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Header figures: system as featured on book covers
* These studies were performed independent of the systems house, but used software, data, or data products supplied by dbSEABED.
 

Journal Articles and Books (Peer reviewed) 

• *Chollett, I., Gardner, C., Perruso, L. and Walter, J.F., III 2025. Sediment Maps for the Continental Shelf of the US Gulf of America and South Atlantic Bight Using Compositional Kriging. Geosci. Data J., 12: e70014. https://doi.org/10.1002/gdj3.70014

• *Lu, X., Saul, S. & Jenkins, C., 2022. Statistical methods for predicting the spatial abundance of reef fish species. Ecological Informatics. 69, 101624.

• *McConnaughey RA, Hiddink JG, Jennings S, et al. 2019. Choosing best practices for managing impacts of trawl fishing on seabed habitats and biota. Fish Fish. 2019;00:1–19. [URL: "https ://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12431"]

• *Pitcher, C.R., Ellis, N., Jennings, S., Hiddink, J.G., Mazor, T., Kaiser, M.J., Kangas, M.I., McConnaughey, R.A., Parma, A.M., Rijnsdorp, A.D., Suuronen, P., Collie, J.S., Amoroso, R., Hughes, K.M. and Hilborn, R. 2017. Estimating the sustainability of towed fishing‐gear impacts on seabed habitats: a simple quantitative risk assessment method applicable to data‐limited fisheries. Methods Ecol Evol, 8: 472-480. [URL: "doi:10.1111/2041-210X.12705"]

• *Pirtle, J.L., Shotwell, S.K., Zimmermann, M., Reid, J.A. & Golden, N. 2019. Habitat suitability models for groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 165, 303-321. [URL: "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.12.005"]

• Börker, J., Hartmann, J., Amann, T., Romero-Mujalli, G., Moosdorf, N., & Jenkins, C. 2020. Chemical weathering of loess and its contribution to global alkalinity fluxes to the coastal zone during the Last Glacial Maximum, Mid-Holocene, and Present. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 21, e2020GC008922. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC008922

• Brewin, P.E., Farrugia, T.J., Jenkins, C., Brickle, P. 2020. Straddling the line: high potential impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems by bottom-set longline fishing in unregulated areas beyond national jurisdiction, ICES Journal of Marine Science, , fsaa106, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaa106

• Sulpis,O., Boudreau. B.P., Mucci, A,  Jenkins, C., Trossmane, D.S, Arbic, B.K. &  Key, R.M. 2018. Current CaCO3 dissolution at the seafloor caused by anthropogenic CO2. PNAS November 13, 2018 115(46) 11700-11705.  ["https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1804250115"]

• Amoroso, R.O., Pitcher, C.R., Rijnsdorp, A.D., McConnaughey, R.A., Parma, A.M., Suuronen, P., Eigaard, O.R., Bastardie, F., Hintzen, N.T., Althaus, F., Baird, S.J., Black, J.,  Buhl-Mortensen, L., Campbell, A.B., Catarino, R., Collie, J., Cowan Jr., J.H., Durholtz, D., Engstrom, N., Fairweather, T.P., Fock, H.O., Ford, R., P.A. Gálvez, H. Gerritsen, M.E. Góngora, J.A. González, J.G. Hiddink, K.M. Hughes, S.S. Intelmann, C. Jenkins, P. Jonsson, P. Kainge, M. Kangas, J. N. Kathena, S. Kavadas, R.W. Leslie, S.G. Lewis, M. Lundy, D. Makin, J. Martin, T. Mazor, G. Gonzalez-Mirelis, S.J. Newman, N. Papadopoulou, P.E. Posen, W. Rochester, T. Russo, A. Sala, J.M. Semmens, C. Silva, A. Tsolos, B. Vanelslander, C.B. Wakefield, B.A. Wood, R. Hilborn, M. J. Kaiser, and S. Jennings 2018.Bottom trawl fishing footprints on the world’s continental shelves. PNAS, "https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1802379115"

• Bostock, H., Jenkins, C., Mackay, K., Carter, L., Nodder, S., Orpin, A., Pallentin, A. & Wysoczanski, R. 2018b. Distribution of surficial sediments in the ocean around New Zealand/Aotearoa. Part B: Continental shelf. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, "doi.org/10.1080/00288306.2018.1523199".

• Bostock, H., Jenkins, C., Mackay, K., Carter, L., Nodder, S., Orpin, A., Pallentin, A. & Wysoczanski, R. 2018. Distribution of surficial sediments in the ocean around New Zealand/Aotearoa. Part A: continental slope and deep ocean, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, "DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2018.1523198".

• *Wells R.J.D., TinHan T.C., Dance M.A., Drymon, J.M., Falterman, B., Ajemian, M.J., Stunz, G.W., Mohan, J.A., Hoffmayer, E.R., Driggers, W.B., III and McKinney, J.A. 2018. Movement, Behavior, and Habitat Use of a Marine Apex Predator, the Scalloped Hammerhead. Front. Mar. Sci. 5:321. [doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00321]

• *Sciberras, M., Hiddink, J.G., Jennings, S., C.L Szostek, Hughes, K.M., Kneafsey, B., Clarke, L.J., Ellis, N., Rijnsdorp, A.D., McConnaughey, R.A., Hilborn, R., Collie, J.S., Pitcher, C.R., Amoroso, R.O., Parma, A.M., Suuronen, P. & Kaiser, M.J. 2018. Response of benthic fauna to experimental bottom fishing: A global meta‐analysis. Fish Fish. 2018;00: 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12283.

• *Pitcher, C.R., Ellis, N., Jennings, S., Hiddink, J.G., Mazor, T., Kaiser, M.J., Kangas, M.I., McConnaughey, R.A., Parma, A.M., Rijnsdorp, A.D., Suuronen, P., Collie, J.S.,  Amoroso, R., Hughes, K.M. & Hilborn, R. 2016. Estimating the sustainability of towed fishing-gear impacts on seabed habitats: a simple quantitative risk assessmentmethod applicable to data-limited fisheries. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 8, 472–480; "doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12705".

• *Diesing, M., Kröger, S., Parker, R., Jenkins, C., Mason, C. & Weston, K. 2017. Predicting the standing stock of organic carbon in surface sediments of the North-West European continental shelf.  Biogeochemistry 135(1–2), 183–200; MS BIOG-D-16-00300R1

• Wever, T. & Jenkins, C. 2017. Physik biologisch besiedelter Meeresböden. Hydrographische Nachrichten 106(02), 6-11.  ["Physics of biologically populated seabeds" English translation]

• *Rubec, P.J., Lewis, J., Reed, D., Santi, C., Weisberg, R.H., Zheng, L., Jenkins, C., Ashbaugh, C.F., Lashley, C. & Versaggi, S. 2016. Linking Oceanographic Modeling and Benthic Mapping with Habitat Suitability Models for Pink Shrimp on the West Florida Shelf. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science, 8(1), 160-176, "DOI: 10.1080/19425120.2015.1082519".

• *Xu, K., Corbett, D.R., Walsh, J.P., Young, D., Briggs, K.B., Cartwright, G.M., Friedrichs, C.T., Harris, C.K., Mickey, R.C. & Mitra, S. 2014. Seabed erodibility variations on the Louisiana continental shelf before and after the 2011 Mississippi River flood. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 149 (2014) 283-293, "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2014.09.002"

• *Drexler, M. & Ainsworth, C.H. 2013. Generalized Additive Models Used to Predict Species Abundance in the Gulf of Mexico: An Ecosystem ModelingTool. PLoS ONE 8(5), e64458. "doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064458" .

