GCE-LTER Theses & Dissertations

Atkins, R. 2022. Intraspecific variation in the distribution, physiology, population traits, and consumer effects of the salt marsh periwinkle, Littoraria irrorata, across its geographic range. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 170 pages.

Costomiris, G. 2022. Evaluation of tidal fresh forest distributions and tropical storm impacts using Sentinel-2 MSI imagery. M.S. Thesis. Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.

Lugar, K. 2022. Grazers vs Grazers: Large Mammal Herbivores Influence Salt Marsh Invertebrate Communities. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston, Houston.

Manns, T. 2022. Impacts Of Tidal Channel Migration On Salt Marsh Ecology And Carbon Storage. M.S. Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Reddy, S. 2022. Position in the tidal frame strongly influences decomposition in salt marshes. B.S. Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Napora, K. 2021. Refining cultural and environmental temporalities at the late Archaic-early woodland transition along the Georgia coast, UGA. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia.

Sanders, S.C. 2021. Groundwater flow and transport at the forest-marsh boundary: A modeling study. M.S. Thesis. University of South Carolina, Columbia SC USA. 50 pages.

Letourneau, M.L. 2020. Dissolved organic matter dynamics in coastal aquatic systems. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 188 pages.

Crotty, S.M. 2019. Drivers and consequences of ribbed mussel spatial patterning in southeastern US salt marshes. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Florida. 1-6 pages.

Davidson, K. 2019. Trade-offs between multiple ecosystem services in UK and US salt marshes. Ph.D. Dissertation. Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.

Burns, C. 2018. Historical analysis of 70 years of salt marsh change at three coastal LTER sites. M.S. Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 188 pages.

Jung, Y. 2018. Modeling Growth and Production Dynamics of Spartina Alterniflora. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 148 pages.

Pannill, V. 2018. Assessing the export of terrigenous dissolved organic matter in the South Atlantic Bight using CDOM analysis: 2014 and 2016 cruises. B.S. Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 13 pages.

Richards, T. 2018. A spatial and temporal investigation of estuarine and shelf flows on the Georgia Coast. M.S. Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Sharp, S. 2018. Disturbance and Recovery of Southeastern Salt Marshes: Drivers of Change and Ecosystem Service Dynamics. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 121 pages.

Li, F. 2017. Response and recovery of low-salinity marsh plant communities to constant and pulsed saline intrusion. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

Babcock-Adams, L. 2016. Elucidating natural and anthropogenic marine processes using molecular biomarkers. M.S. Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 111 pages.

Liu, Q. 2016. Biogeochemical cycling of polyamines in a coastal marine environment. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 197 pages.

McKnight, C.J. 2016. A modelling study of horizontal transport and residence time in the Duplin River estuary, Sapelo Island GA. M.S. Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Vu, H. 2016. Biophysical Feedbacks Mediate Tidal Creek Formation in Salt Marshes. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Houston, Houston, Texas. 93 pages.

Wang, S. 2016. Inorganic carbon and oxygen dynamics in a marsh-dominated estuary. M.S. Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 81 pages.

Wang, Y. 2016. Fronts and variability in the coastal ocean. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 231 pages.

Whitby, H. 2016. Identifying the factors affecting copper speciation in estuarine, coastal and open ocean waters. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Liverpool, School of Environmental Sciences, Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, Liverpool, England. 181 pages.

Herbert, E. 2015. The effects of global change on the fate of soil organic matter in tidal freshwater wetlands. Ph.D. Dissertation. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Ledoux, J.G. 2015. Drivers of groundwater flow at a back barrier island - marsh transect in coastal Georgia. M.S. Thesis. The University of Georgia, Athens. 104 pages.

Angelini, C. 2014. Foundation species as drivers of ecosystem structure, multifunctionality, and resilience. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 164 pages.

Carter, M. 2014. Characterization of Groundwater Discharge in a Back Barrier Tidal Creek. M.S. Thesis. Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC. 66 pages.

Nifong, J.C. 2014. Use of marine habitat and food resources by coastal inhabiting Alligator Mississipiensis (American Alligator): implications for food webs and community dynamics. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 201 pages.

