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Lawrence P. Rozas is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to the subfields of ecology, global and planetary change, and oceanography.

The scientist's work covers various topics including:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Isotope analysis in ecology
  • Marine bivalve and aquaculture studies
  • Coral and marine ecosystems studies
  • Marine and coastal plant biology

Lawrence P. Rozas has a number of recent publications, some of which include:

  • Fisheries rely on threatened salt marshes, 2020, Science
  • Estimating and Applying Fish and Invertebrate Density and Production Enhancement from Seagrass, Salt Marsh Edge, and Oyster Reef Nursery Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico, 2021, Estuaries and Coasts
  • Geographic Variation in Salt Marsh Structure and Function for Nekton: a Guide to Finding Commonality Across Multiple Scales, 2021, Estuaries and Coasts
  • FISHERY HABITAT IN ESTUARIES OF THE U.S. GULF OF MEXICO: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF GULF ESTUARINE SYSTEMS (CAGES), 2021, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - NOAA Central Library

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lawrence P. Rozas include:

  • Ronald J. Baker
  • Philine S. E. zu Ermgassen
  • Just Cebrián
  • Denise D. Colombano
  • Rod M. Connolly

Key publication venues where the scientist has contributed include:

  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Science
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - NOAA Central Library

Best Publications

  • Estimating densities of small fishes and decapod crustaceans in Shallow estuarine habitats : A review of sampling design with focus on gear selection

    Lawrence P. Rozas;Thomas J. Minello

  • Oil Impacts on Coastal Wetlands: Implications for the Mississippi River Delta Ecosystem after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

    Irving A. Mendelssohn;Gary L. Andersen;Donald M. Baltz;Rex H. Caffey

  • Small-scale patterns of nekton use among marsh and adjacent shallow nonvegetated areas of the Galveston Bay Estuary, Texas (USA)

    Lawrence P. Rozas;Roger J. Zimmerman

  • Salt Marsh Linkages to Productivity of Penaeid Shrimps and Blue Crabs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

    Roger J. Zimmerman;Thomas J. Minello;Lawrence P. Rozas

  • NEKTON IN GULF COAST WETLANDS: FINE-SCALE DISTRIBUTIONS, LANDSCAPE PATTERNS, AND RESTORATION IMPLICATIONS

    Thomas J. Minello;Lawrence P. Rozas

  • Relative value of oyster reef as habitat for estuarine nekton in Galveston Bay, Texas

    Gregory W. Stunz;Thomas J. Minello;Lawrence P. Rozas

  • The Impacts of Pulsed Reintroduction of River Water on a Mississippi Delta Coastal Basin

    J. W. Day;J. E. Cable;J. H. Cowan;R. DeLaune

  • Geographic Variability in Salt Marsh Flooding Patterns may Affect Nursery Value for Fishery Species

    Thomas J. Minello;Lawrence P. Rozas;Ronald Baker;Ronald Baker

  • Testing the effect of habitat structure and complexity on nekton assemblages using experimental oyster reefs

    Austin T. Humphries;Austin T. Humphries;Megan K. La Peyre;Matthew E. Kimball;Matthew E. Kimball;Lawrence P. Rozas

  • Marsh terracing as a wetland restoration tool for creating fishery habitat

    Lawrence P. Rozas;Thomas J. Minello

  • BROWN SHRIMP ON THE EDGE: LINKING HABITAT TO SURVIVAL USING AN INDIVIDUAL-BASED SIMULATION MODEL

    Heather L. Haas;Kenneth A. Rose;Brian Fry;Thomas J. Minello

  • Nekton populations, long-term wetland loss, and the effect of recent habitat restoration in Galveston Bay, Texas, USA

    Lawrence P. Rozas;Thomas J. Minello;Roger J. Zimmerman;Philip Caldwell

  • Macrofaunal distributions and habitat change following winter–spring releases of freshwater into the Breton Sound estuary, Louisiana (USA)

    Lawrence P. Rozas;Thomas J. Minello;Itzíar Munuera-Fernández;Brian Fry

  • Effects of structural marsh management on fishery species and other nekton before and during a spring drawdown

    L.P. Rozas;T.J. Minello

  • Variation in penaeid shrimp growth rates along an estuarine salinity gradient: Implications for managing river diversions

    Lawrence P. Rozas;Thomas J. Minello

  • Relative influence of habitat fragmentation and inundation on brown shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus production in northern Gulf of Mexico salt marshes

    B. M. Roth;K. A. Rose;L. P. Rozas;T. J. Minello

  • Population and Production Estimates for Decapod Crustaceans in Wetlands of Galveston Bay, Texas

    Thomas J. Minello;Geoffrey A. Matthews;Philip A. Caldwell;Lawrence P. Rozas

  • Nekton use ofVallisneria americana Michx. (Wild celery) beds and adjacent habitats in Coastal Louisiana

    Lawrence P. Rozas;Thomas J. Minello

  • Hydrodynamic regulation of salt marsh contributions to aquatic food webs

    Ronald Baker;Brian Fry;Lawrence P. Rozas;Thomas J. Minello

  • Fisheries rely on threatened salt marshes.

    Ronald Baker;Matthew D. Taylor;Kenneth W. Able;Michael W. Beck

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Minello
Thomas J. Minello National Marine Fisheries Service
Brian Fry
Brian Fry Griffith University
Just Cebrian
Just Cebrian Mississippi State University
Jaye E. Cable
Jaye E. Cable University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chunyan Li
Chunyan Li Louisiana State University
Ronald D. DeLaune
Ronald D. DeLaune Louisiana State University
Robert R. Lane
Robert R. Lane Louisiana State University
Denise J. Reed
Denise J. Reed University of New Orleans
Robert R. Twilley
Robert R. Twilley Louisiana State University
Dubravko Justic
Dubravko Justic Louisiana State University

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