Management University
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CURRICULUM VITAE
MICHAEL P. WEINSTEIN
Ph.D.
Director
PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies
Montclair State
University
Montclair, NJ 07043
973-***-**** (office)
973-***-**** (cell)
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EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Marine and Environmental Science, Florida State University 1975 M.S., Zoology,
Rutgers University, 1969 B.A., Biology, Hofstra University, 1966
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Coastal and salt marsh ecology, sustainability science, finfish early life history,
secondary production, restoration ecology, ecotoxicology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2009Director, PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies, Montclair State University
2008 President Emeritus, New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium
1996-2008President/CEO New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium, Director, New Jersey Sea
Grant College Program
1996-2008Visiting Scholar, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University
1977-1996 Environmental Consulting:
TEVA Environmental Associates, Inc., President & Principal Owner
Breedlove, Dennis & Associates, Inc., Vice President,
ECO Operations
Ebasco Environmental Inc., Manager Environmental Sciences Division
Lawler, Matusky & Skelly Engineers, Director
-Environmental Sciences
1979- 1984Assistant Professor of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Associate Research Faculty, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences
1975- 1976Senior Scientist,
Marco Marine Ecology Station
1970-1975Research Assistant, Florida State University
International Academic and Government Appointments
2010presentAdvisor, International Economic and Development, Bizhou City, People s
Republic of China
2010 present Guest Professor, Research Institute - Yellow River Delta Eco-Economic
Development Initiative, Binzhou University, People s Republic of China
2010-2011Scientific Advisor, Tianjin Bohai Monitoring & Surveillance Management Base,
Tianjin, People s Republic of China
2007-2011Science Advisor, State Oceanic Administration Tianjin Municipal Government,
People s Republic of China
2004-presentVisiting Professor, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin,
Peoples Republic of China
2004-2008Visiting Professor, Montclair State University, Department of Earth and
Environmental Sciences
COURSES TAUGHT
Sustainability Science, Science and Management of Coastal Ecosystems, Ecology and
Management of Polluted Waters, Estuarine Ecology, Marine Ecology, Topics in Oceanography,
Population Biology, Biology of Polluted Waters, Ichthyology, Vertebrate Natural History,
and General Biology
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Educator of the Year, Research & Development Council of New Jersey 2008
Governor s Environmental Excellence Award, 2006
Marquis Who s Who in America, 2005-present
Spirit Award, Coastal America 2005
Silver Gull Award, Coast Day NJ, Monmouth Ocean Development Council, 2005
Governor s Tourism Award, Coast Day NJ, 2004
Environmental Quality Award, A Partnership for Learning, USEPA, Region II, 2000
Nomination, Best Paper Award, 2000, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Who s Who Among Professionals and Executives - 1997
ADVISORY APPOINTMENTS & ROLES
Member, Working Group; Innovative Technology Steering Committee, Implementation of New
Jersey s Energy Master Plan, 2011
Member, Science Advisory Board (SAB), NJ Department of Environmental Protection, 2010-
present
Audit Panel Expert, Singapore-Delft Water Alliance (SDWA), Republic of Singapore, 2010.
Audit Panel Expert, Singapore-Delft Water Alliance (SDWA), Delft, The Netherlands, 2008.
Congress, Renewable Natural Resources Foundation. Invited Delegate - Building Capacity
for Coastal Solutions, Washington, DC, 2004
U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (UJNR)/Coastal Environmental Science
& Technology Panel (CEST), Functional Restoration/Recovery of Coastal Ecosystems,
Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, 17-19 July 2002.
The National Academies, National Research Council, Steering Committee/Session Chair,
Environmental Windows for Dredging Projects. National Academy of Science, Washington, DC.
National Working Group, Development of a National Strategy for Coastal Habitat
Restoration, Estuarine Habitat Restoration Act, implementation phase.
Governor s Tourism Advisory Council, January 1998-2001.
Science Technology and Engineering Advisory Board, Monmouth University, 1998-Present.
The Jersey Shore Partnership, Board of Directors, 1998-present
Governor s Task Force, Dredged Materials Management, June 1997.
EDITORIAL BOARDS
Restoration Ecology, 2004-2006
Transactions American Fisheries Society, 1983-1984.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Fisheries Society
Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
of age-0 weakfish, Cynoscion regalis, in Chesapeake Bay. Fish. Bull., U.S. 88:745-752.
Seigfried, R.C. II and M.P. Weinstein. 1989. Validation of daily increment deposition in
the otoliths of spot (Leiostomus xanthurus). Estuaries 12:54-59.
Heck, K.L. Jr. and M.P. Weinstein. 1989. Feeding habitats of juvenile reef fishes
associated with Panamanian seagrass meadows. Bull. Mar. Sci. 45:629-636.
Cadman, L.R. and M.P. Weinstein. 1988. Effects of temperature and salinity on the growth
of laboratory-reared blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol.
121: 193-207.
Lawler, J.P., M.P. Weinstein, H.Y. Chen, and T.L. Englert. 1988. Modeling of physical and
behavioral mechanisms influencing recruitment of spot and Atlantic croaker to the Cape
Fear Estuary. Amer. Fish. Soc. Symp. 3:115-131.
