Kelly M. Darnell The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 703 East Beach Drive, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 Office: 228-872-4278; Cell: 270-991-7259; Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION Ph.D., Marine Science, The University of Texas at Austin, 2014 M.S., Marine Science, University of South Alabama, 2008 B.A., Biology (Marine Science minor), Wittenberg University, 2005
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2019–Present Director, Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence 2017–Present Assistant Research Professor, Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, The University of Southern Mississippi 2017–2019 Deputy Director, Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence 2015–2016 Resarch Scientist, The Water Institute of the Gulf 2015–2016 Deputy Director, RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana 2014–2016 Visiting Scientist, Nicholls State University 2014–2015 Postdoctoral Fellow, The Water Institute of the Gulf 2008–2009 Research Technician I, Duke University
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Google Scholar Gorham S, S Seyoum, BT Furman, KM Darnell, LK Reynolds, MD Tringali. In revision. Molecular detection of a non-native hybrid eelgrass (Vallisneria spiralis Linnaeus x V. denseserrulata Makino) in the southeastern United States Carruthers TJB, EP Kiskaddon, MM Baustian, KM Darnell, LC Moss, CL Perry, C Stagg. In revision. Integrating stakeholder prioritized habitat suitability models to assess tradeoffs in habitat value for management decision making Wiesenberg DA, B Shipp, J Fodrie, S Powers, J Lartigue, KM Darnell, MM Baustian, C Ngo, JF Valentine, K Wowk. 2021. Prospects for Gulf of Mexico environmental recovery and restoration. Oceanography (Special Issue on the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative: Ten Years of Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science) 34: 164-173 Belgrad BA, KM Correia, KM Darnell, MZ Darnell, CT Hayes, MO Hall, BT Furman, CW Martin, DL Smee. 2021. Environmental drivers of seagrass-associated nekton abundance across the norther Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries and Coasts doi.org/10.1007/s12237-021-00927-0 Darnell KM, BT Furman, KL Heck Jr., D Byron, L Reynolds, KH Dunton. 2021. Seed reserve hot spots for the sub-tropical seagrass Halodule wrightii (shoal grass) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries and Coasts 44: 339-351 doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00808-y Shakeri LM, KM Darnell, TJB Carruthers, MZ Darnell. 2020. Blue crab abundance, biomass, and survival in a fragmenting coastal marsh system. Estuaries and Coasts 43: 1545-1555 doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00738-9 Darnell MZ, KM Darnell. 2018. Geographic variation in thermal tolerance and morphology in a fiddler crab sister-species pair. Marine Biology 165: 26 doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3282-y Tinoco AL, BT Furman, KM Darnell, BJ Peterson. 2017. Submerged aquatic vegetation, topography and flow characteristics in the upper, tidal Hudson River: progress toward a predictive habitat model. Aquatic Botany 142: 53-60 doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2017.06.006 Jerabek AS, KM Darnell, C Pellerin, TJB Carruthers. 2017. Use of marsh edge and submerged aquatic vegetation as habitat by fish and crustactans in south Louisiana. Southeastern Geographer (Special Issue: Coastal Seagrass and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico) 57: 212-230 doi.org/10.1353/sgo.2017.0022 Cho J, P Biber, KM Darnell, KH Dunton. 2017. Seasonal and annual dynamics in seagrass beds of the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mississippi. Southeastern Geographer (Special Issue: Coastal Seagrass and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico) 57: 246-272 doi.org/10.1353/sgo.2017.0024 Darnell KM, TJB Carruthers, P Biber, IY Georgiou, TC Michot, RG Boustany. 2017. Spatial and temporal patterns in Thalassia testudinum leaf tissue nutrients at the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, USA. Estuaries and Coasts 40: 1288-1300 link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12237-017-0229-y.pdf Darnell KM, KH Dunton. 2017. Plasticity in turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) flower production in response to porewater nitrogen availability. Aquatic Botany 138: 100-106 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2017.01.007 Darnell KM, KH Dunton. 