Dr. Judy P.
Stout
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
University of South Alabama
Senior Marine Scientist, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Ph.D., 1978, The University of Alabama
Research Description:
The primary focus of my research is plant ecology in
vegetated coastal wetland systems including emergent marshes
and oligohaline and marine grassbeds.
My emphasis has been
directed toward understanding the environmental constraints
to plant community composition, distribution and primary production
and the application of research findings to wetlands resource
management, conservation and restoration.
Salt marshes dominated
by Juncus roemerianus, seagrass beds of Halodule wrightii
and estuarine grassbeds dominated by Vallisneria americana
are representative of communities examined.
Specific examples of
areas of investigation are:
| environmental factors affecting
height morphs and population characteristics of Juncus |
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| environmental factors affecting
height morphs and population characteristics of Juncus |
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| the effectiveness of natural coastal
marshes for wastewater treatment |
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| spatial and temporal variability
in seagrass productivity and population structure |
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| creation of wetlands for wastewater
treatment |
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| development of techniques to restore
marsh and grassbed habitats and functional ecology |
Integral to these questions
are examinations of faunal recruitment and utilization of
these wetland habitats as well as determination of the water
purification role of wetland communities.
Current work involves
methods to restore estuarine grassbeds with seeds or fruits
and a pilot marsh restoration- model research effort.
Additionally, I am interested
in determining the water quality and light attenuating factors
within estuaries which may affect survival of grassbed communities.
Representative
Publications:
Stout, J. P., et al. 1987. Utilization
of a saltwater marsh ecosystem for the management of seafood
processing wastewaters. US-EPA Tech. Rept. No. 904/9-86-142.
Stout,
J. P. 1988. Irregularly flooded salt marshes of the
Gulf and Atlantic Coasts of the U.S. Pp. 511-525, In: The
ecology and management of wetlands, Vol. I. Ecology of Wetlands,
D. D. Hooks, et al. (Eds.). Timber Press, Portland, OR. 592
p.
Marshall, J. E. and J.
P. Stout. 1990. Seasonal availability of gopher tortoise
(Gopherus polyphemus) forage in southwestern Alabama. J. Ala.
Acad. Sc. 61(4):244-254.
Stout,
J. P. and K. L. Heck. 1991. Reintroduction of oligohaline
estuarine grassbeds: techniques and functional ecology. Dauphin
Island Sea Lab Tech. Rept. 91-100, 58 p.
Dardeau, M. R., R. F.
Modlin, J. P. Stout and W. W.
Schroeder. 1992. Estuaries, Pp. 614-744, In: Biotic diversity
of the southeastern U.S.: Aquatic Communities, C. Hackney,
M. Adams and B. Martin (Eds.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
779 p.
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