Kiely, C. L., R. A. Snyder, A. M. Lazur, and J. E. Lepo. 2004. Evaluation of a Vegetated Filter Strip as a Best Management Practice for Treating Catfish Pond Stormwater Effluent. Global Aquaculture Advocacy 7:67-68.

Nocker A., J. E. Lepo, and R. A. Snyder. 2004 Diversity of microbial biofilm communities associated with an oyster reef and an adjacent muddy-sand bottom habitat. Submitted, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. In Press.

Lepo, J. E., and J. M. Henson. 2004. Agricultural Bioterrorism: Risk, Diagnosis, Control, Prevention, the Future. Invited Review Chapter In "Emerging Concepts in Plant Health Management." In Press.

Snyder, R. A., M. A. Lewis, A. Nocker, and J. E. Lepo. 2004. Microbial biofilms as integrative sensors of environmental quality. In “Estuarine Indicators,” (S.A. Bortone, ed.), CRC Press. In Press.

Simmon, K., D. Steadman, S. Durkin, A. Baldwin, W.H. Jeffrey, P. Sheridan, R. Horton and M.S. Shields. 2004. An autoclave method for rapid preparations for bacterial PCR template DNA. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 56: 143-149.

MacFadyen, E.J., C.E. Williamson, G. Grad, M. Lowery, W.H. Jeffrey, and D.L. Mitchell. 2004. Molecular Response to Climate Change: Temperature Dependence of UV-induced DNA Damage and Repair in the Freshwater Crustacean Daphnia pulicaria. Global Change Biology 10: 408-416.

Simmon, K., D. Steadman, S. Durkin, A Baldwin, W.H. Jeffrey, and M.S. Shields. 2004. An autoclave method for rapid preparations for bacterial PCR template DNA. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 56:143-149.

Lepo, J. E., A. M. Lazur, R. A. Snyder, C. L. Kiely, and M. E. Griggs. 2004. Evaluation of a Vegetated Filter Strip as a Best Management Practice for Treating Catfish Pond Stormwater Effluent. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the World Aquaculture Society, 1 – 5 March 2004; Honolulu, Hawaii.

Lepo, J. E., K. J. Martin, L. L. Phillips, R. Brooks, T. Huggins, and J. M. Henson. 2004. Early Detection and Diagnosis of Phytopathogens as Bioterrorism Agents: Progress into Year 3. 5th Annual Meeting of the Consortium for Biodefense. Clearwater Beach, Fla. 13 May 2004.

Jeffrey, W.H. 2004. Photographer Frank Hurley and The Endurance Expedition to Antarctica: Extreme Photography and Historical Documentation. Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, FL. September 9. (Invited)

Jeffrey, W.H. 2004. Spatial variation in ultraviolet radiation effects on marine bacterioplankton. University of West Florida. January 30. (Invited)

Phillips, L. L., K. J. Martin, J. E. Lepo. 2004. Analysis of Fungal Epiphytic Communities on Leaves of Crops by LHPCR and QPCR. 104th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 22- 25 May 2004; New Orleans, Louisiana. Abstract no. N-186.

Brewer, E.N., K.J. Martin, and J.E. Lepo. 2004. Terminal Restriction Length Polymorphism Analysis to Identify Bacterial Source Indicators. 104th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 22- 25 May 2004; New Orleans, Louisiana. Abstract no.X-xxx.

Snyder, R.A., A. Nocker, L. Proctor and J.E. Lepo. 2004. Estuarine microbial biofilms as integrative sensors of environmental quality. International Symposium for Microbial Ecology, annual meeting, Cancun, Mexico.

Moss J., A. Nocker, J. E. Lepo, and R. A. Snyder. 2004. Temporal dynamics of estuarine microbial biofilm community structure. International Symposium for Microbial Ecology, annual meeting, Cancun, Mexico.

Jeffrey, W. H., J.D. Meador, J.D. Pakulski, T.A. Douki, A.J. Baldwin, and D.L. Mitchell. 2004. Solar induced DNA photoproducts across a latitudinal gradient in the eastern Pacific ocean. American Society for Limnology and Oceanography Meeting, Honolulu, HI. February 15-20.

Baldwin, A.J., J.D. Pakulski, and W. H. Jeffrey. 2004. Effects of prolonged solar exposure on bacterial response to UVR along a latitudinal gradient. American Society for Limnology and Oceanography Meeting, Honolulu, HI. February 15-20.

Pakulski, J.D., A.J. Baldwin, R. Stephens, J. Moss, and W. H. Jeffrey. 2004. Variable responses of heterotrophic bacteria to surface solar conditions in the Pacific ocean. American Society for Limnology and Oceanography Meeting, Honolulu, HI. February 15-20.

Mioni, C.E., S.M. Handy, M.R. Twiss, J. Sudre, R.D. Frew, W. H. Jeffrey, P.W. Boyd, V. Garcon, and S.W. Wilhelm. 2004. Deployment of a heterotrophic bioluminescent bioreporter to estimate the bioavailability of iron in seawater. American Society for Limnology and Oceanography Meeting, Honolulu, HI. February 15-20.

