Dr. Eric L. Sparks

Posadas, B. C., Sparks, E. L., Cunningham, S. R., Rodolfich, A. E., Wessel, C., Bradley, R. 2024. Economic impacts of marine debris encounters on commercial shrimping. Marine Pollution Bulletin 200:116038.

Posadas, B. C., Sparks, E. L., Cunningham, S., Rodolfich, A. E., Bradley, R., Wessell, C. 2024. Economic Impacts of Marine Debris Encounters on Commercial Shrimping . Marine Pollution Bulletin. MPB-D-23-02966.

Martinetto, P., Alberti, J., Becherucci, M. E., Cebrian, J., Iribarne, O., Marba, N., Montemayor, D., Sparks, E. L., Ward, R. 2023. The blue carbon of southern southwest Atlantic salt marshes and their biotic and abiotic drivers. Nature Communications 14(1):8500.

Chenier, Jr, K., Akers, J., Liner, S., Harrier, S., Sparks, E. L., Biber, P., Blackmon, L., Kastler, J., Broussard, P. 2023. A Small-scale Wave Tank For Living Shoreline Extension And Outreach. The Journal of Extension 61(1):3.

Virden, M. F., Temple, N. A., Webb, B. M., Sparks, E. L. 2023. Improvement of a Low-cost DIY Wave Gauge. The Journal of Extension 61(1):17.

Joshi, S., Wang, Y., Sparks, E. L., Marufuzzaman, M., Sartain, M., Ma, J. 2023. Marine debris awareness improvement using immersive virtual reality. Marine Pollution Bulletin 186:114406.

Bardou, R., Osland, M. J., Scyphers, S., Shepard, C., Aerni, K. E., Alemu I, J. B., Crimian, R., Day, R. H., Enwright, N. M., Feher, L. C., Gibbs, S. L., O'Donnell, K., Swinea, S. H., Thorne, K., Truskey, S., Armitage, A. R., Baker, R., Breithaupt, J. L., Cavanaugh, K. C., Cebrian, J., Cummins, K., Devlin, D. J., Doty, J., Ellis, W. L., Feller, I. C., Gabler, C. A., Kang, Y., Kennedy, J. P., Krauss, K. W., Lamont, M. M., Liu, K., Martinez, M., Matheny, A. M., McClenachan, G. M., McKee, K. L., Mendelssohn, I. A., Michot, T. C., Miller, C. J., Moon, J. A., Moyer, R. P., Nelson, J., O'Connor, R., Pahl, J. W., Pitchford, J. L., Proffitt, C. E., Quirk, T., Radabaugh, K. R., Scheffel, W. A., Smee, D. L., Snyder, C. M. 2023. Rapidly Changing Range Limits in a Warming World: Critical Data Limitations and Knowledge Gaps for Advancing Understanding of Mangrove Range Dynamics in the Southeastern USA. Estuaries and Coasts 46(5):1123-1140.

Gill, K., Chenier, K. A., Free, A., Goff, J., Pitchford, J. L., Cressman, K., Posten, M., Brunden, E., Shelton, M., Swanson, K., Cunningham, S. R., Garland, J., Snyder, C., Lamb, M., Schauwecker, T. J., Sparks, E. L. 2023. Research needs, environmental concerns, and logistical considerations for incorporating livestock grazing into coastal upland habitat management. Journal of Environmental Management 329:117119.

Rodolfich, A. E., Sparks, E. L., Posadas, B. C., Rodgers, J. C., Skarke, A. D., Bradley, R., Wessel, C. 2023. The distribution and direct impacts of marine debris on the commercial shrimping industry. Marine Pollution Bulletin 186(114417).

Rodolfich, A., Sparks, E. L., Posadas, B. C., Chenier, K., Bradley, R., Wessel, C., Cunningham, S. 2023. The development of a derelict crab trap removal incentive program for commercial shrimpers. Marine Pollution Bulletin 186(114392).

