School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations
Submissions from 2022
Using Low-Cost Sensors to Assess PM2.5 Concentrations at Four South Texan Cities on the U.S.—Mexico Border, Esmeralda Mendez, Owen Temby, Dawid Wladyka, Katarzyna Sepielak, and Amit U. Raysoni
Now you see me: “first” records of the greater amberjack Seriola dumerili at Rapa Nui range extension or increased scientific effort?, Naiti Morales, Amy Rose Coghlan, Erin E. Easton, Alan M. Friedlander, James J. Herlan, and Carlos F. Gaymer
Improved soy protein adhesives by lignin and polyamide-epichlorohydrin: Adhesion performance and properties, Sarocha Pradyawong, Nataniel H. Brown, Jikai Zhao, Guangyang Qi, Yi Zheng, Xiuzhi Susan Sun, and Donghai Wang
Hybrid conferences: opportunities, challenges and ways forward, Eleonora Puccinelli, Daniela Zeppilli, Paris V. Stefanoudis, Annaig Wittische-Helou, Marjorie Kermorgant, Sandra Fuchs, Lenaick Menot, Erin E. Easton, and Alexandra A-T. Weber
A Socio-Ecological Model to Assess Tuberculosis in Migrant Farmworkers in the US-Mexico Border Region, Amit U. Raysoni
Characterization of Particulate Matter Species in an Area Impacted by Aggregate and Limestone Mining North of San Antonio, TX, USA, Amit U. Raysoni, Esmeralda Mendez, August Luna, and Joe Collins
Defining the current distribution of the imperiled Black-spotted Newt across south Texas, USA, Padraic S. Robinson, Drew R. Davis, Sean M. Collins, and Richard J. Kline
Development and assessment of an environmental DNA (eDNA) assay for a cryptic Siren (Amphibia: Sirenidae), Krista M. Ruppert, Drew R. Davis, Md Saydur Rahman, and Richard J. Kline
Development and validation of an eDNA protocol for monitoring endemic Asian spiny frogs in the Himalayan region of Pakistan, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Rais, Ayesha Akram, Maggie R. Williams, Kenneth F. Kellner, Syed A. Hashsham, and Drew R. Davis
Pre-Growth Environmental Stresses Affect Foodborne Pathogens Response to Subsequent Chemical Treatments, Amandeep Singh and Veerachandra K. Yemmireddy
Exploring the potential impacts of machine learning on trust in fishery management, Antonia Sohns, Gordon M. Hickey, and Owen Temby
Biomass residues improve soil chemical and biological properties reestablishing native species in an exposed subsoil in Brazilian Cerrado, Thaís Soto Boni, Engil Isadora Pujol Pereira, Adriana Avelino Santos, Ana Maria Rodrigues Cassiolato, and Kátia Luciene Maltoni
Disaster Resilience Versus Ecological Resilience and the Proposed Second Causeway to South Padre Island, Juliet Vallejo, Katia Sanchez, Evelyn Roozee, and Owen Temby
Production of distilled spirits using grain sorghum through liquid fermentation, Thomas Weiss, Jikai Zhao, Ruijia Hu, Meicen Liu, Yonghui Li, Yi Zheng, Gordon Smith, and Donghai Wang
A participatory assessment of nitrified urine fertilizer use in Swayimane, South Africa: Crop production potential, farmer attitudes and smallholder challenges, Benjamin C. Wilde, Eva Lieberherr, Engil Isadora Pujol pereira, Alfred Odindo, and Johan Siz
Effects of particle size on biomass pretreatment and hydrolysis performances in bioethanol conversion, Yang Yang, Meng Zhang, Jikai Zhao, and Donghai Wang
Effect of ultraviolet light treatment on microbiological safety and quality of fresh produce: An overview, Veerachandra K. Yemmireddy, Achyut Adhikari, and Juan Moreira
First report of Avicennia germinans (Acanthaceae) as a larval host of Junonia litoralis (Nymphalidae) causing higher foliar damage in seedlings than trees, Carlos Zamora-Tovar, Alejandro Fierro-Cabo, Roberto Lindig-Cisneros, and Ilka C. Feller