• *Miles, T., Glenn, S.M. & Schofield, O. 2012. Temporal and spatial variability in fall storm induced sediment resuspension on the Mid-Atlantic Bight. Continental Shelf Research (2012). [URL: "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2012.08.006"]

• *Hannan, K.M., Driggers III, W.B., Hanisko, D.S., Jones, L.M. & Canning, A.B. 2012. Distribution of the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Bull. Mar. Sci. 88(1), 73–80; "http://dx.doi.org/10.5343/bms.2011.1033" .

• Ferretti, F., Osio, G.C., Jenkins, C.J., Rosenberg, A.A. & Lotze, H.K. 2012. Long-term change in a meso-predator community in response to prolonged and heterogeneous human impact. Scientific Reports 3(1057) [URL= "doi:10.1038/srep01057"]

• Williams, S.J., Flocks, J., Jenkins, C., Khalil, S. & Moya, J. 2012. Offshore Sediment Character and Sand Resource Assessment of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Florida to Texas. Journal of Coastal Research, 60, 30–44. 

• *Xu, K., & others, 2011. Dispersal of Mississippi and Atchafalaya sediment on the Texas–Louisiana shelf: Model estimates for the year 1993. Continental Shelf Research. [doif:10.1016/j.csr.2011.05.008]

• *Dietrich, J. C., & coauthors, 2011. Hurricane Gustav (2008) Waves and Storm Surge: Hindcast, Synoptic Analysis, and Validation in Southern Louisiana. Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 2488–2522. [doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2011MWR3611.1]

• *Thomson, J. 2010. Observations of thermal diffusivity and a relation to the porosity of tidal flat sediments. Jl Geophys Res., 115, C05016, [doi:10.1029/2009JC005968]

• *Finkl C.W. & Hobbs, C.H. III 2009. Mining Sand on the Continental Shelf of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the U.S., Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 27(3), 230-253. [ http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641190902906067]

• *Spaziani, A.L., Jose, F., & Stone, G.W. 2009. Sediment dynamics on an inner shelf shoal during storm events in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 56 (Proceedings of the 10th International Coastal Symposium), pg – pg. Lisbon, Portugal, ISBN [URL: "http://wavcis.csi.lsu.edu/pubs/2009/Spaziani_revised_jcr_2009.pdf"]

• Arsenault, M.A., Williams, S.J., Reid. J.A. & Jenkins, C.J. 2010. Geologic characterization of U.S. shelf areas using usSEABED for GIS mapping, habitat delineation, and assessing marine sand and gravel resources.  In:  Bremer, J. (Ed.), Ocean Globe, ESRI Press, p.179-192.

• *Li, F., Griffiths, C.M.,  Dyt, C.P., Weill, P., Feng, M., Salles, T. & Jenkins, C. 2009. Multigrain seabed sediment transport modelling for the south-west Australian Shelf. Marine and Freshwater Research, 60(7), 774–785.

• *Halpern, B.S., Walbridge, S., Selkoe, K.A., Kappel, C.V., Micheli, F., D’Agrosa, C., Bruno, J.F., Casey, K.S., Ebert, C., Fox, H.E., Fujita, R., Heinemann, D., Lenihan, H.S., Madin, E.M.P., Perry, M.T., Selig, E.R., Spalding, M., Steneck, R. & Watson, R. 2008. A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems. Science 319, 948. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1149345]

• *Li, F., Griffiths, C., Salles, T., Dyt, C., Feng, M. & Jenkins, C. 2008. Climate change impact on NW Shelf seabed evolution and its implication for offshore pipeline design. The APPEA Journal 48(1), 171-190. [https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ07011]

• *Harris, C.K., Sherwood, C.R., Signell, R.P., Bever, A.J. & Warner, J.C. 2008. Sediment dispersal in the northwestern Adriatic Sea, J. Geophys. Res., 113, C11S03, doi:10.1029/2006JC003868.

• Goff, J.A., Jenkins, C.J. & Williams, S.J. 2008. Seabed mapping and characterization of sediment variability using the usSEABED data base. Continental Shelf Research, 28(4-5), 614-633.

• Jenkins, C. & Wever, T. 2007. Naval Mine Impact Burial Prediction using Seafloor Database, Experiment, and GIS Technologies. Marine Geores. & Geotech., 25(3), 199-208. [DOI: 10.1080/10641190701688734]

• *McKinney, F.K. 2007. The Northern Adriatic Ecosystem, Deep Time in a Shallow Sea. Columbia University Press, 299p.

• Williams, S.J., Bliss, J.D., Arsenault, M.A., Jenkins, C.J. & Goff, J.A. 2007. Geologic Characterization of Offshore of Shelf Areas Using usSEABED for GIS Mapping, Modeling Processes and Assessing Marine Sand and Gravel Resources, p.2473-2486. In: Kraus, N.C. & Rosati, J.D. [Eds], Coastal Sediments '07: Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes, May 13–17, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana [doi: 10.1061/40926(239)194].

• Goff, J.A., Jenkins, C.J. & Calder, B. 2006. Maximum likelihood resampling of noisy, spatially correlated data. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 7(8), Q08003. [doi:10.1029/2006GC001297, ISSN: 1525-2027]

• *Li, F., Griffiths, C.M., Paraschivoiu, E., Dyt, C., Jenkins, C. & Rutherford, M. 2006.Wind-driven Water Circulation And Its Impact On Seabed Sediment Transport In the Australian Northeast. In: The Seventh ISOPE Pacific/Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium, 17-21 September, Dalian, China, 2006. International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, ISOPE-P-06-043.

• Jenkins, C., Flocks, J. & Kulp, K. 2006. Integration of the Stratigraphic Aspects of very large Seafloor Databases using Information Processing. In: Rothwell, G. (Ed.), New Techniques in Sediment Core Analysis, Geological Society Special Publns 276, 200pp. [ISBN 978-1-86239-210-6]

• *Gattuso, J.-P., Gentili, B., Duarte, C.M., Kleypas, J.A., Middelburg, J.J., & Antoine, D., 2006. Light availability in the coastal ocean: impact on the distribution of benthic photosynthetic organisms and their contribution to primary production. Biogeosciences, 3, 489–513.

• *Li, F., Dyt, C., Griffiths, C.M., Jenkins, C., Rutherford, M., & Chittleborough, J. 2005. Seabed Sediment Transport and Offshore Pipeline Risks in the Australian Southeast. APPEA Journal 45, 523-534. 

• *Kulp, M., Penland,S., Williams, S.J., Jenkins, C., Flocks, J., & Kindinger. J., 2005. Geologic Framework, Evolution and Sediment Resources for Restoration of the Louisiana Coastal Zone. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, 44, p. 56-71.

• *Li, F., Dyt, C., Griffiths, C.M. 2005. Preliminary Study of seabed sediment transport in SE Region, Australia. Coast and Ports Australasian Conference proceedings, p.269-274, 20-23 Sep. 2005, Adelaide, South Australia.

• *Overeem, I., Syvitski, J.P.M., Hutton, E.W.H. & Kettner, A.J. 2005. Stratigraphic variability due to uncertainty in model boundary conditions: A case-study of the New Jersey Shelf over the last 40,000 years. Marine Geology 224, 23– 41.

• *Porter-Smith, R., Harris, P.T., Anderson, O., Coleman, R., Greenslade, D. & Jenkins, C.J., 2004. Classification of the Australian continental shelf based on predicted sediment threshold exceedance from tidal currents and swell waves. Marine Geology 211, 1-20.

• Williams, S.J., Jenkins, C., Currence, J., Penland, S., S., Reid, J., Flocks, J., Kindinger, J.L., Poppe, L.J., Kulp, M., Manheim, F.T., Hampton, M., Polloni, C.F., & Rowland, J., 2003. New digital geologic maps of U.S. continental margins; insights to seafloor sedimentary character, aggregate resources and processes. In: Coastal Sediments '03 Conference Proceedings, Fifth International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes, Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries, Clearwater Beach, Fl., 18-23 May 2003, 12 p.

