Edward Buskey
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Director, Marine Science Institute
- Marine Science
Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Regents Chair in Marine Science
Contact Information
Biography
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023-present - Chair, Executive Committee, Texas Gulf Coast Research Center
2022-present - Director, University of Texas Marine Science Institute and Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Regents Chair in Marine Science
2022-present - Chair, Department of Marine Science, University of Texas at Austin
2021-2022 - Interim Director, University of Texas Marine Science Institute and Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Regents Chair in Marine Science
2021-2022 - Interim Chair, Department of Marine Science, University of Texas at Austin
2018-2024 - Director, Marine GEO Texas - UTMSI
2018-2020 - Director, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative DROPPS III Consortium
2015-2018 - Director, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative DROPPS II Consortium
2013-2021 - Associate Chair, Department of Marine Science, University of Texas at Austin and Fellow of the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Chair in Marine Science
2012-2013 - Interim Chair, Department of Marine Science, The University of Texas at Austin
2011-2015 - Director, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Consortium: Dispersion Research on Oil: Physics and Plankton Studies (DROPPS)
2006- 2023 - Research Coordinator, Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve
1999-present - Professor, Department of Marine Science, The University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, Texas
2002-2009 - Research Professor, Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, Texas
1999-2002 - Senior Research Scientist, Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, Texas
1993-1999 - Associate Professor, Department of Marine Science, The University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, Texas
1990-1992 - Assistant Professor, Department of Marine Science, The University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, Texas
1986-1999 - Research Scientist, Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, Texas
1986 - Assistant Marine Scientist, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
1983-1985 - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
1981-1983 - Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
1979-1981 - Biologist (GS-7) Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory, Narragansett, Rhode Island
1978-1979 - Instructor, Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1976-1978 - Instructor, Middlesex Community College, Bedford, Massachusetts
1974-1976 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Research
Zooplankton Ecology
Behavior and sensory perception of zooplankton; bioluminescence of marine plankton; predator-prey interactions; photobehavior; role of zooplankton grazers in phytoplankton bloom dynamics, effects of crude oil and dispersants on marine zooplankton.
Estuarine Ecology
Research and monitoring within the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, including studies of climate change, freshwater inflows, nutrient loads and harmful algal blooms.
My research interests in marine science have focused on studies of the behavioral ecology of marine zooplankton, and how sensory perception mediates behavioral adaptations for locating food resources, avoiding predators and finding mates. Much of this research makes use of video microcinematography, high speed digital holography and automated video-computer methods for image and motion analysis. I am particularly interested in the role of photoreception in mediating potential predator-prey interactions within the plankton, including the role of bioluminescence in nocturnal predator-prey interactions, the role of vision in the feeding of larval fish on zooplankton and the role of sunlight in vertical migration of oceanic plankton to avoid visual predators. I am also interested in the role of planktonic grazers in harmful algal bloom dynamics; several ongoing studies are investigating the role of grazers in bloom dynamics of the toxic red tide dinoflagellate Karenia brevis with funding from the Gulf of Mexico.
Within the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve my laboratory runs the System Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP) which measures water quality at six stations within the reserve at 15 minute intervals. We also monitor nutrient concentrations and monitor phytoplankton and zooplankton populations on a monthly basis.
Research Initiative
I am leading a consortium of six research institutions to study how physical processes and chemical dispersants break up crude oil patches in the sea, and the impacts of this dispersed oil on the base of the marine food web (bacteria, phytoplankton and zooplankton).
