Search Results - "Kurtz, Janis C."

An analysis of diffuse light attenuation in the northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone using the SeaWiFS satellite data record by Schaeffer, Blake A., Sinclair, Geoffrey A., Lehrter, John C., Murrell, Michael C., Kurtz, Janis C., Gould, Richard W., Yates, Diane F.

“…The Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS) derived diffuse light attenuation along the Louisiana continental shelf (LCS) was examined at monthly…”
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Classification of U.S. Estuaries Based on Physical and Hydrologic Attributes by Engle, Virginia D, Kurtz, Janis C, Smith, Lisa M, Chancy, Cynthia, Bourgeois, Pete

“…A classification of U.S. estuaries is presented based on estuarine characteristics that have been identified as important for quantifying stressor-response…”
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Phytoplankton community composition in nearshore coastal waters of Louisiana by Schaeffer, Blake A., Kurtz, Janis C., Hein, Michael K.

“…► Phytoplankton group diversity and evenness remained relatively constant. ► Diatoms were dominant in relative abundance and biovolume. ► A decline in…”
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Carbon Dynamics on the Louisiana Continental Shelf and Cross-Shelf Feeding of Hypoxia by Fry, Brian, Justić, Dubravko, Riekenberg, Philip, Swenson, Erick M, Turner, R. Eugene, Wang, Lixia, Pride, Lora, Rabalais, Nancy N, Kurtz, Janis C, Lehrter, John C, Murrell, Michael C, Shadwick, Elizabeth H, Boyd, Brandon

“…Large-scale hypoxia regularly develops during the summer on the Louisiana continental shelf. Traditionally, hypoxia has been linked to the vast winter and…”
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Identifying evaluation considerations for the recovery and restoration from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill: An initial appraisal of stakeholder concerns and values by Carriger, John F, Jordan, Stephen J, Kurtz, Janis C, Benson, William H

“…Understanding what can be achieved and what should be avoided by environmental management decisions requires an understanding of values, or what is cared about…”
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Effects of light reduction on growth of the submerged macrophyte Vallisneria americana and the community of root-associated heterotrophic bacteria by Kurtz, Janis C., Yates, Diane F., Macauley, John M., Quarles, Robert L., Genthner, Fred J., Chancy, Cynthia A., Devereux, Richard

“…A shading experiment was conducted over a growing season to measure the effects of light reduction on Vallisneria americana in Perdido Bay on the…”
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Toxicity of clay flocculation of the toxic dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, to estuarine invertebrates and fish by Lewis, Michael A, Dantin, Darrin D, Walker, Calvin C, Kurtz, Janis C, Greene, Richard M

“…The environmental effects of clay flocculation used to remove red tide dinoflagellate blooms from the water column are relatively unknown on benthic organisms…”
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Interactions between freshwater input, light, and phytoplankton dynamics on the Louisiana continental shelf by Lehrter, John C., Murrell, Michael C., Kurtz, Janis C.

“…We examined the effects of freshwater flow and light availability on phytoplankton biomass and production along the Louisiana continental shelf in the region…”
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Evaluation of sediment slurry microcosms for modeling microbial communities in estuarine sediments by Kurtz, Janis C., Devereux, Richard, Barkay, Tamar, Jonas, Robert B.

“…Microcosms consisting of estuarine sediment slurries were examined for their utility as models for assessing effects on microbial community structure and…”
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Strategies for evaluating indicators based on guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development by Kurtz, Janis C., Jackson, Laura E., Fisher, William S.

“…The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) has prepared technical guidelines to evaluate the suitability of ecological…”
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Structural and functional effects observed in sulfate reducing bacterial communities responding to perturbation by Kurtz, Janis C

“…Natural microbial communites were examined to determine if methods for assessing changes in community processes and structure were useful for ecosystem risk…”
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