Walter R. Boynton

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
P. O. Box 38
Solomons, Maryland 20688
Phone: 410-326-7275
Fax: 410-326-7378
E-mail: boynton@cbl.umces.edu

Full Curriculum Vitae (pdf format)

Education

1969 B. S. Springfield College (Biology)
1974 M. S. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Marine Sciences)
1975 Ph.D. University of Florida (Environmental Engineering)

Professional Background

1978 - 1983 Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD.

1987 (Apr - Oct) Sabbatical at ASKO Laboratory, University of Stockholm

1983 - 1988 Associate Professor, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD.

1988- Present Professor, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD.

1992- Fellow, Maryland International Institute for Ecological Economics.

Awards and Special Recognition

1982 Awarded certificate of appreciation by Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland (Maryland Governor Harry Hughes)

1990 Nominated for the PEW Scholars in Conservation and the Environment Fellowship.

1992 Nominated for Computerworld Smithsonian Awards. Environment, Energy and Agriculture.

1997 Nominated for the PEW Scholars in Conservation and the Environment Fellowship.

1999 The CES President's Award for Excellence in Application of Science.

2003 Distinguished Service Award, Estuarine Research Federation.

2009 Odum Award ofr Lifetime achievement from Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation.

2009 President Elect - Coastal and Estuarine Research Federateion (2009-2011).

2012 President - Coastal and Estuarine Research Federateion (2011-2013).

Research

Estuarine Ecology: nutrient cycling; benthic processes; water quality studies.

Seagrass Ecology: distribution and growth; trophic processes; restoration.

Ecosystem Modeling and Analysis: estuary-land interactions; materials budgets; synthesis studies.

Environmental Education: graduate, undergraduate, public schools.

Publications (Since 2000)

Boynton, W.R. 2000. Impact of nutrient inflows on Chesapeake Bay. pp. 23-40, In: Sharpley, A.N (Ed.), Agriculture and Phosphorus Management. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton. [UMCES Contribution No. 3267-CBL].

Boynton, W.R. and W.M. Kemp. 2000. Influence of river flow and nutrient loading on selected ecosystem processes: a synthesis of Chesapeake Bay data. pp. 269-298, In: Hobbie, J. (Ed.), A Blueprint for Estuarine Synthesis. Beckman Center, Univ. of California at Irvine, CA. [UMCES Contribution No. 3224-CBL].

Hagy, J.D., L.P. Sanford and W.R. Boynton. 2000. Estimation of net physical transport and hydraulic residence times for a coastal plain estuary using box models. Estuaries 23(3):328-340. [UMCES Contribution No. 3292-CBL].

Boynton, W.R., J.D. Hagy and D.L. Breitburg. 2001. Issues of scale in land-margin ecosystems. pp. 299-330, In: Gardner, R.H., W.M. Kemp, V.S. Kennedy and J.E. Petersen (Eds.). Scaling Relations in Experimental Ecology. Columbia Univ. Press, NY. (Complexity in Ecological Systems Series). [UMCES Contribution No. 3330-CBL].

Castro, M.S., C.T. Driscoll, T.E. Jordan, W.G. Reay, W.R. Boynton, S.P. Seitzinger, R.V. Styles and J.E. Cole. 2001. Contribution of atmospheric deposition to the total nitrogen loads to thirty-four estuaries on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States. pp. 77-106, In: Valigura, R.A., R.B. Alexander, M.S. Castro, T.P. Myers, J.W. Paerl, P.E. Stacey and R.E. Turner (Eds.). Nitrogen Loading in Coastal Water Bodies: An Atmospheric Perspective. Coastal and Estuarine Studies 57. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC. [UMCES]CBL 01-0044. [UMCES Editorial No. ES-67-99-AL].

Paerl, H.W., W.R. Boynton, R.L. Dennis, C.T. Driscoll, H.S. Greening, J.N. Kremer, N.N. Rabalais and S.P. Seitzinger. 2001. Atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in coastal waters: Biogeochemical and ecological implications. pp. 11-52, In: Valigura, R.A., R.B. Alexander, M.S, Castro, T.P. Meyers, H.W. Paerl, P.E. Stacey and R.E. Turner (Eds.). Nitrogen Loading in Coastal Water Bodies: An Atmospheric Perspective. American Geophysical Union.

Stankelis, R.M., M.D. Naylor and W.R. Boynton. 2003. Submerged aquatic vegetation in the mesohaline region of the Patuxent Estuary: Past, present and future status. Estuaries 26(2A):186-195. [UMCES Contribution No. 3684-CBL].