Research Areas
- Oceans and Freshwater
Fields of Interest
- Plankton Biology
- Coastal Ecosystem Processes
- Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
- Marine Population Dynamics
Education
- Ph.D., Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island (1983)
- M.Sc., University of British Columbia (1976)
- B.A., Brown University (1974)
Publications
*Graduate student or post-doctoral mentee
Koontz, E.L., J.R. Holmquist, S. Parker, A. Stearns, B. Roberts, C. Young, L. Windham-Myers, P. Oikawa, J. P. Megonigal, G. Noyce, E. J. Buskey, R. K. Derby, R. Dunn, M. C. Ferner, J. Krask, C Marconi, K. Savage, J. Shahan, A. Spivak, K. St. Laurent, J. Argueta, S. Baird, K. Beheshti, L. Crane, K. Cressman, J. Crooks, S. Fernald, J. A. Garwood, J. S. Goldstein, T. Grothues, A. Habeck, S. Lerberg, S. B. Lucas, P. Marcum, C. Peter, S. Phipps, K. B. Raposa, A. Rovai, S. Schooler, R. Twilley, M. Tyrrell, K. Uyeda, S. Wulfing, J. Aman, A. Giacchetti, S. Cross-Johnson. (in press). Controls on spatial variation in porewater methane concentrations across U.S. tidal wetlands. Science of the Total Environment.
*Tang, C. H., E.J. Buskey. (2024) Compositional change of bacterial communities in oil-polluted seawater amid varying degrees of nanoplankton bacterivory. Environmental Pollution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124723
Jiang, H. and E.J. Buskey. (2024) Relating ciliary propulsion morphology and flow to particle acquisition in marine planktonic ciliates I: The tintinnid ciliate Amphorides quadrilineata. Journal of Plankton Research https://doi.org/10.1093/plant/fbae012
Jiang, H. and E.J. Buskey. (2024) Relating ciliary propulsion morphology and flow to particle acquisition in marine planktonic ciliates II: The oligotrich ciliate Strombidium capitatum. Journal of Plankton Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/plant/fbae011
Valseth, E. C. Dawson and E. Buskey. (2023) A study of the potential effects of deepening the Corpus Christi Ship Channel on hurricane storm surge. Journal of Computational Science. DOI: 10.1016/j.jocs.2023.102138
Wade, T.L., Driscoll, S.K., McGrath, J., Coolbaugh, T., Liu, Z. and Buskey, E.J. (2022) Exposure Methodologies for Dissolved Individual Hydrocarbons, Dissolved Oil, Water Oil Dispersions, Water Accommodated Fraction and Chemically Enhanced Water Accommodated Fraction of Fresh and Weathered Oil. Marine Pollution Bulletin 184: 114085
*Tang, C.H. and E.J. Buskey. (2022) De-coupled growth and microzooplankton grazing in a simulated oil spill event in mesocosms. Marine Pollution Bulletin 178: 113631
Valseth, E., M.D. Loveland, C. Dawson, E.J. Buskey (2021) A Study of the Potential Impact of Dredging the Corpus Christi Ship Channel on Passive Particle Transport. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9, 935. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/jmse9090935
*Park, B.S., D.L. Erdner, H.P. Bacosa. Z. Liu and E.J. Buskey. (2020) Potential effects of bacterial communities on the formation of blooms of the harmful dinoflagellate Prorocentrum after the 2014 Texas City “Y” oil spill (USA). Harmful Algae 95 doi/10.1016/j.hal.2020.101802
Weatherall, T.F., L. P. Scheef, E.J. Buskey (2018) Spatial and temporal settlement patterns of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus and Callinectes similis) megalopae in a drought-prone estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 214: 89-97.
Vidal, E.A.G., L.D. Zeidberg and E.J. Buskey (2018). Development of swimming abilities in squid paralarvae: behavioral and ecological implications for dispersal. Frontiers Physiology 9:954 doi: 10.3389/phys.2018.00954
Almeda, R., S. Cosgrove and E.J. Buskey. (2018) Crude oil spills and dispersants can cause the initiation of potentially harmful dinoflagellate blooms. Environmental Science and Technology doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00335
Gemmell, B.J., H.P. Bacosa, B.O. Dickey, C.G. Gemmell, L.R. Alqasemi and E.J. Buskey. (2018). Rapid alterations to marine microbiota communities following an oil spill. Ecotoxicology doi10.1007/s10646-018-1923-7
Bruesewitz, D.A., T.J. Hoellein, R. Mooney, W.S. Gardner and E.J. Buskey. (2017) Wastewater influences nitrogen dynamics along a river-estuary continuum during a prolonged drought. Limnol. Oceanogr. 62: s239-s257. doi: 10.1002/Ino.10576
Buskey, E.J., J. R. Strickler, C.J. Bradley, D.K. Hartline and P.H. Lenz. (2017) Escapes in copepods: comparison between myelinate and amyelinate species. J. Exp. Biol. 220: 754-758. DOI: 10.1242/jeb.148304
Buskey, E.J., H. White and A. Esbaugh (2016) Impact of oil spills on marine life in the Gulf of Mexico: effects on plankton, nekton and deep-sea benthos. Oceanography 29:174-181.
