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  • Mitchell, M. K., B. M. Ballard, J. M. Visser, M. G. Brasher, and E. J. Redeker. Accepted. Deliniation of coastal marsh types along the central Texas coast. Wetlands.
  • Tobin E., J.M. Visser, J.K. Peterson, and P.L. Leberg. 2014. Comparison of marsh vegetation types using occupancy modeling of small mammal populations. Southeastern Naturalist 13(3): 463-474.
  • Visser, J. M., W. P. Broussard III, Gary P. Shaffer, and J. W. Day Jr. 2014. Chapter 17. Climate Change effects on the Ecology of the Mississippi River Delta. Pp 397-420 in: T.S. Bianchi, M. A. Allison, and W-J Cai (eds.) Biochemical Dynamics at Large River-Coastal Interfaces: Linkages with Global Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, New York.
  • Sasser, C.E., Visser, J.M., Mouton, Edmond, Linscombe, Jeb, and Hartley, S.B., 2014, Vegetation types in coastal Louisiana in 2013: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3290, 1 sheet, scale 1:550,000, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sim3290.
  • Visser, J. M., S. M. Duke-Sylvester, J. Carter, and W. P. Broussard III. 2013. Lavegmod a Computer Model to Forecast Wetland Vegetation Changes Resulting from Coastal Restoration and Protection in Coastal Louisiana. Journal of Coastal Research 67: 51-59
  • Rivera-Monroy, V. H., B. Branoff, E. Meselhe, A. McCorquodale, M. Dortch, G. D. Steyer, J Visser, and H. Wang. 2013. Landscape-level estimation of nitrogen removal in coastal Louisiana wetlands: potential sinks under different restoration scenarios. Journal of Coastal Research 67:75-87
  • Cretini, K. F., J. M. Visser, K. W. Krauss, G. D. Steyer. 2012. Development and use of a floristic quality index for coastal Louisiana marshes. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 184 (4):2389-2403.
  • Visser, J. M., J. W. Day, Jr., L. L. Battaglia, G. P. Shaffer, and M. W. Hester. 2012. Chapter 5. Mississippi River Delta Wetlands. Pp. 63-74-in D. Batzer and A. Baldwin (eds.) Wetland Habitats of North America: Ecology and Conservation Concerns. University of California Press.
  • Battaglia, L. L. , M. S. Woodrey, M. S. Peterson, K. S. Dillon, and J. M Visser. 2012. Chapter 6 Coastal Ecosystems of the Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plains. Pp. 75-88 In D. Batzer and A. Baldwin (eds.) Wetland Habitats of North America: Ecology and Conservation Concerns. University of California Press.
  • Visser, J. M., S. M. Duke-Sylvester, W. P. Broussard III, and J. Carter. 2012 Appendix D-4. Vegetation Model Technical Report. In: Louisiana’s Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast. http://www.coastalmasterplan.louisiana.gov/2012-master-plan/final-master...
  • Rivera-Monroy, V. H., R. D. DeLaune, A. B. Owens, J.M. Visser, J. White, H. Hernandez-Trejo, and R. R. Twilley. 2011. Chapter 3: Removal of physical materials from systems: Loss of space, area, and habitats. Pp. 185-215 in E Wolanski and D. S. McLusky (eds): Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Sciences. Waltham: Academic Press.
  • Piazza, S.C., Steyer, G.D., Cretini, K.F., Sasser, C.E., Visser, J.M., Holm, G.O., Jr., Sharp, L.A., Evers, D.E., and Meriwether, J.R. 2011. Geomorphic and ecological effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on coastal Louisiana marsh communities: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011–1094, 126 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1094/
  • Visser, J. M., and C. E. Sasser. 2009. The effect of environmental factors on floating fresh marsh end-of-season biomass. Aquatic Botany 91:205-212.
  • Visser, J. M., and E. Sandy. 2009. The effects of flooding on four common Louisiana marsh plants. Gulf of Mexico Science 27(1):21-29.
  • Sasser, C. E., J. G. Gosselink, G. O. Holm, and J. M. Visser. 2009. Chapter 15: Tidal freshwater wetlands of the Mississippi River Deltas. Pp. 167-178 in A. Barendregt, D. F. Whigham and A. H. Baldwin (eds.) Tidal Freshwater Wetlands, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands
  • Visser, J. M., and D. M. Baltz. 2008. Chapter 15 Ecosystem structure of tidal saline marshes. Pp. 425-443 in: E. Wolinski, D. Cahoon, M. Brinson, and G.M.E. Perillo (eds.) Coastal Wetlands: an Ecosystem Integrated Approach. Elsevier, The Netherlands.