D'Elia, C.F., W.R. Boynton and J.G. Sanders. 2003. A watershed perspective on nutrient enrichment, science and policy in the Patuxent River, Maryland: 1960-2000. Estuaries 26(2A):171-185. [UMCES Contribution No. 3681-CBL].

Castro, M.S. C.T. Driscoll, T.E. Jordan, W.G. Reay and W.R. Boynton. 2003. Sources of nitrogen to estuaries in the United States. Estuaries 26(3):803-814. [UMCES Contribution No. 3468-AL].

Marvin-DiPasquale, M.C., W.R. Boynton and D.G. Capone. 2003. Benthic sulfate reduction along the Chesapeake Bay central channel. II. Temporal controls. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 260:55-70. [UMCES Contribution No. 3726-CBL].

Petersen, J.E., W.M. Kemp, R. Bartleson, W.R. Boynton, C. Chen, J.C. Cornwell, R.H. Gardner, D.C. Hinkle, E.D. Houde, T.C. Malone, W.P. Mowitt, L. Murray, L.P. Sanford, J. Court Stevenson, K.L. Sundberg and S.E. Suttles. 2003. Multiscale experiments in coastal ecology: Improving realism and advancing theory. Bioscience 53(12): 1181-1197. [UMCES Contribution No. 3727-HPL].

Kemp, W.M. and W.R. Boynton. 2004. Productivity, trophic structure, and energy flow in the steady-state ecosystems of Silver Springs, Florida. Ecol. Model. 178:43-49 [UMCES Contribution No. 3825-CBL].

Hagy, J.D., W.R. Boynton, C.W. Keefe and K.V. Wood. 2004. Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay, 1950-2001: Long-term change in relation to nutrient loading and river flow. Estuaries 27:634-658. [UMCES Contribution No. 3777-CBL].

Hagy, J.D., III, W.R. Boynton and D.A. Jasinski. 2005. Modelling phytoplankton deposition to Chesapeake Bay sediments during winter-spring: interannual variability in relation to river flow. Est. Coast. Shelf Sci. 62:25-40. [UMCES Contribution No. 3802-CBL].

W.M. Kemp, W.R. Boynton, J.E. Adolf, D.F. Boesch, W.C. Boicourt, G. Brush, J.C. Cornwell, T.R. Fisher, P.M. Glibert, J.D. Hagy, L.W. Harding, E.D. Houde, D.G. Kimmel, W.D. Miller, R.I.E. Newell, M.R. Roman, E.M. Smith and J.C. Stevenson. 2005. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

Breitburg, D.L., J.K. Craig, R.S. Fulford, K.A. Rose, W.R. Boynton, D. Brady, B.J. Ciotti, R.J. Diaz, K.D. Friedland, J.D. Hagy III, D.R. Hart, A.H. Hines, E.D. Houde, S.E. Kolesar, S.W. Nixon, J.A. Rice, D.H. Secor and T.E. Targett. 2009. Nutrient enrichment and fisheries exploitation: Interactive effects on estuarine living resources and their management. Hydrobiologia 629:31-47.

Lookingbill, T, S. S. Kaushal, R. H. Gardner, R. P. Morgan, A. J. Elmore, R. H. Hildrbrand, K. N. Eshleman, W. R. Boynton, M. A. Palmer and W. C. Dennison. 2009. Altered ecological flows blur boundaries in urbanizing watersheds. Ecology and Society 14(2):10

Wazniak,C.E.; Hall,M.R.; Bailey,E.M.; Boward,D.M.; Boynton,W.R.; Bratton,J.F.; Carruthers,T.J.B.; Chalmers,R.J.; Cole,L.W.; Cornwell,J.C.; Fertig,B.M.; Glibert,P.M.; Jones,A.B.; Jordan,T.E.; McCoy,J.; McGinty,M.; Shedlock,R.J.; Sherwell,J.; Sturgis,R.B.; Thomas,J.E.; Trice,T.M.; Wells,D.V. 2009. Water Quality Reponses to Nutrients. In W. C. Dennison, J. E. Thomas, C. J. Cain, T. J. B. Carruthers, M. R. Hall, R. V. Jesien, et al. (Eds.), Shifting Sands: Environmental and cultural change in Maryland's Coastal Bays (pp. 249–292). Camridge, MD: IAN Press.

