Publications

Recent publications and presentations are listed below. If you would like an electronic reprint (.pdf file) of any of the papers that are not open access, please fill out the form found here.

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Pierson, J. J., M. R. Roman, D. G. Kimmel, W. C. Boicourt, & X. Zhang. 2009. Quantifying changes in the vertical distribution of mesozooplankton in response to hypoxic bottom waters. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 381: S74-S79. doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2009.07.013

Kimmel, D. G., W. C. Boicourt, J. J. Pierson, M. R. Roman, & X. Zhang. 2009. A comparison of the mesozooplankton response to hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay and the northern Gulf of Mexico using the biomass size spectrum. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 381: S65-S73. doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2009.07.012

Pierson, J. J., B. W. Frost, D. Thoreson, A. W. Leising, J. R. Postel, & M. Nuwer. 2009. Trapping migrating zooplankton. Limnology and Oceanography Methods 7(5): 334-346. (Click for Open Access PDF)

Pierson, J. J., B. W. Frost, and A. W. Leising. 2007. The lost generation of Calanus pacificus: Is the diatom effect responsible? Limnology and Oceanography 52(5): 2089-2098. (Click for Open Access PDF)

Bucklin, A., P. H. Wiebe, S. B. Smolenack, N. J. Copley, J. G. Beaudet, K. G. Bonner, J. Farber-Lorda, and J. J. Pierson. 2007. DNA barcodes for species identification of euphausiids (Euphausiacea, Crustacea). Journal of Plankton Research 29(6): 483-493. doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbm031

Leising, A. W., J. J. Pierson, S. Cary, and B. W. Frost. 2005. Copepod foraging and predation risk within the surface layer during night-time feeding forays. Journal of Plankton Research 27(10): 987-1001. doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbi084

Pierson, J. J., A. W. Leising, and C. Halsband Lenk. 2005. Reproductive success of Calanus pacificus during diatom blooms in Dabob Bay, WA. Progress in Oceanography 67(3/4): 314-331. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.002

Pierson, J. J., A. W. Leising, C. Halsband-Lenk, and N. Ferm. 2005. Vertical distribution and abundance of Calanus pacificus and Pseudocalanus newmani in relation to chlorophyll a concentrations in Dabob Bay, WA. Progress in Oceanography 37(3/4): 349-365. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.006

Halsband-Lenk, C., J. J. Pierson, and A. W. Leising. 2005. Reproduction of Pseudocalanus newmani (Copepoda: Calanoida) is deleteriously affected by diatom blooms - a field study. Progress in Oceanography 67(3/4): 332-348. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.003

Horner, R. A., J. R. Postel, C. Halsband-Lenk, J. J. Pierson, G. Pohnert, and T. Wichard. 2005. Winter-spring phytoplankton blooms in Dabob Bay, Washington. Progress in Oceanography 67(3/4): 286-313. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.005

Leising, A. W., R. A. Horner, J. J. Pierson, J. R. Postel, and C. Halsband-Lenk. 2005. The balance between microzooplankton grazing and phytoplankton growth in a highly productive estuarine fjord. Progress in Oceanography 67(3/4): 366-683. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.007

Leising, A. W., J. J. Pierson, C. Halsband-Lenk, R. A. Horner, and J. R. Postel. 2005. Copepod grazing during spring blooms: Can Pseudocalanus newmani induce trophic cascades? Progress in Oceanography 67(3/4): 406-421. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.009

Leising, A. W., J. J. Pierson, C. Halsband-Lenk, R. A. Horner, and J. R. Postel. 2005. Copepod grazing during spring blooms: Does Calanus pacificus avoid harmful diatoms? Progress in Oceanography 67(3/4): 384-405. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.008

Poster and Oral Presentations

Pierson, J. J., Frost, B.W., Leising, A.W. 2009. Foray foraging behavior of copepods: An empirical and numerical study. Poster presentation at ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Nice, France.

Pierson, J. J., Roman, M., Kimmel, D., Zhang, X., Loveland, B., Boicourt, B. Quantitative relationships between zooplankton vertical distribution and oxycline depth: Comparisons between regions, size classes, and time of day. Oral presentation at Ocean Sciences 2008 Meeting, Orlando, FL

Pierson, J. J., Roman, M. R., Kimmel, D. G., Hood, R. R., Keller, D., Crump, B. C., Malpezzi, M. 2007. First observations of winter zooplankton abundance, distribution, and vital rates in the Chesapeake Bay estuarine turbidity maximum. Oral presentation at Estuarine Research Federation 2007 Meeting, Providence, RI

Pierson, J. J., Frost, B. W., & Leising, A. W. 2007. Foray foraging behavior in marine copepods. Oral presentation at the PICES/ICES Early Career Scientists Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Pierson, J. J., Leising, A. W., Halsband-Lenk, C., Horner, R. A., Postel, J. R., & Frost, B. W. 2005. Prey type effects on zooplankton production: A different view of food limitation. Oral presentation at Estuarine Research Federation 2005 Meeting, Norfolk, VA.

Frost, B.W., Halsband-Lenk, R.A. Horner, A.W. Leising, J.J. Pierson, & J. Postel. 2004. Copepods and Diatoms: Paradigm or Paradox? Poster presentation at 11th International Conference on Harmful Algae, Cape Town, South Africa

Pierson, J.J., Leising, A.W., Frost, B.W., Horner, R.A., Postel, J.R., & Halsband-Lenk, C. 2004. Species-specific grazing by Calanus pacificus and Pseudocalanus newmani during phytoplankton blooms in Dabob Bay, Puget Sound (WA). Oral presentation at ASLO/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI.

Pierson, J.J., & Frost, B.W. 2003. In situ reproduction of Calanus pacificus before, during, and after phytoplankton blooms. Oral presentation at 3rd International Zooplankton Production Symposium, Gijon, Spain.

Pierson, J.J., & B. W. Frost. 2002. Fecundity and egg hatching success of Calanus pacificus and Pseudocalanus newmani during the spring bloom in Dabob Bay, WA. Oral presentation for ASLO Summer Meeting, Victoria, B.C.

Pierson, J.J., Durbin, E.G. & Sullivan, B.K. 2000. Suspended planktonic hydroids: Abundance, distribution, and impact of a rapacious predator. Poster for ASLO/AGU Ocean Sciences, San Antonio, TX