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- Balthis, L., J.L. Hyland, C. Cooksey, M.H. Fulton, E. Wirth, and G. McFall. 2007.
Long-Term Monitoring of Ecological Conditions in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary:
Comparison of Soft-Bottom Benthic Assemblages and Contaminant Levels in Sediments
and Biota in Spring 2000 and 2005. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 68. NOAA
Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC.
36 p.
- Balthis, W.L, J.L. Hyland, G.I. Scott, M.H. Fulton, D.W. Bearden, and M.D. Greene.
2002. Sediment quality of the Neuse River estuary, North Carolina: an integrated
assessment of sediment contamination, toxicity, and condition of benthic fauna.
J. of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery , 9:213-225.
- Balthis, W.L., J.L. Hyland, and D.W. Bearden. 2006. Ecosystem responses to extreme
natural events: Impacts of three sequential hurricanes in fall 1999 on sediment
quality and condition of benthic fauna in the Neuse River estuary, North Carolina.
Environ. Monitor. & Assess. , 119: 367-389.
- Balthis, W.L., J.L. Hyland, G.I. Scott, M.H. Fulton, and D.W. Bearden. 2000. Environmental
quality of the Neuse River, North Carolina during summer 1998: Data summary. NOAA
Data Report CCMA-DR-00-01. NOS, NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment,
Silver Spring, MD. 70 p.
- Cooksey, C. and J. Hyland. 2007. Cruise Report: Spring 2007 Survey of Ecological
Conditions along the continental shelf off Florida from Anclote Key to West Palm
Beach. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 69. NOAA Center for Coastal Environmental
Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC.
- Cooksey, C. and J. Hyland. 2007. Sediment quality of the Lower St. Johns River,
Florida: An integrative assessment of benthic fauna, sediment-associated stressors,
and general habitat characteristics. Mar. Pollut. Bull. , 54: 9-21.
- Cooksey, C. J. Hyland, W. L. Balthis, M. Fulton, G. Scott, and D. Bearden. 2004.
Soft-bottom benthic assemblages and levels of contaminants in sediments and biota
at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and nearby shelf waters off the coast of
Georgia (2000 and 2001). NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS NCCOS 6. NOAA National Ocean Service,
National Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston,
SC. 55p.
- Engle, V.D., J.L. Hyland, and C. Cooksey. (2009). Effects of Hurricane Katrina on
benthic macroinvertebrate communities along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. Envir.
Monitor & Assess. Submitted May 2007.
- Fulton, M.H., J. Hyland, P.B. Key, E.F. Wirth, L. Balthis, C. Cooksey, K.W. Chung,
and A. Leight. 2007. Characterization of toxic impacts on living marine resources
in tidal rivers of the Chesapeake Bay. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 64. NOAA
Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC.
78 pp.
- Hyland, J., C. Cooksey, W.L. Balthis, M. Fulton, D. Bearden, G. McFall, and M. Kendall.
2006. The soft-bottom macrobenthos of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and
nearby shelf waters off the coast of Georgia, USA. J. Exper. Mar. Biol. Ecol. ,
330: 307-326.
- Hyland, J.L., I. Karakassis, P. Magni, A. Petrov, and J. Shine. 2000. Ad Hoc Benthic
Indicator Group: Results of initial planning meeting, Paris France, 6-9 December,
1999. IOC Technical Series No. 57. UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission,
7 place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France. 57 p.
- Hyland, J.L., L. Balthis, I. Karakassis, P. Magni, A.N. Petrov, J.P. Shine, O. Vestergaard,
and R.M. Warwick. 2005. Organic carbon content of sediments as an indicator of stress
in the marine benthos. Mar Ecol. Progr. Ser. , 295: 91-103.
- Hyland, J.L., M. Posey, W.L. Balthis, and C.T. Hackney. 2004. The soft-bottom macrobenthos
of North Carolina estuaries, U.S.A. Estuaries , 27(3): 501-514.
- Hyland, J.L., R.F. Van Dolah, and T.R. Snoots. 1999. Predicting stress in benthic
communities of southeastern U.S. estuaries in relation to chemical contamination
of sediments. Environ. Toxicol. & Chem. , 18(11): 2557-2564.
- Hyland, J.L., T.J. Herrlinger, T.R. Snoots, A.H. Ringwood, R.F. Van Dolah, C.T.
Hackney, G.A. Nelson, J.S. Rosen, and S.A. Kokkinakis. 1996. Environmental Quality
of Estuaries of the Carolinian Province: 1994. Annual Statistical Summary for 1994
EMAP-Estuaries Demonstration Project in Carolinian Province. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS
ORCA 97. NOS, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, Silver Spring,
MD. 102 p.
- Hyland, J.L., T.R. Snoots, and W.L. Balthis. 1998. Sediment quality of estuaries
in the southeastern U.S. Environ. Monitor. & Assess. , 51: 331-343.
- Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, C.T. Hackney, and M. Posey. 2000. Sediment quality of
North Carolina estuaries: An integrative assessment of sediment contamination, toxicity,
and condition of benthic fauna. J. Aquatic Ecosystem Stress & Recovery, 8:107-124.
- Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, C.T. Hackney, G. McRae, A.H. Ringwood, T.R. Snoots,
R.F. Van Dolah, and T.L. Wade. 1998. Environmental quality of estuaries of the Carolinian
Province: 1995. Annual statistical summary for the 1995 EMAP-Estuaries Demonstration
Project in the Carolinian Province. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS ORCA 123. NOS, Office of
Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, Silver Spring, MD. 143 p.
- Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, C.T. Hackney, G. McRae, , A.H. Ringwood, T.R. Snoots,
R.F. Van Dolah, and T.L. Wade. 1998. Environmental quality of estuaries of the Carolinian
Province: 1995. Annual statistical summary for the 1995 EMAP-Estuaries Demonstration
Project in the Carolinian Province. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS ORCA 123. NOS, Office of
Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, Silver Spring, MD. 143 p.
- Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, V.D. Engle, E.R. Long, J.F. Paul, J.K. Summers, and
R.F. Van Dolah. 2003. Incidence of stress in benthic communities along the U.S.
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts within different ranges of sediment contamination
from chemical mixtures. Environ. Monitor. & Assess. , 81(1-3): 149-161.
- Ingersoll, C.G., S.M. Bay, J.L. Crane, L.J. Field, T.H. Gries, J.L. Hyland, E.R.
Long, D.D. MacDonald, and T.P. O'Connor. 2005. Use of sediment quality guidelines
to estimate effects or no effects of sediment-associated contaminants in laboratory
toxicity tests or in benthic community assessments. In: Wenning RJ, Ingersoll CG,
Batley G, Moore DW (eds.),Use of sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) and related
tools for the assessment of contaminated sediments. Society of Toxicology and Chemistry
(SETAC) Press, Pensacola FL , pp. 497-556.
- Long, E. R., M. J. Hameedi, G. M. Sloane, and L. B. Read. 2002. Chemical Contamination,
Toxicity, and Benthic Community Indices in Sediments of the Lower Miami River and
Adjoining Portions of Biscayne Bay, Florida. Estuaries. 25 (4A) :622-637.
- Magni, P., J. Hyland, G. Manzella, H. Rumohr, P. Viaroli, and A. Zenetos (eds.).
2005. Indicators of stress in the marine benthos. Proceedings of an international
workshop on the promotion and use of benthic tools for assessing the health of coastal
marine ecosystems, Torregrande-Oristano, Italy, 8-9 October 2004. Workshop Report
No. 195. UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, 7 place de Fontenoy,
75352 Paris 07 SP, France. 46 p.
- Michelle Harmon, Anthony S. Pait, and M. Jawed Hameedi. 2003. Sediment Contamination,
Toxicity, and Macroinvertebrate Infaunal Community in Galveston Bay. NOAA Tech.
Memo. NOS NCCOS CCMA 122. Silver Spring, MD: NOAA, NOS, Center for Coastal Monitoring
and Assessment. 66pp + appendices.
- R.J. Llansó, R. J., L.C. Scott, D.M. Dauer, J.L. Hyland, and D.E. Russell. 2002.
An estuarine benthic index of biotic integrity for the mid-Atlantic region of the
United States. I: Classification of assemblages and habitat definition. Estuaries
, 25(6A): 1219-1230.
- R.J. Llansó, R. J., L.C. Scott, J.L. Hyland, D.M. Dauer, D.E. Russell, and F.W.
Kutz. 2002. An estuarine benthic index of biotic integrity for the mid-Atlantic
region of the United States. II: Index development. Estuaries , 25 (6A): 1231-1242.
- Ranasinghe J.A., J.B. Frithsen, F.W. Kutz, J.F. Paul, D.E. Russell, R.A. Batiuk,
J.L. Hyland, J. Scott, and D.M. Dauer. 2002. Application of two indices of benthic
community condition in Chesapeake Bay. Environmetrics , 13: 499-511.
- Ringwood AH, Holland AF, Kneib R, Ross PE. 1995. EMAP/NS & T pilot studies in the
Carolinian Province: Indicator testing and evaluation in southeastern estuaries.
Silver Spring (MD): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean
Service, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment. Report nr NOAA Tech.
Memo. NOS ORCA 102.
- USEPA 2007. Environmental Conditions in Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Waters Following
Hurricane Katrina. EPA/600/R-07/063. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research
Laboratory, Gulf Ecology Division, Gulf Breeze, Florida.
- Van Dolah, R.F., J.L. Hyland, A.F. Holland, J.S. Rosen, and T.R. Snoots. 1999. A
benthic index of biological integrity for assessing habitat quality in estuaries
of the southeastern U.S.A. Mar. Environ. Res. , 48: 269-283.