Snyder, R. A., A. Launder, A. Nocker, A. Rogerson, W. Huth, and R. Dehan. 2004. Microbiological indicators of water quality in submerged karst caves of Wakulla Springs. Wakulla Springs Scientific Symposium, Tallahassee, FL. May 13. Florida Geologic Survey.
Karouna-Renier, N.K., R.A. Snyder, J. G. Allison, M. E. Wagner, and K. R. Rao. 2004. Contaminant residues in blue crabs and oysters from the Pensacola Bay region. Fourth SETAC World Congress, Portland, OR.

Mohrherr, C.J., J. Liebens, J. E. Lepo, and K. R. Rao. 2004. Profiles of pollutants impacting Bayou Texar, Pensacola, FL. Fourth SETAC World Congress, Portland, OR.

Chapin, T.P., J.M. Caffrey, H.W. Jannasch, L. Coletti, J.C. Haskins and K. Johnson. 2004. Nitrate sources and sinks in Elkhorn Slough, CA: results from continuous in situ nitrate analyzers. Estuaries 27:882-894

Caffrey, J.M. 2004 Factors controlling net ecosystem metabolism in U.S. estuaries. Estuaries 27: 90-101

Lepo, J. E. and J. M. Henson. 2004. Crop Bioterrorism: Risk, Diagnosis, Control, Prevention, the Future. Invited Review Chapter In Emerging Concepts in Plant Health Management. ISBN: 81-7736-227-5; Robert T. Lartey and Anthony J. Caesar, Eds.; Chapter 1, pp.l 15.

Nocker A., J. E. Lepo, and R A. Snyder. 2004. Diversity of microbial biofilm communities associated with an oyster reef and an adjacent muddy-sand bottom habitat. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:6834-6845.

Liu, J., W.-J. Yang, X.-J. Zhu, N.K. Karouna-Renier, and K. R Rao, 2004. Molecular cloning and expression of two HSP70 genes in the prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Cell Stress and Chaperones. 9(3): 313-323.

J. M. Caffrey, J. Hagy, J. Cherry, J. Campbell, and M. Murrell. The Role of Nitrification in the Nitrogen Budget of Pensacola Bay. June 2004. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Savannah, GA

Mohrherr, C.J., J. Liebens, J. E. Lepo, and K. Rao. 2004. Profiles of pollutants impacting Bayou Texar, Pensacola, FL. Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Fourth SETAC World Congress 14- 18 November 2004; Portland, Oregon. Abstract no. MOH-l 085-693999

Karouna-Renier, N. K., R. A. Snyder, J. G. Allison, M. E. Wagner, and K. R. Rao, 2004. Contaminant residues in blue crabs and oysters from the Pensacola Bay region. Proceedings of Fourth SETAC World Congress and 25th Annual Meeting in North America. Abstract #PW275; p. 411.

Moss J., A. Nocker, J. E. Lepo, and R A. Snyder. 2004. Temporal dynamics of estuarine microbial biofilms. International Symposium for Microbial Ecology triennial meeting, Cancun, Mexico, August 2004

L.M. Proctor, M.T. Peglar, A. Nocker, J. E. Lepo, and R.A. Snyder. 2004. Investigating the use of microbial biofilms as indicators of estuarine status: baseline data on n cycling microbial guilds in an unimpacted estuary. International Symposium for Microbial Ecology triennial meeting, Cancun, Mexico, August 2004

Phillips, L. L., K. J. Martin , J. E. Lepo. 2004. Analysis of Fungal Epiphytic Communities on Leaves of Crops by LHPCR and QPCR. 5th Annual Meeting of the Consortium for Biodefense. Clearwater Beach, Fla. 11 - 14 May 2004.

Nocker, A., J. E. Lepo, L. L. Martin, J. Moss, A. D. Launder, R. A. Snyder. 2004. Molecular Analysis of Microbial Biofilm Communities in a Sewage Outfall Impacted Environment in Comparison with a Reference Site in Pensacola Bay, Florida. 104 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 22- 25 May 2004; New Orleans, Louisiana. Abstract no. 1-039.

Brooks, R. A., T. L. Huggins, K. J. Martin, J. E. Lepo. 2004. Analysis of Bacterial Epiphytic Communities on Crops by TRFLP and QPCR as Potential Indicators of Agricultural Terrorist Events. 104th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 2225 May 2004; New Orleans, Louisiana. Abstract no. Y-091.

Kiely , C. L., R. A. Snyder, M. Wagner, J. Allison, A. D. Launder, and J. E. Lepo. 2004. Microbial Ecology of a Grass-Filter-Strip Best Management Practice for Attenuation of Nutrients and Suspended Solids in Overflow Discharge from a Catfish Aquaculture Pond. 104th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 22- 25 May 2004; New Orleans, Louisiana. . Abstract no. N-078.

Phillips, L. L., K. J. Martin, J. E. Lepo. 2004. Analysis of Fungal Epiphytic Communities on Leaves of Crops by LHPCR and QPCR. 104th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 22- 25 May 2004; New Orleans, Louisiana. Abstract no. N-186.