School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations
Submissions from 2023
Assessment of Dermo Perkinsus marinus in the “Southern Oyster” from a High-Salinity Environment, D. Ammons, D. Gonzalez, M. T. Lu, and Joanne Rampersad
Predictive ecology and management of phyllosphere microbial communities through cross-scale synthesis, David W. Armitage, Morgan E. Carter, Robin A. Choudhury, Mitja Remus-Emsermann, Cindy E. Morris, Johan H. Leveau, Linda L. Kinkel, and José Pablo Dundore-Arias
Rapidly Changing Range Limits in a Warming World: Critical Data Limitations and Knowledge Gaps for Advancing Understanding of Mangrove Range Dynamics in the Southeastern USA, Rémi Bardou, Michael J. Osland, Steven Scyphers, Christine Shepard, Karen E. Aerni, Jahson B. Alemu I, Robert Crimian, Richard H. Day, Nicholas M. Enwright, and Christopher A. Gabler
Multi-omics assisted breeding for biotic stress resistance in soybean, Ashita Bisht, Dinesh Kumar Saini, Baljeet Kaur, Ritu Batra, Sandeep Kaur, Ishveen Kaur, Suruchi Jindal, Palvi Malik, Pawanjit Kaur Sandhu, and Amandeep Kaur
Detection of a Diverse Endophyte Assemblage within Fungal Communities Associated with the Arundo Leaf Miner, Lasioptera donacis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), Marie-Claude Bon, John A. Goolsby, Guy Mercadier, Fatiha Guermache, Javid Kashef, Massimo Cristofaro, Ann T. Vacek, and Alan Kirk
Detection of a Diverse Endophyte Assemblage within Fungal Communities Associated with the Arundo Leaf Miner, Lasioptera donacis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), Marie-Claude Bon, John A. Goolsby, Guy Mercadier, Fatiha Guermache, Javid Kashef, Massimo Cristofaro, Ann T. Vacek, and Alan Kirk
Biodiversity of forage fishes in the Lower Laguna Madre, southernmost Texas, David Camarillo Jr., Elizabeth Mogus Garcia, and Carlos E. Cintra-Buenrostro
Molecular and biochemical biomarkers in the American oyster Crassostrea virginica exposed to herbicide Roundup® at high temperature, Afsana Chowdhury and Md Saydur Rahman
Impacts of Episodic Freshwater Inflow Pulses on Seagrass Dynamics in the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas, 1998–2017, Hudson R. DeYoe, Warren Pulich Jr., Melissa Lupher, Ram Neupane, and Carla G. Guthrie
Impacts of tectonic subsidence on basin depth and delta lobe building, Tian Y. Dong, Jeffrey A. Nittrouer, Brandee Carlson, Brandon McElroy, Elena Il’icheva, Maksim Pavlov, and Hongbo Ma
“Collaborative NGO Analysis in NRM: When your collaborator is also your unit of analysis”, Anna Erwin, Lorien MacAuley, and Brooke McWherter
Can trap color affect arthropod community attraction in agroecosystems? A test using yellow vane and colorless traps, Adegboyega Fajemisin, Satinderpal Kaur, Alejandro Vasquez, Alexis Racelis, and Rupesh R. Kariyat
Cascading Effects of Cover Crops on the Subsequent Cash Crop Defense against the Polyphagous Herbivore Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), Adegboyega Fajemisin, Alexis Racelis, and Rupesh R. Kariyat
Increased floodplain inundation in the Amazon since 1980, Ayan Fleischmann, Fabrice Papa, Stephen K. Hamilton, Alice Fassoni-Andrade, Sly Wongchuig, Jhan Carlo Espinoza, Rodrigo Paiva, John Melack, Etienne Fluet-Chouinard, and Rafael M. Almeida
On the architecture of collaboration in inter-organizational natural resource management networks, Gordon M. Hickey, Evelyn Roozee, Remko Voogd, Jasper R. de Vries, Antonia Sohns, Dongkyu Kim, and Owen Temby
Trichomes mediate plant–herbivore interactions in two Cucurbitaceae species through pre- and post-ingestive ways, Ishveen Kaur and Rupesh R. Kariyat
Revisiting the Genomic Approaches in the Cereals and the Path Forward, Ishveen Kaur, Ashima Relan, Dinesh Kumar Saini, Gurleen Kaur, Anju Biswas, Lovepreet Singh, Shivreet Kaur, and Karansher Singh Sandhu