• *Burne, R.V. & Parvey, C.A. 2003. Marine Geography and the Benthic Habitat: Domains of the Australian Ocean Territory. In: Bremen, J. 2003, Marine Geography: GIS for the Oceans and Seas, pp. 127-136.

• Jenkins, C.J. 2002. Automated digital mapping of sediment colour descriptions. Geo-Marine Letters, 22(4), 181-7.

 

Books and Book Chapters (Peer reviewed)

• *Love, M., Baldera, A., Yeung, C. & Robbins, C. 2013. The Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem: A Coastal and Marine Atlas. New Orleans, LA: Ocean Conservancy, Gulf Restoration Center, 232pp. ("https://oceanconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gulf-atlas.pdf"). 

• *Rothwell, G. (Ed.), New Techniques in Sediment Core Analysis, Geological Society Special Publns 276, 200pp. [ISBN 978-1-86239-210-6]  (Book Cover Illustration; https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/en/Publications/Bookshop/Search/SP267).

 

Magazine Articles (Editor reviewed)

• Jenkins, C., Bone, Y., Collins, L., Griffiths, C. & Hamilton, L. 2008. The Australian Seabed in Virtual Globe. Position Magazine, 37 (Oct-Nov 2008).

• Wever, T.F. & Jenkins, C.J. 2006. Mine Burial Prediction Based On Doctrines Applied To Sediment Data Bases. Underw. Defence Technol. Europe 2006, Sess. 10C.1.

• Williams, S.J., Reid, J.A. & Buczkowski, B. 2006. Release of Offshore Sediment Data for the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean: Basic Tools for Offshore GIS Mapping and Geologic Research. Sound Waves, September 2006. US Geological Survey. [URL: "http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2006/09/pubs.html"]

• Reid, J.A. & Williams, S.J. 2006. Seabed Characteristics Along the Pacific Margin: usSEABED in California, Oregon, and Washington Waters Published as USGS Data Series 182. Sound Waves, August 2006. US Geological Survey. [URL: "http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2006/08/pubs.html"]

• Workshop Reports: Workshop on the Development of the CoreWall Suite of Applications by the CoreWall Steering Committee [doi:10.2204/iodp.sd.3.15.2006; "http://www.iodp.org/iodp_journals/sd3_06_ch15_workshop_on_the_dev_of_corewall.pdf"]

• Jenkins, C.J. 2003. Data Management of MARGINS Geologic Data,with Emphasis on Efficiency,Quality Control and Data Integration. MARGINS Newsletter, 10, 8-10. ["http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/margins/MARGINS_Newsletter10.pdf"; downloaded 23 Sep 2003;  http://www.margins.wustl.edu/Publications/Newsletters/Issue10.pdf"]

• Williams, S.J., Jenkins, C., Currence, J., & Reid, J., 2003, New digital geologic maps of U.S. Continental Margins; insights to seafloor sedimentary character, aggregate resources and processes, U.S. Geological Survey Information Sheet, May 2003.

• Williams, S.J. & Currence, J. 2002. Chris Jenkins Presents New SEABED Technology. Sound Waves, March 2002. US Geological Survey. [URL: "http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2002/03/meetings5.html"]

• Jenkins, C.J. 1997. Building Offshore Soils Databases. Sea Technology, 38(12), pp. 25-28. [Article draft: "http://instaar.colorado.edu/%7Ejenkinsc/dbseabed/seatchfz.pdf"]

 

University Theses (Examined and Passed)

• Monk, M. 2012. Identification and Incorporation of Quantitative Indicators of Ecosystem Function into Single-Species Fishery Stock Assessment Models and the Associated Biological Reference Points. Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Ph.D. Dissertation, 204pp. [URL: "http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/lsu/lsuy12002.pdf"]

• Xing, F. 2015. Deltas' responses to fluvial and marine forces. Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. Colorado at Boulder, 180 pp.

• *Lee, M. 2010. Assessing the Representativeness of Seabed Habitats within Marine Parks: The Tweed-Moreton Bioregion as a Case Study. B.Sc. Hons Thesis, Department of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2006. 99pp.

• *Rogers, B.E. 2009. Framework and Evolution of a Transgressed Delta Lobe: St. Bernard Shoals, Northern Gulf of Mexico, USA. M.Sc. Thesis, University of New Orleans, May 2009. [URL: "http://www.coastal.uno.edu/WhatWeDo_files/thesis.pdf"]

• *Darrow, B.P. 2008. "Effects of nutrients from the water column on the growth of benthic microalgae in permeable sediments" (2008).Theses and Dissertations. Paper 200. University of South Florida, 6-1-2008. [URL: " http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/200"]

• *Leverette, T. 2004. Predicting suitable habitat for deep water coral in the Pacific and Atlantic continental margins of North America. B.Sc Thesis, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, B3H 4J1

• *Rodriguez, S., Santiago, A.R.T. & Shenker, G. 2001. A Public-Access GIS-Based Model of Potential Species Habitat Distribution for the Santa Barbara Channel and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Mastr Envir. Sci. Managmt Project, Donalt Bren Sch. Envir. Sci. Mgmt, Santa Barbara, USA.

• Hohnen, J.G. 2000. Propagation of Southern Right Whale Song in the Great Australian Bight. B.Sc. Hons. Thesis, School of Geosciences, The University of Sydney, 89p.

• Schindler, T.M. 1999. Predicting Sediment Mobility on the Bass Strait Seafloor. B.Sc. Hons. Thesis, School of Geosciences, The University of Sydney, 72p.

 

Technical Reports (Internally- & Client-Reviewed)

• Jenkins, C.J. 2022. Report to WIO Symphony on Compilation of the Hard/Soft Substrates Mapping for the Deep-Sea Areas of the WIO Region – East Africa and Indian Ocean. REport to WIO Symphony of the The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, Göteborg, Sweden, 10 June 2022, 52pp.

• Buczkowski, B.J., Reid, J.A., & Jenkins, C.J., 2020. Sediments and the sea floor of the continental shelves and coastal waters of the United States—About the usSEABED integrated sea-floor-characterization database, built with the dbSEABED processing system. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2020–1046, 14 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20201046.

• Jenkins, C. 2020. Documentation for Alaska Marine GIS Data Coverages from dbSEABED: Report to NOAA NMFS, 2020. Unpubl. Rep., INSTAAR, University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO 80309 USA, 39pp.

• *Battista, T., Sautter, W., Poti, M., Ebert, E., Kracker, L., Kraus, J., Mabrouk, A., Williams, B., Dorfman, D.S., Husted, R. and Jenkins, C.J. 2019. Comprehensive Seafloor Substrate Mapping and Model Validation in the New York Bight. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 255 and BOEM OCS Study 2019-069. Silver Spring, MD. 187 pp., doi:10.25923/yys0-aa98 .

• *Moss, J.H., Shotwell, S.K., Heintz, R.A., Atkinson, S., Debenham, C., Fournier, W., Golden, N., Heifetz, J., Mueter, F.J., Pirtle,  J.L., Reid, J.A., Slater, L., Sreenivasan, A., Will,  A., Zaleski, M. & Zimmermann, M. 2019. Surviving the Gauntlet: A comparative study of the pelagic, demersal, and spatial linkages that determine groundfish recruitment and diversity in the Gulf of Alaska ecosystem. NPRB GOA Project G81 Upper Trophic Level Final Report. [URL: "https://www.nprb.org/assets/uploads/files/GOAIERP/G81_Upper_Trophic_Level_Final_Report.pdf"]

• Jenkins, C. 2018. US Atlantic Margin – Seabed Substrates Mapping (dbSEABED Project). Contract 1556912-001 with CSS for NOAA, Unpubl. Rep., INSTAAR, University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO 80309 USA, 57pp.