Weinstein, M.P., D. Clark, and J. Pullen. 1988. Preface. Transport of larval fish and
shellfish through coastal inlets. Amer. Fish. Soc. Symp. 3:1-3.
Weinstein, M.P. 1988. Epilogue. Transport of larval fish and shellfish through coastal
inlets. Amer. Fish. Soc. Symp. 3:163-165.
Lunsford, C.A., M.P. Weinstein, and L. Scott. 1987. Uptake of Kepone by the estuarine
bivalve Rangia cuneata, during dredging of contaminated sediments in the James River,
Virginia. Water Res. 21:441-416.
O'Neil, S.P. and M.P. Weinstein. 1987. Feeding habits of spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) in
polyhaline versus meso-oligohaline tidal creeks and adjacent shoals. Fish. Bull. U.S.
85:785-796.
Weinstein, M.P. and S.P. O'Neil. 1986. Exchange of marked juvenile spots between adjacent
tidal creeks in the York River estuary, Virginia. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 115 :93-97.
Smith, S.M., J.G. Hoff, Jr., S.P. O'Neil and M.P. Weinstein. 1985. Community and trophic
organization of nekton utilizing shallow marsh habitats, York River Estuary, Virginia.
Fish. Bull. U.S. 82:455-467.
Cadman, L.R. and M.P. Weinstein. 1985. Size-weight relationships of post-ecdysial
juvenile blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun) from the lower Chesapeake Bay. J. Crust
Biol. 5:306-310.
Weinstein, M.P. 1985. Distributional ecology of fishes inhabiting warm-temperate and
tropical estuaries: Community relationships and implications. pp. 285-310. In: A. Yanez-
Arancibia (ed.). Fish community ecology in estuaries and coastal lagoons: toward an
ecosystem integration. Univ. Nac. Auton. Mexico, Pub. Esp. Mexico City.
Weinstein, M.P., L. Scott, S.P. O'Neil, R.C. Seigfried II and S.T. Szedlmayer. 1984.
Population dynamics of spot, Leiostomus xanthurus, in polyhaline tidal creeks of the York
River Estuary, Virginia. Estuaries 7:444-450.
Weinstein, M.P., K.L. Heck, Jr., and R.J. Orth. 1984. Preface. Functional ecology of salt
marshes and seagrass meadows: Toward an ecosystem synthesis. Estuaries 7:273-276.
Weinstein, M.P., K.L. Heck, Jr., and R.J. Orth. 1984. Epilogue. Functional ecology of
salt marshes and seagrass meadows: Toward an ecosystem synthesis. Estuaries 7:469-470.
Weinstein, M.P. and H.A. Brooks. 1983. Comparative ecology of nekton residing in a tidal
creek and adjacent seagrass meadow: community composition and structure. Mar. Ecol. Prog.
Ser. 12:15-27.
Weinstein, M.P. 1983. Population dynamics of an estuarine-dependent fish, the spot
(Leisotomus xanthurus) along a tidal creek-seagrass meadow coenocline. Can. J. Fish.
Aquat. Sci. 40:1633-1638.
Thayer, G.W., D.R. Colby, M.A. Kjelson and M.P. Weinstein. 1982. Estimates of larval fish
abundance: diurnal variation and influence of sampling gear and towing speed. Trans. Amer.
Fish. Soc. 112:272-279.
Weinstein, M.P., K.L. Heck, Jr., P.E. Giebel and J.E. Gates. 1982. The role of herbivory
in pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides): a preliminary study. Bull. Mar. Sci.32:791-795.
Weinstein, M.P. 1982. Commentary: A need for more experimental work in estuarine
fisheries ecology. Northeast Gulf Sci. 5:59-64.
Weinstein M.P. and M.F. Walters. 1981. Growth, survival, and production of young-of-the-
year spot Leiostomus xanthurus Lacepede, residing in tidal creeks. Estuaries 4: 185-197.
Weinstein M.P. 1981. Plankton productivity and the distribution of fishes on the
southeastern U.S. continental shelf. Science 214:351-352.
Weinstein M.P. 1981. Biology of adult sciaenids. pp. 125-138. In: H. Clepper (ed.)
Sciaenids: territorial sea demersal resources. Proc. 6th Ann. Mar. Fish Symp., Houston,
Texas.
Schwartz, F.J., W.T. Hogarth and M.P. Weinstein. 1981. Marine and freshwater fishes of
the Cape Fear Estuary, North Carolina, and their distribution in relation to environmental
factors. Brimleyana 7:17-37.
Weinstein, M.P. and R.W. Davis. 1980. Collecting efficiency of seine and rotenone samples
for tidal creeks, Cape Fear River, North Carolina. Estuaries 3: 98-105.
Weinstein, M.P., K.L. Heck, Jr. and R.W. Davis. 1980. First records of the maculated
flounder, Bothus maculiferus (Poey) from the Caribbean coast of Central America. Proc.,
Biol. Soc. Wash. 93:311-313.
Weinstein, M.P., S.L. Weiss, R.G. Hodson, and L.R. Gerry. 1980. Retention of postlarval
fishes in an intensively flushed tidal estuary. Cape Fear, North Carolina. Fish. Bull.