2016. Reproductive phenology of the subtropical seagrasses Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) and Halodule wrightii (shoal grass) in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Botanica Marina 59: 473-483 doi.org/10.1515/bot-2016-0080 Darnell KM, DM Booth, EW Koch, KH Dunton. 2015. The interactive effects of water flow and reproductive strategies on seed and seedling dispersal along the substrate in two sub-tropical seagrass species. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 471: 30-40 sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022098115001240 Darnell KM, KH Dunton. 2015. Consumption of turtle grass seedlings by crabs in the western Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 520: 153-163 int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v520/p153-163/
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Steele L, KM Darnell, J Cebrian, JL Sanchez-Lizaso. 2014. Sarpa salpa herbivory on shallow reaches of Posidonia oceanica beds. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 37.1: 49-57 raco.cat/index.php/ABC/article/view/278390 Darnell KM, KL Heck Jr. 2013. Species-specific effects of prior grazing on the palatability of turtle grass. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 440: 225–232 sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022098112004248 Osterberg JS, KM Darnell, TM Blickley, JA Romano, D Rittschof. 2012. Acute toxicity and sublethal effects of common pesticides in post-larval and juvenile blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 424-425: 5–14 sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022098112001694 Rittschof D, MZ Darnell, KM Darnell, M Goldman, M Ogburn, RE McDowell. 2011. Estimating relative abundance of the female blue crab spawning stock in North Carolina. In: Kruse, GH, GL Eckert, RJ For, RN Lipcius, B Sainte-Marie, DL Stram, D Woodby (eds) Biology and Management of Exploited Crab Populations Under Climate Change. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, Fairbanks seagrant.uaf.edu/bookstore/pubs/item.php?id=11471 Darnell MZ, KM Darnell, RE McDowell, D Rittschof. 2010. Post-capture survival and future reproductive potential of ovigerous blue crabs caught in the central North Carolina pot fishery. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139: 1677–1687 www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1577/T10-034.1 Darnell MZ, D Rittschof, KM Darnell, RE McDowell. 2009. Lifetime reproductive potential of female blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in North Carolina. Marine Ecology Progress Series 394: 153–163 int-res.com/articles/meps2009/394/m394p153.pdf McKay KM, KL Heck Jr. 2008. Presence of the Jonah Crab, Cancer borealis, significantly reduces kelp consumption by the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 356: 295–298 int-res.com/articles/meps2008/356/m356p295.pdf
OTHER PUBLICATIONS Wang H, NM Enwright, KM Darnell, MK La Peyre, J Cebrian, S-C Kim, B Bunch, SJ Stelly, B Couvillion, S Dalyander, RC Mickey, M Segura. 2020. Seagrass Habitat Suitability Modeling for the Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Feasibility Assessment at Dauphin Island. In: Enwright, N.M., Wang, H., Dalyander, S.P., and Godsey, E., eds., Predicting barrier island habitats and oyster and seagrass habitat suitability for various restoration measures and future conditions for Dauphin Island, Alabama: U.S. Geological Survey Open- File Report 2020–1003, 99p. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20201003 Darnell KM, DJ Reed, CG Groat, eds. 2016. RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana Research Strategy. The Water Institue of the Gulf, Baton Rouge, LA Darnell KM, DJ Reed, CG Groat. 2016. RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana Standard Operating Procedures. The Water Institue of the Gulf, Baton Rouge, LA
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Darnell KM, KH Dunton. 2010. Baseline studies of seagrass condition and water quality in East Flats, Corpus Christi Bay: summer and fall 2010. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Biological Report. Contract #10-049-000-3745
