Scott Lerberg

Stewardship Coordinator, NOAA Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia

Email: lerbergs@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7129

Education:

M.S., 1997, University of Charleston, South Carolina, Marine Science.
B.S., 1992, Denison University, Ohio, Biology.

Research Interests:

• the protection and conservation of essential estuarine and coastal habitats
• the effect of anthropogenic activities on estuarine ecosystems
• assessing habitat value by modeling energy flow through different trophic levels
• using long-term datasets (physical or biological) as indicators of system change
• using GIS and online applications as tools for more effective coastal resource management

• Developing GIS Capabilities for CBNERRVA
• Quality Control and Submission of SWMP Meteorological Data
• Land Stewardship and Acquisition Related to CBNERRVA Reserves
• Watershed and Near-Shore Habitat Research within York River Subestuary
• Using Remote Sensing to Assess Habitat Change on Selected CBNERRVA Sites
• Integrated Ocean Observation Systems

Holland, A.F., D.M Sanger, C.P. Gawle, S.B. Lerberg, M.S. Santiago, G.H.M. Riekerk, L.E.Zimmerman and G.I. Scott.  2004.  Linkages between tidal creek ecosystems and the landscape and demographic attributes of their watersheds.  JEMBE.  Vol. 298(2): 151-178.

Newman, M.C., D.R. Ownby, L.C.A. Mezin, D.C. Powell, T.R.L. Christensen, S.B. Lerberg, B.A. Anderson and T.V. Padma. 2001. Species sensitivity distributions in ecological risk assessment: Analysis of distributional assumptions, alternate bootstrap techniques, and estimation of adequate number of species. In G. Sutter and L. Postuma (eds), The Use of Species Sensitivity Distributions in Ecotoxicology.

Diaz, R.J. and S. B Lerberg.  February 2001.  Macrobenthos of Ramshorn Bay and Swash Bay Open Water Disposal Sites.  Technical Report for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District.

Lerberg, S.B. and R.J. Diaz.  2000.  Comparison of macrobenthic communities within the BP Oil Refinery Marsh and Perrin River Marsh.  Technical report for NC ThermoRetec Consulting Company

Lerberg, S.B., A.F. Holland, and D.M. Sanger.  2000.  Responses of tidal creek macrobenthic communities to the effects of watershed development.  Estuaries.  Vol. 23(6).  838-853.

Newman, M.C., D.R. Ownby, L.C.A. Mezin, D.C. Powell, T.R.L. Christensen, S.B. Lerberg, B.A. Anderson and T.V. Padma.  2002.  Species sensitivity distributions in ecological risk assessment: Analysis of distributional assumptions, alternate bootstrap techniques, and estimation of adequate number of species.  In: L. Postuma, G. Sutter, and  T. Trass (eds), “The Use of Species Sensitivity  Distributions in Ecotoxicology.”

Newman, M.C., D.R. Ownby, L.C.A. Mezin, D.C. Powell, T.R.L. Christensen, S.B. Lerberg, and B.A. Anderson.  1999.  Applying species sensitivity distributions in ecological risk assessment: Assumptions of distribution type and sufficient numbers of species. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.  Vol. 19(2):508-515.

Lerberg, S.B.  1997.  Effects of watershed development on macrobenthic communities in tidal creeks of the Charleston Harbor Area.  Master Thesis, University of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.  257 pp.