Michael Wetz

Recent Publications

Wetz, M.S. , M. Robbins, and H.W. Paerl. Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in a river- dominated estuary: spatial-temporal distributions and an assessment of controls on TEP formation. Estuaries and Coasts 32: 447-455

Wetz, M.S., and H.W. Paerl. 2008. Impact of large storm events with different meteorological characteristics on estuarine ciliate biomass. JJournal of Plankton Research, 30(5): 551-557

Wetz, M.S., and H.W. Paerl. 2008. Estuarine phytoplankton responses to hurricanes and tropical storms with different characteristics (trajectory, rainfall, winds). Estuaries and Coasts, 31: 419-429

Wetz, M.S., B. Hales, and P.A. Wheeler. 2008. Degradation of diatom-derived dissolved and particulate organic matter: implications for coastal C and N biogeochemistry. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 77: 422-432

Wetz, M.S., and P.A. Wheeler. 2007. Release of dissolved organic matter by coastal diatoms. Limnology and Oceanography, 52(2): 798-807

Wetz, M.S., B. Hales, P.A. Wheeler, Z. Chase, and M. Whitney. 2006. Riverine input of macronutrients, iron, and organic matter to the coastal ocean off Oregon, USA, during the winter. Limnology and Oceanography, vol. 51(5), pp. 2221-2231

Wetz, M.S., K.C. Hayes, A.J. Lewitus, J.L. Wolny, and D.L. White. 2006. Variability in phytoplankton pigment biomass and taxonomic composition over tidal cycles in a salt marsh estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 320, pp. 109-120

Lewitus, A.J., M.S. Wetz, B.M. Willis, J.M. Burkholder, and H.B. Glasgow. 2006. Grazing activity of Pfiesteria piscicida (Dinophyceae) and susceptibility to ciliate predation vary with toxicity status. Harmful Algae, vol. 5(4), pp. 427-434

Wetz, M.S., P.A. Wheeler, and R.M. Letelier. 2004. Light induced growth of phytoplankton collected during the winter from the benthic boundary layer off Oregon, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 280, pp. 95-104

Wetz, M.S., and P.A. Wheeler. 2004. Response of bacteria to simulated upwelling phytoplankton blooms. Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 272, pp. 49-57

Wetz, M.S., and P.A. Wheeler. 2003. Production and partitioning of organic matter during simulated phytoplankton blooms. Limnology and Oceanography, vol. 48(5), pp. 1808-1817

Wetz, M.S., A.J. Lewitus, E.T. Koepfler, and K.C. Hayes. 2002. Impact of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica on microbial community structure in a salt marsh estuary. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, vol. 28(1), pp. 87-97

Pending Manuscripts

Paerl, H.W., K. Rossignol, N. Hall, B. Peierls, and M.S. Wetz. Phytoplankton community indicators of short and long-term ecological change in the anthropogenically and climatically impacted Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina, USA. In press, Estuaries and Coasts

Gaulke, A.K., M.S. Wetz, and H.W. Paerl. Picophytoplankton: major contributors to planktonic biomass and primary production in a river-dominated, eutrophic estuary. In preparation, Limnology and Oceanography