Gemmell, B., H.P. Bacosa, Z. Liu and E.J. Buskey. (2016) Can gelatinous zooplankton influence the fate of crude oil in marine environments? Marine Pollution Bulletin. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.08.065
Gemmell, B.J., Oh, G, E.J. Buskey, T.A. Villareal. (2016) Dynamic sinking behavior in marine phytoplankton: rapid changes in buoyancy may aid in nutrient uptake. Proc. R. Soc. B. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.1126
Almeda, R. T. Harvey, T.L. Connelly, S. Baca and E.J. Buskey. (2016). Influence of UVB radiation on the lethal and sublethal toxicity of dispersed crude oil to planktonic copepod nauplii. Chemosphere 152: 446-458.
Almeda, R., T.L. Connelly and E.J. Buskey (2015) How much crude oil can zooplankton ingest? Quantification of dispersed crude oil defecation by planktonic copepods. Environmental Pollution 208: 645-654
Adhikari, D., B.J. Gemmell, M.P. Hallberg, E.K. Longmire, E.J. Buskey (2015) Measuring 3D trajectory of zooplankton and surrounding volumetric velocity field simultaneously in complex flows. Journal of Experimental Biology 218:3534-3540.
Gemmell, B.J., H. Jiang and E.J. Buskey (2015) A tale of the ciliate tail: investigation into the adaptive significance of this sub-cellular structure. Proc. R. Soc. B. 282 20150770 DOI10.1098/rspb 2015.0770
Bruesewitz, D.A., W.S. Gardner, R.A. Mooney and E.J. Buskey. (2015) Seasonal water column ammonium cycling along a semi-arid subtropical river-estuary continuum: responses to episodic events and drought conditions. Ecosystems18:792-812.DOI: 10.1007/s10021-015-9863-z
Almeda, R., T. Connelly and E.J. Buskey (2014). Novel insight into the role of heterotrophic dinoflagellates in the fate of crude oil in the sea. Nature Scientific Reports 4: 7560 DOI: 10.1038/srep07560.
Bittler, K.M., L.P. Sheef, E.J. Buskey (2014) Freshwater inflows and blue crabs: The influence of salinity on selective tidal stream transport. Marine Ecology Progress Series 514: 137-148. Doi: 10.2254/meps10990
Gemmell, B.J., H. Jiang and E.J. Buskey (2014) A new approach to micro-scale particle image velocitmetry (uPIV) for quantifying flows around free-swimming organisms. J. Plank. Res. 36: 1396-1401. doi:10.1093/plankt/fbu067
Gomes, H.R., S.G.M. Prabhu, J. Goes, E.J. Buskey and P. Thoppil. (2014) Massive outbreaks of Noctiluca scintillans blooms in the Arabian Sea due to spread of hypoxia. Nature Communications 5:4862 doi: 10.1038/ncomms5862
Almeda, R., S. Bona, C.R. Foster, E.J. Buskey. (2014) Chemically dispersed crude oil decreases the growth rates of the meroplanktonic tornaria larvae (Schizocardium sp.) and cirripede nauplii (Amphibalanus improvisus). Marine Environmental Research. 99: 212-217. DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.06,007
Almeda R., Hyatt C., Buskey E. (2014). Corexit 9500A, the chemical dispersant used in the DWH oil spill, increases the toxicity of crude oil to marine microzooplankton. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 106:76-85.