GRANTS RECEIVED (Total: $5,637,328, As Lead PI: $5,133,380) A decision-driven integrated ecosystem approach to maximize benefits of barrier island restoration and management of the Chandeleur Islands for seagrass and associated communities, NOAA RESTORE Science Program, PI with T.J.B. Carruthers, P. Dalyander, J. Hemming, A. Howard, M. Miner and L. Reynolds, 2021–2022, $127,065 Gulf of Mexico Sea Level Rise Regional Workshop, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation- Sponsored Regional Workshops, Co-PI with M. La Peyre, J.W. Pahl, R. Collini, 2021, $2,000 Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence (MBRACE) Research Grants Program, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, PI, 2020–2023, $3,683,974 Establishing a network of continuous water quality sensors at the Chandeleur Islands, LA, Coypu Foundation, Co-PI with M.Z. Darnell, 2019–2020, $80,870 Impacts of Hurricane Michael on Gulf seagrass ecosystems (supplemental funding to “Gulf-wide assessment of habitat use and habitat-specific production estimates of nekton in turtlegrass”), NOAA RESTORE Science Program, PI with M.Z. Darnell, D.L. Smee, C.W. Martin, M.O. Hall, 2019–2020, $155,538 Impacts of Bonnet Carré Spillway on seagrass distribution and condition at Cat Island, Mississippi (supplemental funding to “Monitoring seagrass distribution and condition at Cat Island, Mississippi”), Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, PI, 2019–2020, $6,500 Identifying patterns and drivers of seagrass reproductive effort. USM College of Arts and Sciences Seed Research Grant, PI, 2019, $3,400 Monitoring seagrass distribution and condition at Cat Island, Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, PI, 2019–2020, $51,992 Multiscale submerged aquatic vegetation monitoring in support of barrier island restoration efforts by Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), PI, 2018–2023, $112,775 Acquisition of a small research vessel to support ecological and fisheries research at the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, Coypu Foundation, Co-PI with M.Z. Darnell, 2017, $77,500 Gulf-wide assessment of habitat use and habitat-specific production estimates of nekton in turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum), NOAA RESTORE Science Program, PI with M.Z. Darnell, D.L. Smee, C.W. Martin, M.O. Hall, 2017–2020, $992,136 Linking blue crab abundance, growth and mortality to marsh fragmentation and submerged aquatic vegetation cover, NOAA, 2015–2017 Co-PI with T.J.B. Carruthers and M.Z. Darnell, 2015–2017, $283,578 Assessing reproductive dynamics of four dominant seagrass species in the Mission Aransas and Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserves for development of effective conservation
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and management strategies. National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Graduate Research Fellowship, NOAA, Co-PI with K.H. Dunton, 2011–2014, $60,000
GRANT PROPOSALS IN REVIEW Rapid assessment monitoring for seagrass distribution and condition at the Gulf Islands National Seashore, National Park Service, PI, $51,900
COMPETITIVE FELLOWSHIPS E.J. Lund Research Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin, 2012–2014, $46,000 GK-12 Teaching Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 2010–2011, $37,000
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS Aubrey Keith Lucas and Ella Ginn Lucas Endowment for Faculty Excellence Award, 2021 Butch Oustalet Distinguished Professorship Service Award, USM, 2018 First Place Best Poster Presentation and Third Place Best Abstract, Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 2014 Scholar Award, P.E.O. International, 2013 Second Place Best Oral Presentation, Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting, 2011 Dean’s Excellence Award, The University of Texas at Austin, 2009 Nelson Achievement Award, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 2008
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor, Marine Invertebrate Ecology, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, 2016 Guest Lecturer and Lab Instructor, Marine Biology, Nicholls State University, 2015–2016 Guest Lecturer, Scientific Methods and Research Objectives (2013), Marine Ecosystem Dynamics (2012), Field Course in Marine Science (2011–2013), The University of Texas at Austin Teaching Assistant, Marine Botany Field Course in Akumal, Mexico (2011), Genetics (2010), Introduction to Biology (2009), The University of Texas at Austin Teaching Assistant, Marine Ecology, Duke University, 2009 Teaching Assistant, National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSSF REU) Program, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 2006–2008
