Keith Walters
Department of Marine Science
PO Box 261954
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC 29528-6054
(843) 349-2477
kwalt@coastal.edu
Ph.D., 1987, University of South Florida
M.S., 1977, Florida State University
Research emphasis: Marine ecology, habitat restoration, marine snow dynamics, plant-animal interactions, meiofauna, oyster reefs
Current and planned research projects:
- effects of terrestrial boundary development on high-marsh communities
- site selection criteria and success metrics for oyster reef restoration projects
- predation effects on salt marsh invertebrate populations
Selected Publications:
- Knights, A.M. and K. Walters. In press. Recruitment, density-dependence and persistence of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in Southeastern US estuaries. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
- Hillard, R. and K. Walters. 2009. Prevalence, patterns and effects of shell damage on Geukensia demissa in South Carolina estuarine habitats. Marine Biology. 156: 2149-2160.
- Walters, K. 2009. Integrating structural and functional metrics to assess the early success of salt marsh restoration. In: G.H. Pardue and T.K. Olvera eds., Ecological Restoration, Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, NY. pp. 111-139.
- Luken, J.O. and K. Walters. 2009. Management of plant invaders within a marsh: an organizing principle for ecological restoration? In: Indergit, ed., Management of Non-Native Plant Species, Springer. pp. 61-76.
- Coen, L., K. Walters, D. Wilber and N. Hadley. 2007. A South Carolina Sea Grant Report of a 2004 workshop to examine and evaluate oyster restoration metrics to assess ecological function, sustainability and success: Results and related information.