Advances and perspectives of using stable isotope probing (SIP)-based technologies in contaminant biodegradation, Jinha Kim, Myung Hwangbo, Chih-Hsuan Shih, and Kung-Hui Chu
Visualization of Productivity Zones Based on Nitrogen Mass Balance Model in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, Jongsun Kim, Myung Hwangbo, Patricia S. Thibodeau, Georgia Rhodes, Emma Hogarth, and Stewart Copeland
Combined effects of high temperature and pesticide mixture exposure on free-swimming behaviors and hepatic cytochrome P450 1A expression in goldfish, Carassius auratus, Brittney Lacy, Michelle Rivera, Leinady Flores, and Md Saydur Rahman
Inter-seasonal comparison of acoustic propagation in a Thalassia testudinum seagrass meadow in a shallow sub-tropical lagoon, Kevin M. Lee, Megan S. Ballard, Andrew R. McNeese, Preston S. Wilson, Gabriel R. Venegas, Mathew C. Zeh, and Abdullah Rahman
Inter-seasonal comparison of acoustic propagation in a Thalassia testudinum seagrass meadow in a shallow sub-tropical lagoon, Kevin M. Lee, Megan S. Ballard, Andrew R. McNeese, Preston S. Wilson, Gabriel R. Venegas, Mathew C. Zeh, and Abdullah Rahman
Metal contents in house geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from industrial and urban areas of southern Tamaulipas, Mexico and western Andalucía, Spain, may reflect airborne metal pollution, Luisiana Morales-Zamudio, Alejandro Fierro-Cabo, Md Saydur Rahman, and Miguel Antonio Dominguez-Crespo
Balancing renewable energy and river resources by moving from individual assessments of hydropower projects to energy system planning, Jeffrey J. Opperman, Juan Pablo Carvallo, Rafael Kelman, Rafael J. P. Schmitt, Rafael M. Almeida, Emily Chapin, Alexander Flecker, Marc Goichot, Guenther Guenther Grill, and Julien J. Harou
Air Pollution in South Texas: A Short Communication of Health Risks and Implications, Sai Deepak Pinakana, Esmeralda Mendez, Ismaila Ibrahim, Md. Salahuddin Majumder, and Amit U. Raysoni
Assessment of Air Pollution Levels during Sugarcane Stubble Burning Event in La Feria, South Texas, USA, Sai Deepak Pinakana, Edward Robles, Esmeralda Mendez, and Amit U. Raysoni
A Review of Literature on the Usage of Low-Cost Sensors to Measure Particulate Matter, Amit U. Raysoni, Sai Deepak Pinakana, Esmeralda Mendez, Dawid Wladyka, Katarzyna Sepielak, and Owen Temby
Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect subterranean and aquatic invasive species: A critical review on the challenges and limitations of eDNA metabarcoding, Sakib Tahmid Rishan, Richard J. Kline, and Md Saydur Rahman
Significance of storage conditions on the flow properties of wheat flours, Jared Lou Rivera, Jikai Zhao, Aminu Owonikoko, and Kaliramesh Siliveru
Post-Harvest Eucalyptus Residue Removal Reduces Soil Aggregation and Biological Activities in Central-West Brazil, Karla Nascimento Sena, Thaís Soto Boni, Kátia Luciene Maltoni, Ana Maria Rodrigues Cassiolato, and Engil Isadora Pujol Pereira
Port-of-Entry Simulation Model for Potential Wait Time Reduction and Air Quality Improvement: A Case Study at the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas, USA, Benjamin Stewart, Hiram Moya, Amit U. Raysoni, Esmeralda Mendez, and Matthew Vechione
Health and Safety Effects of Airborne Soil Dust in the Americas and Beyond, Daniel Q. Tong, Thomas E. Gill, William A. Sprigg, Robert Scott Van Pelt, Alexander Baklanov, Bridget Marie Barker, Jesse E. Bell, Juan Castillo, Santiago Gassó, Cassandra Gaston, and Amit U. Raysoni
Lowland river sinuosity on Earth and Mars set by the pace of meandering and avulsion, Chenliang Wu, Wonsuck Kim, Ryan Herring, Benjamin T. Cardenas, Tian Y. Dong, Hongbo Ma, Andrew Moodie, Jeffrey A. Nittrouer, Frank Tsai, and An Li
Life cycle assessment of calcium oxide pretreatment of corn stover with carbon dioxide neutralization for ethanol production, Jikai Zhao, Danyi Feng, and Juhee Lee