Almeda, R., Baca, S., Hyatt, C., Buskey, E. J. (2014). Ingestion and sublethal effects of physically and chemically dispersed crude oil on marine planktonic copepods. Ecotoxicology 23: 988-1003 (DOI) 10.1007/s10646-014-1242-6
Turner, E.L., D.A. Bruesewitz, R.F. Mooney, P.A. Montagna, J.W. McClelland, A. Sadovski, and E.J. Buskey. (2014) Comparing performance of five nutrient-phytoplankton-zooplankton (NPZ) models in Coastal Lagoons. Ecological Modeling 277:13-26.
Gemmell, B. J. J. Sheng and E.J. Buskey. (2013) Morphology of seahorse head hydrodynamically aids in capture of evasive prey. Nat. Commun. 4:2840 doi: 10.1038/ncomms3840 .
Bruesewitz, D.A., W.S. Gardner, R.F. Mooney, L. Pollard, and E.J. Buskey. (2013) Estuarine ecosystem function response to flood and drought in a shallow, semi-arid estuary: Nitrogen cycling and ecosystem metabolism. Limnol. Oceanogr. 58:2293-2309.
Almeda, R. Z. Wambaugh, C. Chai, Z. Wang, Z. Liu and E.J. Buskey (2013) Effects of crude oil exposure on bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and survival of adult and larval stages of gelatinous zooplankton. PLoS ONE 8(10): e74476. doi:10.1371/journal pone.0074476.
Almeda, R., Z. Wambaugh, Z. Wang, C. Hyatt, Z. Liu, E.J. Buskey (2013) Interactions between zooplankton and crude oil: toxic effects and bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. PLoS ONE 8(6): e67212. Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067212.
Gemmell, B.J., J. Sheng and E.J. Buskey (2013) A compensatory escape mechanism at low Reynolds number. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 110: 4661-4666.
Bradley C., J.R. Strickler, E.J. Buskey, P. Lenz. 2013. Swimming and escape behavior in two species of calanoid copepods from nauplius to adult: J. Plankton. Res.35: 49-65.
Gemmell, B.J., H. Jiang, J.R. Strickler and E.J. Buskey. 2012. Plankton reach new heights in effort to avoid predators. Proc. R. Soc. London, B. 279:2786-2792.
Buskey, E.J., P. H. Lenz and D.K. Hartline. 2011. Sensory perception, neurobiology and behavioral adaptations for predator avoidance in planktonic copepods. Adaptive Behavior 20: 57-66.
Gemmell, B.J. and E.J. Buskey. 2011. The transition from nauplii to copepodites: susceptibility of developing copepods to fish predators. J. Plank. Res. 33: 1773-1777.
Campbell, L., R.J. Olson, H.M. Sosik, A. Abraham, D. Henrichs, C. Hyatt, and E.J. Buskey. (2010). First harmful Dinophysis bloom in the US is revealed by automated imaging flow cytometry. J. Phycol. 46:66-75
Wu, C.-H., H.U. Dahms, E.J. Buskey, J.R. Strickler, and J.S. Hwang. (2010). Behavioral interactions of Temora turbinata with its potential cilicite prey. Zoological Studies 49:157-168.
Vandromme, P., F. Schmitt, S. Souissi, E.J. Buskey, J.R. Strickler, C.H. Wu, and J.S. Hwang. (2010). Symbolic analysis of plankton swimming trajectories: case study of Strombilidium sp (Protista) helical walking under various food conditions.. Zoological Studies 49: 289-303.
Finelli, C.M., R.D. Clarke, H.E. Robinson, and E.J. Buskey. 2009. Water flow controls distribution and feeding behavior of two synoptic coral reef fishes: I. Field measurements. Coral Reefs. 28:461-473.
Clarke, R.D., C.M. Finelli and E.J. Buskey. 2009. Water flow controls distribution and feeding behavior of two synoptic coral reef fishes. II. Laboratory experiments. Coral Reefs. 28:475-488.