Comparative evaluation of physicochemical and fermentative responses of three sorghum varieties from dryland and irrigated land and the properties of proteins from distillers’ grains, Jikai Zhao, Thomas Weiss, Zhenjiao Du, Shan Hong, Scott R. Bean, Yonghui Li, and Donghai Wang
Elucidating thermochemical pretreatment effectiveness of different particle-size switchgrass for cellulosic ethanol production, Jikai Zhao, Yang Yang, Meng Zhang, Charles W. Rice, and Donghai Wang
Submissions from 2021
Climate change may impair electricity generation and economic viability of future Amazon hydropower, Rafael M. Almeida, Ayan Fleischmann, João P.F. Brêda, Diego S. Cardoso, Hector Angarita, Walter Collischonn, Bruce Forsberg, Roosevelt García-Villacorta, Stephen K. Hamilton, and Phillip M. Hannam
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Storage in Natural and Prop-Scarred Thalassia Testudinum Seagrass Meadows, Rachel Noel Arney, Alison K. Shepherd, Heather D. Alexander, and Abdullah Rahman
Complete mitochondrial genomes of two species of Stichopathes Brook, 1889 (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia: Antipathidae) from Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Cynthia M. Asorey, Javier Sellanes, Daniel Wagner, and Erin E. Easton
Influence of microbial priming and seeding depth on germination and growth of native wildflowers, Daniela Barrera, Juan Luera, Kaitlynn Lavallee, and Pushpa Soti
A drone-based survey for large, basking freshwater turtle species, Amy P. Bogolin, Drew R. Davis, Richard J. Kline, and Abdullah Rahman
Antioxidant Properties of Pecan Shell Bioactive Components of Different Cultivars and Extraction Methods, Cameron Cason, Veerachandra K. Yemmireddy, Juan Moreira, and Achyut Adhikari
Soil fertility maintenance with organic amendments to orange fleshed sweetpotato, Rafaela Feola Conz, Johan Six, Maria Isabel Andrade, and Engil Isadora Pujol pereira
Nuclear Niño response observed in simulations of nuclear war scenarios, Joshua Coupe, Samantha Stevenson, Nicole S. Lovenduski, Tyler Rohr, Cheryl S. Harrison, Alan Robock, Holly Olivarez, Charles G. Bardeen, and Owen B. Toon
Importance of low-relief nursery habitat for reef fishes, Michael A. Dance, Ray R. Rooker, Richard J. Kline, Antonietta Quigg, Gregory R. Stunz, R. J. David Wells, Kirsten Lara, Jessica Lee, and Bobbie Suarez
New Amphibian and Reptile Distribution Records from Eastern South Dakota, USA, Drew R. Davis
Identifying Regional Environmental and Sustainability Issues: Adoption of an Interdisciplinary Design Charrette Approach, Frank J. Dirrigl, Anita M. Chavez, and Hudson R. DeYoe
Linking migration to community resilience in the receiving basin of a large-scale water transfer project, Anna Erwin, Zhao Ma, Ruxandra Popovici, Emma Patricia Salas O’Brien, Laura Zanotti, Chelsea A. Silva, Eliseo Zeballos Zeballos, Jonathan Bauchet, Nelly Ramírez Calderón, and Glenn Roberto Arce Larreah
Enhancing the seed germination process of Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum Ten.), Alejandro Fierro-Cabo and August Plamann
Environmental forcing on zooplankton distribution in the coastal waters of the Galápagos Islands: spatial and seasonal patterns in the copepod community structure, Diego F. Figueroa
Deep-sea biodiversity at the extremes of the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges with implications for conservation, Alan M. Friedlander, Whitney Goodell, Jonatha Giddens, Erin E. Easton, and Daniel Wagner
