Edwards, K, R., J. E. Lepo, and M. A. Lewis. 2003. Toxicity Comparison of Biosurfactants and Synthetic Surfactants Used in Oil Spill Remediation to Two Estuarine Species. Marine Pollution Bulletin 46:1309-1316.

Buma, AG.J., P. Boelen and W.H. Jeffrey. 2003. UVR-induced DNA damage in aquatic organisms. In: W. Helbling and H. Zagarese (eds.), Comprehensive series in Photosciences "UY effects in aquatic organisms and ecosystems." The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK. pp.291-327

Wilhelm, S., W.H. Jeffrey, A Dean, J. Meador, and D.L. Mitchell. 2003. Ultraviolet radiation induced DNA damage in marine viruses along a latitudinal gradient. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 31: 1-8.

Karouna-Renier, N.K., W.-K. Yang, and K.R. Rao. 2003. Cloning and characterization of a 70kDa heat shock cognate gene (HSC70) from two species of Chironomus. Insect Mol. Biol., 12: 1926.

Sipura, J., Lores, E.M., and Snyder, R.A. 2003. Effect of copepods on estuarine microbial plankton in short-term microcosms. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 33: 181-190.

Caffrey, J.M., N.E. Harrington, I. Solem, and B.B. Ward. 2003. Biogeochemical Processes in a Small California Estuary: 2. Nitrification Activity, Community Structure and Role in Nitrogen Budgets. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 248: 27-40.

Caffrey, J.M. 2003. Production, Respiration and Net Ecosystem Metabolism in U.S. Estuaries. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 81: 207-219

Jeffrey, W.H. 2003. Ultraviolet radiation effects on marine bacteria. University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA. January 17. (Invited)

Jeffrey, W.H. 2003. Molecular and physiological effects of ultraviolet radiation on marine bacterioplankton. Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL. February 7. (Invited)

Jeffrey, W.H. 2003. Molecular and physiological effects of ultraviolet radiation on marine bacterioplankton. University of North Carolina at Wilmington, February 20. (Invited)

Lepo, J. Tracking Sources of Fecal Contamination in Environmental Waters." Presented at the Comprehensive Meeting of the EPA Gulf of Mexico Program Focus and Project Teams. New Orleans, Louisiana. 26 June 2003.

Snyder, R. A., and J. E. Lepo, J. Liebens, and C. Briscoe. 2003. Agricultural Runoff Impacts on Total Maximum Daily Loads and Water Quality: Field and Watershed Scale Studies and Science-Teacher Education. USDA National Water Quality Coordinators Conference: Building the Network, Strengthening Partnerships, Tucson, Arizona, 12 January 2003.

Snyder, R.A., J. E. Lepo, J.E., A. Nocker, L. M. Proctor, L. Pennington, J. Moss, M. Ederington-Hagy, M., and S. MacAuley. 2003. Microbial Biofilms As Indicators of Estuarine Condition. American Society for Microbiology, National Meeting, Washington, D.C. 19 - 21 May 2003.

Proctor, L.M., S. MacAuley, A. Nocker, J. E. Lepo, and R. A. Snyder. 2003. Analysis of N cycling Microorganisms in Biofilm Communities from Estuarine Environments, National Meeting, Washington, DC. 19 - 21 May 2003.

Snyder, R.A. and J.E. Lepo. 2003. AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF IMPACTS ON TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS AND WATER QUALITY: Field and Watershed Scale Studies and Science-Teacher Education, (poster and talk) USDA all investigators meeting in Tuscon, AZ, January 2003.

Snyder, R.A., S. Lacina, S. Brown, and W. Cleckley. Restoration of Gulf Coast Wet Prairie Habitat from Slash Pine Plantation. THE FOURTH AGRO-ECOLOGY CONFERENCE: Ecosystem Restoration and Stewardship In Florida, Florida Center for Environmental Studies, St Augustine, FL January 2003.

Martin, K. J., J. M. Henson, L. L. Phillips, R. A. Brooks and J. E. Lepo. 2003. Phytopathogens as Bioterrorism Agents. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Biological Defense Researchers. (Soldiers Biological Chemical Command; SBCCOM) 28 - 30 April 2003. Lubbock, Texas.

Moss, J.A., R.A. Snyder, and J. E. Lepo. 2003. Fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis as a surrogate for microbial heterotrophic activity in estuarine biofilms. Estuarine Research Federation Annual Meeting; Seattle, WA. 14-18 September 2003.

Pennington, L.J.,R.A. Snyder, J. E. Lepo, M. Ederington-Hagy, A. N. Rondon, and R. H. Davis. 2003. Habitat Fidelity of Estuarine Microbial Biofilms determined from analysis of phospholipids. Estuarine Research Federation Annual Meeting; Seattle, WA. 14-18 September 2003.

Proctor, L. M. S. MacAuley, J. E. Lepo, R. Snyder, and A. Nocker. 2003. Characterization of N-Cycling Microorganisms in Biofilms from Estuarine Environments in the Gulf of Mexico. Estuarine Research Federation Annual Meeting; Seattle, WA. 14-18 September 2003.

Jeffrey, W. H. 2003. The power of partnerships between scientists and educators for promoting ocean science in Florida. Florida Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence (FCOSSEE) Florida Community Building Workshop, Tallahassee. FL. May 17.

Jeffrey, W. H. 2003. Molecular and physiological effects of ultraviolet radiation on marine bacterioplankton. Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), Observatoire Océanologique. Banyuls-sur-Mer, France. June 6. (Invited)

Jeffrey, W. H. 2003. Molecular and physiological effects of ultraviolet radiation on marine bacterioplankton. Annual Meeting American Society for Photobiology, Baltimore, MD. July 5-9. (Invited)

Meador, J. W. H. Jeffrey, and D.L. Mitchell,. 2003. Characterization of diverse photobiological responses of marine bacterioplankton. Annual Meeting American Society for Photobiology, Baltimore, MD. July 5-9.

Snyder, R. A., J.E. Lepo, and M.A. Lewis, 2003. Microbial Biofilms as Integrative Sensors of Environmental Quality. Estuarine Indicators Workshop, Sanibel Island, FL. October 29-31.

Rao, K.R. 2003. Inaugural Lecture; national Seminar on Modern Biology, Guntur, India. (Invited)

Jeffrey, W.H. 2003. Photographer Frank Hurley and the Endurance Expedition to Antarctica. Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, FL. September 11. (Invited) Lepo, J. E. 2003. Microbial Biofilms as Indicators of Estuarine Condition. Seminar to Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss. 31 October 2003.

Phillips, L. L., R. A. Brooks, K. J. Martin, and J. E. Lepo. 2003. Combining QPCR and TRFLPs to detect bioterrorism agents on plant surfaces. Annual Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society. 9 – 13 August 2003. Charlotte, North Carolina.

Martin, K. J., L. L. Phillips, R. A. Brooks, and J. E. Lepo. 2003. Combining real-time quantitative PCR with terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism methods to detect crop-bioterrorism agents. Annual Meeting of the Soil Science Society of America. Denver, Colorado. 9 November 2003.

Snyder, R.A., J. E. Lepo, A. Nocker, L. Proctor, L. Pennington, J. Moss, and T. Huggins. 2003. Microbial biofilms as indicators of estuarine condition. Estuarine Research Federation Annual Meeting; Seattle, WA. 14-18 September 2003.

Nocker, A., R.A. Snyder, J. E. Lepo, J.A. Moss, and T. Huggins. 2003. Molecular analysis of habitat specificity in estuarine microbial biofilm community structures. Estuarine Research Federation Annual Meeting; Seattle, WA. 14-18 September 2003.