REFEREED:

Childers, D.L., 1994. Fifteen years of marsh flumes - A review of marsh-water column interactions in Southeastern USA estuaries. In: [W.Mitsch, ed.] Global Wetlands. Elsevier Publ., Amsterdam p. 277-294.

Childers, D.L., F.H.Sklar, and S.E.Hutchinson, 1994. The collection and statistical treatment of scale-dependent aquatic transect data in estuarine landscapes. Landscape Ecol. 9(2):127-141.

Day, J.W., C.J.Madden, R.R. Twilley, R.F. Shaw, B.A. McKee, M.J. Dagg, D.L. Childers, R.C. Raynie, and L.J. Rouse, 1995. The influence of Atchafalaya River discharge on Fourleague Bay, Louisiana ( USA). In [K.R.Dyer and R.J.Orth, eds.] Changes in Fluxes in Estuaries, ECSA 22/ERF Symposium Series, Olsen and Olsen Publ, Fredensborg, Denmark. pp.151-160.

Daoust, R. and D.L.Childers, 1998. Quantifying aboveground biomass and estimating productivity in nine Everglades wetland macrophytes using a non-destructive allometric approach. Aquatic Botany. 62:115-133.

Childers, D.L., S.Davis, V.Rivera-Monroy, and R.R.Twilley, 1999. Wetland-water column interactions and the biogeochemistry of estuary-watershed coupling around the Gulf of Mexico. In [ T.S. Bianchi and R.Twilley, eds.]: Biogeochemistry of Gulf of Mexico Estuaries. John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY. pp. 211-235.

Daoust, R. and D.L.Childers, 1999. Controls on emergent macrophyte composition, abundance, and productivity in freshwater Everglades wetland communities. Wetlands 19:262-275.

Rudnick, D., Z. Chen, D. Childers, J.Boyer, and T. Fontaine, 1999. Phosphorus and nitrogen inputs to Florida Bay: the importance of the Everglades watershed. Estuaries 22(2B):398-416.

Cutler, J., D.L. Childers, and D. Kuhn, 1999. Clonal diversity in populations of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum in a Florida Bay, USA, basin. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 186:127-136.

Buzzelli, C.P., D.L. Childers, Q. Dong, and R.D. Jones, 2000. Simulation of periphyton phosphorus dynamics in Everglades National Park. Ecol. Mod. 134(1):103-115.

Childers, D.L., J.W. Day, Jr., and H.N.McKellar, Jr, 2000. Twenty more years of marsh and estuarine flux studies: Revisiting Nixon (1980). In: [M.P. Weinstein and D.Q. Kreeger, eds.] Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology, p. 385-414.

Childers, D.L., R.D. Jones, J. Trexler, C. Buzzelli, S. Dailey, A.L. Edwards, E. Gaiser, K. Jayachandaran, A. Kenne, D. Lee, J. Meeder, J. Pechman, A. Renshaw, J. Richards, M. Rugge, L. Scinto, P. Sterling, and W. Van Gelder, 2001. Quantifying the effects of low-level phosphorus enrichment on unimpacted Everglades wetlands with in situ flumes and phosphorus dosing. In: [K.Porter and J.Porter, eds.], The Everglades Hydroscape, St. Lucie Press. P. 127 – 152.

Davis, S.E. III, D.L. Childers, J.W. Day, Jr., D.T. Rudnick, and F.H. Sklar, 2001. Wetland-water column exchanges of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in a Southern Everglades dwarf mangrove. Estuaries 24(4):610-622.

Davis, S.E. III, D.L. Childers, J.W. Day, Jr., D.T. Rudnick, and F.H. Sklar, 2001. Nutrient dynamics in vegetated and unvegetated areas of a southern Everglades mangrove creek. Est. Coast . Shelf Sci. 52:753-768

Noe, G., D.L. Childers, and R.D. Jones, 2001. Phosphorus biogeochemistry and the impacts of phosphorus enrichment: Why are the Everglades so unique. Ecosystems 4(7):603-624.

Beck, M., K. Heck, K. Able, D. Childers, D. Eggleston, B. Gillanders, B. Halpern, C. Hays, K. Hoshino, T. Minello, R. Orth, P. Sheridan, and M. Weinstein, 2001. The identification, conservation, and management of estuarine and marine nurseries for fish and invertebrates. Bioscience 51(8):633-641.

Noe, G.B., D.L. Childers, A.L. Edwards, E. Gaiser, K. Jayachandaran, D. Lee, J. Meeder, J. Richards, L.J. Scinto, J. Trexler, and R.D. Jones. 2002. Short-term changes in phosphorus storage in an oligotrophic Everglades wetland ecosystem receiving experimental nutrient enrichment. Biogeochemistry 59: 239-267.