Reproductive characteristics of Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus on artificial reefs in different jurisdictions, Catheline Y. M. Froehlich, Adam M. Lee, Ramiro Oquita, Carlos E. Cintra-Buenrostro, and J. Dale Shively
In-depth analysis of N2O fluxes in tropical forest soils of the Congo Basin combining isotope and functional gene analysis, Nora Gallarotti, Matti Barthel, Elizabeth Verhoeven, Engil Isadora Pujol pereira, Marijn Bauters, Simon Baumgartner, Travis W. Drake, Pascal Boeckx, Joachim Mohn, and Manon Longepierre
Disentangling diverse responses to climate change among global marine ecosystem models, Ryan F. Heneghan, Eric Galbraith, Julia L. Blanchard, Cheryl S. Harrison, Nicolas Barrier, Catherine Bulman, William Cheung, Marta Coli, Tyler D. Eddy, and Maite Erauskin-Extramiana
On inter-organizational trust, control and risk in transboundary fisheries governance, Gordon M. Hickey, Hunter T. Snyder, Jasper R. deVries, and Owen Temby
Protistan grazing impacts microbial communities and carbon cycling at deep-sea hydrothermal vents, Sarah K. Hu, Erica L. Herrera, Amy R. Smith, Maria G. Pachiadaki, Virginia P. Edgcomb, Sean P. Sylva, Eric W. Chan, Jeffrey S. Seewald, Christopher R. German, and Julie A. Huber
Reconstructing primary production in a changing estuary: A mass balance modeling approach, Jongsun Kim, Mark J. Brush, Bongkeun Song, and Iris C. Anderson
Pre-Sowing Treatments Improve Germinability of South Texas Native Plant Seeds, Kaitlynn Lavallee, Pushpa Soti, Hansapani Rodrigo, Rupesh R. Kariyat, and Alexis Racelis
Universal Peptide Hydrogel for Scalable Physiological Formation and Bioprinting of 3D Spheroids from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Quan Li, Guangyan Qi, Xuming Liu, Jianfa Bai, Jikai Zhao, Guosheng Tang, Yu Shrike Zhang, Ruby Chen-Tsai, Meng Zhang, and Donghai Wang
Effects of Scarification, Phytohormones, Soil Type, and Warming on the Germination and/or Seedling Performance of Three Tamaulipan Thornscrub Forest Species, Paula Luera, Kimberly Wahl-Villarreal, Bradley O. Christoffersen, Abeny Treviño, Pushpa Soti, and Christopher A. Gabler
Environmental Drivers of Mesophotic Echinoderm Assemblages of the Southeastern Pacific Ocean, Ariadna Mecho, Boris Dewitte, Javier Sellanes, Simon van Gennip, Erin E. Easton, and Joao B. Gusmao
Evaluating the Impacts of Dam Construction and Longshore Transport upon Modern Sedimentation within the Rio Grande Delta (Texas, U.S.A.), Samantha Moore, Elizabeth A. Heise, Marty Grove, Anthony Reisinger, and Jude A. Benavides
Identifying nitrogen source and seasonal variation in a Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) communityof the south Texas coast, Ashley Elizabeth Murphy, Carlos E. Cintra-Buenrostro, and Alejandro Fierro-Cabo
Comparative study of Leachate Characterization: Implication for Sustainable Environmental Management, Osakpolor Marvellous Omorogieva and Victory Itua Igberase
Miscanthus as Raw Materials for Bio-based Products, Valentina Pidlisnyuk, Larry E. Erickson, Donghai Wang, Jikai Zhao, Tatyana Stefanovska, and John R. Schlup
Molecular Characterization and Expression of Cytochrome P450 Aromatase in Atlantic Croaker Brain: Regulation by Antioxidant Status and Nitric Oxide Synthase During Hypoxia Stress, Md Saydur Rahman and Peter Thomas
Agriculture Water Treatment – Southwest Region Final Project Report, Channah Rock, Kerry Cooper, Veerachandra K. Yemmireddy, and Alejandro Castillo