Amato, J., Alberti, J., Martin, S., Temple, N., Sparks, E. L., Cebrian, J. 2022. Do small-scale saltmarsh planting living shoreline projects enhance coastal functionality? A case study in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Environmental Management 321:116025.

Fischbach, E., Sparks, E. L., Hudson, K., Lio, S., Englebretson, E. A. 2022. Consumer Concern and Willingness to Pay for Plastic Alternatives in Food Service. Sustainability 14(10):5992.

Ahrabi-Nejad, S., Collini, R., Miller-Way, T., Patch, S. M., Rellinger, A., Sempier, T., Seubert, E., Sparks, E. L. 2022. Fostering science-to-civics literacy through the development and assessment of a sea-level rise curriculum. Continental Shelf Research 241:104731.

Battawi, A., Mallon, E., Vedral, A., Sparks, E. L., Ma, J., Marufuzzaman, M. 2022. In-Stream Marine Litter Collection Device Location Determination Using Bayesian Network. Sustainability 14(10):6147.

Collini, R., Heming, M. C., Mohrman, C., Daigle, M. T., Fulford, C. A., Gauthier Lowry, C. L., Hanisko, M. D., Mikulencak, S., Price, R., Ransom, K. R., Sempier, T. T., Shepard, C., Underwood, W. V., Woodrey, M. S., Denny, M. D., Sparks, E. L. 2022. Utilizing an End-User Driven Process to Identify and Address Climate-Resilience Tool Needs in the US Gulf of Mexico. Coastal Management 50(2):197-214.

Cunningham, S., Sparks, E. L., Rohnke, A. T. 2021. Evaluating the Structure, Demographics, and Effectiveness of the Mississippi Master Naturalist Program. The Journal of Extension 59(3):13.

Temple, N. A., Sparks, E. L., Webb, B. M., Cebrian, J., Virden, M. F., Lucore, A. E., Moss, H. B. 2021. Responses of two fringing salt marsh plant species along a wave climate gradient. Marine Ecology Progress Series 675:53-66.

Martin, S., Temple, N., Palino, G., Cebrian, J., Sparks, E. L. 2021. The effects of large-scale breakwaters on shoreline vegetation. Ecological Engineering 169:106319.

Collini, R., Heming, M. C., Mohrman, C. F., Daigle, M. T., Fulford, C. A., Gauthier Lowry, C. L., Hanisko, M. D., Mikulencak, S., Price, R., Sempier, T. T., Shepard, C., Underwood, W. V., Woodrey, M. S., Denny, M. D., Sparks, E. L. 2021. Understanding end-user adoption of an online climate resilience tool. Environmental Science & Policy 124:247-253.

Kyzar, T., Safak, I., Cebrian, J., Clark, M. W., Dix, N., Dietz, K., Gittman, R. K., Jaeger, J., Radabaugh, K. R., Roddenberry, A., Smith, C. S., Sparks, E. L., Stone, B., Sundin, G., Taubler, M., Angelini, C. 2021. Challenges and opportunities for sustaining coastal wetlands and oyster reefs in the southeastern United States. Journal of Environmental Management 296:113178.

Morris, R. L., La Peyre, M. K., Webb, B. M., Marshall, D. A., Bilkovic, D. M., Cebrian, J., McClenachan, G., Kibler, K. M., Walters, L. J., Bushek, D., Sparks, E. L., Temple, N. A., Moody, J., Angstadt, K., Goff, J., Boswell, M., Sacks, P., Swearer, S. E. 2021. Large-scale variation in wave attenuation of oyster reef living shorelines and the influence of inundation duration. Ecological Applications 31(6):e2382.

Kimball, M. E., Connolly, R. M., Alford, S. B., Colombano, D. D., James, W. R., Kenworthy, M. D., Norris, G. S., Ollerhead, J., Ramsden, S., Rehage, J. S., Sparks, E. L., Waltham, N. J., Worthington, T. A., Taylor, M. D. 2021. Novel applications of technology for advancing tidal marsh ecology. Estuaries and Coasts 44:1568-1578.

