Dr. Kneeland K. Nesius

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Associate Chairman, Department of Biological Sciences

Chesapeake Bay Program

Education: Doctor of Philosophy, 1973 University of Oklahoma Master of Science, 1969 Purdue University Teaching Responsibilities: Undergraduate Advising Biol 108N, Life Science I Biol 109N, Life Science II Biol 220, Botany Biol 412, Plant Physiology Biol 369, Practicum Greenhouse

Research Interests:

Monitoring productivity in the Chesapeake Bay for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality program.

Selected Publications:

Marshall, H. G., and K. Nesius. 1996. Phytoplankton composition in relation to primary production in Chesapeake Bay. Marine Biology, 125: 611-617.

Marshall, H. G., and K. Nesius. 1993. Seasonal relationships between phytoplankton composition, abundance, and primary production in the tidal rivers of the lower Chesapeake Bay. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 109(3): 141-151.

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