• *Guida, V., A. Drohan, H. Welch, J. McHenry, D. Johnson, V. Kentner, J. Brink, D. Timmons, E. Estela-Gomez. 2017. Habitat Mapping and Assessment of Northeast Wind Energy Areas. Sterling, VA: US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. OCS Study BOEM 2017-088. 312 p.

• *Conley, M.F., M.G. Anderson, N. Steinberg, and A. Barnett, eds. 2017. The South Atlantic Bight Marine Assessment: Species, Habitats and Ecosystems. Eastern Conservation Science, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1606 USA, 496pp. [URL: "http://easterndivision.s3.amazonaws.com/Marine/SABMA/SABMA_Report_11April2018.pdf", accessed 13 Aug 2019]

• *Hetland, R.D, K. Fennel, C.K. Harris, J. Kaihatu, K. Xu and S.F. DiMarco, S. 2012. Integrated bio-physical modeling of Louisiana-Texas (LATEX) Shelf. U.S. Dept. of the Interior,
  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LA. OCS Study BOEM 2012-108, 128 pp. [URL: "https://www.boem.gov/ESPIS/5/5253.pdf"]

• Rubec, P.J., Cody, R. & Flamm, R. 2016. Title: Red Snapper Data Collection, Spatial Modeling and Population Assessment in U.S. Gulf of Mexico. RS-P1-FP-01 Rubec Project Report. [DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21753.16489]

• Rubec, P.J.,  Lewis, J., Reed, D., Ashbaugh, C.F., Lashley, C., Versaggi, S., Weisberg, R.H., Zheng, L., He, R. and Jenkins C. 2005. Refinement Of An Electronic Logbook To Support Fishing Operations By Spatially Predicting Shrimp Abundance In Relation To Environmental Conditions Off The West Coast Of Florida GRANT NUMBER: GSAFFI No. #85-04-85000/89991 ORGANIZATION: Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission FWC/FWRI filecode: F2412-03-05-F DATE: 10-31-05 AUTHORS. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/238360538_I_REPORT_TITLE_Refinement_Of_An_Electronic_Logbook_To_Support_Fishing_Operations_By_Spatially_Predicting_Shrimp_Abundance_In_Relation_To_Environmental_Conditions_Off_The_West_Coast_Of_Florida_GRANT_NU [accessed Apr 19 2018]. 

• *Guinotte, J.M., Georgian, S., Kinlan, B.P., Poti, M. & Davies, A.J. 2017. Predictive Habitat Modeling for Deep‐Sea Corals in U.S. Waters. In: Hourigan TF, Etnoyer, PJ, Cairns, SD (eds.).  The State of Deep‐Sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems of the United States. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS‐OHC‐4, Silver Spring, MD. 24pp.  [Available at: "https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/library/2015-state-of-dsc-report-folder/Ch8_Spotlight_Guinotte.pdf"]

• *Andrews, S. 2014. Prospect Island Tidal Restoration Project Analysis of Primary Productivity Enhancement and Export for Phase 2 Alternatives Evaluation. Technical Memorandum, DWR Task Order SS-02, Task 6, Contract No. 4200009291, 379pp. Resource Management Associates, Fairfield, CA. [URL: "http://www.water.ca.gov/environmentalservices/docs/frpa/phase_2_modeling_synthesis_report_appendix_a_thru_d.pdf"]

• GSMFC 2011. SEAMAP environmental and biological atlas of the Gulf of Mexico, 2009. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, Ocean Springs, MS, ##pp. 

• Rester, J.K. 2011. SEAMAP Environmental and Biological Atlas of the Gulf of Mexico, 2009. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, Ocean Springs, MS, ##pp.

• *Bachman, M., Auster, P., Demarest, C., Eayrs, S., Ford, K., Grabowski, J., Harris, B., Hoff, T., Lazzari, M., Malkoski, V., Packer, D., Stevenson, D. & Valentine, P. 2011. Omnibus Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Amendment 2: Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Appendix D: The Swept Area Seabed Impact (SASI) approach: a tool for analyzing the effects of fishing on Essential Fish Habitat. New England Fishery Management Council, Newburyport, MA, 273pp. [URL: "http://archive.nefmc.org/habitat/planamen/efh_amend_2/appendices%20-%20dec2013/Appendix%20D%20-%20Swept%20Srea%20Seabed%20Impact%20approach.pdf"]

• *Anderson, M., Greene, J., Morse, D., Shumway, C. & Clark, M. 2010. Benthic Habitats. In: Greene, J.K., Anderson, M.G. Odell, J. and Steinberg, N. [eds.], The Northwest Atlantic Marine Ecoregional Assessment: Species, Habitats and Ecosystems. Phase One. The Nature Conservancy, Eastern U.S. Division, Boston, MA., 460pp. [URL: "http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/areas/easternusmarine/explore/index.htm"]

• *Ford, K. H. and Voss, S. 2010. Seafloor Sediment Composition in Massachusetts Determined Using Point Data. Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Technical Report TR-45, 26pp. [URL: "http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dmf/publications/tr_45.pdf"]

• Rester, J.K. 2009. Distribution of bottom habitat information in the Gulf of Mexico (Unpublished report), MARFIN final report, Project number NA05NMF4331073.

• *O’Malley, J. 2007. U.S Geological Survey ArcMap Sediment Classification Tool: Installation and User Guide: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1186, 38 p. [URL: "http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1186/"]

• *Twichell, D., Pendleton, E., Baldwin, W., Foster, D., Flocks, J., Kelso, K., DeWitt, N., Pfeiffer, W., Forde, A., Krick, J., & Baehr, J., 2011. The shallow stratigraphy and sand resources offshore of the Mississippi Barrier Islands. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1173. [URL: "http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1173"]

• *Guilfoyle, M.P., Fischer, R.A., Pashley, D.N. & Lott, C.A. (Eds), 2007. Summary of Second Regional Workshop on Dredging, Beach Nourishment, and Birds on the North Atlantic Coast. Dredging Operations and Environmental Research Program, ERDC/EL TR-07-26, November 2007. Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. Prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,Washington, DC 20314-1000. [URL: "http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA474358"]

• *GOMA, 2009. Technical Framework for the Gulf Regional Sediment Management Master Plan (GRSMMP), September 2009. Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA). [URL: "http://gulfofmexicoalliance.org/pdfs/GRSMMP_Technical_Framework_Dec_09.pdf"]

• *Jones, S.C, Darby, S.B. & Tidwell, D.K, 2009. The Development of an Offshore Alabama Sand Information System. Geol. Surv. Alabama. Prepared by the Geological Survey of Alabama in fulfillment of U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service Cooperative Agreement No. M07AC12488, Tuscaloosa, Alabama,2009.[URL: " http://oasis.gsa.alabama.gov/reports/Report2009.pdf"] 

• Jenkins, C., Bethel, M., Penland, S. & Mixon, D. 2008.  A Marine Substrates Geodatabase of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, for Benthic and Fisheries Habitats [URL: "http://www.pies.uno.edu/documents/gsmfc.pdf"]

• *Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2008. DRAFT REPORT OF THE RSRM WORKING GROUP. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs REGIONAL SEDIMENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Workgroup Report; November 21, 2008 (revised 11/24/08), 27pp.  [URL: "http://public.dep.state.ma.us/EEA/eeawebsite/mop/tech_reports/112108_rsrm_report_draft.pdf"]

• NPS, 2007. Geologic Resource Evaluation Scoping Summary: Gulf Islands National Seashore. Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service,U.S. Department of the Interior, 46p. [URL: " http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/inventory/publications/s_summaries/GUIS_GRE_scoping_summary_2007-0302.pdf"]

• Williams, S.J., Arsenault, M.A., Bliss, J.D., Buczkowski, B.J., Jenkins, C.J., Poppe, L.J. & Reid, J.A. 2009. Marine Aggregate Resources and Processes (MARP) Overview. [URL: "woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/aggregates/index.htm"; Last Modified: Monday, 24-May-2010 08:32:36 EDT]