Boesch, D. F., W. R. Boynton, L. B. Crowder, R. J. Diaz, R. W. Howarth, L. D. Mee, S. W. Nixon, N. N. Rabalias, R. Rosenberg, R. G. Sanders, D. Scavia, and R. E. Turner. 2009. Eos 90(4): 117-118.

Dale, V. H., C. L. Kline, J. L. Meyer, J. Sanders, H. Stallworth, T. Armitage, D. Wangsness, T. Bianchi, A. Blumberg, W. Boynton, D. J. Conley, W. Crumpton, M. David, D. Gilbert, R. W. Howarth, R. Lowrance, K. Mankin, J. Opaluch, H. Paerl, K. Reckhow, A. N. Sharpley, T. W. Simpson, C. S. Snyder, and D. Wright. 2010. Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Springer Series on Environmental Management. ISSN 0172-6161. New York. 284pp.

Kemp, W. M. and W. R. Boynton. 2012. Synthesis in estuarine and coastal ecological research: What is it, why is it important, and how do we teach it? The H. T. Odum Synthesis Essay. Estuaries and Coasts. Vol. 35: 1-22. [UMCES Cont. No. 4689]

Boynton, W. R. and S. W. Nixon. 2012. Budget Analyses of Estuarine Ecosystems, Chapter 17, pp 443-464; In: John Day et al (eds). Estuarine Ecology Wiley-Blackwell, NJ 550p. [UMCES Cont. No. XXXX requested]

Kimmel, D. G., W. R. Boynton and M. R. Roman. 2012. Long-term decline in the calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa in central Chesapeake Bay, USA: an indirect effect of eutrophication? Est. Cstl. Shelf Sci. 101: 76-85. [UMCES Cont. No. 4663]

Brady, D. C., J. M. Testa, D. M. Di Toro, W. R. Boynton and W. M. Kemp. 2012. Sediment flux modeling: calibration and application for coastal systems. Est. Cstl. Shelf Sci. Vol. 117: 107-124.

Lee, Y. J., W. R. Boynton, M. Li and Y. Li. 2013. Role of late winter-spring wind influencing summer hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries and Coasts Vol 36(4): 683-696. [UMCES Cont. No. 4726]

Testa, J. M., D. C. Brady, D. M. DiToro, W. R. Boynton, J. C. Cornwell, and W. M. Kemp. 2013. Sediment flux modeling: simulating nitrogen, phosphorus, and silica cycles. Est. Cstl. Shelf Sci. Vol. 131: 245-263. [UMCES Cont. No. XXXX requested]

Boynton, W. R., C. L. S. Hodgkins, C. A. O’Leary, E. M. Bailey, A. R. Bayard, and L. A. Wainger. 2013. Multi-decade responses of a tidal creek system to nutrient load reductions: Mattawoman Creek, Maryland USA. Estuaries and Coasts DOI 10.1007/s12237-013-9690-4. [UMCES Cont. No. XXXX requested]

Invited Seminars and Presentations

Boynton, W.R. Future of Chesapeake Ports. Second Virginia-Maryland Natural Resources Colloquium. Mt. Airy Plantation, MD. 24 Mar. 2000.

Boynton, W.R. From a diamond in the rough to a jewel of the Chesapeake: CBL's first 75 years. Public lecture series honoring CBL's 75th Anniversary. Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD. 26 Apr. 2000.

Fiscus, D.A., W.R. Boynton and R.H. Gardner. Spatial structure and precictive mapping of chlorophyll in a large estuarine system. Ecological Society of America. 2000.

Boynton, W.R. Historic and recent patterns of nutrient inputs, effects on water quality, fate of nutrients, and likely responses to load reductions. Symposium on Nutrient Over-Enrichment of Coastal Waters: Global Patterns of Cause and Effect. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. 11 Oct. 2000.

Boynton. W.R. Nutrient Inputs and Ecosystem Processes in Chespeake Bay. N2001 Conference, "Coastal Effects" Session. Bolger Center, Potomac. MD. 17 Oct. 2001.

Boynton, W.R., J.D. Hagy, C. Keefe and K. Wood. Quantifying Water Quality Responses to increased Nutrient Loading by using a 50 year record of Nutrient Loading and Water Quality for Chesapeake Bay. Estuarine Research Federation Conference 2001: An Estuarine Odyssey. St. Pete Beach, Florida. 4-8 Nov. 2001.