U.S. 78:419-436
Weinstein, M.P., S.L. Weiss and M.F. Walters. 1980. Multiple determinants of community
structure in shallow marsh habitats, Cape Fear River estuary, North Carolina. Mar. Biol.
58:227-243.
Weinstein, M.P. and D.T. Logan. 1979. Diversity as a measure of alewife (Alosa
pseudoharengus) dominance in southeastern Lake Ontario. J. Great Lakes Res. 5:139- 143.
Weinstein, M.P. 1979. Shallow marsh habitats as primary nurseries for fishes and
shellfish, Cape Fear River, North Carolina. Fish. Bull. U.S. 77:339-357
Weinstein, M.P. and K.L. Heck, Jr. 1979. Ichthyofauna of seagrass meadows along the
Caribbean coast of Panama and in the Gulf of Mexico: composition, structure, and community
ecology. Mar. Biol. 50:97-107.
Heck, K.L. Jr. and M.P. Weinstein. 1978. Mimetic relationships between tropical
burrfishes and opisthobranchs. Biotropica 10:78-79
Weinstein, M.P. and K.L. Heck, Jr. 1977. Biology and host-parasite relationships of
Cymothoa excisa (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) with three species of snappers (Lutjanidae) on the
Caribbean coast of Panama. Fish. Bull. U.S. 75:875-877
Weinstein, M.P., C.M. Courtney and J.C. Kinch. 1977. The Marco Island estuary: summary of
physicochemical and biological parameters. Florida Scientis. 42:97-121.
Weinstein, M.P. and R.W. Yerger. 1976. Protein taxonomy of the Gulf of Mexico and
Atlantic Ocean Seatrouts, genus Cynoscion. Fish. Bull. U.S. 74:81-89.
Weinstein, M.P. and R.W. Yerger. 1976. Electrophoretic investigation of subpopulations of
the spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier), in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
coast of Florida. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 54B:97-102.REFEREED BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS AND SPECIAL ISSUES
Weinstein, M.P. and R.E. Turner (Eds). 2012. Sustainability science: the emerging
paradigm and the urban environment. Springer, New York, 441 pp.
Weinstein, M.P. (contributing author). 2009. Coastal sensitivity to sea-level rise: a
focus on the mid-Atlantic region. US Climate Science Program, Synthesis and Assessment
Product, 4.1, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
Rowe, P.M., J. Hameedi and M.P. Weinstein. 2007. Linking elements of the integrated ocean
observing system (IOOS) with the planned national water quality monitoring network. NOAA,
Technical Memorandum 07-818-09, Silver Spring, MD.
Weinstein, M.P., R.E. Turner and D.J. Reed (Eds). 2005. Sustainability science and
estuarine habitat restoration: integrating ecology and the social sciences. Special
Section. Restoration Ecology J. 13:152-234.
Weinstein, M.P., J.R. Keough, G.R. Gutenspergen and S.Y. Litvin (Eds). 2003. Phragmites
australis: a sheep in wolf s clothing? Estuaries 26 (2B):397-630.
Weinstein, M.P. 2003. A perspective on coastal habitat restoration, principles and
methodologies, with a case study from Delaware Bay. Pp. 344-378. Functional
Restoration/Recovery of Coastal Ecosystems, The Coastal Environmental Science & Technology
Panel (CEST). Proc. 3rd Joint Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural
Resources (UJNR), Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, 17-19 July 2002.
Weinstein, M.P. (contributing author). 2002. A national strategy to restore coastal and
estuarine habitat. Restore America s Estuaries, Arlington, VA, 161 pp.
Costa-Pierce, B.A. and M.P. Weinstein (Workshop Summary). 2002. Sediment toxicity risk
assessment: Where are we and where should we be going? Pp. 227-228. Proc. Conf. Dredged
Materials Mgt: Options and Environ. Considerations. MIT, Cambridge, MA, 3-6 December 2000.
Marine Transportation Research Board. 2001 (M.P. Weinstein, co-author). A process for
setting, managing, and monitoring environmental windows for dredging projects. National
Academies, Ocean Studies Board. Special Report 262, 83 pp.
Weinstein, M.P. and D.A. Kreeger (Eds). 2000. Concepts and controversies in tidal marsh
ecology. Kluwer. Academic. Publ., Dortrecht, The Netherlands, 875 pp.
Kreeger, D.A. and M.P. Weinstein (Eds). 2000. Special Issue on Salt Marshes: Concepts and
Controversies. Wetlands Ecol. Manage. 8:1-222.
Allee, R.J. M.P.Weinstein 2000. Marine and estuarine ecosystem and habitat
classification. U.S. Dept. Comm., Nat. Mar. Fish. Serv., NOAA Tech. Mem. NMFS-F/SPO-43.
Weinstein, M.P. (Ed). 1988. Larval fish and shellfish transport through coastal inlets.
Proceedings of a Symposium. Amer. Fish. Soc. Symp. 3:3.
Weinstein, M.P. 1986. Habitat suitability index models: inland silverside, Menidia
beryllina. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Biol. Rep. 82(10.120) 25 pp.