Buskey, E.J. 2008. How does eutrophication affect the role of grazers in harmful algal bloom dynamics? Harmful Algae 8:152-157.
Waggett, R.J. and E.J. Buskey. 2008. Escape reaction performance of myelinated and non-myelinated calanoid copepods. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 361:111-118.
Robinson, H.E., C.M. Finelli and E.J. Buskey. 2007. The turbulent lives of copepods: laboratory flume studies of how flow over a coral reef affect their ability to detect and evade predators. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 349:171-181.
DeYoe, H.R., E.J. Buskey and F.J. Jochem. 2007. Physiological responses of Aureoumbra lagunensis and Synechococcus sp to nitrogen addition in a mesocosm experiment. Harmful Algae 6:48-55.
Speekmann, C.L., B.S. Nunez and E.J. Buskey. 2007. Measuring RNA:DNA ratios in individual copepods, Acartia tonsa. Mar. Biol. 151:759-766.
Breier, C. and E.J. Buskey. 2007. Effects of the red tide dinoflagellate Karenia brevis on grazing and fecundity in the copepod Acartia tonsa. J. Plankton Res. 29:115-126.
Waggett, R.J. and E.J. Buskey. 2007. Copepod escape behavior in non-turbulent and turbulent hydrodynamic regimes. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 334:193-198.
Waggett, R.J. and E.J. Buskey. 2007. Calanoid copepod escape behavior in response to a visual predator: sensory and behavioral characteristics contributing to escape success. Mar. Biol. 150:559-607.
Alekperov, I., E. Buskey and N. Snegovaya. 2007. The free-living ciliates of the Texas Gulf coast near Port Aransas (South Texas, USA). Protistology 5: 101-130.
Speekmann, C.L., C.J. Hyatt and E.J. Buskey. 2006. Effects of a Karenia brevis diet on RNA:DNA ratios and egg production of Acartia tonsa. Harmful Algae 5:693-704.
Buskey, E.J. and C.J. Hyatt. 2006. Use of the Flow CAM for semi-automated recognition and enumeration of red tide cells in natural plankton samples. Harmful Algae 5:685-692.
Waggett, R.J. and E.J. Buskey. 2006. Copepod Sensitivity to flow fields: detection by copepods of predatory ctenophores. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser 323:205-211.
Alekperov, I., E. Buskey and N. Snegovaya. 2006. New and little known free living ciliates from the plankton of the Caspian Sea. Protistology 4:195-201.
Gilbert, O.M., and E.J. Buskey. 2005. Turbulence decreases the hydrodynamic predator-sensing ability of the planktonic copepod Acartia tonsa. J. Plankton Res. 27:1067-1071.
Buskey, E.J. 2005. Behavioral characteristics of copepods that affect their suitability as food for larval fishes. In: Copepods in Aquaculture. C.-S. Lee, P.J. O’Bryen and N.M. Marcus (eds.), pp. 91-106. Blackwell Publishing, Ames, Iowa
Clarke, R.J., E.J. Buskey, and K.C. Marsden. 2005. Effects of water movement and prey behavior on zooplankton capture by two coral reef fishes. Marine Biology 146:1145-1155.
Collumb, C.J. and E.J. Buskey. 2004. Effects of the toxic red tide dinoflagellate (Karenia brevis) on survival, fecal pellet production and fecundity of the copepod Acartia tonsa. In: Harmful Algae 2002. K.A. Steidinger, J.H. Landsberg, C.R. Tomas, and G.A. Vargo (eds.), pp 44-46.
Villareal, T.A., T. Chirichella and E.J. Buskey. 2004. Regional distribution of the Texas brown tide (Aureoumbra lagunensis) in the Gulf of Mexico. In: Harmful Algae 2002. K.A. Steidinger, J.H. Landsberg, C.R. Tomas, and G.A. Vargo (eds.), pp. 374-376.