Baber, M.J. D. L. Childers, K. J. Babbitt, and D.H Anderson. 2002. Controls on fish distribution and abundance in temporary wetlands . Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59:1441-1450.

Davis, S.E., C. Coronado-Molina, D.L. Childers, and J.W. Day, Jr., 2003. Temporally dependent C, N, and P dynamics associated with the decay of Rhizophora mangle L. leaf litter in an oligotrophic South Florida estuary. Aquatic Botany. 75:199-215.

Childers, D.L., R.F. Doren, R. Jones, G.B. Noe, M.Rugge, and L.J. Scinto, 2003. Decadal change in vegetation and soil phosphorus patterns across the Everglades landscape. J. Environ. Quality. 32:344-362.

Lu, X.Q, N.Maie, J.V.Hanna, D.L.Childers, and R.Jaffé, 2003. Molecular characterization of dissolved organic mtter in freshwater wetlands of the Florida Everglades. Water Research 37:2599-2606.

Davis, S.E. III, D.L. Childers, J.W. Day, Jr., D.T. Rudnick, and F.H. Sklar, 2003. Factors affecting the concentration and flux of materials in two southern Everglades mangrove wetlands. Marine Ecology Progress Series 253:85-96.

Sutula, M., B. Perez, E. Reyes, D. Childers, S. Davis, J. Day, D. Rudnick, and F. Sklar. 2003. Factors affecting spatial and temporal variability in material exchange between the Southeastern Everglades wetlands and Florida Bay (USA). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 56: 1-25.

Beck, M.W., K.L. Heck, K.W. Able, D.L. Childers, D.B. Eggleston, B.M. Gillanders, B.S. Halpern, C.G. Hays, K. Hoshino, T.J. Minello, R.J. Orth, P.F. Sheridan, and M.P. Weinstein, 2003. The role of nearshore ecosystems as fish and shellfish nurseries. Issues in Ecology 11:1-12.

Barr, J.G., J.D. Fuentes, D. Wang, Y., Edmonds, J.C. Zieman, B.P. Hayden, and D.L. Childers, 2003. Red mangroves emit hydrocarbons. Southeastern Naturalist 2(4):499-510.

Noe, G.B., L.J. Scinto, J. Taylor, D.L. Childers, and R.D. Jones. 2003. Phosphorus cycling and partitionin g in an oligotrophic Everglades wetland ecosystem: A radioisotope tracing study.. Freshwater Biology 48:1993-2008.

Gaiser, E.E., L. J. Scinto, J. H. Richards, K. Jayachandran, D. L. Childers, J. C. Trexler, and R. D. Jones, 2004. Phosphorus in periphyton mats provides the best metric for detecting low-level P enrichment in an oligotrophic wetland. Water Res. 38:507-516.

Rivera-Monroy, V.H., R.R. Twilley, D.Bone, D.L. Childers, C.Coronado-Molina, S.Davis, I.C. Feller, C, Fitz, J.Fourqurean, J.Herrera-Silveira, R. Jaffe, C. Madden, E. Mancera, E. Medina, E. Rejmankova, J. Richards, J.E. Salisbury, P. Spiniello, J. Trexler, and Ernesto Weil, 2004. The Need to Develop Long Term Ecological Research in the Caribbean Region: A Biogeochemical Research Agenda For Sustainable Coastal Management Plans. Bioscience 54(9):843-856.

Stevenson, C. and D.L. Childers, 2004. Patterns of fish decomposition in an oligotrophic freshwater Evergaldes marsh. Wetlands 24(3):529-537.

Davis, S.E., J.E. Cable, D.L. Childers, C. Coronado-Molina, J.W. Day, C.D. Hittle,  C.J. Madden, D. Rudnick, E. Reyes, F. Sklar, 2004. Importance of Episodic Storm Events in Controlling Ecosystem Structure and Function in a Gulf Coast Estuary. Jour. Coastal Res. (in press).

Knapp, A.K., J.M. Briggs, and D.L. Childers, 2004. Estimating aboveground net primary production in grassland and herbaceous dominated systems. In: [T.J. Fahey & A.K. Knapp, eds.] Principles and Standards for Measuring Net Primary Production in Long-term Ecological Studies. (in press)

Daoust, R.J. and D.L.Ch ilders, 2004. Ecological effects of low-level phosphorus additions on two plant communities in a neotropical freshwater wetland ecosystem. Oecologia . (in press)

Gaiser, E.E., J.C. Trexler, J.H. Richards, D.L. Childers, D. Lee, A.L. Edwards, L.J. Scinto, K. Jayachandran, G.B. Noe, and R.D. Jones, 2004. Cascading ecological effects of low-level phosphorus enrichment in the Florida Everglades. J. Environ. Quality (in press).