Weinstein, M.P., K.L. Heck, Jr. and R.J. Orth (Eds). 1984. Functional ecology of
saltmarshes and seagrass meadows: Toward an ecosystem synthesis. Estuaries 7:1-470.
Lawler, J.P., W.T. Hogarth, B.J. Copeland, M.P. Weinstein, R.G. Hodson, and H.Y. Chen.
1981. Techniques for assessing the impact of entrainment and impingement as applied to the
Brunswick Stream Electric Plant. 5th National Workshop on Entrainment and Impingement, San
Francisco, California May 5-7.
PROCEEDINGS:
Varde, A.S., S. Robila and M.P. Weinstein. 2011. Green data centers for sustainability.
White Paper, Technology Innovation Program (TIP), National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Krebs, J.M., E.B. Peebles, M.P. Weinstein,and R. McConnell. 2010. Revisiting and updating
our knowledge of Tampa Bay s tidal tributaries: session synthesis pp. 387-396 In Cooper,
S.T. (editor). Proceedings, Tampa Bay Area Scientific Information Symposium, BASIS 5: 20-
23 October 2009. St. Petersburg, FL, 538 pp.
Weinstein, M.P. and J.M. Krebs. 2010. Tampa BASIS 5 and the sustainability transition:
partnering in global stewardship. pp. 485-494 In Cooper, S.T. (editor). Proceedings, Tampa
Bay Area Scientific Information Symposium, BASIS 5: 20-23 October 2009. St. Petersburg,
FL, 538 pp.
Weinstein, M.P., H. Feng and Q. Guo (editors). 2007. Joint People s Republic of China
United States Workshop on Sustainable Management of Coastal Ecosystems, Tianjin Oceanic
Administration, Tianjin, PRC, 8-12 January.
Weinstein, M.P. 2007. The Anthropocene: coastal management in the age of humans In
Weinstein, M.P., H. Feng and Q. Guo (editors), pp:39-44. Joint People s Republic of China
United States Workshop on Sustainable Management of Coastal Ecosystems, Tianjin Oceanic
Administration, Tianjin, PRC, 8-12 January.
Rowe, P.M, J. Hameedi and M.P.Weinstein (Editors). 2006. Linking elements of the
Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) with the planned National Water Quality
Monitoring Network (NWQMN), Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 9-21 September.
Weinstein, M.P. 2005. Ecological restoration and the total human landscape: applications
to large scale wetland restoration/rehabilitation projects. Symposium Proceedings:
Restoration/Rehabilitation of Ariake Bay, Fukuoka, Japan, 28-30 November.
Weinstein, M.P., J.R. Keough, Gutenspergen and S.Y. Litvin. 2003. Proc. Technical Forum &
Workshop, Phragmites australis: A Sheep in Wolf s Clothing? Cumberland College,
Cumberland, NJ, 6-9 January 2002. 62pp.
Weinstein, M.P. 2002. A perspective on coastal habitat restoration, principles and
methodologies, with a case study from Delaware Bay. US-Japan Cooperative Program in
Natural Resources (UJNR)/Coastal Environmental Science & Technology Panel (CEST),
Symposium Proceedings: Functional Restoration/Recovery of Coastal Ecosystems, Yokosuka,
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, 17-19 July 2002.
Weinstein, M.P. and W. S. Douglas (eds). 2002. Sediment Toxicity Risk Assessment: Where
are we and Where Should we be Going? New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium, New Jersey Sea
Grant College Program, NJSG-02-482, 100 pp.
Weinstein, M.P. and W. S. Douglas. 2002. Chapter 8 (in part). Conf. Dredged Materials
Mgt: Options and Environ. Considerations. MIT, Cambridge, MA, 3-6 December 2000.
Weinstein, M.P., K.E. Kosko, L.S. Young and T.J. Belton (eds). 2000. The Significance of
Atmospheric Pollutant Loading to the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary and Watershed,
Proceedings, Monmouth University, 13 April 2000, NJSG-00-443, 49 pp.
Weinstein, M.P. (contributing author). 2001. Principles of Estuarine Habitat Restoration.
Restore America s Estuaries/Estuarine Research Federation, Alexandria, VA
Deegan, L.A., M. Dionne, P.E. Fell and M.P. Weinstein. 1997. Chapter 4. Animal
interactions and secondary productivity in northeastern tidal marshes. Pp. 19-23. Orson,
R.A., R.S Warren, W.A. Niering and P. Van Patten (eds), Research in New England Marsh-
Estuarine Ecosystems: Directions and Priorities into the Next Millennium. Proc. Sea Grant
Workshop, Connecticut College, New London, 61 pp.
Weinstein, M.P. 1997. Impacts of the shadows of high rise structures and platforms on
marine primary productivity. pp. 230-238. In: R. Spagnolo and E. Ambrogio (eds.). Proc.
Sec. Ann. Marine and Estuarine Shallow Water Sci. and Manag. Conf., EPA Office of Water,
EPA/903/R/7009.
POPULAR ARTICLES AND TECHNICAL REPORTS:
Dr. Weinstein is the principal author of more than two-hundred reports and presentations
to state and federal agencies and the public/private sector.