Binational reflections on pathways to groundwater security in the Mexico–United States borderlands, Rosario Sanchez, José Agustin Breña-Naranjo, Alfonso Rivera, Randall T. Hanson, Antonio Hernández-Espriú, Rick J. Hogeboom, Anita Milman, Jude A. Benavides, Adrian Pedrozo-Acuña, Julio Cesar Soriano-Monzalvo, Sharon B. Megdal, Gabriel Eckstein, and Laura Rodriguez
Methodological Challenges in Studying Trust in Natural Resources Management, Antonia Sohns, Gordon M. Hickey, Jasper R. de Vries, and Owen Temby
Influence of Land Use Intensity and Management on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Avocado Symbiosis, Pushpa Soti, Bulent Toprak, Nina De La Rosa, and Krish Jayachandran
Moving conferences online: lessons learned from an international virtual meeting, Paris V. Stefanoudis, Leann M. Biancani, Sergio Cambronero-Solano, Malcolm R. Clark, Jonathan T. Copley, Erin E. Easton, Franziska Elmer, Steven H. D. Haddock, Santiago Herrera, and Ilysa S. Iglesias
A multi-modal approach to measuring particulate iron speciation in buoyant hydrothermal plumes, Brandy D. Stewart, Jeffry V. Sorensen, Kathleen Wendt, Jason B. Sylvan, Christopher R. German, Karthik Anantharaman, Gregory J. Dick, John A. Breier, and Brandy M. Toner
First Ecological Characterization of Whip Black Coral Assemblages (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) in the Easter Island Ecoregion, Southeastern Pacific, Jan M. Tapia-Guerra, Cynthia M. Asorey, Erin E. Easton, Daniel Wagner, Matthias Gorny, and Javier Sellanes
First description of deep benthic habitats and communities of oceanic islands and seamounts of the Nazca Desventuradas Marine Park, Chile, Jan M. Tapia-Guerra, Ariadna Mecho, Erin E. Easton, María de los Ángeles Gallardo, Matthias Gorny, and Javier Sellanes
Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems, Derek P. Tittensor, Camilla Novaglio, Cheryl S. Harrison, Ryan F. Heneghan, Nicolas Barrier, Daniele Bianchi, Laurent Bopp, Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz, Gregory L. Britten, and Matthias Büchner
The Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges: A review of the importance, opportunities and challenges for protecting a global diversity hotspot on the high seas, Daniel Wagner, Liesbeth van der Meer, Matthias Gorny, Javier Sellanes, Carlos F. Gaymer, Eulogio H. Soto, Erin E. Easton, Alan M. Friedlander, Dhugal J. Lindsay, and Tina N. Molodtsova
Global Famine after Nuclear War, Lilia Xia, Alan Robock, Kim J. N. Scherrer, Cheryl S. Harrison, Jonas Jaegermeyr, Charles G. Bardeen, Owen B. Toon, and Ryan F. Heneghan
Hempseed as a nutritious and healthy human food or animal feed source: a review, Youjie Xu, Jun Li, Jikai Zhao, Weiqun Wang, Jason Griffin, Yonghui Li, Scott Bean, Mike Tilley, and Donghai Wang
Effect of genotype on the physicochemical, nutritional, and antioxidant properties of hempseed, Youjie Xu, Jikai Zhao, Ruijia Hu, Weiqun Wang, Jason Griffin, Yonghui Li, Xiuzhi Susan Sun, and Donghai Wang
Assessing changes in clusters of wildlife road mortalities after the construction of wildlife mitigation structures, Thomas J. Yamashita, Trinity D. Livingston, Kevin W. Ryer, John H. Young Jr., and Richard J. Kline
Endophytic Beauveria bassiana increases galling of ‘Rutgers’ tomato roots with Meloidogyne incognita, Shalini Yerukala, Ernest C. Bernard, Kimberly D. Gwinn, David M. Butler, Parwinder Grewal, and Bonnie H. Ownley