• Williams, S.J., Arsenault, M.A., Buczkowski, B.J., Reid, J.A., Flocks, J.G., Kulp, M.A., Penland, P.S., & Jenkins, C.J., 2007. Surficial Sediment Character of the Louisiana Offshore Continental Shelf Region: A GIS Compilation.USGS Open-File Report 2006-1195. [URL: "http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1195/"]

• Williams, S.J., Arsenault, M.A., Poppe, L.J., Reid, J.A., Reid, J.M. & Jenkins, C.J., 2006, Surficial sediment character of the New York-New Jersey offshore Continental Shelf region: a GIS Compilation. [URL: "http://pubs.usgs.gov/ofr/2006/1046"]

• *New England Fishery Management Council, 2007. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Omnibus Amendment. Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS), Phase 1.  Appendix A. EFH Designation Methodologies. (Last Revised: January 24, 2007). New England Fishery Management Council,  Newburyport, MA USA, 71pp. 01950["http://www.nefmc.org/habitat/council_mtg_docs/DOC%202C-1.APP%20A.EFH%20designation%20methodologies%20070124_feb.pdf"]

• Cochrane, G.R., Conrad, J.E., Reid, J.A., Fangman, S., & Golden, N., 2005. Nearshore Benthic Habitat GIS for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Southern California State Fisheries Reserves, Volume II. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-1170.

• *Cochrane, G.R, Nasby, N.M., Reid, J.R., Waltenberger, B., & Lee, K.M., 2003. Nearshore Benthic Habitat GIS for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Southern California State Fisheries Reserves Volume 1. U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 03-85. (Version 1.0.) "http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-85/".

• *GBRMPA, 2002 (?).  General Information for Users of Bioregion Information Sheets. "http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/6075/cover_sheet.pdf"

• *Jenkins, C.J. 1999. Construction of Marine Substrate Maps for Habitat Protection, Victoria, Australia. Syd. Univ. Ocean Sci. Inst. Rep., 81, May 1997

• *Harris, P.T., Porter-Smith, R. Anderson, O., Coleman, R., & Greenslade, D. (2000) GEOMAT - Modelling of Continental Shelf Sediment Mobility in Support of Australia's Regional Marine Planning Process,  AGSO Record No. 2000/41, 64 pp. [URL: "http://www.antcrc.utas.edu.au/sediment_web/research/geomat/geomat.html"]

• *Ward T.J., R.A. Kenchington, D. Faith & C.R. Margules  1998.  Marine BioRap Guidelines: Rapid Assessment of Marine Biological Diversity. CSIRO Australia, Perth. 52 pp.

• Jenkins, C.J., Short, A.D., Field, M.E. 2001. Progress Report to ONR: Improved Information Systems for Mine Burial Prediction. ["http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/ocean/reports/docs/mg/01/mgjenkin.pdf"]

• Jenkins, C.J., Short, A.D., & Field, M.E. 2002. Improved Information Systems for Mine Burial Prediction: FY2002 Report. ["http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/ocean/reports/docs/mg/02/mgjenkin.pdf"] [Copy]

• Jenkins, C.J. 2002. Improved Data Input Systems for Mine Burial Prediction (Final NICOP Report) ["http://www.onrifo.navy.mil/reports/nicop/2002/02CJenkinscNICOPfinal02.doc"] [Copy]

• Jenkins, C.J. 2004. Report for the US Geological Survey & University of Colorado collaboration in usSEABED – dbSEABED: 2003-4. ["http://instaar.colorado.edu/~jenkinsc/dbseabed/usseabed/CU_USGS2003-4_Report.pdf"]

• *Li, F., Dyt, C., & Griffiths, C.M., 2005. Predictive seabed modelling over the next 50 years in the Australian Southeast. CSIRO report for Wealth from Oceans Flagship Theme 1 Stream4, Rep. 06-001.

• Bobertz, B., Bohling, B., Endler, R. , Grewatsch, F., Harff , J., Lemke, W.(†), Olea, R. , Seifert, T. , & Peine, F. 2005. Abschlußbericht zur Studie, Datenbasis des Meeresbodens der Ostsee. Auftrag der Forschungsanstalt der Bundeswehr für Wasserschall und Geophysik. Instituts für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde (IOW), Warnemünde, Dezember 2005.

• *Li, F., Paraschivoiu, E., Dyt, C., & Griffiths, C.M., 2006. Predictive seabed modelling over the next 50 years in the Australian North. CSIRO report for Wealth from Oceans Flagship Theme 1 Stream4, Rep. 06-002.

• Wever, T.F. 2005. dbSEABED: Ein System zur Integration und Darstellung von heterogenen Daten des Meeresbodens und zur Ableitung
  taktischer Überlegungen in der Minenjagd, FWG Technischer Bericht TB 2005-15, 21 S. [ Plus 1 CD ROM (Demo) ].

 

Posters and Talks Presented

• *Kinlan, B. and Siceloff, L. 2017. A systematic, regional approach to predictive modeling of habitat suitability for deep-sea corals in U.S. waters. NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) webinar series January 5, 2017.  Biogeography Branch National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), NOAA National Ocean Service, [Available from: "https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/library/deep-sea-coral-seminars/NOAA-DSCRTP-presentation_20170105_Kinlan_Slides.pdf"]

• *Khalil, S.M. 2014. An Overview of ohe Sediment Resources of Northern Gulf of Mexico. CEER 2014 (2014 Conference on Ecological and Ecosystem Restoration), New Orleans, July 29th 2014 [URL: "http://coastal.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/SyedK_CEER_2014.pdf", accessed 26 Aug 2019]

• O'Dea, E., Siddorn, J., Furner, R., Holt, J. & Jenkins, C. 2013. Improvements to the operational Marine Core Service (MyOcean) model for the Northwest European shelf seas. COSS-TT workshop Lecce, Italy Feb 2013. [URL: "http://www.godae.org/~godae-data/OceanView/Events/COSS-TT-workshop-Feb-2013/presentations/1.8-EOD_MO_LECCE_2013_Beag.pdf"]

• Jenkins, C., O’Dea, E. 2013. Globally extensive, Subgrid scale, Seafloor Roughness (z0) for Input to Circulation Models. CSDMS Annual Meeting, 2013, University of Colorado, Boulder CO, USA [Poster]

• Ito, E., Higgins, S., Morin, P., Jenkins, C., Cheng, Y.-C., Lee, J., Leigh, J., Johnson, A., & Renambot, L. 2007. The CoreWall Tool Suite: An integrated approach for data discovery, description, visualization, and correlation of lacustrine cores. 4th International Limnogeology Congress, July 11-14, 2007, Barcelona, Spain. Programme and abstracts book, p208-209.

• Williams, S. J., Jenkins, C., Reid, J.M., Poppe, L.J., & Reid, J., 2003.  Insights to seafloor sedimentary character, processes and aggregate resources of U.S. continental margins. Minerals Management Service Offshore Sand Workshop, 23 October 2003, Delaware Geological Geological Survey, Newark, DL.

• *Wiberg, P.L. & Jenkins, C.J. 2003. Spatial abundance of permeable sediment on the eastern US continental shelf. Gordon Research Conference on Permeable Sediments, June 15 - 20, 2003, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine [Poster].

• Ito, E., Morin, P., Rao, A., Chen, J., Leigh, J., Johnson, A., Kamp, B., Jenkins, C., & Higgins, S. 2006. CoreWall, An Integrated Environment for Interpretation of Geoscientific Data from Sediment, Ice and Crystalline Cores. European Geophysical Union, April 2006.

