LibGuides: Marine Science: Local Resources

Literature about Local Ecosystems & Projects

Holt, S., and et al. Effects of an oil spill on salt marshes at Harbor Island, Texas. I. Biology
From the: Proceedings of the conference on assessment of ecological impacts of oil spills, 14-17 June 1978, Keystone, Colorado.
Hoover, R. A. Observations on the distribution and ecology of salt marsh and marine plants, lighthouse area, Harbor Island, Texas Gulf Coast. The University of Texas, 1966.

Bianchi, T.S. and et al. 2013. Historical reconstruction of mangrove expansion in the Gulf of Mexico: Linking climate change with carbon sequestration in coastal wetlands. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 119:7-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2012.12.007

Comeaux, R.S., M.A. Allison and T.S. Bianchi. 2012. Mangrove expansion in the Gulf of Mexico with climate change: Implications for wetland health and resistance to rising sea levels. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 96:81-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2011.10.003

Evans, A., K. Madden, and S. Palmer. The Ecology and Sociology of the Mission-Aransas Estuary : An Estuarine and Watershed Profile. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/31891

Harbor Island deep draft inshore port / Nueces County Navigation District Number 1. Corpus Christi, Tex.? Bechtel, 1974. 2 vols. Briscoe Center for American History (LIB USE ONLY)

Macko, S.A., P.L. Parker, and A.V. Botello. 1981. Persistence of spilled oil in a Texas salt marsh. Environmental Pollution Series B, Chemical and Physical 2(2):119-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/0143-148X(81)90047-1

Palmer, S. 2015. Harbor Island Research. https://utmsi.utexas.edu/blog/entry/harbor-island-research

Baer, K.N. and P. Thomas. 1990. Influence of capture stress, salinity and reproductive status on zinc associated with metallothionein-like proteins in the livers of three marine teleost species. Marine Environmental Research 29(4):277-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/0141-1136(90)90023-H

Banks, M.A., G.J. Holt, J.M. Wakeman. 1991. Age-linked changes in salinity tolerance of larval spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus, Cuvier). Journal of Fish Biology 39(4):505-514. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1991.tb04382.x

Brown, C.A., G.A. Jackson, S.A. Holt, and G.J. Holt. 2005. Spatial and temporal patterns in modeled particle transport to estuarine habitat with comparisons to larval fish settlement patterns. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64(1):33-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2005.02.004

Brown-Peterson, N., P. Thomas and C.R. Arnold. 1988. Reproductive biology of the spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in South Texas. Fishery Bulletin 86(2):373-388. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/reproductive-biology-spotted-seatrout-cynoscion-nebulosus-south-texas

Compton, H. and E. Bradley. 1964. A study of the post-larval penaeid shrimp entering Aransas Bay. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. https://tamug-ir.tdl.org/handle/1969.3/27650

Dunton, K.H. and Susan V. Schonberg. Assessment of propeller scarring in seagrass beds of the south Texas coast. Journal of Coastal Research. SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 37. IMPACTS OF MOTORIZED WATERCRAFT ON SHALLOW ESTUARINE AND COASTAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTS (Fall 2002), pp. 100-110. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25736346

Henry, R.P., G.A. Kormanik, N.J. Smatresk, and J.N. Cameron. 1981. The Role of CaCO₃ dissolution as a source of HCO₃- for the buffering of hypercapnic acidosis in aquatic and terrestrial decapod crustaceans. Journal of Experimental Biology 94:269-274. http://jeb.biologists.org/content/94/1/269

Herzka, S.Z., S.A. Holt, and G.J. Holt. 2002. Characterization of settlement patterns of red drum Sciaenops ocellatus larvae to estuarine nursery habitat: a stable isotope approach. Marine Ecology Progress Series 226:143-156. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps226143

Holt, G.J. and S.A. Holt. 2000. Vertical distribution and the role of physical processes in the feeding dynamics of two larval sciaenids Sciaenops ocellatus and Cynoscion nebulosus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 193:181-190. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193181