Buskey, E.J., C.J. Hyatt, and C.L. Speekmann. 2004. Trophic interactions within the planktonic food webs in mangrove channels of Twin Cays, Belize, Central America. Atoll Res. Bull. 529:1-22.
Buskey, E.J., C.J. Hyatt, and W. Slingerland. 2004. Survival and reproduction of the copepod Parvocalanus crassirostris fed the Texas brown tide alga Aureoumbra lagunensis. In: Harmful Algae 2002. K.A. Steidinger, J.H. Landsberg, C.R. Tomas, and G.A. Vargo (eds.), pp. 106-108. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Liu, H. and E. Buskey. 2003. Effects of media N:P ratio on the extracellular polymeric substance (EPA) production by brown tide-forming alga Aureoumbra lagunensis. Plankton Biol. Ecol. 50:55-60.
Buskey, E.J., H. DeYoe, F. Jochem, and T. Villareal. 2003. Effects of mesozooplankton removal on trophic structure during a bloom of the Texas “brown tide”: A mesocosm study. J. Plank. Res. 25:215-228.
Buskey, E.J. 2003. Behavioral adaptations of the cubozoan medusae Tripedalia cystophora for feeding on copepod swarms. Mar. Biol. 142:225-232.
Buskey, E.J. and D.K. Hartline. 2003. High speed video analysis of the escape responses of the copepod Acartia tonsa to shadows. The Biological Bulletin 204:28-37.
Buskey, E.J., P.H. Lenz, and D.K. Hartline. 2002. Escape behavior of planktonic copepods to hydrodynamics: High speed video analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 235:135-146.
Bersano, J., E.J. Buskey, and T.A. Villareal. 2002. Viability of the Texas brown tide alga Aureoumbra lagunensis in fecal pellets of the copepod Acartia tonsa. Plank. Biol. Ecol. 49:88-92.
Buskey, E.J., H. Liu, C. Collumb, and J. Bersano. 2001. The decline and recovery of a persistent brown tide algal bloom in the Laguna Madre (Texas, USA). Estuaries 24:337-346.
Liu, H., E.A. Laws, T.A. Villareal, and E.J. Buskey. 2001. Nutrient limited growth of Aureoumbra lagunensis, with implications for its capability to outgrow other phytoplankton species in phosphate-limited environments. Journal of Phycology 37:500-508.
Jakobsen, H.H., C.J. Hyatt, and E.J. Buskey. 2001. Growth and grazing on the “Texas brown tide” forming alga Aureoumbra lagunensis by the tintinnid Amphorides quadraliniatus. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 23:245-252.
Liu, H. and E.J. Buskey. 2000. The extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) layer surrounding Aureoumbra lagunensis cells reduces affects growth, grazing and behavior of protozoa. Limnol. Oceanogr. 45:1187-1191.
Buskey, E.J. 2000. The role of vision in the aggregative behavior of the mysid Mysidium columbiae. Marine Biology 137:257-265.
Liu, H. and E.J. Buskey. 2000. Hypersalinity enhances extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) production of Texas brown tide alga Aureoumbra lagunensis. Journal of Phycology 35:1-7.
Ward, L.A., P.A. Montagna, R.D. Kalke, and E.J. Buskey. 2000. Sublethal effects of Texas brown tide on Streblospio bendicti (Polychaeta) larvae. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 248:121-129.
Buskey, E.J., K.H. Dunton, and P.L. Parker. 1999. Variations in stable carbon isotope ratio of the copepod Acartia tonsa during the onset of the Texas brown tide. Estuaries 22:1018-1026.
Hartline, D.K., E.J. Buskey, and P. Lenz. 1999. Rapid jumps and bioluminescence elicited by controlled hydrodynamic stimuli in a mesopelagic copepod Pleuromamma xiphias. Biological Bulletin 197:132-143.
Buskey, E.J., T.A. Villareal, and T. Lopez-Barreiro. 1999. Reconstructing the initiation of the Texas brown tide bloom of Aureoumbra lagunensis from archived samples using an immunofluorescence assay. Plankton Biology and Ecology 46:159-161.
