990. Phylogeny and the evolution of host plant associations in the leaf beetle genus Ophraella (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Evolution 44, 1885-1913.

Gannon, J.J., Busse, M.K., 1989. E. coli and enterococci levels in urban stormwater, river water and chlorinated treatment plant effluent. Water Research 23, 1167-1176.

Gibson, C.J., 2006. Bacterial Loadings Watershed Model in Copano Bay. M.S. Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin, 413 pp.

Gil de Weir, K., Weir, E., Casler, C., Aniyar, S., 2005. Ecological Functions and Economic Value of the Neutropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) in Los Olivitos Estuary, Venezuela. Beijer Discussion Paper Series No. 203, http://www.beijer.kva.se/PDF/35022004_Disc%20203_new.pdf

Gols, R., Bukovinszky, T., Hemerik, L., Harvey, J.A., Van Lenteren, J.C., Vet, E.M., 2005. Reduced foraging efficiency of a parasitoid under habitat complexity: implications for population stability and species coexistence. Journal of Animal Ecology 74, 1059-1068.

Goyal, S.M., Gerba, C.P., Melnick, J.L., 1977. Occurrence and distribution of bacterial indicators and pathogens in canal communities along the Texas coast. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 34, 139-149.

Grabowski, J.H., 2004. Habitat complexity disrupts predator-prey interactions but not the trophic cascade on oyster reefs. Ecology 85, 995-1004.

Helsel, D.R., 2005. Nondetects and Data Analysis: Statistics for Censored Environmental Data. Wiley-Interscience, Hoboken, N.J., 250 pp.

Hagedorn, C., McCoy, E., Rahe, T., 1981. The potential for ground water contamination from septic effluents. Journal of Environmental Quality 10, 1-8.

Hoese, H.D., 1967. Effect of higher than normal salinities on salt marshes. Contributions in Marine Science 12, 249-261.

Horizon Systems, 2007. National Hydrography Dataset Plus. http://www.horizon-systems.com/nhdplus/. Accessed: August, 2007.

Hunter, M.D., Price, P.W., 1992. Playing chutes and ladders: heterogeneity and the relative roles of bottom-up and top-down forces in natural communities. Ecology 73, 724-732.

Hydroscience, Inc., 1978. An Assessment of Non-point Sources of Pollution in the Southeast Texas Designated 208 Planning Area January 1978. Hydroscience, Arlington, Tex., 493 leaves.

Hyland, R., Byrne, J., Selinger, B., Graham, T., Thomas, J., Townshend, I., Gannon, V., 2003. Spatial and temporal distribution of fecal indicator bacteria within the Oldman River Basin of southern Alberta, Canada. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada 38, 15-32.

Jamieson, R.C., Gordon, R.J., Tattrie, S., Stratton, G.W., 2003. Sources and persistence of fecal coliform in a rural watershed. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada 38, 33-47.

Jefferies, R.L., Perkins, N., 1977. The effects on the vegetation of the additions of inorganic nutrients to salt marsh soils at Stiffkey, Norfolk. Journal of Ecology 65, 867-882.

Jobson, H.E., 1996. Prediction of Traveltime and Longitudinal Dispersion in Rivers and Streams. Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4013, U.S. Geology Survey, Reston, Va., 69 pp.

Johnson, S.L., Whiteaker, T., Maidment, D.R., 2009. A tool for automated load duration curve creation. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 45, 654-663.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 2008. Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). http://www.kdheks.gov/tmdl/index.htm. Accessed: July 2008.

Kaplan, O.B., 1987. Septic Systems Handbook. Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, MI, 290 pp.

Kapur, K.C., and Lamberson, L.R., 1977. Reliability in Engineering Design. Wiley, New York, 586 pp.

Kashefipour, S.M., Lin, B., Harris, E., Falconer, R.A., 2002. Hydro-environmental modelling for bathing water compliance of an estuarine basin. Water Research 36, 1854-1868.

Ketchum, B.H., 1951. The exchanges of fresh and salt waters in tidal estuaries. Journal of Marine Research 10, 18-38.

Khan, S.I., Kamal, N., 2001. Assessment of treatment efficiency by quantitative recovery of indicator bacteria and pathogens in sewage effluents. In: T. Matsuo, K. Hanaki, S. Takizawa, H. Satoh (Eds.), Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology: Molecular Technology, Nutrient Removal, Sludge Reduction and Environmental Health. Elsevier, Amsterdam, NY, pp. 129-138. 

Kloot, R.W., Radakovich, B., Huang, X., Brantley, D.D., 2006. A comparison of bacterial indicators and methods in rural surface waters. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 121, 275-287.

Kuo, A.Y., Neilson, B.J., 1988. A modified tidal prism model for water quality in small coastal embayments. Water Science & Technology 20, 133-142.

Kuo, A.Y., Park, K., Kim, S.-C., Lin, J. 2005. A tidal prism water quality model for small coastal basins. Coastal Management 33, 101-117.

Langellotto, G.A., Denno, R.F., 2004. Responses of invertebrate natural enemies to complex-structured habitats: a meta-analytical synthesis. Oecologia 139, 1-10.

Lawson, L.G., 2003. HSPF Model Calibration and Verification for Bacteria TMDLs. Guidance Memo No. 03-2012, Dept. of Environmental Quality, Water Division, Richmond, Va., 28 pp.

Maidment, D.R., 1993. Handbook of Hydrology. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1 v.

Maidment, D.R., 2002. Arc Hydro: GIS for Water Resources. ESRI Press, Redlands, CA, 203 pp.

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Mays, L.W., 2001. Water Resources Engineering. 1st ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 761 pp.

McBride, G.B., 2005. Using Statistical Methods for Water Quality Management: Issues, Problems, and Solutions. John Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 313 pp.

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Merwade, V., Maidment, D., 2005. River Channel Morphology Model--A Tool For Analyzing and Extrapolating River Channel Bathymetry. Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin. 

Moon, D.C., Rossi, A.M., Stiling, P., 2000. The effects of abiotically induced changes in host plant quality (and morphology) on a salt marsh planthopper and its parasitoid. Ecological Entomology 25, 325-331.

Moon, D.C., Stiling, P., 2000. Relative importance of abiotically induced direct and indirect effects on a salt-marsh herbivore. Ecology 81, 470-481.

Moon, D.C., Stiling, P., 2002. The effects of salinity and nutrients on a tritrophic salt-marsh system. Ecology 83, 2465-2476.

Moon, D.C., Stiling, P., 2004. The influence of a salinity and nutrient gradient on coastal vs. upland tritrophic complexes. Ecology 85, 2709-2716.

Mooney, R., 2008. Nitrogen dynamics during and after storm events in the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve. Seminar Series. The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX. 

Mott, J.B., Lehman, R.L., 2005. Bacteria Source Tracking in Copano Bay: Phase II, Final Report. Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, 171 pp.

National Research Council (U.S.), 2001. Assessing the TMDL Approach to Water Quality Management. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 109 pp.

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Noble, R.T., Moore, D.F., Leecaster, M.K., McGee, C.D., Weisberg, S.B., 2003. Comparison of total coliform, fecal coliform, and enterococcus bacterial indicator response for ocean recreational water quality testing. Water Research 37, 1637-43.

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Oregon State University PRISM Group, 2008. PRISM (Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model) Group. WWW Page, http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/.

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