Schaefer, S.C. 2014. Controls on nitrogen inputs, loads, and in-stream concentrations in the Altamaha River, Georgia, and beyond. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Schutte, C. 2014. Nitrogen cycling and trace gas dynamics in shallow coastal aquifers. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Tolar, B. 2014. The influence of environmental factors including reactive oxygen species on the spatial and temporal distribution of marine Thaumarchaeota. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 418 pages.

Hensel, M.S. 2013. Cross-kingdom consumer diversity enhances multifunctionality of a coastal ecosystem. M.S. Thesis. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 34 pages.

Slaughter, J.B. 2013. Factors influencing groundwater and surface water hydrogeochemistry with a special emphasis on the importance of sediment geology. M.S. Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Givens, C. 2012. A fish tale: comparison of the gut microbiome of 15 fish species and the influence of diet and temperature on its composition. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 229 pages.

Hladik, C.M. 2012. Use of Remote Sensing Data for Evaluating Elevation and Plant Distribution in a Southeastern Salt Marsh. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 205 pages.

Marton, J.M. 2012. Ecosystem services of restored wetlands and riparian buffers---USDA conservation practices in the glaciated interior plains. Ph.D. Dissertation. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. 138 pages.

McFarlin, C.R. 2012. Salt Marsh Dieback: The response of Spartina alterniflora to disturbances and the consequences for marsh invertebrates. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 238 pages.

Segarra, K. 2012. A study of methane-related processes in freshwater ecosystems. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Gifford, S. 2011. Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry of the Coastal Ocean: New Insights from Metatranscriptomics. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 163 pages.

Guo, H. 2011. Organization of plant communities across estuarine landscapes in low-latitude tidal marshes. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Houston, Houston, TX. 106 pages.

Kaufman, G. 2011. Application of the Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) to Evaluate Dissolved Nitrogen Concentrations in the Altamaha River Estuary, Georgia. M.S. Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 227 pages.

McCall, B.D. 2011. Geographic Variation in the Structure of Salt Marsh Arthropod Communities. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston, Houston, Texas. 51 pages.

Reader, H.E. 2011. Smouldering oceans: on the photochemically mediated oxidation of dissolved organic matter in coastal waters. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 194 pages.

Turck, J.A. 2011. Geoarchaeological analysis of two back-barrier islands and their relationship to the changing landscape of coastal Georgia, U.S.A. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 239 pages. (DOI: 10.6073/pasta/d4e6577aa7dfcc6f2f36781f162a4124)

Seminara, D.N. 2010. Synoptic comparison of salt marsh spatial structure using hyperspectral imagery at NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserves. M.S. Thesis. Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 177 pages.

Brittain, R. 2009. Trophic status, habitat use and climate change impacts on avian species of coastal, Georgia. Ph.D. Dissertation. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. 195 pages.

Jiang, L. 2009. Biogeochemical cycling of carbon dioxide in estuaries and the continental shelf of the southeastern United States. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens. 161 pages.

First, M.R. 2008. Benthic Microbial Food Webs: Spatial and Temporal Variations and the Role of Heterotrophic Protists in Salt Marsh Sediments. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

Ho, C.-K. 2008. Plant-herbivore interactions in U.S. Atlantic Coast salt marshes: the effect of omnivory and geographic location. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Houston, Houston, TX. 116 pages.

Lynes, A.R. 2008. Centrifugal organization in a Georgia salt marsh plant community. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston, Houston, Texas. 67 pages.

McKay, P. 2008. Temporal and Spatial Variability of Transport and Mixing Mechanisms: Using Heat and Salt in the Duplin River, Georgia. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens GA. 217 pages.

Porubsky, W.P. 2008. Biogeochemical dynamics in coastal sediments and shallow aquifers. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 222 pages.

Ransom, B. 2008. Intestinal microbial community composition of six Actinopterygii fish species in the Southeastern United States. M.S. Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 38 pages.