Hagy, J.D., W.R. Boynton, W.M. Kemp and R.E. Ulanowicz. Effects of Hypoxia on Food Web Structure and Efficiency during Summer in the mesohaline Chesapeake Bay: Assessment using Network Analysis. Estuarine Research Federation Conference 2001: An Estuarine Odyssey. St. Pete Beach, Florida. 4-8 Nov. 2001.

Burger, N.H. and W.R. Boynton. Open Water Metabolism Measurements in Six Eutrophic Chesapeake Bay Tributaries. Estuarine Research Federation Conference 2001: An Estuarine Odyssey. St. Pete Beach, Florida. 4-8 Nov. 2001.

Frank J., R. Stankelis, M. Lawrence, J. Hagy and W. Boynton. Rapid Water Qulaity Assessment of Chespaeke Bay Littoral Zone. Estuarine Research Federation Conference 2001: An Estuarine Odyssey. St. Pete Beach, Florida. 4-8 Nov. 2001.

Michael, B.D., R.E. Magnien, E.L. Ebersole. T.A. Parham, L.P. Karrh W.R. Boynton and N.H. Burger. Enhanced Estaurine Shallow Water Habitat Assessment. Estuarine Research Federation Conference 2001: An Estuarine Odyssey. St. Pete Beach, Florida. 4-8 Nov. 2001.

Tenore, K., F. Andrade, J. Blanton, W. Boynton, D. Carey, R. Diaz, F. Holland, E. Lopez-Jamar, P.Montahna, F. Nichols, R. Rosenberg, H. Queiroga, M. Sprung, J. Terwin and R. Whitlach. The Navigator Project: Characterizing the Role Benthos Plays in large 'Coastal Seas'. I. A Modular Approach to Characterizing Habitats and Identifying Key Forcing Functions, Processes and Benthic Responses. Estuarine Research Federation Conference 2001: An Estuarine Odyssey. St. Pete Beach, Florida. 4-8 Nov. 2001.

Boynton, W.R. Baltic Sea Conference 2001. Invited Presentation. Stockholm, Sweden.

Quantifying Water Quality Responses to increased Nutrient Loading by using a 50 year record of Nutrient Loading and Water Quality for Chesapeake Bay. Estuarine Research Federation Conference 2001: An Estuarine Odyssey. St. Pete Beach, Florida. 4-8 Nov. 2001.

Boynton, W.R. Issues in Marine Policy. Old Dominion University, Course Lecture. Mar. 2002.

Fisher, T.R., W.R. Boynton and J.D. Hagy III. Watershed Nutrient Inputs, Phytoplankton Accumulation and Carbon stocks in Chesapeake Bay. Invited lecture, winter AGU 2002. San Francisco.

Boynton, W.R. Nutrient Inputs to Chesapeake Bay: Historical Patterns, Ecological Effects and Future Prospects. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Evening Lecture Series 2002. 20 Nov. 2002.

Magnien, R.E., B.D. Michael, M. Trice, W.R. Boynton and R.M. Stankelis. A Spatially and Temporally Intensive Habitat Monitoring Network for Chesapeake Bay. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Feb. 2003.

Fisher, T.R., W.R. Boynton and J.D. Hagy III. The History of Cultural Eutrophication in the Choptank and Patuxent tributaries of Chesapeake Bay. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Feb. 2003.

Boynton, W.R. Nutrient Inputs to Large Estuarine Ecosystems: Historical Patterns, Ecological Effects and Future Prospects. Keynote Address: Sixth Annual Student Marine Biology Research Colloquium 2003, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC. 21-22 Feb. 2003.

Boynton, W.R. Nutrient Inputs to Chesapeake Bay: Historical Patterns, Ecological Effects and Future Prospects. Manta Noon Series, Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, MD. 6 Mar. 2003.

Jordan, T.E., J.C. Cornwell and W.R. Boynton. Changes in Phosphorus Biogeochemistry Across the Transition from Freshwater to Saltwater. Jug Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. 2 May 2003.

Boynton, W.R. Nutrient Budgets for the Patuxent River Estuary. UMCES Science Forum: Integration and Application Network, Current Projects and Future Directions, University of Maryland Headquarters, Adelphi, MD. 6 May 2003.

Williams, M.R., T.R. Fisher, K.Eschleman, W.R. Boynton, R. Hood and D. Fiscus. An integrated modeling system for management of the Patuxent River basin in the Mid-atlantic, USA. Antalya/Kemer, Turkey. 13-16 Aug. 2003.