Selected Examples
Weinstein, M.P. 2009. A Proposed Institute for Sustainability Studies (ISS), Planning
Document and Draft Business Plan, Prepared for the College of Science and Mathematics,
Montclair State University, submitted 24 February 2009
Weinstein, M.P. 2002. The GOOS, IOOS, and the Future of Ocean Exploration amd Management:
Scientific Exchanges with China. The Jersey Shoreline 22(4):1-4.
Weinstein, M.P. 2000. New Jersey: The Coastal State. The Jersey Shoreline 20(1):1-3.
Weinstein, M.P. 1996. Restoration of degraded salt marshes: The use of Rodeor for
Phragmites control. Prepared for the Public Service Electric and Gas Company Estuary
Enhancement Program, New Jersey, July 10, 1996.
MEDIA ARTICLES/OP-ED (Selected Examples)
25 April 2011. Bergen Record, Op/Ed; Opinion: Teaching new view of the environment
4 May 2008. Sunday Jersey Section, New York Times. Battling an invader.
20 September 2007. NJ Jewish News. Biologist endorses sukka-builders wetland harvest.
23 February 2006.Home News Tribune, OpEd; Coastal policy must balance environment,
economics.
13 February 2005. Editorial Board. Asbury Park Press, Ocean experts suggest new
boundaries. Ecosystem based approach is needed.
29 June 2003. Sunday Metro, Daily News Special fleet s afoot.
7 January 2002. Health & Science Section, Philadelphia Inquirer. Not a bad reed? Coverage
of symposium: Phragmites australis, A Sheep in Wolf s Clothing?
1 June 2000. Asbury Park Press, Business Section, Natural assets, ecotourism can be big
business.
7 May 2000. Asbury Park Press, Op Ed; Coastal Growth management a crucial challenge.
ABSTRACTS AND SEMINARS:
Invited Keynote and Plenary Seminars
Weinstein, M.P. Why are we concerned about the Phragmites m-haplotype? Addressing the
issues in the context of habitat restoration and fisheries production. 7th Workshop du
Groupe Phragmites, 12-14 October 2011 (Keynote Address)
Weinstein, M.P. 2011. Sustaining Earth s life Support Systems while Improving Human Well-
Being. Annual Meeting of the Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS), Gothenburg, Sweden,
25 Jan (Keynote Address)
Weinstein M. P. 2011. Sustaining Earth s life Support Systems While Improving Human Well-
Being. MSU Center of Pedagogy, Annual Advance, Global Learning 2.0: Educating Students for
Democracy in a Rapidly Changing World, MSU Conference Center, 8 March 2011 (Keynote
speaker).
Weinstein, M.P. Wetland Restoration: Can Science Better Inform Policy & Practice?
Estuarine and Lagoon Ecosystem Trajectories (ELET). CEMAGREF, Bordeaux, France, 24-28
October 2011 (Keynote Address)
Weinstein, M.P. 2011. Power Generation and Wetland Restoration: Odd Bedfellows? Joint NJ
Academy of Sciences Ecological Society of America Regional Meeting, 9 April (Dinner
Speaker)
Weinstein, M.P. 2010. Global Sustainability and Coastal Urban Centers: Progress and
Future Challenges. International Forum on Development of the Yellow River Delta Efficient
Eco-Economic Zone Binzhou, Shandong Province, People s Republic of China, 23-27 August
(Invited Plenary).
Weinstein, M.P. 2009. The Anthropocene: restoration ecology and coastal management in the
age of humans. II. Elise B. Newell Seminar Series, Florida Sea Grant, presented at the
University of South Florida, Tampa, Fl, 15 January (Invited plenary).
Weinstein, M.P. 2009. Globalization and Sustainability: the World s Future, Brookdale
International Education Center, Monmouth University, 20 November, Lincroft, NJ (Keynote
Address).
Weinstein, M.P. 2005. Ecological restoration and the Total Human Landscape (THE):
applications to large scale wetland restoration/rehabilitation projects. Symposium:
Restoration/Rehabilitation of Ariake Bay, Fukuoka, Japan (Keynote address)
Weinstein, M.P. 2004. Achieving the Vision A Strategy for the Next Six Years. Restore
America s Estuaries, 2nd Biennial Conference, 11-15 September 2004, Seattle, WA Closing
plenary).
Weinstein, M.P. 2000. Humans in the landscape: Restoration science in a sustainable
world. Nat. Coast. Est. Wetland Rest. Symp., Baton Rouge, LA, 19-21 June (Invited
plenary).
Weinstein, M.P. 2000. Coastal habitats and their problems: Restoration approaches and
issues. HabTech 2000, Technological Advances in Coastal Habitat Enhancement and
Restoration, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 26-28 June (Invited plenary).
Weinstein, M.P., K.R. Philipp and P. Goodwin. 1998. Catastrophes, near catastrophes and
the bounds of expectation: wetland restoration on a macroscale. Internat. Salt Marsh
Symp.: concepts and controversies in tidal marsh ecology. 5-9 April, Vineland, NJ (Invited
plenary).