Hartmann, J. 2007. Determination of gas exchange velocities based on measurements of air-sea CO2 partial pressure gradients and direct chamber fluxes in the Duplin River, Sapelo Island, GA. M.S. Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 84 pages.

Lyons, J.I. 2007. Molecular description of ascomycete fungal communities on Spartina spp. in the U.S. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

Kunza, A.E. 2006. Patterns of plant diversity in two salt marsh regions. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston, Houston, Texas. 70 pages.

Lee, R.Y. 2006. Primary production, nitrogen cycling and the ecosystem role of mangrove microbial mats on Twin Cays, Belize. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 157 pages.

Mou, X. 2006. Culture-independent Characterization Of DOC-Transforming Bacterioplankton in Coastal Seawater. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 182 pages.

Schaefer, S.C. 2006 Nutrient budgets for watersheds on the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States: temporal and spatial variation. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 105 pp.

Elston, S. 2005. Secondary Circulation in a Sinuous Coastal Plain Estuary. Ph.D. Dissertation, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.

Hembree, P.A. 2005. Defining science/defining stories: Teachers’ constructions of science knowledge through collaborations in field-based scientific research. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

Kang, K. 2005. Waves, Turbulence, and Circulation in the Altamaha River Estuary, Georgia. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 161 pp.

Velasquez, L. 2005. The importance of benthic primary production in salt marsh carbon cycles. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 90 pp.

Weston, N. 2005. Biogeochemistry in the coastal zone: changing land use, salinity intrusion, porewater stoichiometry and the mineralization of organic matter in estuarine sediments. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 188 pp.

Albers, G. 2004. Applications of Island Biogeography: Plant Diversity and Soil Characteristics Among Back-Barrier Islands Near Sapelo Island, Georgia. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 113 pp.

McFarlin, C.R. 2004. Impact of Fertilization on a Salt Marsh Food Web in Georgia. M.S. Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 127 pages.

Ogburn, M.B. 2004. Salt marsh dieback in Georgia: Field survey and transplant experiments. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 108 pp.

Richards, C.L. 2004. Evolution in closely adjacent salt marsh environments. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 141 pages.

Salgado, C. 2004. Latitudinal variation in palatability of salt marsh plants: Constitutive or induced? M.S. Thesis, University of Houston, Houston, Texas. 57 pp.

Thoresen, M. 2004. Temporal and spatial variation in seston available to oysters and the contribution of benthic diatoms to their diet in the Duplin River, Georgia. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 220 pp.

White, S.N. 2004. Spartina species zonation along an estuarine gradient in Georgia: Exploring mechanisms controlling distribution. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 206 pp.

Wrona, A.B. 2004. Determining movement patterns and habitat use of blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus rathbun) in a Georgia saltmarsh estuary with the use of ultrasonic telemetry and a geographic information system (GIS). Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 178 pp.

Biers, E.J. 2003. Microbial Interactions on Decomposing Spartina Alterniflora: Use of Fungally-Modified Leachate by Bacterial Communities in an Experimental Salt Marsh Decomposition System. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 144 pp

Wang, Z. 2003. Biogeochemical Changes of Chemical Signals in the Georgia "Land-To-Ocean Continuum". M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 187 pp.

Moreta, J.I.L. 2002. Diversity of laccase gene sequences and contributions of bacteria and ascomycetous fungi to lignocellulose degradation in a southeastern U.S. salt marsh. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 64 pp.

Schultz, G.M. 2002. Hydrologic and Geophysical Characterization of Spatial and Temporal Variations in Coastal Aquifer Systems. Ph.D. Dissertation, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia. 329 pp.

Snyder, M. 2002. Geochemical trends associated with the seawater-freshwater mixing zone in a surficial coastal aquifer, Sapelo Island, GA. M.S Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia. 149 pp.

Buchan, A. 2001. Ecology and genetics of aromatic compound degradation in the ecologically important Roseobacter lineage of marine bacteria. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 152 pp.

Smith, C.B. 2001. Analysis of historic vegetation changes in two Georgia estuaries using aerial photography and GIS. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 93 pp.