Ambler, J.W., F.D. Ferrari, J. Fornshell, and E.J. Buskey. 1999. Diel cycles of molting, mating, egg production and hatching in the swarm forming copepod Dioithona oculata. Plankton Biology and Ecology 46:120-127.
Buskey, E.J. 1998. The energetic cost of position-holding behavior in the holoplanktonic mysid Mysidium columbiae. Marine Ecology Progress Series 172:139-147.
Buskey, E.J., B. Wysor, and C. Hyatt. 1998. The role of hypersalinity in the persistence of the Texas "brown tide" bloom in the Laguna Madre. Journal of Plankton Research 20:1553-1565.
Buskey, E.J. 1998. Components of mating behavior in planktonic copepods. Journal of Marine Systems 15:13-21.
Buskey, E.J. 1998. Energetic costs of swarming behavior for the copepod Dioithona oculata. Marine Biology 130:425-431.
Buskey, E.J., P.A. Montagna, A.F. Amos, and T.E. Whitledge. 1997. Disruption of grazer populations as a contributing factor to the initiation of the Texas brown tide algal bloom. Limnology and Oceanography 42:1215-1222.
Buskey, E.J. 1997. Behavioral components of feeding selectivity of the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Protoperidinium pellucidum. Marine Ecology Progress Series 153:77-89.
Li, Y., E. Swift, and E.J. Buskey. 1996. Photoinhibition of mechanically stimulable bioluminescence in the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Protoperidinium depressum. Journal of Phycology 32:974-982.
Buskey, E.J., J.O. Peterson, and J.W. Ambler. 1996. The swarming behavior of the copepod Dioithona oculata: in situ and laboratory studies. Limnology and Oceanography 41:513-521.
Buskey, E.J. and C.J. Hyatt. 1995. Effects of the Texas "brown tide" alga on planktonic grazers. Marine Ecology Progress Series 126:285-292.
Buskey, E.J., J.O. Peterson, and J.W. Ambler. 1995. The role of photoreception in the swarming behavior of the copepod Dioithona oculata. Marine Behavior and Physiology 25:1-13.
Buskey, E.J. 1995. Growth and bioluminescence of Noctiluca scintillans on varying algal diets. Journal of Plankton Research 17:29-40.
Buskey, E.J. 1994. Factors affecting feeding selectivity of visual predators on the copepod Acartia tonsa: locomotion, visibility and escape responses. Hydrobiologia 292/293:447-453.
Buskey, E.J., C.J. Coulter, and S.L. Brown. 1994. Feeding, growth and bioluminescence of the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Protoperidinium huberi. Mar. Biol. 121:373-380.
Buskey, E.J., C.J. Coulter, and S.L. Strom. 1993. Locomotory patterns of microzooplankton: potential effects on food selectivity of larval fish. Bull. Mar. Sci. 53:29-43.
Buskey, E.J. 1993. Annual pattern of micro- and mesozooplankton abundance and biomass in a subtropical estuary. Journal of Plankton Research 15(8):907-924.
Strom, S.L. and E.J. Buskey. 1993. Feeding, growth and behavior of the thecate heterotrophic dinoflagellate Oblea rotunda. Limnol. Oceanogr. 38:965-977.
Buskey, E.J. 1992. Epipelagic planktonic bioluminescence in the marginal ice zone of the Greenland Sea. Mar. Biol. 113:689-698.
Buskey, E.J., S.L. Strom, and C.J. Coulter. 1992. Bioluminescence of heterotrophic dinoflagellates from Texas coastal waters. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 159:37-49.
Smith, W.O., Jr., L.A. Codispoti, D.M. Nelson, T. Manley, E.J. Buskey, H.J. Niebauer, and G.F. Cota. 1991. Importance of Phaeocystis blooms in the high-latitude ocean carbon cycle. Nature 352:514-516.