Weinstein, M.P. 1981. Adult sciaenids. Sixth Annual Fisheries Symp., Houston, TX, 19 20
March. (Principal speaker).
Invited Seminars
Weinstein, M.P. 2010. Globalization and the sustainability transition: who are we
kidding? FDU Green Day, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Chatham, NJ, 26 April (Invited
seminar).
Weinstein, M.P. 2009. The salt marsh paradigm revisited II: What have we learned in 25
years of trying to link primary and secondary production. MSU Sustainability Seminar
Series, 6 October 2009 (Invited speaker).
Weinstein, M.P. 2009. The salt marsh paradigm revisited: a tier III stable isotope and
biochemical condition approach to evaluating essential fish habitat. I. Elise B. Newell
Seminar Series, Florida Sea Grant, presented at the University of South Florida, St.
Petersburg, Fl, 15 January (Invited speaker).
Weinstein, M.P. and H. Feng. 2008. Introduction to the Bohai Base, Monitoring &
Surveillance Management Project, Tianjin, PRC. Restore America s Estuaries, 4th National
Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Creating Solutions through
Collaborative Partnerships, Providence, RI, 11-15 November 2008 (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P., S.Y. Litvin, V.G. Guida and P.M. Rowe. 2008. Restoration in the
Anthropocene: Success criteria based on Tier III essential fish habitat analysis. Restore
America s Estuaries, 4th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration
Creating Solutions through Collaborative Partnerships, Providence, RI, 11-15 November
2008 (Invited paper)
Weinstein, M.P. 2008. The conservation challenges for China s waterways, Beyond Borders:
Individual Responsibility-Collective Action, 7th Ann. Global Understanding Convention,
Monmouth University, 7-10 April 2008 (Invited speaker)
Weinstein, M.P. 2008. Habitat restoration metrics: can we get beyond structural criteria?
East China Normal University, Shanghai, PRC. (Invited seminar)
Weinstein, M.P. 2008. Habitat restoration metrics: balancing anthropocentric and
ecocentric criteria. Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, PRC. (Invited
seminar)
Weinstein, M.P. 2008. The salt marsh paradigm revisited: a biochemical condition approach
to evaluating the quality of fish habitat. New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ.
(Invited seminar)
Weinstein, M.P., S.Y. Litvin and V.G. Guida. 2007. Habitat restoration in estuaries: can
we move beyond structural criteria? Biennial Meeting, Estuarine Research Federation,
Providence, RI, 4-8 November (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 2007. Restoration in the Anthropocene: how do we treat urban estuaries?
ESA-SER Joint Meeting, San Jose, CA. 5-10 August (Invited paper)
Weinstein, M. P. 2007. No wetlands, no seafood! The fate of coastal wetlands goods and
services as sea level rises. Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ (Invited seminar)
Weinstein, M.P. 2007. Restoration in the Anthropocene: What is the appropriate mix of
ecology and culture? II Internacional Symposium on Ecological Restoration, Santa Clara,
Cuba, 16-22 April (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 2006. Managing coastal resources in the 21st Century. 25th International
Submerged Lands Conference, Red Bank, NJ, 16-20 October (Invited paper)
Weinstein, M.P. and S.Y. Litvin. 2006. Spatio-temporal use of the habitat mosaic in
Delaware Bay: how young-of-year weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) get fat. American Fisheries
Society Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, NY, 10-14 September (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 2005. The two-culture conflict: restoration ecology versus ecological
restoration. Kumamoto Prefectural University, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan (Invited
seminar).
Weinstein, M.P. 2005. Will urban estuaries survive the 21st century? Special Session:
Society Induced Criteria for Preservation, Conservation and Restoration Success. SER
International, Zaragosa, Spain, 14-17 September (Invited paper)
Weinstein, M.P. 2004. Coastal sustainability in New Jersey: a mosaic of competing
interests. Jersey Shore Partnership, Annual Meeting, Monmouth University, 11 November
(Invited panel)
Weinstein, M.P. 2004. Integrated coastal zone management: a tool for a sustainable world.
University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, Peoples Republic of China, 29 May (Invited
seminar).
Weinstein, M.P. 2004. Valuation approach to urban estuarine management in the United
States. Urban Dimensions of Environmental Change: Science, Exposures, Policies and
Technologies. East China Normal University, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China, 25-28 May
(Invited seminar).
Noji, C.I.-M., S.Y. Litvin, D. Adams, J. Kurtenbach and M. P. Weinstein. 2003. Assessing
the ecological condition of Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor: A comparison of IBI and
discriminant analysis models for nekton and benthos. Biennial Conference of the Estuarine
Research Federation (ERF), Seattle Washington, 14-18 September (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. and J.H. Balletto. 2003. Humans in the coastal landscape: The paradoxical
challenge and how to achieve the dual mandate . Special Symposium: Sustainability science
and estuarine habitat restoration: An international perspective on integrating ecology and
the social sciences. Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation (ERF),
Seattle Washington, 14-18 September (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 2006. Will the 21st century realize sustainable practices in the coastal
zone? American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, Long Branch, NJ, 8-12 October
(Invited paper)
Weinstein, M.P., S.Y. Litvin and V.G. Guida. 2003. Restoring function in degraded salt
marshes: habitat linkages and the trophic spectrum for marine transients. Inaugural Conf.
