Publications:

• Pratt Zossoungbo, M., Biber, P.D. (in press). Mycorrhizal fungal associations with four salt marsh species. Chp 7 In A. Edelstein & D. Bar. (eds.) Handbook of Environmental Research, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. [PDF]
• Pratt Zossoungbo, M., Biber, P.D. 2009. Inoculation and colonization of four saltmarsh species with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Restoration Ecology 27:387-389. [PDF]
• Gallegos, C.L., Kenworthy, W.J., Biber, P.D., Wolfe, B.S. 2009. Underwater spectral energy distribution and seagrass depth limits along an optical water quality gradient. In M. Lang and I. MacIntyre [eds.], Smithsonian Contribution to the Marine Sciences, No. 38:359-368. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. [PDF]
• Cho, H.J., Biber, P.D., and J.D. Caldwell. 2009. Aquatic Plants of the Mississippi Coast. 137p [http://jcho.masgc.org/]
• Cho, H.J., Biber, P.D., Nica, C. 2009. The rise of Ruppia in seagrass beds: changes in coastal environment and research needs. Chp 12 In E.K. Drury and T.S. Pridgen (eds.) Handbook of Environmental Quality, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. [PDF]
• Biber, P.D. 2009. Determining Salinity-Tolerance of Giant Salvinia using Chlorophyll Fluorescence. Gulf and Caribbean Research. 21:36-39. [PDF]
• Biber, P.D., W.J. Kenworthy and H.W. Paerl. 2009. Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) and shoalgrass (Halodule wrightii Asch.) responses to variable light-limitation stress and recovery. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 369:110-117. [PDF]
• Biber, P.D. and J.D. Caldwell. 2008. Seed Germination and Seedling Survival of Spartina alterniflora Loisel. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science 3: 633-638. [PDF]
• Biber, P.D., C.L. Gallegos, W.J. Kenworthy. 2008. Calibration of a bio-optical model in the North River, NC: a tool to evaluate water-quality impacts on seagrasses. Estuaries and Coasts 31: 177-191 [PDF]
• Biber, P.D. 2007. Evaluating a chlorophyll content meter on three coastal wetland plant species. Journal of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences 1(2): 1-11 [PDF]
• Biber, P.D. 2007. Hydrodynamic transport of drifting macroalgae (Rhodophyta) through a tidal cut. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 74:565-569 [PDF]
• Biber, P.D. 2007. Transport of drifting macroalgae (Rhodophyta) is strongly influenced by flow velocity. Marine Ecology Progress Series 343:115-122 [PDF]
• Biber, P.D. 2006. Hydroponic versus rooted growth of Zostera marina L. (eelgrass)., Hydrobiologia 568:489-492 [PDF]
• Biber, P.D. 2006. Measuring the effects of salinity stress in the red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle L., African Journal of Agricultural Research 1(1): 1-4 [PDF]
• Biber, P.D., Irlandi, E.A. 2006. Temporal and spatial dynamics of macroalgal communities influenced by an anthropogenic salinity gradient. Aquatic Botany 85:65-77 [PDF]
• Biber, P.D., H.W. Paerl, C.L. Gallegos, W.J. Kenworthy. 2005. Evaluating indicators of seagrass stress to light. Chp 13 In S.A. Bortone (ed.) Estuarine Indicators: Proceedings of Estuarine Indicators Workshop held at Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation. CRC Press, Boca Raton. [PDF]
• Gallegos, C.L. and P.D. Biber, 2004. Diagnostic tool sets water quality targets for restoring submerged aquatic vegetation in Chesapeake Bay. Ecological Restoration, 22(4): 296-297. [PDF]
• Irlandi, E.A., B.A. Orlando, and P.D. Biber. 2004. Drift algae-epiphyte-seagrass interactions: potential positive impacts of drift algae on seagrass. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 279:81-91. [PDF]
• Biber, P.D., M.A. Harwell, and W. P. Cropper, Jr. 2004. Modeling the dynamics of three functional groups of macroalgae in tropical seagrass habitats. Ecol. Modeling 175:25-54. [PDF]
• Lirman, D., B. Orlando, S. Macia, D. Manzello, L. Kaufman, P. Biber, and T. Jones. 2003. Coral communities of Biscayne Bay, Florida and adjacent offshore areas: Diversity, abundance, distribution, and environmental correlates. Aquatic Conservation 13:121-135. [PDF]
• Biber, P.D. 2002. The Effects of Environmental Stressors on the Dynamics of Three Functional Groups of Algae in Thalassia testudinum Habitats of Biscayne Bay, Florida: A Modeling Approach. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. 367p. [PDF]
• Irlandi, E.A., B. Orlando, S. Macia, P. Biber, T. Jones, L. Kaufman, D. Lirman and E. T. Patterson. 2002. The influence of freshwater runoff on biomass, morphometrics, and production of Thalassia testudinum. Aquatic Botany 72:67-78. [PDF]
• Snedaker, S.C., S.M. Smith, P.D. Biber and R.J. Araujo. 2001. Comparative effects of Orimulsion and Fuel Oil No. 6 on floating and stranded propagules, and established seedlings of Rhizophora mangle L. In N.R. Bhat, F.K. Taha and A.Y. Al-Nasser (Eds) Mangrove Ecosystems: Natural Distribution, Biology and Management. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. [PDF]
• Lirman, D. and P.D. Biber. 2000. Seasonal dynamics of macroalgal communities of the Northern Florida Reef Tract. Botanica Marina 43: 305-314. [PDF]
• Biber, P. 2000. Killer algae: The true tale of a biological invasion. Book review. Bulletin of Marine Science 67:886. [PDF]
• S.C. Snedaker, P.D. Biber and R.J. Araujo. 1997. Oil spills and mangroves: an overview. Pages 1-18 in C.E. Proffitt (ed.) Managing Oil Spills in Mangrove Ecosystems: Effects, Remediation, Restoration and Modeling. OCS MMS 97-0003. US Dept of the Interior. Minerals Management Service, Washington, DC. [PDF]
• S.C. Snedaker, and P.D. Biber 1996. Restoration of mangroves in the United States of America: a case study in Florida. Pages 170-188 in C.D. Field (ed) Restoration of Mangrove Ecosystems. ISME, Okinawa, Japan. [PDF]
• S.C Snedaker and P.D. Biber 1995. Effect of Fuel oil No. 6 and Orimulsion on mangroves. Chp 6 in J.S. Ault and M.A. Harwell (eds) Comparative Ecological Risk Assessment, Vol 2: Technical Support Document for the Comparison of the Ecological Risks to the Tampa Bay Ecosystem from Spills of Fuel Oil No. 6 and Orimulsion. CMEA, RSMAS, Univ. Miami, FL.
• Biber, P.D. 1993. Polyphenols in Tropical Brown Algae. Honours Thesis, Dept of Zoology, University of Queensland. 104pp. [PDF]