Buskey, E.J. and D.E. Stearns. 1991. The effects of starvation on bioluminescence potential and egg release of the copepod Metridia longa. J. Plank. Res. 13:885-893.
Buskey, E.J. and E. Swift. 1990. An encounter model to predict natural bioluminescence. Limnol. Oceanogr. 35:1469-1485.
Riley, C.M., G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt, E.J. Buskey, and C.R. Arnold. 1989. Mortality of larval red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) associated with a Ptychodiscus brevis red tide. Cont. Mar. Sci. 31:137-146.
Smith, R.C., D. Siegel, J. Marra, D.A. Kiefer, E. Swift, E. Buskey, and M.J. Perry. 1989. Estimation of a photon budget for the upper ocean in the Sargasso Sea. Limnol. Oceanogr. 34:1677-1697.
Buskey, E.J. and D.K. Stoecker. 1989. Behavioral responses of the marine tintinnid Favella sp. to phytoplankton: influence of chemical, mechanical and photic stimuli. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 132:1-16.
Buskey, E.J., K.S. Baker, R.C. Smith, and E. Swift. 1989. Photosensitivity of the oceanic copepods Pleuromamma gracilis and Pleuromamma xiphias and its relationship to light penetration and daytime depth distribution. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 55:207-216.
Butman, C.A., J.P. Grassle, and E.J. Buskey. 1988. Horizontal swimming and gravitational sinking of Capitella sp. I larvae: implications for settlement. Ophelia 29:43-57.
Buskey, E.J. and D.K. Stoecker. 1988. Locomotory patterns of the planktonic ciliate Favella sp.: Adaptation for locating food patches and food particles. Bull. Mar. Sci. 43:783-796.
Buskey, E.J., C.G. Mann, and E. Swift. 1987. Photophobic responses of calanoid copepods: Possible adaptive value. J. Plankton Res. 9:857-870.
Buskey, E.J., C.G. Mann, and E. Swift. 1986. The shadow response of the estuarine copepod Acartia tonsa. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 103:65-75.
Buskey, E.J. and E. Swift. 1985. Behavioral responses of oceanic zooplankton to simulated bioluminescence. Biol. Bull. 168:263-275.
Buskey, E.J. 1984. Swimming pattern as an indicator of the roles of copepod sensory systems in the recognition of food. Mar. Biol. 79:165-175.
Buskey, E.J. and E. Swift. 1983. Behavioral responses of the coastal copepod Acartia hudsonica to simulated dinoflagellate bioluminescence. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 72:43-58.
Buskey, E.J., L. Mills, and E. Swift. 1983. The effects of dinoflagellate bioluminescence on the swimming behavior of a marine copepod. Limnol. Oceanogr. 28:575-579..
Sullivan, B.K., E.J. Buskey, P.J. Ritacco, and D.C. Miller. 1983. Effects of metals on growth, swimming and predator-prey interactions in Eurytemora affinis. Mar. Biol. 77:299-306.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PRESS OR UNDER REVIEW
Park, B.S. and E.J. Buskey. (submitted) The potential impact of altered bacterial communities exposed to crude oil and light on the growth of the harmful algal blooming species Karenia brevis (Dinophyceae). Mar. Poll. Bull.
Weatherall, T.F., L. P. Scheef, E.J. Buskey (in review) Spatial and temporal settlement patterns of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus and Callinectes similis) megalopae in a drought-prone estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Scheef, L.P. G.W. Ward and E.J. Buskey (in review) Informing freshwater inflow management decisions for a drought-prone estuary through circulation monitoring. Estuaries and Coasts
Jiang, H. and E.J. Buskey. (in review) Particle detection and capture by a marine oligotrich ciliate Strombidium sp. (Ciliophora, Oligotrichida). J. Plank. Res.
Awards
- 2016 National Estuarine Research Reserve Association National Impact Award
- 2004 Teaching Excellence Award, College of Natural Science, University of Texas at Austin
- 2000 Paul Harris Fellowship, Rotary International