Ojanguren, A.F. and L.A. Fuiman. 2010. Seasonal variability in antipredator performance of red drum larvae. Marine Ecology Progress Series 413:117-123. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08697

Parker, R.H. 1955. Changes in the invertebrate fauna, apparently attributable to salinity changes, in the bays of central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 29(2):193-211. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1300466

Pullen, E.J. 1963. A Study of the Bay and Gulf populations of shrimp: Penaeus aztecus, Penaeus setiferus, and Penaeus duorarum. https://tamug-ir.tdl.org/handle/1969.3/19821

Shane, S.H. 1980. Occurrence, movements, and distribution of bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, in southern Texas. Fishery Bulletin v. 78(3):593-601.
https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/occurrence-movements-and-distribution-bottlenose-dolphin-tursiops-truncatus-southern-texas

Wohlschlag, D.E. 1980. Analysis of freshwater inflow effects on metabolic stresses of south Texas Bay and estuarine fishes: rates of adaptability to changing salinity-temperature regimes. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/46566

Brown-Peterson, N., P. Thomas and C.R. Arnold. 1988. Reproductive biology of the spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in south Texas. Fishery Bulletin 86(2):373-388. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/reproductive-biology-spotted-seatrout-cynoscion-nebulosus-south-texas

Dunton, K.H., W. Pulich, T.R. Mutchler. 2007. Landscape monitoring and biological indicators for seagrass conservation in Texas coastal waters : final report. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/40251

Dunton, K.H., W. Pulich, and T. Mutchler. 2011. A Seagrass monitoring program for Texas coastal waters. PDF

Fletcher, R.S., W. Pulich, and B. Hardegree. 2009. A Semiautomated approach for monitoring landscape changes in Texas seagrass beds from aerial photography. Journal of Coastal Research 25(2):500-506. http://www.jcronline.org/doi/abs/10.2112/07-0882.1

Kaldy, J.E. and K.H. Dunton. 1993. The light requirements for growth and photosynthesis in seagrasses with emphasis on Texas estuaries: a literature survey. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/46785

Leitz, J. and F. Grubbs. 2008. Survey of Redfish Bay and Nine-Mile Hole anglers to assess attitudes and opinions towards boating restrictions intended to conserve seagrass beds. Management data series no. 252.

Leitz, J. and F. Grubbs. 2011. Survey of Redfish Bay anglers with emphasis on their shallow-water boating practices and knowledge of seagrass habitat. Management data series no. 263.

Rooker, J.R. and S.A. Holt. 1997. Utilization of subtropical seagrass meadows by newly settled red drum Sciaenops ocellatus: patterns of distribution and growth. Marine Ecology Progress Series 158:139-149. doi:10.3354/meps158139

Rooker, J.R., S.A. Holt, M.A. Soto, and G.J. Holt. 1998. Postsettlement patterns of habitat use by Sciaenid fishes in subtropical seagrass meadows. Estuaries 21(2):318-327. doi:10.2307/1352478

Texas seagrass monitoring results: reports and data from monitoring efforts. http://www.texasseagrass.org/results.html

Texas Statewide Seagrass Monitoring Program: A Seagrass monitoring program for Texas coastal waters. http://www.texasseagrass.org/

Wood, John S. 2012. Hyperspectral analysis of seagrass in Redfish Bay, Texas. Thesis (Ph.D.), Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi.