Bailey, E.M., J. Frank, F. Rohland, P Smail, R. Stankelis amd W.R. Boynton. Sediment Oxygen and Nutrient Exchanges across Strong Estuarine Gradients: A Comparison of Biogeochemical Processes from Multiple Chesapeake Bay Tributaries. 17th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation: Estuaries on the Edge. Seattle, WA. 14-18 Sept. 2003.

Jordan, T.E., J.C. Cornwell and W.R. Boynton. Changes in Phosphorus Biogeochemistry across the transition from Freshwater to Saltwater. 17th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation: Estuaries on the Edge. Seattle, WA. 14-18 Sept. 2003.

Kemp, W.M., M. Brooks and W.R. Boynton. Trophic Yield, Nutrient Enrichment and Environmental Variation in Chesapeake Bay. 17th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation: Estuaries on the Edge. Seattle, WA. 14-18 Sept. 2003.

Michael, B.D., R.E. Magnien, T.M. Trice, R.M. Stankelis, W.R. Boynton and S.D. Preston. Shallow Water Monitoring Design Ultilizing New Technologies to Access Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Criteria. 17th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation: Estuaries on the Edge. Seattle, WA. 14-18 Sept. 2003.

Mikita, K.A., J. Barnes and W.R. Boynton. An Investigation of Factors Influencing the Dynamics of the Spring Phytoplankton Bloom in the Patuxent River Estuary, Maryland. 17th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation: Estuaries on the Edge. Seattle, WA. 14-18 Sept. 2003.

Stankelis, R.M., W.R. Boynton and J.M. Frank. An Analysis of Parameters Controlling Epiphyte Biomass Accumulation Rates in Chesapeake Bay and its Tributaries. 17th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation: Estuaries on the Edge. Seattle, WA. 14-18 Sept. 2003.

Boynton, W.R. Eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay: Historical Origins, Ecological Impacts, and Probable Future Trends. The Curtis and Edith Munson Distinguished Lecture Series: The Science and Policy of Coastal Eutrophication and Restoration. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT. 4 Nov. 2003.

Boynton, W.R. Current Water Quality Conditions. Chesapeake Bay Commission, Annapolis, MD. Meeting held at Patuxent Naval Air Station. 13 - 14 Nov. 2003.

Boynton, W.R. Multi-decade Record Nutrients in the Patuxent Estuary. VIMS. Nov. 2003.

Boynton, W.R. et al. Overview of Nutrients in the Bay--Nutrients: Water and Air Quality. A Panel Discussion. Invited Speaker at Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Annual Education Content Conference, Tilghman Island, MD, 24-27 Feb. 2004.

Boynton, W.R. Nutrient History in the Patuxent River Estuary. Invited Faculty Seminar, Old Dominion University, 18 Mar. 2004.

Boynton, W.R. What Has Worked and Not Worked in Chesapeake Bay Management. Student Seminar Class, Old Dominion University, 18 Mar. 2004.

Boynton, W.R. Keynote speaker for plenary session of AERS Spring 2004 meeting. Salisbury University. 26 Mar. 2004.

Boynton, W.R. Sources, Sinks and Ecosystem Effects of Nutrients in the Patuxent River estuary: 15 Years of Human and Climate-induced Variability. Invited Seminar, Chesapeake Bay Seminar Series. 14 May 2004.

Boynton, W.R. DO and Chlorophyll. Presented paper at Chesapeake Research Consortium's Lag Time Workshop. Annapolis, MD, 19-20 May 2004.

Boynton, W.R. Patuxent Perspective: Revisiting Restoration Efforts after a Quarter Century--A 25th Anniversary Legacy. Invited Speaker, 13 Jun. 2004.

Jordan, T.E., J.C. Cornwell and W.R. Boynton. Changes in Phosphorus biogeochemistry across the transition from freshwater to Saltwater. Presented to American Society for Limnology & Oceanography, Savannah, GA, June 2004.

Anderson, J.T., Boynton, W.R., Greene, S., Cornwell, J.C., Jordan, T.E. 2004. Spatial and temporal variability in Patuxent River sediment flux. Presented to American Society for Limnology & Oceanography, Savannah, GA, June 2004 (oral presentation).

Boynton, W.R. Eutrophication in Chesapeake Bay: History, Ecological Responses and Restoration. Invited talk, Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series, Marine Biological Laboratory, 15 Oct. 2004.