Waltham, N. J., Alcott, C., Barbeau, M. A., Cebrian, J., Connolly, R. M., Deegan, L. A., Dodds, K., Goodridge Gaines, L. A., Gilby, B. L., Henderson, C. J., McLuckie, C. M., Minello, T. J., Norris, G. S., Ollerhead, J., Pahl, J., Reinhardt, J. F., Rezek, R. J., Simenstad, C. A., Smith, J. A., Sparks, E. L., Staver, L. W., Ziegler, S. L., Weinstein, M. P. 2021. Tidal marsh restoration optimism in a changing climate and urbanizing seascape. Estuaries and Coasts 44:1681-1690.

Temple, N. A., Sparks, E. L., Cebrian, J., Martin, S. E., Firth, D. C. 2021. Nitrogen removal in constructed marshes at sites protected from and exposed to waves. Wetlands Ecology and Management 29:549-564.

Posadas, B. C., Sparks, E. L., Cunningham, S. R., Rodolfich, A. E. 2021. Qualitative assessment of the economic impacts of marine debris on Mississippi commercial shrimping. Marine Pollution Bulletin 166(112245):7.

Martin, S., Sparks, E. L., Constantin, A. J., Cebrian, J., Cherry, J. A. 2021. Restoring fringing tidal marshes for ecological function and ecosystem resilience to moderate sea-level rise in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Management 67(2):384-397.

Baker, R. D., Taylor, M. D., Able, K. W., Beck, M. W., Cebrian, J., Colombano, D. D., Connolly, R. M., Currin, C., Deegan, L. A., Feller, I. C., Gilby, B. L., Kimball, M. E., Minello, T. J., Rozas, L. P., Simenstad, C., Turner, R. E., Waltham, N. J., Weinstein, M. P., Ziegler, S. L., Zu Ermgassen, P. S., Alcott, C., Alford, S. B., Barbeau, M. A., Crosby, S. C., Dodds, K., Frank, A., Goeke, J., Goodridge Gaines, L. A., Hardcastle, F. E., Henderson, C. J., James, W. R., Kenworthy, M. D., Lesser, J., Mallick, D., Martin, C. W., McDonald, A. E., McLuckie, C., Morrison, B. H., Nelson, J. A., Norris, G. S., Ollerhead, J., Pahl, J. W., Ramsden, S., Rehage, J. S., Reinhardt, J. F., Rezek, R. J., Risse, L. M., Smith, J. A., Sparks, E. L., Staver, L. W. 2020. Fisheries rely on threatened salt marshes. Science 370(6517):670-671.

Carrier, J., Sparks, E. L., Woodrey, M. S., Cebrian, J., Boettcher, A. 2020. Small-scale variation in herbivore abundance and grazing on Juncus roemerianus dominated salt marshes. Wetlands Ecology & Management 28:983-991.

Hines, S. L., Vedral, A. J., Jefferson, A., Drymon, J. M., Woodrey, M. S., Mabey, S. E., Sparks, E. L. 2020. Engaging online students by activating ecological knowledge. Ecology and Evolution 10(22):12472-12481.

Temple, N. A., Webb, B. M., Sparks, E. L., Linhoss, A. C. 2020. Low-Cost Pressure Gauges for Measuring Water Waves. Journal of Coastal Research 36(3):661-667.

Montemayor, D. I., Sparks, E. L., Cebrian, J. 2020. Herbivory patterns along the intertidal gradient of Juncus roemerianus salt marshes. Marine Environmental Research 153:104814.

