Elon

University

 

BRANT W. TOUCHETTE

 

ADDRESS:      Department of Biology                     Center for Environmental Studies

Elon University                                   Elon University

Campus Box 2625                             Campus Box 2625

Elon, NC 27244                                 Elon, NC 27244

 

TELEPHONE: (336) 278-6185   FAX: (336) 278-6258   E-MAIL: btouchette@elon.edu

 

EDUCATION:

 

Postdoctoral studies in Aquatic Ecology, Center for Applied Aquatic Ecology, North Carolina State University, 1999-2001

Ph.D., Botany, with minor in Plant Physiology (Aquatic Plant Physiological Ecology), Department of Botany, North Carolina State University, 1999

M.S., Ocean Science (Marine Botany), Nova Southeastern University, Oceanographic Center, Dania, FL, 1993

B.A., Biology, Department of Biology, University of Delaware, 1990

 

 

Present POSITION:

 

Associate Professor, Department of Biology, and Environmental Studies Program, Elon University, Elon, NC

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (13 of 24):

 

Touchette, B.W., A. Frank, L.R. Iannacone, and G. Turner (In Press). Drought susceptibility in emergent wetland angiosperms: an evaluation of water deficit growth in five herbaceous perennials. Wetlands Ecology and Management. Doi:10.1007/s11273-008-9086-6,

Romanello, G.A., K.L. Chuchra-Zbytniuk, J.L. Vandermer, and B.W. Touchette (2008). Morphological adjustments promote drought avoidance in the wetland plant Acorus americanus. Aquatic Botany 89: 390-396,

Touchette, B.W. (2007) Seagrass-salinity interactions: Physiological mechanisms used by submersed marine angiosperms for life at Sea. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 350: 194-215.

Touchette, B.W., and J.M. Burkholder (2007) Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism in the Seagrass, Zostera marina L.: Environmental Control of Enzymes Involved in Carbon Allocation and Nitrogen Assimilation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 350: 216-233.

Touchette, B.W., J.M. Burkholder, E.H. Allen, J.L. Alexander, C.A. Kinder, C. Brownie, J. James, and C.H. Britton (2007). Eutrophication and cyanobacteria blooms in run-of-river impoundments in North Carolina, U.S.A. Lake and Reservoir Management 23: 179-192.

Fensin, E., and B.W. Touchette (2007). Going beyond nutrients: The role of environmental factors in shaping harmful algal blooms in estuarine waters. In the Proceedings of the 12^th International Conference on Harmful Algae. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Touchette, B.W., L.R. Iannacone, G. Turner, and A. Frank (2007) Drought tolerance versus drought avoidance: A comparison of plant-water relations in herbaceous wetland plants subjected to water withdrawal and repletion. Wetlands 27: 656-667.

Iannacone, L.R., and B.W. Touchette (2007). Shift in phytoplankton dominance from cyanobacteria to chlorophytes following algaecide applications. In K. Hudnell (ed.) Proceedings of the Interagency, International Symposium on Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms: State of the Science and Research Needs. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (mini-paper). Springer Press, NY.

Touchette, B.W., J.M. Burkholder (2007). Effects of temperature and nitrate on phosphomonoesterase activities between carbon source and sink tissues in Zostera marina L. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 342: 313-324.

Touchette, B.W. (2006) Salt tolerance in the brackish marsh plant Juncus roemerianus: Salinity induced variations in plant water balance. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 337: 1-12.

Touchette, B.W., J.M. Burkholder, and H.B. Glasgow, Jr. (2003). Variations in eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) morphology and internal nutrient composition as influenced by increased temperature and water-column nitrate. Estuaries 26: 141-154.

Touchette, B.W., and J.M. Burkholder (2001). Nitrate reductase in eelgrass (Zostera marina L.): controlling influences by environmental and physiological factors. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 39: 583-593.

Touchette, B.W., and J.M. Burkholder (2000). Overview of the physiological ecology of carbon metabolism in seagrasses. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 250: 169-205.

 

 

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS WITH PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS (6 of 30+):

 

Chuchra-Zbytniuk, K., G. Turner, and B. Touchette (2008) Can cyclic water availabilities diminish oxidative stress in emergent wetland plants? In Society of Wetland Scientists 2008 International Conference. Washington, D.C., p. 65,

Romanello, G.A., and B.W. Touchette (2008) Evaluating plant-water relations in the invasive plant, Microstegium vimineum, with reference towards its ability to tolerate hydric soils. In Society of Wetland Scientists 2008 International Conference. Washington, D.C., p. 330,

Touchette, B.W., A.L. Boyko, and S.E. Steudler (2004). Drought-Induced Oxidative Stress in the Emergent Macrophyte, Justicia Americana L. In American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Summer Meeting - The Changing Landscapes of Oceans and Freshwater, Savannah, GA. p. 65.

Steudler, S.E., and B.W. Touchette (2003). The Effects of Drought on the Productivity and Growth of the Aquatic Macrophyte, American Water Willow (Justicia americana L.). Southeastern Biology 50 (2): 121.

Touchette, B.W. (2003) Use of Photo-Panoramas to Detect Large-Scale Wetland Disturbances in a Piedmont Reservoir. Southeastern Biology 50 (2): 122.

Touchette, B.W., J. Alexander, J. Modeen, H.B. Glasgow, and J.M. Burkholder (2001). Random amplified polymorphic DNA variation among American water willow (Justicia americana L.) populations in a piedmont reservoir. In Proceedings of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Conference. Albuquerque, NM. p. 142.

 

OTHER PRESENTATIONS, SEMINARS, GUEST LECTURES (7 of 50+):

 

“A Comparison of Plant-Water Relations in Justicia americana and Saururus cernuus During Water Stressed Conditions.” A.R. Frank, G.A. Romanello, and B.W. Touchette. WRRI Annual Conference - Managing Public Water Supplies, Raleigh, NC (March 2007),

“Plant-Water Relations in the Highly Invasive Plant Microstegium vimineum.” G.A. Romanello, A.R. Frank, B.W. Touchette. WRRI Annual Conference - Managing Public Water Supplies, Raleigh, NC (March 2007),

“Drought Induced Adjustments in Transpiration and Water Use Efficiencies in Herbaceous Wetland Plants.” G. Turner, L. Iannacone, A. Frank, and B.W. Touchette. WRRI 9^th Annual Conference - Managing Water Quality & Quantity: Integrating Science, Technology & Policy, Raleigh, NC (April 2006).

“A Comparison of Growth and Productivity in Freshwater Wetland Plants under Water Stressed Conditions.” A. Frank, L. Iannacone, G. Turner, and B.W. Touchette. WRRI 9^th Annual Conference - Managing Water Quality & Quantity: Integrating Science, Technology & Policy, Raleigh, NC (April 2006).

 “Changes in vegetation patterns of a Piedmont wetland following increased shoreline development.” S.R. Greninger, and B.W. Touchette. WRRI 8^th Annual Conference - Managing Water Quality & Quantity: Integrating Science, Technology & Policy, Raleigh, NC (April 2005).

 “Environmental Trends in Lake Aging.” Invited seminar speaker, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC (Jan. 2005).

 

 

Biographical Sketch

ELON University

Brant W. Touchette, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology

& Environmental Studies

 

 

 

         Elon

   University