GRADUATE COMMITTEES Current students Matthew Byrnes, M.S., 2020–present (Research Director), The University of Southern Mississippi Keith Chenier, M.S., 2020–present, Mississippi State University
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Talene Yeghissian, Ph.D., 2020–present, The University of Southern Mississippi Zac Lane, Ph.D., 2018–present, The University of Southern Mississippi Kelly Correia, Ph.D., 2018–present, Dauphin Island Sea lab/Univeristy of South Alabama Christian Hayes, Ph.D., 2017–present (Research Director), The University of Southern Mississippi
Past students (Graduated) Lennah Shakeri, M.S., 2018, The University of Southern Mississippi
UNDERGRADUATE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ADVISED Emma Aitken, The University of Southern Mississippi, Variation in shoal grass seed bank densities at Cat Island, Mississippi, 2021 A. Paige Harrison, The University of Southern Mississippi, The influence of seagrass habitat complexity on pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides) abdunance, 2018 Connor Pellerin (high school student), Episcopal Independent Private School of Baton Rouge, Habitat use of submerged aqauatic vegetation and marsh edge by fish and crustaceans in south Louisiana, 2016 (co-Mentor, research published in Southeastern Geographer) Tyrone Whitmore (high school student), Louisiana State University Chapter of EnvironMentors, Habitat preferences of blue crabs, 2015-2016 (co-Mentor) Jose Velasquez, NOAA Northern Gulf Institute Diversity Internship, Infauna diversity in brackish water submerged aquatic vegetation in Louisiana, 2015 (co-Mentor) Rachel Capps, The University of Texas at Austin, Shoal grass seed reserves across Texas, 2013 Victoria Congdon, The University of Texas at Austin, Quantifying water flow along a depth gradient in seagrass beds within Redfish and Aransas Bays, Texas, 2012–2013 Jessica Casillas and Jimmy McMillan, The University of Texas at Austin, Anthropogenic effects on seagrass fruiting frequency in Akumal Bay, Puerto Morelos in the Caribbean Sea, 2011–2012 Anna Percy, The University of Texas at Austin, Shoal grass seed dispersal in Texas, 2010
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Member, Gulf of Mexico Seagrass Advisory group, 2019– (appointed position) Member, Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program (MSCIP) Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Technical Advisory Group, 2018– (appointed position) USM Service University – Department of Coastal Sciences Scholarship Representative (2017–) School of Ocean Science and Engineering – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI) Standing Committee (2019–2021); DEI Ad Hoc Committee (2019–2021); Outreach Committee (2018–) Division of Coastal Sciences – Voting Eligibility Committee (2021); Fellowship Revision Committee (Chair, 2020–2021); Graduate Student Awards Committee (2018–); Faculty Search Committee (2018–2019)
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Other – Department of Marine Science Project Coordinator Search Committee (2018); Marine Education Center Sea Camp Scholarship Reviewer (2018) Mentor, Rising TIDES (Toward an Inclusive, Diverse, and Enriched Society) program, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, 2017 Session Organizer and Convener, “New insights in the Gulf of Mexico nine years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (2019); “RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grant Programs – Filling gaps in Gulf research to inform policy and management”, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science conference, Tampa, FL (2020); “Relationships between commercially fished invertebrates and their habitats”, Coastal Estuarine and Research Federation Conference, Providence, RI (2017); “Abundance, distribution and ecosystem functions of submerged aquatic vegetation in coastal Louisiana”, Louisiana State of the Coast Conference, New Orleans, LA (2016); “Understanding Gulf Coast estuarine and deltaic benthic ecology for restoration”, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Portland, OR (2015) Session Moderator, Benthic Ecology Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, 2015 Invited Participant: National Academy of Sciences Gulf Research Program Offshore Situation Room (2021); Seagrass Restoration Workshop (2019); RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP) Habitat Monitoring and Mapping User Workshop and Mapping Summit (2018); Gulf-wide seagrass monitoring and needs assessment workshop (2017); Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program Water Quality Comprehensive Conervation and Management Plan Revision Committee (2016); Building Community Resilience Through Restoration Technical Workshop, Baton Rouge, LA (2015); Our Global Estuary Workshop, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (2013) Invited Judge, Dauphin Island Sea Lab Graduate Student Symposium (2015), Nicholls State University Research Week (2015, 2016) Volunteer: Mangrove Monitoring Program (2013), Larval Blue Crab Monitoring Program (2012–2013), Mission-Aransas NERR Proposal Review Panel Member: Louisiana Sea Grant; National Science Foundation; Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Applied Research Program Proposal Reviewer: National Environment Research Council; Maryland Sea Grant; Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Applied Research Program Journal Reviewer: Aquaculture Environment Interactions (1), Aquatic Biology (4), Aquatic Botany (2), Bioinvasions Records (2), Biological Conservation (1), Estuaries and Coasts (10), Frontiers in Plant Science (1), Gulf and Caribbean Research (2), ICES Journal of Marine Science (1), International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation (1), Journal of Animal Ecology (1), Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (5), Global Change Biology (1), Marine Ecology Progress Series (11), North American Journal of Fisheries Management (1), Plant Ecology and Diversity (1), Restoration Ecology (1), Revista de Biological Tropical (1) Professional membership: Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Gulf Estuarine Research Society, World Seagrass Association, Society for Ecological Restoration (Southeast Chapter)
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Working group membership: Gulf Restoration and Science Programs Coordination Forum (2016–, Lead: J. Lartigue, NOAA RESTORE Science Program); Gulf Restoration and Science Programs Coordination Forum Project Tracker Sub-Group (2018–2020, Lead: J. Henkel, National Academy of Science Gulf Research Program; RESTORE Council Monitoring Coordination Committee (2018–2021, Lead: G. Steyer, USGS)
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE President, Gulf Estuarine Research Society, and Affiliate Representative for Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (elected position), 2021–2023 President-Elect, Gulf Estuarine Research Society (elected position), 2019–2021 Member-at-Large (elected position), Gulf Estuarine Research Society, 2015–2019 (served two elected terms) Scientific Program Committee Chair, Gulf and Estuarine Research Society Biennial Meeting, 2020 Scientific Program Committee, Bays and Bayous Symposium, 2020 Student Judging Co-Chair, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, 2018–2019, 2020–2021 Fundraising Chair, Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting, 2018 (raised $9,400 to support student travel and defray meeting expenses); Gulf Estuarine Research Society-Society of Wetland Scientists Joint Meeting, 2016 (raised over $5,000 to support student travel and defray meeting expenses) Co-Organizer, Coastal Research Priorities Town Hall Meeting, hosted with Louisiana Sea Grant, 2016 Meeting Co-Convener, Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting, Port Aransas, TX, 2012 Faculty Liaison and Student Representative: Graduate Student Association, University of Texas Marine Science Institute (2011–2012); Graduate Student Organization, Dauphin Island Sea Lab (2005–2007)
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Technical Monitor, MBRACE Core Research Program projects totaling $2,500,000, 2017–2020 Website developer and manager, MBRACE (www.mbrace.usm.edu), 2017– Request for Proposal (RFP) developer: MBRACE RFP2: Competitive Research Program and Core Research Program, total funding available $2,750,000 (2019); MBRACE Core Research Program, total funding available $2,500,000 (2017); RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana, total funding available $3,000,000 (2016)
OUTREACH Panelist, Seagrass Restoration Panel, UCLA Senior Practicum project, 2020 Panelist, National Ocean Science Bowl Career Night, 2020 Guest Scientist, Upper Division Marine Ecology, The University of Texas at Austin, 2015– 2020) (annual presentations to a class of 60 undergraduate students)