Barr, J. G., J. D. Fuentes, J. C. Zieman, and D. L. Childers, 2004. Physiological responses of red mangroves to the climate in the Florida Everglades. Agricultural Forest Meteor. (in press)

Childers, D.L., J.N. Boyer, S.E. Davis III, C.J. Madden, D.T. Rudnick, and F.H. Sklar, 2005. Nutrient concentration patterns in the oligotrophic “upside down” estuaries of the Florida Everglades. Limnol. Oceanogr. (in press)

Childers, D.L., D. Iwaniec, D. Rondeau, G. Rubio, E. Verdon, and C. Madden. In review. Primary productivity in Everglades marshes demonstrates the sensitivity of oligotrophic ecosystems to environmental drivers. Ecological Applications.

Parker, F.M., D.L. Childers, and C.J. Madden, in review. Changes in water inputs and nutrient loading after restoration of water flow to a southern Everglades wetland landscape. Jour. Environ. Quality.

Gann, T., D.L. Childers, and D. Rondeau, in review. Ecosystem characteristics and hydrologic features of tree islands in the southern Everglades, FL, USA. Forest Ecology & Management.

Rubio, G. and D.L. Childers, in review. Decomposition of Cladium jamaicense, Eleocharis sp., and Juncus roemerianus in the estuarine ecotones of the Florida Everglades. Estuaries.

Anderson , W.T., L. Sternberg, M.C. Pinzon,T. Gann-Troxler, D.L. Childers, and M. Duever, in review. Carbon isotopic composition of cypress tress from South Florida and changing hydrologic conditions. Dendrochronology.

Farber. S, R. Costanza, D. L. Childers, J. Erickson, K. Gross, M. Grove, C. Hopkinson, J. Kahn, S. Pincetl, A. Troy, P. Warren, and M. Wilson, in review. An ecosystem services framework that links science, values, and environmental decision-making. Bioscience.

Publications by students and postdocs:

Noe, G.B., and J.B. Zedler. 2001. Spatiotemporal variation of salt marsh seedling establishment in relation to the abiotic and biotic environment. Journal of Vegetation Science 12: 61-74.

Noe, G.B., and J.B. Zedler. 2001. Southern California's variable precipitation defines germination opportunities in upper intertidal marshes. Estuaries 24: 30-40.

Noe, G.B., and J.B. Zedler. 2000. Differential effects of four abiotic factors on the germination of salt marsh annuals. American Journal of Botany 87: 1679-1692.

Sullivan, G., and G.B. Noe. 2000. Coastal wetland plant species of southern California. In: Handbook for Restoring Coastal Wetlands. J.B. Zedler, ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.

Noe, G.B. In press. Temporal variability matters: Effects of constant vs. varying moisture and salinity on germination. Ecological Monographs.

Noe, G.B., R.B. Atkinson, and J. Cairns Jr. Emergent macrophyte biomass of ca. 20-year-old created wetlands on surface-mined lands. Wetlands. In prep.

Davis, S.E. and B.C. Reeder. 2001. Spatial Characterization of Water Quality in Seven Eastern Kentucky Reservoirs Using Multivariate Analyses. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management. In review.

Donnelly. M.A., C.J. Farrell, M.J. Baber & J.L. Glenn, 2001. The herpetofauna of the Kissimmee River floodplain: Patterns of abundance and occurrence in an altered landscape. Journal of Herpetology. In review.

Donnelly, M.A., M.J. Baber, and C.J. Farrell, 2001. The herpetofauna of the Kissimmee River: patterns of abundance and occurrence in upland habitats. Journal of Herpetology. In review.

Baber, M.J., & J.L. Craig. Home range size and carrying capacity of the endangered takahe (Porphyrio mantelli) on New Zealand's offshore Islands. Submitted to Condor. In review

Baber, M.J. & J.L. Craig, in review. The relationship between resource availability, foraging behaviour and habitat utilization of the endangered New Zealand Takahe (Porphyrio mantelli). Ibis

Baber, M.J. Understanding amphibian community structure in temporary wetlands: Implications for conservation. for submission to Conservation Biology. In prep

Anderson, D. H., M. J. Baber, M. McMillian, and R. Aborn. Wading bird prey resources in drainage ditch wetlands. for submission to Wetlands. In prep

Anderson, D. H., R. Aborn, M. J. Baber, and M. McMillian. Growth and secondary production of the Everglades Crayfish (Procambarus alleni) in drainage ditches and isolated wetlands of an agricultural landscape. for submission to Wetlands. In prep

Babbitt, K.J. and M.J. Baber. Behavioral responses to the threat of predation: effects of foraging mode in tadpoles. for submission to the Journal of Herpetology. In prep