Dr. Don Baltz
Mailing and contact information:
2173 Energy, Coast and Environment BuildingCoastal Fisheries
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences (DOCS)
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Professor and Chair, DOCS
P1 (225) 578-8203
P2 (225) 578-6512
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Educational Background:
Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Ecology, 1980
M.A. San Jose State University and Moss Landing Marine Lab, 1975
B.A. San Jose State University, 1969
Research Interests:
Fish ecology, life history, habitat selection, nursery function, marine vertebrates, and passive acoustics.
Recent Publications:
Baltz, D.M. and A. Yanez-Arancibia. in press. Ecosystem-based management of coastal
fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico: environmental and anthropogenic impacts and
essential habitat protection. Chapter 18, Volume V of The Gulf of Mexico:
Ecosystem-Based Management. J.W. Day and A. Yanez-Arancibia. eds. in J.W.
Tunnel, D.L. Felder, and S.A. Earle. Eds. The Gulf of Mexico, Its Origins,
Waters, Biota and Human Impacts. Texas A&M Press.Visser, J. M., and D. M. Baltz. 2009. Chapter V.3 Biology of Salt Marshes.
In:E.Wolinski, D. Cahoon, and G.M.E. Perillo (eds.) Coastal Wetlands: an Ecosystem Integrated Approach. Elsevier, The Netherlands.
Granados-Dieseldorff, P. and D. M. Baltz. 2008. Habitat Use by Nekton along a Stream-Order
Gradient in a Louisiana Estuary. Estuaries and Coasts 31:572-583.
Switzer, T.S., E.J. Chesney, and D.M. Baltz. 2006. Exploring temporal and spatial
variability in nekton community structure in the northern Gulf of Mexico:
unraveling the potential influence of hypoxia. Proceedings of the Gulf and
Caribbean Fisheries Institute 57:699-716.Stickney, R.R., B. Costa-Pierce, D.M. Baltz, M. Drawbridge, C. Grimes, S. Phillips, and
D.L. Swann. 2006. Toward sustainable open ocean aquaculture in the United
States. Fisheries 31:607-610.Stead, M.A., D.M. Baltz, E.J. Chesney, M.A. Tarr, A.S. Kolok, and B.D. Marx. 2005.
Swimming performance of juvenile Florida pompano exposed to ethylene glycol
and methanol: synergistic effects. Transactions of the American Fisheries
Society 134:1438-1447.Baltz, D.M., E.J. Chesney, M.A. Tarr, A.S. Kolok, and M.J. Bradley. 2005. Toxicity and
sublethal effects of methanol swimming performance of juvenile Florida
pompano. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134:730-740.Switzer, T.S., D.M. Baltz, R.L. Allen, and T.A. Munroe. 2004. Habitat selection by two
sympatric tonguefishes (Symphurus: Cynoglossidae) in coastal Louisiana, USA:
unraveling seasonal, spatial, and size-specific patterns in resource utilization.
Journal of Sea Research 51:229-242.Baltz, D.M. and R.F. Jones. 2003. Temporal and spatial patterns of microhabitat use by
fishes and decapod crustaceans in a Louisiana estuary. Transactions of the
American Fisheries Society 132:662-678.Fry, B., D. Baltz, M. Benfield, J. Fleeger, A. Gace, H.L. Haas, and Z. Quinones.
2003. Chemical indicators of movement and residency for brown shrimp
(Farfantepenaeus aztecus) in coastal Louisiana marshscapes. Estuaries 26:82-97.Baltz, D.M., R.G. Thomas, and E.J. Chesney. 2003. Spotted seatrout habitat affinities in
Louisiana. Chapter 10. pp. 147-175. in S. A. Bortone. Ed. Biology of the
Spotted Seatrout. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.Hymel, M.K., D.M. Baltz, E.J. Chesney, M.A. Tarr, and A.S. Kolok. 2002. Swimming
performance of juvenile Florida pompano exposed to ethylene glycol.
Transactions of American Fisheries Society 131:1152-1163.
Courses Taught:
OCS 1005. Introduction to Oceanography
OCS 4012. Biology of Marine Vertebrates
OCS 4500. Fisheries Acoustics
OCS 7001. Nursery Function of Estuarine Habitats
OCS 7001. Sustainable Fisheries
LUMCON. Marine Vertebrate Zoology
LUMCON. Marine Fish Ecology