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Brian FryProfessorPh.D. 1981, Biological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin M.S. 1977, Biological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin B.A. 1972, Biology, Cornell University |
Ecosystem and landscape ecology
Food webs
Biogeochemistry
Stable Isotopes
Fry, B., A.L. Bern, M.S. Ross and J.F. Meeder. 2000. d15N studies of nitrogen use by the red mangrove Rhizophora mangle L. in south Florida. Coastal and Estuarine Shelf Science 50: 291-296.
Holmes, R.M., B.J. Peterson, L.A. Deegan, J.E. Hughes and B. Fry. 2000. Nitrogen biogeochemistry in the oligohaline zone of a New England estuary. Ecology 81: 416-432.
Hughes, J.E., L.A. Deegan, B.J. Peterson, R.M. Holmes and B. Fry. 2000. Nitrogen flow through the food web in the oligohaline zone of a New England estuary. Ecology 81: 433-452.
Fry, B., P.L. Mumford, F. Tam, D.D. Fox, G.L. Warren, K.E. Havens and A.L. Steinman. 1999. Trophic position and individual feeding histories of fish from Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56: 590-600.
Fry, B., P.L. Mumford and M.B. Robblee. 1999. Stable isotope studies of pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad) migrations on the southwestern Florida shelf. Bulletin of Marine Science 65: 419-430.
Fry, B. 1999. Using stable isotopes to monitor watershed influences on aquatic trophodynamics. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56: 2167-2171.
Nadelhoffer, K.J., M.R. Downs and B. Fry. 1999. Sinks for N additions to an oak forest and a red pine plantation at the Harvard Forest, Massachusetts, USA. Ecological Applications 9: 72-86.
Downs, M.R., R. H. Michener, B. Fry and K.N. Nadelhoffer. 1999. Routine measurement of dissolved inorganic 15N in precipitation and streamwater. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 55: 211-220.
Nadelhoffer, K.J., M.R. Downs, B. Fry, A. Magill and J.D. Aber. 1999. Controls on retention and exports in a forested watershed. Environmental Monitoring & Assessment 55: 187-210
OCS 7001, Marine Isotopic Biogeochemistry
OCS 7001, Riverine connections between watersheds and the coastal ocean
OCS 4372, Estuarine Ecology
-2000, "N-GOMEX - An integrated monitoring and modeling assessment of the oxygen sources and sinks in the Gulf's hypoxic zone", Co-PI with D. Justic. NOAA, Coastal Ocean Program, three years.
-2000, "Tracking Ecology with Laser Technology", Co-PI with C.A. Wilson. LA BOR enhancement program, 1 year, equipment only grant.
-1999, "PULSES: The Importance of Pulsed Physical Events for Watershed Sustainability in Coastal Louisiana". Co-PI with John Day and others, Water and Watersheds competition (NSF/EPA/USDA), 3 years.
-1999, "Three New Technologies of Assessing the Saltmarsh Edge as Essential Fish Habitat", Co-PI with Mark Benfield and Don Baltz. Louisiana Sea Grant, 1 year. -1998, "Using d15N to Monitor N Loading to NERR Sites along the Western U.S. coast", Sole PI, CICEET/NOAA, 2 years.
-1998, "Ecosystem Controls on the Biogeochemical Processing of Watershed-Derived Nitrogen in Tidal Rivers", co-PI with 3 others, NSF Ecosystems Panel, 3 years.
Recent Distinguished Invitations: Invited to give plenary lectures at two international symposia, "Quebec 2000, Millenium Wetland Event" (Talk title: Individuals - Their Movement and Foraging in Patchy Wetland Aquascapes) and the winter 2001 mee
Reviewer, 30-50 manuscripts and proposals/year
Tel: (225) 334-2791
Fax: (225) 578-6326