• Rubec, P.J., Lewis, J., Weisberg, R., Jenkins, C., Ashbaugh, C., Lashley, K., Versaggi, S., and Reed, D. 2014. Linking Oceanographic Modeling and Benthic Mapping With Habitat Suitability Models For Pink Shrimp On the West Florida Shelf. Coastal Society, Eckerd College, February 20, 2014.

 

Web Data Deliveries and Interactive Mappings

• Buczkowski, B.J. 2020. usSEABED Data Output Files, Continental United States, Hawai'i, and Puerto Rico. USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program ["https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/coastal-marine-hazards-and-resources/science/usseabed?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects"]

• Buczkowski, B.J., Reid, J.A., Schweitzer, P.N., Cross, V.A., and Jenkins, C.J., 2020, usSEABED—Offshore surficial-sediment database for samples collected within the United States Exclusive Economic Zone. U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9H3LGWM.

• Queensland DES 2019a. WetlandMaps - Interactive Maps and Wetlands Data in Queensland, WetlandInfo. Department of Environment and Science, Queensland, viewed 5 September 2019, [URL: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/get-mapping-help/wetland-maps/]

• Queensland DES 2019b. Substrate grain size, WetlandInfo 2019. Department of Environment and Science, Queensland, viewed 5 September 2019, [URL: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/aquatic-ecosystems-natural/estuarine-marine/attributes/substrate-grain-size/]

• Queensland DES 2019c. Substrate composition, WetlandInfo 2019. Department of Environment and Science, Queensland, viewed 5 September 2019, [URL:  https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/aquatic-ecosystems-natural/estuarine-marine/attributes/substrate-composition/]

• *Smith, K. 2016. Louisiana Sedimentary and Environmental Database (LASED). USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center [Available from: "https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/lased/"]

• *Kinlan BP, Poti M, Etnoyer P, Siceloff L, Jenkins C, Dorfman D, Caldow C. 2013. Digital data: Predictive models of deep-sea coral habitat suitability in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Downloadable digital data package. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, BiogeographyBranch. Released August 2013. [Download from "http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=35"]

• *Halpern, B. 2008. A Global Map of human impact on marine ecosystems. National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, San Diego, CA USA. ["http://neptune.nceas.ucsb.edu/cumimpacts2008/ecosystems/fgdc/soft_slope.xml"]

• Jenkins C. 2011. Dominant Bottom Types and Habitats. In: Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas [Internet]. Stennis Space Center (MS): National Coastal Data Development Center. [Available from: "http://gulfatlas.noaa.gov/" ]

• Jenkins C. 2011. Seabed Sediment Folk Codes. In: Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas [Internet]. Stennis Space Center (MS): National Coastal Data Development Center; 2011. [Available from:" http://gulfatlas.noaa.gov/" ]

• Reid, J.A., Reid, J.M., Jenkins, C.J., Zimmermann, Mark, Williams, S.J., & Field, M.E., 2006, usSEABED: Pacific coast (California, Oregon, Washington) offshore surficial-sediment data release: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 182 [URL: "http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/" ].

• Buczkowski, B.J., Reid, J.A., Jenkins, C.J., Reid, J.M., Williams, S.J., & Flocks, J.G., 2006, usSEABED: Gulf of Mexico and Carribbean (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands) Offshore Surficial Sediment Data Release: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 146, Version 1.0, CD-ROM. ONLINE.

• Reid, J.M., Reid, J.A., Jenkins, C.J., Hastings, M.E., Williams, S.J., & Poppe, L.J, 2005, usSEABED: Atlantic coast offshore surficial sediment data release: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 118, version 1.0. Online at "http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2005/118/" [Also as CD-ROM.]

• Jenkins, C.J., Kettner, A.J., Moore, C., & Sharman, G. 2003. goSEABED World Seabed Data Browser. Univ. Colorado, Inst. Arctic and Alpine Res., Boulder, CO, USA. ["http://instaar.colorado.edu/~jenkinsc/dbseabed/goseabed/interactive/", 6 June 2003].

• Jenkins, C.J. & Kettner, A.J. 2002. Northern Gulf of Mexico iSEABED. [“http://instaar.colorado.edu/~jenkinsc/dbseabed/usseabed/interactive/”; 7 Jan 2003 download] 

• Reid, J.A. & others 2002. usSEABED - West Coast Seabed Samples. [“http://kai.er.usgs.gov/regional/contusa/westcoast/”, 23 Sep 2002 download] 

• Reid, J.A. & others, 2002. usSEABED - East Coast Seabed Samples. ["http://kai.er.usgs.gov/regional/contusa/eastcoast/", 23 Sep 2002 download]

• Reid, J.A. & others, 2002. usSEABED - Gulf of Mexico Seabed Samples. ["http://kai.er.usgs.gov/regional/contusa/gomex/", 23 Sep 2002 download] 

 

Published Abstracts

• Rester, J. 2010. Distribution of Bottom Habitat Information in the Gulf of Mexico. MARFIN Grant No. NA05NMF4331073. Marine Fisheries Initiative Program (MARFIN), Eighteenth Annual MARFIN Conference, April 6-7, 2010. [URL: "http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/grants/MARFIN%20conference%20book.pdf"]

• Jenkins, C.J. 2010. Heterogeneous Data Integration for a Global Mapping of Seabed Substrates. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 42(5), 165.

• Jenkins, C.J. 2010. The Ocean Drilling and Lamont-Doherty Visual Core Descriptions in Modern Database/GIS: Illustrated Uses. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 42(5), 246.

• Coplan, J., Ryan, W. , Jenkins, C. , Lotti Bond, R. &  Arko, R. 2009. Adding Seabed True Color to the Virtual Globe, EOS Trans. AGU, 90 (52), Fall Meet. Suppl., IN33A-1030.

• Williams, S.J., Arsenault, M.A., Poppe, L.J., Reid, J.A., & Jenkins, C.J. 2009. Seafloor Sediment Characterization of U.S Continental Shelves using usSEABED. Proceedings of Coastal Zone 09 Boston, Massachusetts, July 19 to 23, 2009.

• Dadisman, S., Flocks, J. & Wertz, R. 2008. Overview of USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program Data Management and Analysis Tools for Geologic and Hazards Information. In: Lavoie, D.L, Rosen, B.H., Sumner, D.M., Haag, K.H., Tihansky, A.B, Boynton, Betsy, and Koenig, R.R., (eds.), 2008, USGS Gulf Coast Science Conference and Florida Integrated Science Center Meeting: Proceedings with Abstracts, October 20-23, 2008, Orlando, Florida:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1329, 157 p.

• Higgins, S.M., Jenkins, C.J., Morin, P., Ito, E., Kamp, B., Yu-Chung Chen, J., Lee, J., Rao, A., Leigh, J., Johnson, A. & Renambot, L., 2006. An Update on CoreWall Tool Suite Development: An Integrated Approach for Data Discovery, Description, Visualization, and Correlation. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract IN13C-1174. ["http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm06/fm06-sessions/fm06_IN13C.html"]

•  Dadisman, S.V., Flocks, J., Williams, S.J., Reid, J., Calderon, K., & Paskevich, V., 2007, LASED and usSEABED data management and analysis tools to assist mapping coastal change of the Gulf Coast [abs]. NOAA Coastal Services Center, Coastal GeoTools Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, 2007 [Proceedings], p. 59. 

• Ito, E., Morin, P., Higgins, S., Rao, A., Leigh, L., Johnson, A., Renambot, L., Jenkins, C. & Kamp, W. 2006. CoreWall – integrated environment for interpretation of geoscientific data from sediment, ice, and crystalline cores. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 8, 10316, [SRef-ID: 1607-7962/gra/EGU06-A-10316]

• *Williams, S.J., Poppe, L.J., Arsenault, M.A., & Buczkowski, B.J., 2006. Applications of the USGS usSEABED database for regional-scale understanding of the geologic character and aggregate resources of the Atlantic inner continental shelf, Maine to North Carolina. MIT/Sea Grant GIS- Ocean Mapping Conference, 11 April 2006.