Evaluation of arsenic sorption performance using dendritic anatase and polycrystalline rutile nano-TiO2 for environmental applications, Sheng Yin, Chu-Lin Cheng, Jason Parsons, Yuanbing Mao, James Jihoon Kang, and Jong-Min Kim
Potential ecological impacts of climate intervention by reflecting sunlight to cool Earth, Phoebe L. Zarnetske, Jessica Gurevitch, Janet Franklin, Peter M. Groffman, Cheryl S. Harrison, Jessica J. Hellmann, Forrest M. Hoffman, Shan Kothari, Alan Robock, and Simone Tilmes
Lignin, sugar, and furan production of industrial hemp biomass via an integrated process, Jikai Zhao, Jason Griffin, Kraig Roozeboom, Juhee Lee, and Donghai Wang
Proteins in dried distillers' grains with solubles: A review of animal feed value and potential non-food uses, Jikai Zhao, Donghai Wang, and Yonghui Li
Miscanthus biomass for alternative energy production, Jikai Zhao, Donghai Wang, Valentina Pidlisnyuk, and Larry E. Erickson
Submissions from 2020
Architectonica karsteni Rutsch, 1934 (Gastropoda: Architectonicidae) in seamounts of the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park: First evidence of an extant population in Chilean waters since the Miocene, Cynthia M. Asorey, Javier Sellanes, Erin E. Easton, Rüdiger Bieler, and Ariadna Mecho
Application of acoustical remote sensing techniques for ecosystem monitoring of a seagrass meadow, Megan S. Ballard, Kevin M. Lee, Jason D. Sagers, Gabriel R. Venegas, Andrew R. McNeese, Preston S. Wilson, and Abdullah Rahman
Spatial and Temporal Trends in Diet for Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides) from Turtle Grass (Thalassia testudinum) Beds with Contrasting Environmental Regimes in the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas, Maximiliano Barbosa and Christopher M. Taylor
Revealing ocean-scale biochemical structure with a deep-diving vertical profiling autonomous vehicle, John A. Breier, Michael V. Jakuba, Mak A. Saito, Gregory J. Dick, Sharon L. Grim, Eric W. Chan, Matthew R. McIlvin, Dawn M. Moran, Brianna A. Alanis, and Andrew E. Allen
Deep Sea Isopods from the western Mediterranean: distribution and habitat, Joan E. Cartes and Diego F. Figueroa
Host density dependence and environmental factors affecting laurel wilt disease incidence, Robin A. Choudhury, H. L. Er, M. Hughes, J. A. Smith, G. E. Pruett, J. Konkol, R. C. Ploetz, J. J. Marois, K. A. Marois, and A. H. C. van Bruggen
Characterization of Pathogen Airborne Inoculum Density by Information Theoretic Analysis of Spore Trap Time Series Data, Robin A. Choudhury and Neil McRoberts
Imidacloprid Movement into Fungal Conidia Is Lethal to Mycophagous Beetles, Robin A. Choudhury, Andrew M. Sutherland, Matt J. Hengel, Michael P. Parrella, and W. Douglass Gubler
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Herpetologists, Drew R. Davis and Bryony Allen
Complete mitochondrial genome of Carijoa riisei (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Stolonifera: Clavulariidae), Erin E. Easton and David Hicks
Phylogeography of Acartia tonsa Dana, 1849 (Calanoida: Copepoda) and phylogenetic reconstruction of the genus Acartia Dana, 1846, NIcole J. Figueroa, Diego F. Figueroa, and David Hicks
Mitochondrial genomes and genetic structure of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), Hilary R. Frandsen, Diego F. Figueroa, and Jeff A. George
Coral Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem: Conservation Status, Challenges, and Opportunities, Diego L. Gil-Agudelo, Carlos E. Cintra-Buenrostro, Jorge Brenner, Patricia Gonzalez-Diaz, William Kiene, Caitlin Lustic, and Horacio Perez-Espana