Boynton, W.R. Nutrient Management in the Patuxent River Estuary: A Case Study. International Ecosystem Restoration Conference, Orlando, FL. 7-9 Dec. 2004.

Boynton, W.R., L.A. Wainger and E.M. Bailey. 2009. Ecosystem Processes Component (EPC) Review. Oral presentation at the Potomac River Water Quality Monitoring Partnership Meeting, January 6, 2009, Colonial Beach, Virginia.

Boynton, W. R. 2009. Bay Water Quality and History of the Patuxent Water Quality Issues. Invited seminar at Council of Governments (COG). Washington, DC 12 March, 2009

Bailey, E.M., W.R. Boynton, R.M. Stankelis and B. Stuller. 2009. The Effects of Flow Regime on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Epiphyte Fouling Rates. Oral presentation at the Chesapeake Research Consortium’s Ecosystem Based Management: The Chesapeake and Other Systems Conference, March 22-25, 2009, Baltimore, Maryland.

Wainger, L.A., M.A.C. Ceballos, W.R. Boynton and E.M. Bailey. 2009. Ecosystem Processes Component (EPC) Review. Oral presentation at the Maryland Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Program Annual Principal Investigators Meeting, April 8, 2009, Baltimore, MD

Bailey, E.M., M.A.C. Ceballos, J.T Anderson and W.R. Boynton. 2009. YSI Blue-Green Algae (BGA) Sensors Spatial Water Quality Mapping of the Potomac River Estuary. Poster presentation at the Estuaries and Coasts in a Changing World: Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 20th Biennial Conference, November 1-5, 2009, Portland, Oregon.

Bailey, E.M., M.A.C. Ceballos, J.M. Grebmeier and W.R. Boynton. 2009. The Effects of Temperature and Carbon Addition on Arctic Sediment Oxygen and Nutrient Exchanges. Oral presentation at the Estuaries and Coasts in a Changing World: Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 20th Biennial Conference, November 1-5, 2009, Portland, Oregon.

Lee, Y.J., W. Boynton, Y. Li, and M. Li 2010. The Role of Wind and Other Factors in Controlling Summer Hypoxia, MAPOM Meeting, Hoboken, New Jersey.

Lee, Y.J. and W. Boynton 2010. Factors Regulating Hypoxia in Coastal Water, Chesapeake Modeling Symposium 2010, Annapolis, Maryland

Lee, Y.J., W. Boynton, M. Li, and Y. Li 2011. The Role of Spring Wind in Controlling Summer Hypoxia, NOAA CHRP Hypoxia Modeling Meeting, Cambridge, Maryland.

Boynton, W. R. and W. M. Kemp. Reflections on Chesapeake Bay collaborative research. Horn Point evening seminar series. 23 March, 2010. Easton, MD

Boynton, W. R. The Corsica River restoration saga. US EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Star Group Talk. Annapolis, MD 25 March 2010

Boynton, W. R. Ecological thresholds in Chesapeake Bay. Sea Grant. Annapolis, MD 6 April, 2010

Boynton, W. R. Nutrient obesity in Chesapeake Bay. Southern Maryland Power Squadron, Lexington Park, MD 8 April, 2010

Boynton, W. R. Corsica River restoration and analysis. Maryland Water Quality Monitoring Council. Washington College, 13 July, 2010.

Boynton, W. R. Solomons Harbor monitoring project. Report to the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners. Prince Frederick, MD 25 May 2010.

Boynton, W. R. The role of wetlands in the Patuxent River basin. US EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Star Group Talk. Annapolis, MD 29 July, 2010

Boynton, W. R. Ecology and management in Chesapeake Bay. Ecological Society of America workshop for young scientists. Silver Springs, MD 4 November, 2010.

Sperling, C.L., W.R. Boynton, D. Jasinski, E.M. Bailey, and M.C. Ceballos. 2011. Community metabolism in Chesapeake Bay: historical and contemporary measurements. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference. November 6-11. Daytona Beach, FL. Poster Presentation.

Harris, L., C. Sperling, W. Boynton, M. Niesen, and K. Davis Ziombra. 2011. An exploration of metabolism in the Chesapeake Bay using the metabolic theory of ecology. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference. November 6-11. Daytona Beach, FL. Oral Presentation.