  • Twilley, R. R., B. R. Couvillion, I. Hossain, C. Jesch, A. B. Owens, G. D. Steyer and J. M. Visser. 2008. Coastal Louisiana ecosystem assessment & restoration (CLEAR) program: the role of ecosystem forecasting in evaluating restoration planning in the Mississippi River deltaic plain. American Fisheries Society Symposium 64:29-46.
  • Carpenter, K., C. E. Sasser, J. M. Visser, and R. D. DeLaune. 2007. Sediment input into a floating freshwater marsh: Effects on soil properties, buoyancy, and plant biomass. Wetlands 27(4):1016-1024
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Cretini, K. F., J. M. Visser, K. W. Krauss, and G. D. Steyer. 2009. CRMS Vegetation Analytical Team Framework: Methods for Collection, Development, and Use of Vegetation Response Variables. U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, La.,. 64 pp. http://www.lacoast.gov/crms2/dataDescr.aspx.
  • Twilley R. R., B. R. Couvillion, I. Hossain, C. Kaiser, A. B. Owens, G. D. Steyer, and J. M. Visser. 2008. Coastal Louisiana ecosystem assessment and restoration (CLEAR) program: the role of ecosystem forecasting in evaluating restoration planning in the Mississippi River deltaic plain. Pp. 29-46 in: K. D. McLaughlin (ed.). Mitigating impacts of natural hazards on fishery ecosystems. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 64, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Sasser, C. E., J. M. Visser, E. Mouton, and J. Linscombe. 2008. Vegetation Types in Coastal Louisiana in 2007. USGS Open-File Report 2008-1224. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1224/
  • Carpenter, K., C. E. Sasser, J. M. Visser, and R. D. DeLaune. 2007. Sediment input into a floating freshwater marsh: Effects on soil properties, buoyancy, and plant biomass. Wetlands 27(4):1016-1024
  • 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.
  • Dale, P. E. R., M. B. Dale, J. Anorov, J. Knight, M. C. Minno, B. Powell, R. C. Raynie, and J. M. Visser. 2006. Aspects of adaptive management of coastal wetlands: Case studies of processes, conservation, restoration, impacts and assessment. Pp. 197-222 in: R. Bobbink, D.F. Whigham, B. Beltman, and J.T.A. Verhoeven (eds.), Wetlands: Functioning, Biodiversity Conservation, and Restoration. Ecological Studies 191, Springer-Verlag, Berlin
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Visser, J. M., C. E. Sasser, R. H. Chabreck, and R. G. Linscombe. 2000. Marsh vegetation types of the Chenier Plain, Louisiana, USA. Estuaries 23(3):318–327.
  • Visser, J. M., C. E. Sasser, R. H. Chabreck, and R. G. Linscombe. 1999. Long-term vegetation change in Louisiana tidal marshes, 1968–92. Wetlands 19(1):168–175.
  • Visser, J. M., F. Franken, and C. E. Sasser. 1999. Effects of grazing on the recovery of oligohaline marshes impacted by Hurricane Andrew. In: L. P. Rozas, J. A. Nyman, C. E. Profitt, N. N. Rabalais, D. J. Reed, and R. E. Turner (eds.) Recent Research in Coastal Louisiana, 3–5 Feb. 1998, Lafayette, Louisiana. LA SeaGrant, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Visser, J. M., C. E. Sasser, R. H. Chabreck, and R. G. Linscombe. 1998. Marsh vegetation types of the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain, USA. Estuaries 21(4B): 818–828.
  • 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.
  • Visser, J. M., C. E. Sasser, R. A. Chabreck, and R. G. Linscombe. 1996. Marsh vegetation-types of Barataria and Terrebonne Estuaries, 1968-present. BTNEP Publ. No. 29, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuarine Program, Thibodaux, Louisiana.
  • 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.
  • Sasser, C. E., J. M. Visser, D. E. Evers, and J. G. Gosselink. 1995. The role of environmental variables in interannual variation in species composition and biomass in a sub-tropical minerotrophic floating marsh. Canadian Journal of Botany 73(3):413–424.
  • Condrey, R, P. Kemp, J. Visser, J. Gosselink, D. Lindstedt, E. Melancon, Jr., G. Peterson, and B. Thompson. 1995. Characterization of the current status, trends, and probable causes of change in living resources in the Barataria-Terrebonne estuarine system. BTNEP Publ. No. 21, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuarine Program, Thibodaux, Louisiana, 434 pp.
  • Visser, J. M., and G. W. Peterson. 1994. Breeding populations and colony site dynamics of seabirds nesting in Louisiana. Colonial Waterbirds 17(2): 146–152.
  • Gosselink, J. G., G. P. Shaffer, L. C. Lee, D. M. Burdick, D. L. Childers, N. C. Liebowitz, S. C. Hamilton, R. Boumans, D. Cushman, S. Fields, M. Koch, and J. M. Visser. 1990. Landscape conservation in a forested watershed: can we manage cumulative impacts? BioScience 40(8): 588-600.