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James E. Kaldy IIIPost Doctoral Researcher Voice: 541-754-4026 |
Education:
- Ph.D., Marine Science, University of Texas at Austin. 1997
- M.S., Plant Biology, University of New Hampshire, 1992
- B.S., Marine Science/Biology, Long Island University-Southampton Campus, 1989
Previous Positions:
- Post-doctoral Researcher Texas A&M University, Oceanography Department, 1998-2000
- Research Assistantships University of Texas Marine Science Institute, 1996
- Research Assistantships University of Texas Marine Science Institute, 1997
- Research Assistantships University of Texas Marine Science Institute, 1993-1994
Research Interests:
- Production and fate of carbon and nitrogen particularly with regard to seagrasses, macroalgae, food-webs and ecological application of stable isotopes.
Selected Appointments, Honors and Awards:
- Recognized as Outstanding Reviewer for Estuaries, 2005
- EPA Western Ecology Division Team Award, 2003
- EPA Western Ecology Division Superior Performance Award, 2002, 2003 & 2004
- University of Texas at Austin, Summer Tuition Fellowship 1997
- University of Texas at Austin, E.J. Lund Scholarship in Marine Science, 1994-1996
- Long Island University-Southampton College, Provost Citizenship Award, 1987
Selected Publications:
- Kaldy, J.E. and K.S. Lee. In Press. Factors controlling Zostera marina L. growth in the Eastern and Western Pacific Ocean: Comparisons between South Korea and Oregon, USA. Aquatic Botany. Accepted March 2007.
- Kaldy, J.E 2006. Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Heavy Metal Budgets: How Large is the Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) Sink in a Temperate Estuary? Marine Pollution Bulletin 52: 332-356
- Kaldy, J.E., L.A. Cifuentes, P.M. Eldridge and W.B. Jones. 2006. Utilization of DOC from seagrass rhizomes by sediment bacteria: 13C tracer experiments and modeling.Marine Ecology Progress Series 317: 41-55
- Production ecology of the non-indigenous seagrass, dwarf eelgrass, (Zostera japonica Ascher. & Graeb.) in a Pacific Northwest Estuary, USA. Hydrobiologia 553:201-217.
- Eldridge, P.M., LA Cifuentes and J.E. Kaldy. 2005. Development of a stable isotope constraint system for estuarine food web models. Marine Ecology Progress Series 303: 73-90
- Kaldy, J.E., L.A. Cifuentes and D. Brock. 2005. Using stable isotope analyses to assess trophic status of a shallow sub-tropical estuary. Estuaries 28: 84-93
- Eldridge, P.M., J.E. Kaldy and AB Burd. 2004. Stress response model for the tropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum: The interactions of light, temperature, sedimentation and geochemistry. Estuaries 27: 923-937.
- Kaldy, J.E., KH. Dunton, J.L. Kowalski, K.S. Lee. 2004. Factors controlling seagrass revegetation onto dredged material deposits: a case study in Lower Laguna Madre, Texas. Journal Coastal Research 20(1): 292-300.
- Jones, W.B., L.A. Cifuentes and J.E. Kaldy. 2003. Stable carbon isotope analysis of sediment derived bacterial fatty acids indicate close coupling in a sub-tropical seagrass dominated system. Marine Ecology Progress Series 255:15-25.
- Kaldy, J.E., P.M. Eldridge, C.P. Onuf and L.A. Cifuentes. 2002. Carbon budget for a sub-tropical seagrass dominated coastal lagoon: How important are seagrasses to total ecosystem Net Primary Production? Estuaries 25:528-539.
- Kowalski, J.L., H.R. DeYoe, T.C. Allison and J.E. Kaldy. 2001. Productivity estimation in Halodule wrightii: comparison of leaf-clipping and leaf-marking techniques and the importance of clip height. Marine Ecology Progress Series 220: 131-136.
- Kaldy, J.E. and K.H. Dunton. 2000. Above- and below-ground production, biomass and reproductive ecology of Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) in a subtropical coastal lagoon. Marine Ecology Progress Series 193: 271-283.
- Kaldy, J.E. and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Ontogenetic photosynthetic changes, dispersal and survival of Thalassia testudinum seedlings in a subtropical lagoon. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 240: 193-212.
- Kaldy, J.E., N. Fowler and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Critical assessment of Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) aging techniques: implications for demographic methods. Marine Ecology Progress Series 181: 279-288.
- Kaldy, J.E. 1996. Range extension of Halimeda incrassata (Chlorophyta, Bryopsidales): Occurrence in the Lower Laguna Madre of Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 41: 419-423.
- Kaldy, J.E., K.H. Dunton and A.B. Czerny. 1995. Variation in macroalgal species composition and abundance on a rock jetty in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Botanica Marina 38: 518-527.
- Short, F.T., D.M. Burdick and J.E. Kaldy III. 1995. Mesocosm experiments quantify the effect of eutrophication on eelgrass, Zostera marina. Limnology & Oceanography 40: 740-749.
- Tettleback, S.T., C.F. Smith, J.E. Kaldy III, T.W. Arroll and M.R. Denson. 1990. Burial of transplanted bay scallops Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamark, 1819) in winter. Journal Shellfish Research 9: 127-134.
- Kaldy III, J.E. 1990. An attempt to establish an eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) bed ecosystem in a microcosm. Bios 60: 2-11.