Sperling, C.L., W.R. Boynton, D. Jasinski, E.M. Bailey, and M.C. Ceballos. 2011. Community metabolism in Chesapeake Bay: historical and contemporary measurements. Maryland Water Monitoring Council Annual Conference. December 1. Linthicum, MD. Poster Presentation.

Boynton, W. R., J. M. Testa, W. M. kemp and J. C. Cornwell. 2011. The Corsica River estuary needs a pollution diel: How much is enough? Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference. November 6-11. Daytona Beach, FL. Invited Poster Presentation.

Boynton, W. R., Y. Lee, W. M. kemp and M. Brooks. 2011. Case study of the Back River estuary: Strong management actions and ecosystem lag times. . Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference. November 6-11. Daytona Beach, FL. Invited Oral Presentation.

Brady, D., J. testa, W. Kemp, W. Boynton and D. DiToro. 2011. Estimating organic matter deposition and decay with a long-term sediment flux database and a mechanistic model. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference. November 6-11. Daytona Beach, FL. Invited Oral Presentation.

Y. Lee and W. R. Boynton. 2011. The role of regional climate and other factors in controlling hypoxia. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference. November 6-11. Daytona Beach, FL. Oral Presentation.

Owens, M., J. Cornwell, W. Boynton, L. Harris and E. bailey. 2011. Denitrification in the tidal Potomac: controls by redox, salinity and by riverine nitrate inputs. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference. November 6-11. Daytona Beach, FL. Oral Presentation.

Cornwell, J.C., J. O’Keefe, M.S. Owens, T.E. Jordan, E.M. Bailey and W.R. Boynton. Sedimentary Phosphorus and Nitrogen Fluxes Change with Seasonal Increases in Estuarine Salinity. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) 2011 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. February 13-18, 2005. San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA. Oral Presentation (J.C. Cornwell-Presenter).

Bailey, E.M., W.R Boynton and M.R. Hall. 2011. How Low Can It Go? The Chesapeake Bay Shallow Water DO Limbo Stick. Poster presentation at the Societies, Estuaries and Coasts: Adatpting to Change, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 21th Biennial Conference, November 6-10, 2011, Daytona Beach, FL, USA. Poster Presentation-Presenter.

Bailey, E.M., W.R Boynton and M.R. Hall. 2011. How Low Can It Go? The Chesapeake Bay Shallow Water DO Limbo Stick. Poster presentation at the Maryland Water Monitoring Council 17th Annual Conference, December 1, 2011. North Linthicum, Maryland, USA. Poster Presentation-Presenter.

Boynton, W. R. 2011. Roundtable discussion of Chesapeake Bay TMDL. Chesapeake Environmental Protection Association. SERC. Shadyside, MD 25 jan. 2011

Boynton, W. R. 2011. Restoration of the Corsica River: Lessons learned for the Parker Creek system. American Chestnut Land Trust Keynote Speaker Annual meeting, Prince Frederick, MD 5 Feb. 2011.

Boynton, W. R. Meeting synthesis : what did we learn here and how do all these pieces fit together. AERS meeting, Solomons, MD 9 April, 2011.

Boynton, W. R. Annual summary of Solomons Harbor monitoring results. Calvert County Board of County Commissioners. 19 April, 2011.

Boynton, W. R. Introduction to Chesapeake Bay ecology. NOAA-sponsored Phytoplankton Rocks program at Huntingtown High school, Huntingtown, MD 21 May, 2011.

Boynton, W. R. Introduction to Chesapeake Bay ecology. NSF-REU Program seminar. CBL. 10 June, 2011.

Boynton, W. R. Introduction to Chesapeake Bay ecology. Chesapeake Bay Foundation teachers workshop. CBL. 13 July, 2011.

Boynton, W. R. State of the Chesapeake Bay. South River Federation Annual Meeting. Mayo, MD 11 October, 2011.

Boynton, W. R. Success stories concerning Chesapeake Bay restoration. Joint TMAW-NTWG workshop. UMBS, USGS offices, Baltimore, MD 12 October, 2011.

Boynton, W. R. Envisioning the ecosystem present and future. Chesapeake Bay STAC Retreat. Herrington Harbor, 27 March, 2012.

Boynton, W. R. (with S. W. Nixon and J. Cloern). On the value of long-term monitoring of estuarine and coastal marine ecosystems. COMPASS presentation on Capital Hill, Washington, DC May, 2012.

Boynton, W. R. Nutrient dynamics in riverine estuaries: Understanding, modeling and managing inputs. . New South Wales, Australia Office of Environment and Heritage, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. May 2012.