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Panelist, Graduate Advice Panel, Gulf Estuarine Research Society-Society of Wetland Scientists Meeting, 2016 Exhibitor: Mississippi Restoration Summit (2017, 2018); Louisiana STEM Expo, Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School (2015); Louisiana Earth Day (2015); Louisiana SeaGrant Ocean Commotion, Louisiana State University (2014, 2016) Guest Instructor: Flour Bluff ISD Working, Achieving, Validating, and Experiencing Science (WAVES) Program (2012), Dauphin Island Sea Lab Discovery Hall K-12 Program (2006– 2007) Judge: Ocean Springs Upper Elementary Science Fair (2017); National Ocean Sciences Bowl Loggerhead Challenge (2013); Flour Bluff ISD Science Fair (2010–2011); Port Aransas ISD Science Fair (2010–2011)
INVITED PRESENTATIONS Texas Seagrass Monitoring Workgroup, Corpus Christi, TX, May 17, 2019: Gulf-Wide Assessment of Habitat Use and Habitat Specific Production Estimates of Nekton in Turtlegrass Mississippi State of Our Coast: The Power of Partnerships, Biloxi, MS, May 6, 2019: Supporting science and facilitating partnerships through the Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence (MBRACE) Division of Marine Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS, November 2, 2018: Factors regulating plant-animal interactions in shallow benthic habitats Lunch and Learn Series, The Water Institue of the Gulf, Baton Rouge, LA, November 15, 2016: Status of the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana Department of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, December 2, 2015: Understanding interactions between submerged aquatic vegetation and animals in the Gulf of Mexico Biology Department, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, November 2, 2015: Sexy science: Understanding the reproductive ecology of sub-tropical seagrasses Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, October 6, 2014: Understanding the reproductive ecology of sub-tropical seagrasses P.E.O. International, Fredericksburg, TX, January 16, 2014: Seagrass reproductive ecology The Aquarium at Rockport Harbor, Rockport, TX, June 6, 2013: Sex in the seagrass bed: Understanding seagrass sexual reproduction Texas Seagrass Monitoring Workgroup, Corpus Christi, TX, May 8, 2013: Factors influencing seagrass reproductive success in subtropical systems Whooping Crane Festival, Port Aransas, TX, February 22, 2013: Ducks, fish and shrimp, and why we care about the underwater plants they share Bay Education Center, Rockport, TX, February 22, 2012: Seagrasses along the Texas coast
CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATIONS
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(past five years only; lead author only; out of >40 total presentations as lead author [presenter] and additional >20 presentations as co-author) Darnell KM, Bernard L. 2020. Supporting scientific discovery and science-based guidance for restoration and management through the Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence (MBRACE). Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, Tampa, FL. Oral presentation and panel. Darnell KM, Darnell MZ, Smee DL, Martin CW, Hall MO, Furman B. 2019. Maintaining engagement with end-users throughout the research process to strengthen applied science. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation and panel. Darnell KM, Wiesenburg D, Bernard L. 2019. Supporting science and restoration through the Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence (MBRACE). Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation and panel. Darnell KM, Wiesenburg D, Bernard L. 2018. Supporting science and restoration through the Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence (MBRACE) Bays and Bayous Symposium, Mobile, AL. Oral. Darnell KM, CT Hayes, MZ Darnell. 2018. Seagrass status, distribution, and community composition at the Chandeleur Islandds, Louisiana. Gulf Estuarine Research Federation, Galveston, TX. Oral. Darnell KM. 2018. Use of ecological expertise for communicating sound management advice. Invited panelist with R. Carmichael, R. Collini, K. Goodin. National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration, New Orleans, LA. Oral. Darnell KM, Furman BT, Heck Jr. KL, Byron D, Dunton KH. 2018. Variability in shoal grass (Halodule wrightii) dormant seed densities across the northern Gulf of Mexico. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. Oral. Darnell KM, Wiesenburg D, Bernard L. 2018. Supporting science and restoration through the Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence (MBRACE). Poster.
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