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Richard C. Zimmerman

Richard C. Zimmerman

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
51
Citations
7678
World Ranking
4820
National Ranking
1773

Overview

Richard C. Zimmerman is affiliated with Old Dominion University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Oceanography and Ecology as subfields. The scientist's work intersects with multiple topics, notably Marine and coastal plant biology, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research, among others.

Zimmerman has contributed to the following major topics:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Remote-Sensing Image Classification
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Matthew L. Boulton
  • Robert B. Wallace
  • Patrick Remington
  • Jillian Morgan
  • Ann Arbor

Zimmerman's research has been published in a variety of academic venues, with recurring publications in:

  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Remote Sensing
  • Space Science Reviews
  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Remote Sensing of Environment

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Zimmerman include:

  • "PIXL: Planetary Instrument for X-Ray Lithochemistry" (2020), published in Space Science Reviews
  • "Performance across WorldView-2 and RapidEye for reproducible seagrass mapping" (2020), featured in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Polarized lidar and ocean particles: insights from a mesoscale coccolithophore bloom" (2020), appearing in Applied Optics
  • "Scaling up: Predicting the Impacts of Climate Change on Seagrass Ecosystems" (2020), published in Estuaries and Coasts
  • "Temporal Stability of Seagrass Extent, Leaf Area, and Carbon Storage in St. Joseph Bay, Florida: a Semi-automated Remote Sensing Analysis" (2022), also published in Estuaries and Coasts

The areas of Zimmerman's research cover topics such as climate change impacts on seagrass ecosystems, remote sensing techniques for ecological mapping, and the interactions between ocean particles and light as studied with polarized lidar.

Best Publications

  • Ocean Color Remote Sensing of Seagrass and Bathymetry in the Bahamas Banks by High-Resolution Airborne Imagery

    Heidi M. Dierssen;Richard C. Zimmerman;Robert A. Leathers;T. Valerie Downes

  • Response of Eelgrass Zostera marina to CO2 Enrichment: Possible Impacts of Climate Change and Potential for Remediation of Coastal Habitats

    Sherry L. Palacios;Richard C. Zimmerman

  • Impacts of CO2 Enrichment on Productivity and Light Requirements of Eelgrass.

    R. C. Zimmerman;D. G. Kohrs;D. L. Steller;R. S. Alberte

  • Thermal acclimation and whole-plant carbon balance in Zostera marina L. (eelgrass)

    Richard C. Zimmerman;Richard C. Zimmerman;Robert D. Smith;Robert D. Smith;Randall S. Alberte;Randall S. Alberte

  • Episodic nutrient supply to a Kelp forest ecosystem in Southern California

    Richard C. Zimmerman;James N. Kremer

  • Carbon budget of tidal wetlands, estuaries, and shelf waters of Eastern North America

    R. G. Najjar;M. Herrmann;R. Alexander;E. W. Boyer

  • Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) transplants in San Francisco Bay: Role of light availability on metabolism, growth and survival

    Richard C. Zimmerman;John L. Reguzzoni;Randall S. Alberte

  • Modeling underwater light climate in relation to sedimentation, resuspension, water quality and autotrophic growth

    Elisabeth H.S. Van Duin;Gerard Blom;F. Johannes Los;Robert Maffione

  • In Situ Growth and Chemical Composition of the Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera: Response to Temporal Changes in Ambient Nutrient Availability

    Richard C. Zimmerman;James N. Kremer

  • Inorganic carbon sources for seagrass photosynthesis: an experimental evaluation of bicarbonate use in species inhabiting temperate waters

    Olga Invers;Richard C Zimmerman;Randall S Alberte;Marta Pérez

  • Synthesis of integrated primary production in the Arctic Ocean: II. In situ and remotely sensed estimates

    Victoria J. Hill;Patricia A. Matrai;Elise Olson;S. Suttles

  • Red and black tides: Quantitative analysis of water-leaving radiance and perceived color for phytoplankton, colored dissolved organic matter, and suspended sediments

    Heidi M. Dierssen;Raphael M. Kudela;John P. Ryan;Richard C. Zimmerman

  • The antifouling activity of natural and synthetic phenol acid sulphate esters

    James S. Todd;Richard C. Zimmerman;Phillip Crews;Randall S. Alberte

  • A biooptical model of irradiance distribution and photosynthesis in seagrass canopies

    Richard C. Zimmerman

  • Is growth of eelgrass nitrogen limited? A numerical simulation of the effects of light and nitrogen on the growth dynamics of Zostera marina

    Richard C. Zimmerman;Robert D. Smith;Randall S. Alberte

  • Assessment of environmental suitability for growth of Zostera marina L. (eelgrass) in San Francisco Bay

    Richard C. Zimmerman;John L. Reguzzoni;Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria;Michael Josselyn

  • Resource allocation and sucrose mobilization in light-limited eelgrass Zostera marina

    Teresa Alcoverro;Richard C. Zimmerman;Donald G. Kohrs;Randall S. Alberte

  • Effects of Epiphyte Load on Optical Properties and Photosynthetic Potential of the Seagrasses Thalassia Testudinum Banks ex König and Zostera Marina L

    Lisa A. Drake;Fred C. Dobbs;Richard C. Zimmerman

  • Impact of sea grass density on carbonate dissolution in Bahamian sediments

    David J. Burdige;Richard C. Zimmerman

  • Effects of El Niño on local hydrography and growth of the giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, at Santa Catalina Island, California1

    Richard C. Zimmerman;Deborah L. Robertson

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Burdige
David J. Burdige Old Dominion University
Randall S. Alberte
Randall S. Alberte University of Chicago
Jiang Li
Jiang Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Heidi M. Dierssen
Heidi M. Dierssen University of Connecticut
Phillip Crews
Phillip Crews University of California, Santa Cruz
Fred C. Dobbs
Fred C. Dobbs Old Dominion University
David Butman
David Butman University of Washington
Margaret R. Mulholland
Margaret R. Mulholland Old Dominion University
Victor Klemas
Victor Klemas University of Delaware
Richard B. Alexander
Richard B. Alexander United States Geological Survey

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