Boynton, W. R. Success stories involving restoration in Chesapeake Bay. Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland. Hughesville, MD June, 2012.

Boynton, W. R. Chesapeake Bay emerging success stories. Maryland BayStat Briefing for MD Governor Martin O’Malley. Annapolis, MD July, 2012

Boynton, W. R. Nitrogen budgets for identification of nutrient removal “hotspots” at the Land-sea interface. Plenary Speaker CERF Conference in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Nov 2012.

Boynton, W. R. From Patuxent to Chesapeake Bay: reflections on a lifetime of measuring and understanding troubled ecosystems. Invited Public Lecture. Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD. November, 2012.

Boynton, W. R. Annual summary of Solomons Harbor monitoring results. Calvert County Board of County Commissioners. April, 2013.

Boynton, W. R. Master Naturalist Class. Estuarine Ecology. Prince Frederick, MD April, 2013

Boynton, W. R. Chesapeake Bay Restoration. Graduate Class. Towson State University. May, 2013

Boynton, W. R. CBL Docent Lecture Ecology of Chesapeake Bay. Solomons, MD May, 2013

Boynton, W. R. South River Federation Annual Meeting. Restoration success stories in Chesapeake Bay. Edgewater, MD June, 2013

Boynton, W. R. NSF-REU Program at CBL. Introduction to estuarine ecology. Solomons, MD June 2013

Boynton, W. R. Chesapeake Bay Foundation Summer Teachers Program. Introduction to Chesapeake Bay ecology. Solomons, MD July, 2013

Boynton, W. R., C. L. S. Hodgkins, C. O’Leary, E. M. Bailey, A. R. Bayard and L. A. Wainger. Multi-decade responses of a tidal creek system to nutrient load reductions: Mattawoman Creek, MD USA. International Congress for Conservation Biology, Baltimore, MD July, 2013. (presentation by L. Wainger)

Boynton, W. R. Chesapeake Bay Foundation program for the Metropolitan Science Writers Association. Chesapeake Bay success stories. Shadyside, MD September, 2013

Boynton, W. R. Washington Surburban Sanitary Commission. Invited Staff Seminar. Water quality trends in the Patuxent River estuary. Laurel, MD September, 2013

Lee, D. Y., Y. J. Lee and W. R. Boynton. Inter-annual variability of winter-spring phytoplankton in Chesapeake Bay from 1985-2010. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 22th Biennial Conference, November, 2013, San Diego, CA. USA.

University System of Maryland Courses Taught

Course No., Title, Year, Credit Hrs., Co-Instructors

MEES 608V, Seminar in Ecology, 1999, 1, Miller, Mihursky, Tenore, Ulanowicz

MEES 608V, Seminar in Ecology, 2001, 1, Miller, Mihursky, Tenore, Ulanowicz

MEES 698I, Land Margin Interactions, 2001, 4, Fisher, Currie, Boynton

MEES 608S, Seminar in Ecology, 2002, 1, Boynton and Staff

MEES 698I, Land Margin Interactions, 2002, 4, Fisher, Currie, Boynton

MEES 608S, Seminar in Ecology, 2003, 1, Boynton and Staff

MEES 698I, Land Margin Interactions, 2003, 4, Fisher, Boynton

MEES 698I, Land Margin Interactions, 2004, 4, Fisher, Boynton

MEES 612 Land Margin Interactions , 2005, 4, Fisher, Castro, Boynton

MEES 610 Land margin Interactions , 2006, 4, Fisher, Castro, Boynton

MEES 610 Land margin Interactions , 2007, 4, Fisher, Castro, Boynton

MEES 610 Land margin Interactions , 2008, 4, Fisher, Castro, Boynton

MEES 610 Land margin Interactions, 2009, 4, Fisher, Castro, Boynton

Guest Lecturer in Mitchelmore Class, 2009, 4, Mitchelmore

MEES 610 Land margin Interactions, 2010, 4, Fisher, Castro, Boynton

Guest Lecturer in Mitchelmore Class, 2010, 4, Mitchelmore

MEES 610 Land margin Interactions, 2011, 4, Fisher, Castro, Boynton

MEES 610 Land-Margin Interactions, 2012, 4, Fisher, Castro, Boynton

MEES 610 Land-Margin Interactions, 2013, 4, Fisher,Castro, Boynton

Guest Lecturer in Mitchelmore Class, 2013, 4, Mitchelmore