A Critical Review on Water Overconsumption in Lignocellulosic Biomass Pretreatment for Ethanol Production through Enzymic Hydrolysis and Fermentation, Jikai Zhao, Juhee Lee, and Donghai Wang
Isomerization of Galactose to Tagatose: Recent Advances in Non-enzymatic Isomerization, Jikai Zhao, Zhuo Wang, Qing Jin, Danyi Feng, and Juhee Lee
Sulfur cycling connects microbiomes and biogeochemistry in deep-sea hydrothermal plumes, Zhichao Zhou, Patricia Q. Tran, Alyssa M. Adams, Kristopher Kieft, John A. Breier, Caroline S. Fortunato, Cody S. Sheik, Julie A. Huber, Meng Li, Gregory J. Dick, and Karthik Anantharaman
Small Molecule EGFR Inhibitors as Anti-Cancer Agents: Discovery, Mechanisms of Action, and Opportunities, Tanzida Zubair and Debasish Bandyopadhyay
Submissions from 2022
Groundwater vulnerability assessment of shallow aquifer in the South Texas sand sheet using a GIS-based DRASTIC model, Syed Istiyak Ahmed, Chu-Lin Cheng, Juan Gonzalez, James Jihoon Kang, Jungseok Ho, and Leslie Soto-Sanchez
Floating solar power could help fight climate change — let’s get it right, Rafael M. Almeida, Rafael Schmitt, Steven M. Grodsky, Alexander S. Flecker, Carla P. Gomes, Lu Zhao, Haohui Liu, Nathan Barros, Rafael Kelman, and Peter B. McIntyre
Analysis of Urbanization and Climate Change Effects on Community Resilience in the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, George Atisa and Alexis Racelis
Why New Zealand’s Indigenous reconciliation process has failed to empower Māori fishers: Distributional, procedural, and recognition-based injustices, Hekia Bodwitch, Andrew M. Song, Owen Temby, John Reid, Megan Bailey, and Gordon M. Hickey
Islands in the mud: The South Texas banks provide crucial mesophotic habitat for coral communities, Maria Bollinger, Keir J. Macartney, Erin E. Easton, and David Hicks
Where to Invest Project Efforts for Greater Benefit: A Framework forManagement Performance Mapping with Examples for Potato Seed Health, C. E. Buddenhagen, Y. Xing, J. L. Andrade-Piedra, G. A. Forbes, P. Kromann, I. Navarrete, S. Thomas-Sharma, Robin A. Choudhury, K. F. Andersen Onofre, and E. Schulte-Geldermann
Stability of fishes assemblage structure over a lustrum in coastal wetlands under different disturbances in an industrial zone of the central Gulf of Mexico coast, Carlos E. Cintra-Buenrostro and Alejandro Fierro-Cabo
Identifying available resources and agricultural practices useful in soil fertility management to support orange-fleshed sweet potato cultivation on smallholder farms in Mozambique, Rafaela Feola Conz, Engil Isadora Pujol Pereira, Abdul Naico, Maria Isabel Andrade, and Johan Six
Red Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus F. Smith; Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Preference for Cover Crop Seeds in South Texas, Lilly Victoria Elliott-Vidaurri, Daniella Rivera, Adrian Noval, Robin A. Choudhury, and Hannah J. Penn
Centering Community Voices in Mining Governance, Anna Erwin, Zhao Ma, Emma Patricia Salas O'Brien, Jonathan Bauchet, Nelly Ramirez Calderon, Eliseo Zeballos Zeballos, Glenn Roberto Arce Larrea, Ruxandra Popovici, Laura Zanotti, and Chelsea A. Silva
Reducing adverse impacts of Amazon hydropower expansion, Alexander S. Flecker, Qinru Shi, Rafael M. Almeida, Héctor Angarita, Jonathan M. Gomes-Selman, Roosevelt García-Villacorta, Suresh A. Sethi, Steven A. Thomas, N LeRoy Poff, and Bruce R. Forsberg
Effects of Biochar Production Methods and Biomass Types on Lead Removal from Aqueous Solution, Paola Granados, Sergio Mireles, Engil Isadora Pujol Pereira, Chu-Lin Cheng, and James Jihoon Kang
A Nematode Community-Based Integrated Productivity Efficiency (IPE) Model That Identifies Sustainable Soil Health Outcomes: A Case of Compost Application in Carrot Production, A. Habteweld, A. Kravchencko, Parwinder Grewal, and H. Melakeberhan
