Jenneke Visser
 


Associate Professor - Research,
Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
Coastal Ecology Institute

  Energy, Coast & Environment Building
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA - 70803

Tel:      225-578-6377
Fax:     225-578-6376
E-mail: comvss@lsu.edu

Education
  • Ph.D. 1989, Louisiana State University (Marine Sciences)
  • M.S. 1985, University of Amsterdam (Biology)
Awards
  • 2004 Coastal America: Partnership Award
  • 2003 Coastal Stewardship Award
Research Interests
  • Wetland restoration
  • Vegetation ecology
  • Seabird habitat use and population trends
Grants
  • CREST: Evaluation of the effects of CWPPRA hydrologic restoration projects on hydrology and marsh condition. $74,263, J. M. Visser PI with D. E. Evers and C. E. Sasser Co-PIs (7/06-6/07).
  • Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA): CWPPRA university assistance PPL16. J. M. Visser PI (1/06 to 1/07).
  • Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities: Modeling Coastal Processes and Landscape Dynamics in the Louisiana Delta Plain for a 50 Year Modeling Horizon. J. M. Visser PI, Paul Kemp, Hassan Mashriqui, Dubravko Justic, Vibhas Aravahmuthan, Enrique Reyes, John Day Co-PIs (7/04 to 6/06)
  • Louisiana Department of Natural Resources: Flotant Creation Demonstration Project. C. E. Sasser PI with J. M. Visser and M. Hester co-PIs (7/04 to 6/09).

Recent Publications


  1. Visser, J. M., C. E. Sasser, and B. S. Cade. 2006. The effect of multiple stressors on salt marsh end-of-season biomass. Estuaries and Coasts 29(2):331-342.

  2. Visser, J. M., W. G. Vermilion, D. E. Evers, R. G. Linscombe, and C. E. Sasser. 2005. Nesting habitat requirements for Brown Pelican and their management implications. Journal of Coastal Research 21(2): e27-e35.

  3. Steyer, G. D., C. E. Sasser, J. M. Visser, E. M. Swenson, J. A. Nyman, and R. C. Raynie. 2003 A proposed coast-wide reference monitoring system for evaluating wetland restoration trajectories in Louisiana. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 81:107-117

  4. Visser, J. M., C. E. Sasser, R. H. Chabreck, and R. G. Linscombe. 2002. The impact of a severe drought on the vegetation of a subtropical estuary. Estuaries 25(6):1185-1196.

  5. Visser, J. M., C. E. Sasser, R. A. Chabreck, and R. G. Linscombe. 1999. Long-term vegetation change in Louisiana tidal marshes, 1968–1992. Wetlands. 19 (1) 168–175.

  6. Evers, D. E., C. E. Sasser, J. G. Gosselink, D. A. Fuller, and J. M. Visser. 1998. The impact of vertebrate herbivores on wetland vegetation in Atchafalaya Bay, Louisiana. Estuaries 21(1): 1–13.

  7. Visser, J. M., and C. E. Sasser. 1995. Changes in tree species composition, structure, and growth in a bald cypress-water tupelo swamp forest: 1980-1990. Forest Ecology and Management 72:119–129.



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Dean Ed Laws
LSU's School of the Coast & Environment

 

 
 

 

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