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Richard C. Zimmerman

Palacios, SP and Zimmerman, RC. 2007.  Response of eelgrass Zostera marina to CO2 enrichment: possible impacts of climate change and potential for remediation of coastal habitats.  Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.  344:1-13.

Dierssen, H., Kudela, R., Ryan, J. and Zimmerman, R., 2006. Red and black tides: Quantitative analysis of sea spectral reflectance and perceived color for phytoplankton, colored dissolved organic matter, and suspended sediments. Limnol. Oceanogr., 51: 2646-2659.

Zimmerman, R., 2006. Chapter 13. Light and photosynthesis in seagrass meadows. In: A. Larkum, C. Duarte and R. Orth (Editors), Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation. Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 303-321.

Zimmerman, R. and Dekker, A., 2006. Chapter 12. Aquatic optics: basic concepts for understanding how light affects seagrasses and makes them measurable from space. In: A. Larkum, R. Orth and C. Duarte (Editors), Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation. Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 295-301.

Dominick, C.M. and R. C. Zimmerman. 2006. Dynamics of carbon allocation in a deep-water population of the deciduous kelp Pleurophycus gardneri (Laminariales). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 309: 143-157

Dobbs, F.C., R.C. Zimmerman, L.A. Drake. 2004. Widespread occurrence of previously unreported intracellular crystals in Thalassia testudinum (Banks ex König). Aquat Bot. 80:23-28.

Cummings , M.E. , R. C. Zimmerman. 2003. Light harvesting and the package effect in the seagrasses Thalassia testudinum K ö nig and Zostera marina L.: optical constraints on photoacclimation. Aquat. Bot. 75: 261-274.

Dierssen, H.M., R.C. Zimmerman, R.A. Leathers, T.V. Downes, C.O. Davis. 2003. Remote sensing of seagrass and bathymetry in the Bahamas Banks using high resolution airborne imagery. Limnol. Oceanogr. 48: 444-455.
http://www.aslo.org/lo/toc/vol_48/issue_1_part_2/0444.pdf

Drake, L.A., F.C. Dobbs, R.C. Zimmerman. 2003. Effects of epiphyte load on optical properties and photosynthetic potential of the sea grasses Thalassia testudinum Koinig and Zostera marina L. Limnol. Oceanogr. 48: 456-463.
http://www.aslo.org/lo/toc/vol_48/issue_1_part_2/0456.pdf

Zimmerman, R.C. 2003. A bio-optical model of irradiance distribution and photosynthesis in seagrass canopies. Limnol. Oceanogr. 48: 568-585.
http://www.aslo.org/lo/toc/vol_48/issue_1_part_2/0568.pdf