Coast. Estuar. Habitat Restoration. RAE, Baltimore, Maryland, 13-16 April (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 2002. A perspective on coastal habitat restoration, principles and
methodologies, with a case study from Delaware Bay. Functional Restoration/Recovery of
Coastal Ecosystems, 3rd U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (UJNR)/Coastal
Environmental Science & Technology Panel (CEST), Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, 17-
19 July 2002 (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 2002. The salt marsh paradigm revisited: a stable isotope and biochemical
condition approach. North Carolina State University, Raleigh (Invited seminar).
Minello, T.J., K.W. Able, M.P. Weinstein, and C.G. Hays. 2002. Salt marshes as nurseries
for nekton: testing hypotheses on density, growth, and survival through meta-analysis.
Amer. Fisheries Soc., Ann. Mtg., Baltimore, MD, 18-22 August (Invited paper).
Litvin, S.Y., V.G. Guida, M.P. Weinstein, and S. Thorrold. 2002. Exploring the effects of
estuarine habitat utilization patterns on the biochemical condition of juvenile marine
transients. Amer. Fish. Soc., Ann. Mtg, Baltimore, MD, 18-22 August (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 2002. Phragmites australis: A landscape scale invader that alters the
biodiversity and ecological functions of coastal marshes. Ann. Mtg. Mid. States Div.,
Assoc. Amer. Geographers, Montclair University, NJ, 11-12 October (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. and S.Y. Litvin. 2001. Marine transients and the coastal conveyor belt:
the role of estuarine bouillabaisse in recruitment success. 16th Bienn. Estuar. Res.
Fed., St. Petersberg, FL, 4-8 November (Invited paper)
Weinstein, M.P. and L. L.Weishar. 2000. Beneficial uses of dredged material: enhancing
the restoration trajectory at a formerly diked salt hay farm. Conference on Dredged
Materials Management, Mass. Institute Tech., Cambridge, MA, 3-6 December (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 2000. Life on the coastal conveyor belt: The role of estuarine habitats
in providing the right stuff . Rutgers University, Dept. Ecol. & Evol. (Invited seminar).
Weinstein, M.P. 2000. Marine transients and the coastal conveyor belt: links with the
salt marsh paradigm. Dauphin Island Sea Lab., Univ. Alabama (Invited seminar)
Weinstein, M.P. 2000. The RAE-ERF first year initiative: Developing principles of
estuarine habitat restoration. Coastal Society 17, Portland, Oregon, 9-12 July (Invited
paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 2000. The Delaware Bay Estuary Enhancement Program: A case study of
wetland restoration on a macroscale. Coastal Society 17, Portland, Oregon, 9-12 July
(Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 1999. A retrospective on the salt marsh paradigm. MBL, Woods Hole, 3
November (Invited seminar).
Weinstein, M.P., S.C. Wainright, S.Y. Litvin, C.A. Currin and K.W. Able. 1999. Nutrient
flow from tidal salt marsh flora to marine transient finfishes in Delaware Bay: A multiple
stable isotope approach. 20th Ann. Mtg., Soc.Wetland Sci., 7-11 July, Norfolk, VA.
(Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. and C. Antonucci. 1999. A sustainable New Jersey in the 21st Century.
Stewardship Interacting with Government Agencies, 18th Ann. Submerged Lands Manage.
Conference, 3-7 October, Jersey City, NJ. (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. and S.C. Wainright. 1998. Macroscale restoration of coastal wetlands in
disturbed environments. Restoration of Natural Resources: The Practicioner=s Experience,
15-19 November, Charlotte, North Carolina (Invited paper).
Teal, J.M. and M.P. Weinstein. 1998. Macroscale restoration success in the United States:
Case studies from the Delaware Bay. SCOPE Workshop/NOAA-France Partnership, 29-31 July,
Paris, France (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 1998. Macroscale wetlands restoration: An ecological engineering solution
to a coastal regulatory issue. Pollut.Water Resour. Seminar Ser., Columbia University
(Invited seminar).
Weinstein, M.P. 1998. Science majors must be cross-disciplinary: Lessons from ecological
engineering and environmental science. Richard Stockton State College (Invited lecture).
Weinstein, M.P. 1997. Ecological Engineering of the Estuary Enhancement Program: One of
The World s Largest Wetland Restorations. Civil Engineering Department, Rutgers University
(Invited seminar).
Weinstein, M.P. 1995. What can America's fish tell us about the link between salt marshes
and secondary production? 13th Inter. Conf. Estuar. Res. Fed., Corpus Christi, TX, 12-16
November. (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. and T. Iannuzzi. 1994. Potential impacts of marina construction on
shallow waters: Primary productivity and fishery habitats. Mar. Estuar. Shallow Water Sci.
and Manage. Conf., Atlantic City, New Jersey, 8-11 March (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 1991. Regulatory review of Section 304(l) of the Clean Water Act. Ann.
Mtg Chemical Indust. Coun. (CIC) of New Jersey, Princeton, New Jersey. 18-19 June.