New County Records of Amphibians and Reptiles from South Texas, USA, Clinton J. Guadiana, Padraic S. Robinson, Matthew S. Schalk, and Drew R. Davis
Effects of integrated application of plant-based compost and urea on soil food web, soil properties, and yield and quality of a processing carrot cultivar, A. Habteweld, D. Brainard, A. Kravchencko, Parwinder Grewal, and H. Melakeberhan
Boot camp–style teacher workshops to incorporate hands-on activities in agricultural sciences, Jasleen Kaur and Rupesh R. Kariyat
Categorizing zonal productivity on the continental shelf with nutrient-salinity ratios, Jongsun Kim, Piers Chapman, Gilbert Rowe, and Steven F. DiMarco
Implications of different nitrogen input sources for potential production and carbon flux estimates in the coastal Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and Korean Peninsula coastal waters, Jongsun Kim, Piers Chapman, Gilbert Rowe, Steven F. DiMarco, and Daniel C. O. Thornton
Benchmarking and parameter sensitivity of physiological and vegetation dynamics using the Functionally Assembled Terrestrial Ecosystem Simulator (FATES) at Barro Colorado Island, Panama, Charles D. Koven, Ryan G. Knox, Rosie A. Fisher, Jeffrey Q. Chambers, Bradley O. Christoffersen, Stuart J. Davies, and Matteo Detto
Potential Predictability of Net Primary Production in the Ocean, Kristen M. Krumhardt, Nicole S. Lovenduski, Matthew C. Long, J. Y. Luo, K. Lindsay, S. Yeager, and Cheryl S. Harrison
SUBSEA 2019 Expedition to the Gorda Ridge, Darlene S. S. Lim, Nicole A. Raineault, John A. Breier, Eric W. Chan, Josh Chernov, Tamar Cohen, Matthew Deans, Angela Garcia, Christopher R. German, and Michelle Hauer
Overexpression of Strigolactone-Associated Genes Exerts Fine-Tuning Selection on Soybean Rhizosphere Bacterial and Fungal Microbiome, Fang Liu, John Hollis Rice, Valeria Lopes, Parwinder Grewal, Sarah L. Lebeis, Tarek Hewezi, and Margaret E. Staton
The Potential Impact of Nuclear Conflict on Ocean Acidification, Nicole S. Lovenduski, Cheryl S. Harrison, Holly Olivarez, Charles G. Bardeen, Owen B. Toon, Joshua Coupe, Alan Robock, Tyler Rohr, and Samantha Stevenson
Impact of Cover Crops on Insect Community Dynamics in Organic Farming, Lili Martinez, Pushpa Soti, Jasleen Kaur, Alexis Racelis, and Rupesh R. Kariyat
Compost and Biochar to Promote Soil Biological Activities under Sweet Potatoes Cultivation in a Subtropical Semiarid Region, Josabeth Navarro, Jahdiel Salazar, James Jihoon Kang, Jason Parsons, Chu-Lin Cheng, Alexandria Castillo, and Engil Isadora Pujol Pereira
Ants Increase Cloverworm Herbivory Via Nonconsumptive Pathways, Hannah J. Penn and Kacie J. Athey
Lithic Raw Materials in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, South Texas and Northeast Mexico, Brandi Reger, Juan L. Gonzalez, and Russell K. Skowronek
Eddy-Modified Iron, Light, and Phytoplankton Cell Division Rates in the Simulated Southern Ocean, Tyler Rohr, Cheryl S. Harrison, Matthew C. Long, Peter Gaube, and Scott C. Doney
The Simulated Biological Response to Southern Ocean Eddies via Biological Rate Modification and Physical Transport, Tyler Rohr, Cheryl S. Harrison, Matthew C. Long, Peter Gaube, and Scott C. Doney
Marine wild-capture fisheries after nuclear war, Kim J. N. Scherrer, Cheryl S. Harrison, Ryan F. Heneghan, Eric Galbraith, Charles G. Bardeen, Joshua Coupe, Jonas Jägermeyr, Nicole S. Lovenduski, August Luna, Alan Robock, Jessica Stevens, Samantha Stevenson, Owen B. Toon, and Lili Xia