• *Hill, P.S., George, D.A. & Grossman, E.E., 2006.  A Global Perspective on Defining and Controlling the Mudline, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract  OS16A-07 (Poster]

• Jenkins, C., Morin, P.J., Williams, S.J, Kulp, M., & Sharman, G. 2004. Experiments with Visualization Technology Applied to Global Seabed Database. AGU Fall Meeting 2004, Abstract SF13A-0706.

• Morin, P., Jenkins, C., Rao, A., Kamp, B., Higgins, S., Ito, E., & Johnson, A. 2006. Spatial Indexing of Datasets for CoreWall: CoreNavigator. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract IN13C-1175.

• Williams, S J.,  Reid, J.A., Arsenault, M.A., & Jenkins, C. 2006. Characterization of Sedimentary Deposits Using usSEABED for Large-scale Mapping, Modeling and Research of U.S.Continental Margins. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H33B-1505.

• Goff, J. & Jenkins, C. 2005. Maximum likelihood resampling of noisy, spatially correlated data. Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS32C-04. [San Francisco, CA, Wed 6 Dec. 2005] [Link]

• Jenkins, C., Morin, P., Williams, S.J, Penland, S., Sharman, G., Flocks, J., & Kindinger, J. 2004. Experiments with Visualization Technology Applied to Global Seabed Database. AGU Fall Meeting 2004, Abstract SF13A-0706.

• *Wiberg, P. 2004. A Simple, Regional Characterization of Wave-Generated Ripple Geometry and Orientation. Office of Naval Research. [Project report; URL "http://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Science-Technology/Departments/Code-32/All-Programs/Atmosphere-Research-322/Coastal-Geosciences/~/media/9C105D33BC9841CFA8866806BFB5C32C.ashx"]

• Jenkins, C.J. 2003. The Patchiness of Benthic Substrates, Measured Using the usSEABED Data Structure. GeoHab 2003, Hobart 30-31 April 2003. [http://www.ngu.no/geohab/GeoHab-proceedings/conferencepapers.htm#jenkins] [Link & Powerpoint 20Mb]

• *Porter-Smith, R., Harris, P.T., Heap, A., Anderson, O., Coleman, R., Greenslade, D. & Jenkins, C.J. 2003. Classification of the Tasmanian continental shelf using multivariate analysis of wave and tide dynamics and physical sediment parameters. In: Proceedings of GEOHAB 2003: Geological Mapping of Habitats for Marine Resources and Management, Hobart, Apr 30–May 2.

• Reid, J.A. & Currence, J.M. 2003. New Digital Geoscience Maps of U.S. Continental Margins: Insights to Seafloor Sedimentary Character, Aggregate Resources and Processes. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Information Sheet, May 2003. (Copy)

• Reid, J.A. & Williams, S.J. 2002. usSEABED Continues to Expand Coverage and Usage for Mapping Seabed Characteristics. USGS Soundwaves, August 2002.

• Reid, J.A., Jenkins, C.J., Field, M.E., Zimmermann, M., Williams, S.J., Currence, J.M., Box C.E., & Gardner, J.V. 2002. usSEABED: Towards unifying knowledge of geologic controls on benthic habitats. Fishing and Benthic Habitats 2002. Symposium on Effects of Fishing Activities on Benthic Habitats: Linking Geology, Biology, Socioeconomics, and Management. November 12-14, 2002, Tampa, Florida. Ecol. Soc. Amer. [URL: http://www.esa.org/benthic/benthicabstracts.htm]

• Reid, J. A., Jenkins, C., Field, M. E., Gardner, J. V. and Box, C. E. 2001. USSEABED: defining the surficial geology of the continental shelf through data integration and fuzzy set theory. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. Abstracts with Programs 33: A106. [http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2001AM/finalprogram/abstract_26108.htm]

• Reid, J.A., Jenkins, C.J., Field, M.E., Gardner, J.V., Zimmermann, M., Box, Carolynn E., & Kneeshaw, T.A., 2001, usSEABED: Database efforts in marine surficial sediments of the US EEZ, EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 2001 Fall Meeting, p. F593.

• Kilbourne, K.H., Field, M.E., Gardner, J.V. & Jenkins, C.J. 1999. Evaluating Benthic Fish Habitats on the Continental Shelf  and Slope of the Southern California Bight:  Design and Use of a Benthic Character Database. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 2000 Ocean Sciences Meeting, 80(49) supplement.

• Kilbourne, K.H., Field, M.E., Gardner, J.V., Zimmermann, M. & Jenkins, C.J. 1999. Bottom Character on the Pacific Shelf and Slope of the US and Southern Canada:  a Foundation for Evaluating Benthic Fish Habitats. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 1999 Fall Meeting, 80(46) supplement.

 

Research Announcements and Blogs

• *He, E. & Morandi, E.L. 2016. Clean and Secure Grid Initiative - A Feasibility Study of the Proposed East Coast Offshore HVDC Cable. Climate Institute, Washington, DC 20005 USA. [URL: "http://cleanandsecuregrid.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Marine-Report.pdf", accessed 13 Aug 2019]

• *Love, M., Baldera, A., Yeung, C., & Robbins, C. 2013. The Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem: A Coastal and Marine Atlas. New Orleans, LA: Ocean Conservancy, Gulf Restoration Center, 232pp. ["https://oceanconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gulf-atlas.pdf"]

• *Etnoyer, P. & Poti, M. 2017. Deep Coral Predictive Habitat Modeling in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico: Focusing on Uncharted Deep-Sea Corals. NOAA NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science), Silver Spring, MD, USA. ["https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/deep-coral-habitat-modeling-atlantic-gulf-mexico/"]

• *LDEO 2019. Ocean Floor True Color.  Marine Geoscience Data System, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, NY USA. [URL: "http://app.earth-observer.org/data/basemaps/images/global/GlobalSedimentColor_Clip_512/GlobalSedimentColor_Clip_512.html", accessed 16 Aug 2019]

• NIWA 2018. Handwritten files provide sediment treasure chest. (H. Bostock) Media Release, 2 October 2018. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, NZ. [URL: "https://www.niwa.co.nz/news/handwritten-files-provide-sediment-treasure-chest"]

• Miles, T. 2012. Sediment Resuspension ! MARACOOS Blog. [URL: "http://maracoos.org/blogs/main/?p=270"]

• Rubec, P.J., Lewis, J., Reed, D., Ashbaugh, C.F., Lashley, C., Versaggi, S., Weisberg, R.H., Zheng, L., He, R., & Jenkins, C., 2005.  Refinement of an Electronic Logbook to Support Fishing Operations by Predicting Abundance In Relation to Environmental Conditions off the West Coast of Florida. Report by Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish & Wildlife Research Institute to the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation Inc., Tampa, Florida, 73 pp. + 2 CD-ROMs.