Siikamaki, J., Krupnick, A., Carollo, C., Yoskowitz, D., Cebrian, J., Pollack, J., Sparks, E. L. 2019. Valuation of Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ecosystems: A Five-State Choice Experiment. Resource and Energy Economics

Sparks, E. L. 2019. Ecological and physical performance data for plantings and offshore breakwaters at Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Alabama. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture

Sparks, E. L. 2019. Plant Percent Cover. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture

Sparks, E. L. 2019. Porewater Nutrients. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture

Sparks, E. L. 2019. Spartina alterniflora\_Biomass. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture

Morris, R., Bilkovic, D., Boswell, M., Bushek, D., Cebrian, J., Goff, J., Kibler, K., La Peyre, M., McClenachan, G., Shinn, J., Sparks, E. L. 2019. Evaluation of wave attenuation and shoreline stabilization by US Atlantic and Gulf coast oyster reef living shorelines. Ecological Applications

Martin, S., Sparks, E. L., A, C., Cebrian, J., Cherry, J. 2019. Restoring fringing tidal marshes for ecological function and ecosystem resilience to sea-level rise in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Environmental Management

Morris, R., Bilkovic, D., Boswell, M., Bushek, D., Cebrian, J., Goff, J., Kibler, K., La Peyre, M., McClenachan, G., Shinn, J., Sparks, E. L. 2019. The application of oyster reefs in shoreline protection: are we over-engineering for an ecosystem engineer?. . Journal of Applied Ecology 2019(56):1703-1711.

Macy, A., Sharma, S., Sparks, E. L., Goff, J., Heck, K., Johnson, M., Harper, P., Cebrian, J. 2019. Tropicalization of the barrier islands of the northern Gulf of Mexico: A comparison of herbivory and decomposition rates between smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) and black mangrove (Avicennia germinans). PLoS One 14(1).

Montemayor, D. I., Sparks, E. L., Iribarne, O. O., Cebrian, J. 2018. Influence of Grasshopper Herbivory on Nitrogen Cycling in Northern Gulf of Mexico Black Needlerush Salt Marshes. Estuaries and coasts 41(3):765--771.

Montemayor, D., Sparks, E. L., Cebrian, J., Iribarne, O. 2017. Influence of grasshopper herbivory on nitrogen recycling in Northern Gulf of Mexico black needlerush salt marshes. Estuaries and Coasts

Alberti, J., Cebrian, J., Alveraz, F., Escapa, M., Esquius, K. S., Fanjul, E., Sparks, E. L., Mortazavi, B., Iribarne, O. 2017. Nutrient and herbivore alterations cause uncoupled changes in producer diversity, biomass and ecosystem function, but not in overall multifunctionality. Scientific Reports 7(2639).

Thompson, J., Kaiser, A., Sparks, E. L., Shelton, M., Brunden, E., Cherry, J., Cebrian, J. 2016. Ecosystem-What? Public Understanding and Trust in Conservation Science and Ecosystem Services. Frontiers in Science and Environmental Communication 1(3).

Sparks, E. L., Cebrian, J. 2015. Effects of fertilization on grasshopper grazing of northern Gulf of Mexico salt marshes. Estuaries and Coasts 38(3):988--999.

Cherry, J., Ramseur, G., Sparks, E. L., Cebrian, J. 2015. Testing sea-level rise impacts in tidal wetlands: a novel in situ approach. Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Cherry, J. A., Ramseur, G. S., Sparks, E. L., Cebrian, J. 2015. Testing sea-level rise impacts in tidal wetlands: an in situ approach. Methods In Ecology and Evolution

Sparks, E. L., Cebrian, J. 2015. Does bird removal affect grasshopper grazing on Juncus roemerianus (black needlerush) marshes? . Wetlands Ecology and Management 23(6):1083-1089.

Sparks, E. L., Cebrian, J. 2015. Effects of fertilization on grasshopper grazing in Northern Gulf of Mexico salt marshes. Estuaries and Coasts 38(3):988-999.

Sparks, E. L., Cebrian, J., Tobias, C. R., May, C. 2015. Groundwater nitrogen processing in Northern Gulf of Mexico restored marshes. Journal of Environmental Management 150(15):206-215.

Sparks, E. L., Cebrian, J., Smith, S. M. 2014. Removal of fast flowing nitrogen from marshes restored in sandy soils. PLoS One

Sparks, E. L., Cebrian, J., Biber, P., Sheehan, K. L., Tobias, C. R. 2013. Cost-effectiveness of two small-scale salt marsh restoration designs. Ecological Engineering 53(2015):250-256.