Compton, H. 1960. A Study of the bay populations of juvenile shrimp, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus setiferus. https://tamug-ir.tdl.org/handle/1969.3/28080

Dunton, K.H. 1989. Production ecology of Ruppia maritima L. s.l. and Halodule wrightii Aschers. and the biomass of associated macrophytes in two south Texas estuaries : final report to the Texas Water Development Board. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/46343

Final Evaluation Findings, Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, May 2006 through April 2011. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/31930

Final programmatic environmental impact statement : federal approval of the Texas National Estuarine Research Reserve and Management Plan : the Mission-Aransas Estuary. 2006. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/31925

Gamble, L.R. 1989. Contaminants investigation of the Aransas Bay Complex, Texas, 1985-1986. PDF

Gundlach, E.R., K.J. Finkelstein, and J.L. Sadd. 1981. Impact and persistence of IXTOC I oil on the south Texas coast. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, March 1981, Vol. 1981, No. 1, pp. 477-485. http://ioscproceedings.org/doi/abs/10.7901/2169-3358-1981-1-477 (available PDF from 1st author in ResearchGate)

Moffett, A.W. 1964. A Study of the Texas Bay populations of juvenile shrimp, Penaeus aztecus, Penaeus setiferus, and Penaeus duorarum. https://tamug-ir.tdl.org/handle/1969.3/19811

Moffett, A.W. 1965. A Study of the Texas Bay populations of juvenile shrimp, Penaeus aztecus, Penaeus setiferus, and Penaeus duorarum. https://tamug-ir.tdl.org/handle/1969.3/19913

Moffett, A.W. 1968. A Study of commercial shrimp populations in coastal bays of Texas, 1968. https://tamug-ir.tdl.org/handle/1969.3/19880

Moffett, A.W. 1969. A Study of commercial shrimp populations in coastal bays of Texas, 1969. https://tamug-ir.tdl.org/handle/1969.3/19909

Moffett, A.W. 1969. A Study of commercial shrimp populations in coastal bays of Texas, 1970. https://tamug-ir.tdl.org/handle/1969.3/19910

Moffett, A.W. and L.W. McEachron. 1974. A Study of the Texas shrimp populations. https://journals.tdl.org/txcfpr/index.php/txcfpr/article/view/42

Morehead, S., T.G. Beyer, and K.H. Dunton. 2007. Community characterization of the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve and Surrounding Areas. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/30166

Oppenheimer, C.H. and K.G. Gordon. 1972. Texas coastal zone biotopes : an ecography : interim report for the Bay and Estuary Management Program (CRMP) https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/43939

Powell, E. H. Jr. and G. Gunter. 1968. Observations on the Stone Crab, Menippe mercenaria Say, in the vicinity of Port Aransas, Texas. Gulf Research Reports 2(3):285-299. https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol2/iss3/4/

Pulich, W., C. Blair, and W.A. White. 1997. Current status and historical trends of seagrass in the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program Study Area. PDF

Pullen, E.J. 1963. A Study of the Bay and Gulf populations of shrimp: Penaeus aztecus, Penaeus setiferus, and Penaeus duorarum - Study of the Texas shrimp populations. https://tamug-ir.tdl.org/handle/1969.3/19821

Shane, S. 1978. Suckerfish attached to a bottlenose dolphin in Texas. Journal of Mammalogy 59(2):439-440. https://doi.org/10.2307/1379936

The Texas National Estuarine Research Reserve : site nomination and application for predesignation assistance : October 15, 2003. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/31931

Texas Statewide Seagrass Monitoring Program : A seagrass monitoring program for Texas coastal waters. http://www.texasseagrass.org/index.html

Tunnell, J., E.J. Buskey, and T. Peterson. 2015. Freshwater inflows : determining flow regimes in the face of land use change, climate change, and other unknowns. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/31895

UT Mariculture Program, 1982-1983. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/46626

UT Mariculture Program, 1983-1984. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/46925

Water quality of Texas bays (nutrients, trace elements and toxic compounds) https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/46465

Xue, Z., K. Stanzel, S. Palmer, and E.J. Buskey. 2015. Climate change in the Mission-Aransas Reserve : evaluating vulnerability of coastal ecosystem and communities using long-term data sets and development of relevant adaptation strategies. Phase 1 : Technical Report. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/39282