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Overview

William C. Dennison is affiliated with the University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science with a focus on oceanography, global and planetary change, and environmental management, monitoring, policy, and law.

The main topics covered in their work include marine and coastal plant biology, coastal and marine management, marine and fisheries research, coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine biology and ecology research, species distribution and climate change, and agricultural sustainability and environmental impact.

William C. Dennison has published in several notable scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • One Earth
  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Current Research in Environmental Sustainability
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of environmental research interests and applications. Notable works include:

  • Quantitative assessment of agricultural sustainability reveals divergent priorities among nations (2021, One Earth)
  • Unfamiliar Territory: Emerging Themes for Ecological Drought Research and Management (2020, One Earth)
  • Rise of Ruppia in Chesapeake Bay: Climate change-driven turnover of foundation species creates new threats and management opportunities (2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Identifying and harmonizing the priorities of stakeholders in the Chesapeake Bay environmental monitoring community (2022, Current Research in Environmental Sustainability)
  • Nutrient trends and drivers in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (2021, Fact sheet)

Collaborations feature several frequent coauthors who have contributed to multiple joint publications. Key coauthors include:

  • Robert J. Orth
  • J. Brooke Landry
  • Christopher J. Patrick
  • David J. Wilcox
  • Michael Hannam

Best Publications

  • Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems

    Michelle Waycott;Carlos M. Duarte;Tim J. B. Carruthers;Robert J. Orth

  • A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems

    Robert J. Orth;Tim J. B. Carruthers;William C. Dennison;Carlos M. Duarte

  • Eutrophication and harmful algal blooms: A scientific consensus

    J. Heisler;P.M. Glibert;J.M. Burkholder;D.M. Anderson

  • Global seagrass distribution and diversity: A bioregional model

    Frederick T. Short;T. Carruthers;W. Dennison;Michelle Waycott

  • Assessing Water Quality with Submersed Aquatic Vegetation

    William C. Dennison;Robert J. Orth;Kenneth A. Moore;J. Court Stevenson

  • Effects of nutrient enrichment in the nation's estuaries: A decade of change

    Suzanne B. Bricker;Ben Longstaff;William Dennison;Adrian Jones

  • Extinction risk assessment of the world’s seagrass species

    Frederick T. Short;Beth Polidoro;Suzanne R. Livingstone;Kent E. Carpenter

  • Effects of light on seagrass photosynthesis, growth and depth distribution

    William C. Dennison

  • ENCORE: the effect of nutrient enrichment on coral reefs. Synthesis of results and conclusions.

    K. Koop;D. Booth;A. Broadbent;J. Brodie

  • The Charisma of Coastal Ecosystems: Addressing the Imbalance

    Carlos M. Duarte;William C. Dennison;Robert J. W. Orth;Tim J. B. Carruthers

  • A new approach for detecting and mapping sewage impacts.

    S.D. Costanzo;M.J. O’Donohue;W.C. Dennison;N.R. Loneragan

  • Role of daily light period in the depth distribution of Zostera marina (eelgrass)

    WC Dennison;RS Alberte

  • Photosynthetic responses of Zostera marina L. (Eelgrass) to in situ manipulations of light intensity

    William C. Dennison;Randall S. Alberte

  • Seagrass survival during pulsed turbidity events: the effects of light deprivation on the seagrasses Halodule pinifolia and Halophila ovalis

    Benjamin J. Longstaff;William Cullen Dennison

  • Integrated treatment of shrimp effluent by sedimentation, oyster filtration and macroalgal absorption: a laboratory scale study

    A.B Jones;W.C Dennison;N.P Preston

  • Effects of temperature on photosynthesis and respiration in eelgrass (Zostera marina L.)

    James A. Marsh;William C. Dennison;Randall S. Alberte

  • Physiological and morphological responses of the seagrass Zostera capricorni Aschers, to light intensity

    E.G. Abal;N. Loneragan;P. Bowen;C.J. Perry

  • EFFECT OF WATER MOTION ON CORAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND CALCIFICATION

    William C. Dennison;David J. Barnes

  • Seagrass depth range and water quality in southern Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia

    EG Abal;WC Dennison

  • Photosynthetic responses of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) to light and sediment sulfide in a shallow barrier island lagoon

    Jill L. Goodman;Kenneth A. Moore;William C. Dennison

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Orth
Robert J. Orth Virginia Institute of Marine Science
James Udy
James Udy Queensland University of Technology
Kenneth A. Moore
Kenneth A. Moore Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Michelle Waycott
Michelle Waycott University of Adelaide
Frederick T. Short
Frederick T. Short University of New Hampshire
Gary A. Kendrick
Gary A. Kendrick University of Western Australia
Randall S. Alberte
Randall S. Alberte University of Chicago
Chris Roelfsema
Chris Roelfsema University of Queensland
Patricia M. Glibert
Patricia M. Glibert University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Jonathan S. Lefcheck
Jonathan S. Lefcheck Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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