Impact of Different Wind Representations on Resonant Ocean Near-inertial Motions in the Gulf of Mexico, Chuan‑Yuan Hsu, Jongsun Kim, Ping Chang, and Steven F. DiMarco
Globally-distributed microbial eukaryotes exhibit endemism at deep-sea hydrothermal vents, Sarah K. Hu, Amy R. Smith, Rika E. Anderson, Sean P. Sylva, Michaela Setzer, Maria Steadmon, Kiana L. Frank, Eric W. Chan, Darlene S. S. Lim, and John A. Breier
Globally-distributed microbial eukaryotes exhibit endemism at deep-sea hydrothermal vents, Sarah K. Hu, Amy R. Smith, Rika E. Anderson, Sean P. Sylva, Michael Setzer, Maria Steadmon, Kiana L. Frank, Eric W. Chan, Darlene S. S. Lim, and John A. Breier
Iron and Magnesium Impregnation of Avocado Seed Biochar for Aqueous Phosphate Removal, James Ji Hoon Kang, Jason Parsons, Sampath Gunukula, and Dat T. Tran
Surface Warfare: Plant Structural Defenses Challenge Caterpillar Feeding, Ishveen Kaur, Sakshi Watts, Cristina E. Raya, Juan Raya, and Rupesh R. Kariyat
Saturating relationship between phytoplankton growth rate and nutrient concentration explained by macromolecular allocation, Jongsun Kim, Gabrielle Armin, and Keisuke Inomura
Potential mechanisms of Na+/K+-ATPase attenuation by heat and pesticides co-exposure in goldfish: role of cellular apoptosis, oxidative/nitrative stress, and antioxidants in gills, Brittney Lacy, Md Sadequr Rahman, and Md Saydur Rahman
Native and non-native plant species differentially affect arthropod community dynamics with consequences for crop production in Lower Rio Grande Valley, Kaitlynn Lavallee, Pushpa G. Soti, Alexis Racelis, and Rupesh R. Kariyat
Irrigation Decisions in Response to Groundwater Salinity in Kansas, Juhee Lee and Nathan P. Hendricks
Microbiome diversity and metabolic capacity determines the trophic ecology of the holobiont in Caribbean sponges, Michael P. Lesser, M. Sabrina Pankey, Marc Slattery, Keir J. Macartney, and Deborah J. Gochfeld
Using Stable Isotope Analyses to Assess the Trophic Ecology of Scleractinian Corals, Michael P. Lesser, Marc Slattery, and Keir J. Macartney
Combined Effects of Scarification, Phytohormones, Stratification, and Soil Type on the Germination and/or Seedling Performance of Three Tamaulipan Thornscrub Forest Species, Paula Luera and Christopher A. Gabler
Depth-dependent trophic strategies of Caribbean sponges on mesophotic coral reefs, Keir J. Macartney, M. Sabrina Pankey, Amelia Clayshulte Abraham, Marc Slattery, and Michael P. Lesser
Spatial Variation of False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) Bacterial Microbiota in the Lower Missouri River, United States, Joseph D. Madison, Madeline M. Butterfield, Drew R. Davis, and Jacob L. Kerby
Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations during Independence Day Fireworks Display in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Region, South Texas, USA, Esmeralda Mendez, Owen Temby, Dawid Wladyka, Katarzyna Sepielak, and Amit U. Raysoni
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
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
Effects of elevated temperature on 8-OHdG expression in the American oyster (Crassostrea virginica): Induction of oxidative stress biomarkers, cellular apoptosis, DNA damage and γH2AX signaling pathways, Md Faizur Rahman, Mohammad Maruf Billah, Richard J. Kline, and Md Saydur Rahman
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
Sex and stress modulate pupal defense response in tobacco hornworm, Sukhman Singh, Sakshi Watts, Ishveen Kaur, Isabella Rodriguez, Jessica Ayala, Dariela Rodriguez, Elian Martin, and Rupesh R. Kariyat
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, and Ana Maria Rodrigues Cassiolato
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
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
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