• *Intelmann, S.S., Cochrane, G.R., Bowlby, C.E., Brancato, M.S. & Hyland, J. 2007. Survey report of NOAA Ship McArthur II cruises AR-04-04, AR-05-05 and AR-06-03: Habitat classification of side scan sonar imagery in support of deep-sea coral/sponge explorations at the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-07-01. U.S. Department of Commerce, May 2007. ["http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/conservation/pdfs/mcarthur1.pdf"]

• *Intelmann, S.S., Jonathan Beaudoin, J. & Cochrane, G.R. 2006. Normalization and Characterization of Multibeam Backscatter: Koitlah Point to Point of the Arches, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Survey - HMPR-115-2004-03. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-06-03. U.S. Department of Commerce, March 2006. ["http://www.omg.unb.ca/omg/papers/intelmann2_final.pdf"]

• Williams, S.J., Arsenault, M.A., Bliss, J.D., Buczkowski, B.J., Jenkins, C.J., Poppe, L.J., & Reid, J.A., 2006. Marine Aggregate Resources and Processes (MARP): National Assessment of Offshore Sand Resources. US Geological Survey. ["http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/aggregates/index.htm"]

• *Reimers,C., Friedrichs, C., Bebout, B., Howd, P., Huettel, M., Jahnke, R., MacCready, P., Ruttenberg, K., Sanford, L., & Trowbridge, J., 2004. Coastal Benthic Exchange Dynamics: Report on the CoOP CBED Workshop 5-7 April 2004, St. Petersburg FL. Coastal Ocean Processes (CoOP) Program Report Number 10, October 2004. "http://www.skio.peachnet.edu/research/coop/materials/CBED_lores.pdf"

• *AGSO, 1997. Ocean Rescue 2000 (OR2000): A National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas for Australia. Commonwealth Technical Consortium Regionalisation Products (Component 2). [C. Parvey, Ed.].     "http://www.ea.gov.au/coasts/mpa/nrsmpa/or2000/"

• Butler, CDR C.L. 2000. dbSEABED Database Project – A GIS/ Database with Multiple Applications. Office of Naval Research International Field Office, Ocean, Atmosphere and Space Technology Newsletter 00-03. "http://www.ehis.navy.mil/onrnews/metoc/metoc-00-03.pdf" (Feb 2002 download)

• *Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria, 1999. Rock Interpolation - Victorian Open Waters (ROCK). Victorian Spatial Data Directory.

• NSW Marine Park Assessment Authority, 2001. Byron Bay Marine Park Assessment Report, Appendix 1. "http://www.mpa.nsw.gov.au/byron/assessment-report/append/app1.htm#P270_41886" (Feb 2002 download)

• *Pitcher, R., Venables, B., Pantus, F., Ellis, N., McLeod, I., Austin, M., Gribble., Doherty, P. 2002. GBR Seabed Biodiversity Mapping Project: Phase 1. Report to CRC-Reef. [Web document summary: "http://www.reef.crc.org.au/resprogram/programC/seabed/Title&Summary.pdf"]

• *Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), 2000. Biodiversity Representative Areas Program (RAP): Bioregions of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. "http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/key_issues/conservation/rep_areas/documents/bioregions_2001_06.pdf"

• *Day, J., Fernandes, L., Lewis, A., De’ath, G., Slegers, S., Barnett, B., Kerrigan, B., Breen, B., Innes, J., Oliver, J., Ward, T., Lowe, D. 2000. The Representative Areas Program for Protecting Biodiversity in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (Final version as sent to ICRS), [URL: "http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=9&q=http://www.fish.govt.nz/sustainability/management-strategy/representative-areas-program.pdf&e=10167"]

• *Kerrigan, B., Breen, D., De’ath, G., Day, J., Fernandes, J., Tobin, R. & Dobbs, K. 2010. Classifying the Biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, 55pp. [URL: "http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/5603/gbrmpa_RP104_Classifying_The_Biodiversity_Of_The_GBRWHA_2010.pdf"]

• *CSIRO Petroleum, 2000. Research for Industry/Exploration/Stratigraphic forward Modelling / Projects: Australian Sea Bed Mapping. "http://www.dpr.csiro.au/researchforindustry/exploration/stratigraphicforwardmodelling/projects/australianseabed/"

 

Unpublished Conference Abstracts

• Jenkins, C.J. 1999. A GIS of the Great Barrier Reef benthic physical habitats. Nth Qld. Sedim., 1st Ann. Meet., June 1999. (James Cook Univ. Publ.)

• Jenkins, C.J. 2003. New Computing Methods for Generating National Coverages of Seabed Core and Sample data. In: Rothwell, G. (Ed.), New ways of looking at sediment cores and core data.  An international conference at Southampton Oceanography Centre 4-5th September 2003.  Challenger Division for Seafloor Processes, Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK.

• Kilbourne, K.H., Field, M.E., Gardner, J.V. & Jenkins, C.J. 1999. Benthic Habitat Mapping and Data Management: A Versatile Approach. Third Biennial USGS Geographic Information Science Workshop. Denver, CO.

• Reid, J.A., Jenkins, C.J., Field, M.E., Gardner, J.V., & Box, C.E., 2001, usSEABED: Defining the surficial geology of the continental shelf through data integration and fuzzy set theory. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting

• Reid, J. A., Jenkins, C.J., Field, M.E., Zimmermann, M., Gardner, J.V., Box, C.E., & Kneeshaw, T.A., 2002, Towards an integrated prediction of seabed character: usSEABED. USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program Five-year Planning Meeting, Palo Alto, CA

• Reid, J. A., Jenkins, C.J., Field, M.E., Zimmermann, M., Gardner, J.V., Box, C.E., & Kneeshaw, T.A. 2001. usSEABED: Mining seabed data for more than textural information. USGS Gulf of Mexico Integrated Database Workshop, St. Petersburg, FLA

• Williams,  S. J., Hampton, M.,  Jenkins, C., Currence, J., Poppe, L., Penland, S., Reid, J., Flocks, J., Kindinger, J., Kulp, M., Manheim, F., Polloni, C., & Rowland, J. 2002. New Digital Geological Maps of U.S. Continental Margins: Insights to Seafloor  Sedimentary Character and Processes, Tools for Assessing Marine Aggregate Resources. Coastal Sediments-03 Conference, 2002, 1p.

• Zimmermann, M., Kilbourne, K.H., Reid, J.A., Field, M.E., Gardner, J.V., Jenkins, C., Currie, R.G., & Bornhold, B. B. D., 2002, Use of surficial sediment information and species assemblage analysis for improving trawl survey stratification and abundance estimation. 2002 Western Groundfish Conference, Ocean Shores, WA

• Jenkins, C.J., Reid, J.A., & Field, M.E., 2001. Digital Maps of the Seabed Color Rendered in True Color. Geol. Soc. Am. (Abstr), Fall 2001.[URL: "http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2001AM/finalprogram/abstract_28897.htm"]

• Reid, J.A., & Golden, N. 2005. Sediment distributions within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; where is that mud belt I’ve heard so much about? Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary “Sanctuary Currents” Symposium, Monterey CA, March 12, 2005.

• Reid, J.A., Golden, N., & Zimmermann, M. 2005. Sediment distributions along the continental shelves of the west coast, United States. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary “Sanctuary Currents” Symposium, Monterey CA, March 12, 2005.

• Williams, S.J., Jenkins, C., Reid, J., Penland, S., & others 2004. Regional-scale sediment maps of U.S. Continental Margins: insights to sedimentary character and processes, aggregate resources. Geological Society of America, Northeastern and Southeastern Sections Joint Meeting, Tysons Corner, Va., 25-27 March 2004.

 

Metadata for Released Datasets

• Reid, Jane A., 2002. POINT COVERAGE SCASMPL -- Sediment sample data for S. Calif. [URL: "http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-85/usseabed/scasmplf.html"]

• *CAMRIS 1996. Marine Benthic Substrate Database - CAMRIS - Marsed. In: Department of the Environment and Heritage, Green Pages. Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Canberra. 

• *Queensland DPI, 2000. ChrisWeb: Marine Benthic Substrate - CAMRIS. Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Brisbane. ["http://chrisweb.dpi.qld.gov.au/chris/default.htm?metadata_view.asp?offset=60&ID=10445&~mainFrame"]

• *ERIN, 2002. Layer Metadata. Metadata for Marine Benthic Substrate - CAMRIS. Environment Australia - Environmental Resources Information Network. [URL: "http://www.soe-townsville.org/data/coastal/substrate.htm"]

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* These studies were performed outside of dbSEABED system, but used data or data products supplied by the system.