(Invited presentation).
Weinstein, M.P. 1987. Regulation of fish species distribution in estuaries. 9th Bienn.
Internat. Estuar. Res. Fed. Conf., New Orleans, LA, 25-29 October. (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 1985. Pollution and the Hudson River: fate and transport of PCBs. Amer.
Littoral Soc., New York, NY. (Guest speaker).
Weinstein, M.P. 1984. A framework for evaluating the role of shallow water habitats in
the Chesapeake Bay. EPA, State-of-the-Art Symposium, Seattle, WA. (Invited seminar).
Weinstein, M.P. 1984. Macro- and microscale influences on use of habitat by estuarine-
dependent nekton: with special reference to the spot (Leiostomus xanthurus). Center for
Wetland Resources, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. 1984. Estuarine ecology and environmental perturbation: a paradigm for
evaluating our coastal resources. EPA, Washington, D.C. (Invited paper).
Weinstein, M.P. and H.A. Brooks. 1982. Comparative ecology of young nekton occupying a
tidal creek and adjacent seagrass meadow. 112th Annual Meeting, Amer. Fish. Soc., Hilton
Head, SC, 22-25 September. (Invited contribution).
Weinstein, M.P. 1982. Distributional ecology of juvenile fishes inhabiting mid-Atlantic
coast estuaries: an integrated treatise. Instit. Mar. Sci., University of Texas, Port
Aransas, TX. (Invited seminar).
Weinstein, M.P. 1981. Cape Fear River Estuary: ecosystem dynamics of fishes and
shellfish. Department of Environmental Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville,
VA (Invited seminar).
Weinstein, M.P. 1980. Temporal and spatial utilization of habitat and community ecology
of postlarval and juvenile fishes of the Cape Fear Estuary, North Carolina. VA. Inst. of
Mar. Sci, Gloucester Point, VA. (Invited seminar).
Weinstein, M.P. 1980. Evolution of an environmental impact assessment: the Cape Fear
River Estuary studies program,
1976-1980. Department of Biology, University of Richmond.
(Invited seminar).
Weinstein, M.P. 1980. Habitat preferences and community ecology of nekton occupying
primary nursery zones, Cape Fear River Estuary, North Carolina. Zoology Department, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. (Invited seminar).
Weinstein, M.P. 1978. The nekton of shallow marsh habitats, Cape Fear River, North
Carolina: abundance, seasonality, and community composition. Virginia Institute of Marine
Science, Gloucester Point, VA. (Invited seminar).
Weinstein, M.P. 1978. A perspective on the impact of once-through cooling at the
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), Cape Fear River, North Carolina. Virginia Institute
of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA. (Invited seminar).
Contributed Papers
Weinstein, M.P. 2010. Reversing Two Centuries of Wetland Degradation: Can Science Better
Inform Policy & Practice? International Symposium on Sustainability Science: The Emerging
Paradigm and the Urban Environment, Montclair State University, 25-27 October
Weinstein, M.P. 2010. Opening remarks. International Symposium on Sustainability Science:
The Emerging Paradigm and the Urban Environment, Montclair State University, 25-27 October
Feng H., Zhang W., Jia L., Weinstein M. P., Zhang Q., Yuan D., Ni H., Tao J., Yu
L. 2010
Sediment Dynamics Study in Western Bohai Bay and Adjacent Urban Estuaries. American
Association of Geographer Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 13-19, 2010.
Weinstein, M.P. 2009. A Tier III, EFH approach to evaluating the functional ecology of
Phragmites-dominated marshes. ESA-SER Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, Trenton, NJ, 12-14
March.
Weinstein, M.P. 2008. Getting past fundamentals: evaluating essential fish habitat at
Tiers III & IV. N.E. Fish and Wildlife Conf., Galloway, NJ, 27-30 April.
Weinstein, M.P. 2007. The Anthropocene: coastal management in the Age of Humans. Joint
People s Republic of China United States Workshop on Sustainable Management of Coastal
Ecosystems, Tianjin Oceanic Administration, Tianjin, PRC, 8-12 January.
Litvin, S.Y., M.P. Weinstein, V.G. Guida and A.G. Grottoli. 2005. Considering the
production of fish on the scale of the estuary: Insights from a multidisciplinary
approach. Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation (ERF), Norfolk,
Virginia, 16-20 October.
Weinstein, M.P. 2005. Can we achieve sustainability in the coastal zone? Biennial
Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, Norfolk, Virginia, 16-20 October.
Weinstein, M.P. 2004. Shifting baselines and the estuarine landscape: recognizing that
Homo sapiens are estuarine dependent. Restore America s Estuaries, 2nd Conference,
Restoring Healthy Coasts and Estuaries - What Will It Take? Seattle, WA, 11-15 September.
Litvin, S.Y., M.P. Weinstein and V.G. Guida. 2003. Habitat utilization patterns of a
juvenile marine transient: effects on biochemical condition and implications on the value
of habitat for fish production. Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation,
14-18 September.
Weinstein, M.P. 2003. Re-establishing wetland functions in the estuarine landscape:
balancing the challenge of invasive species with wetland estuarine connectivity. Mid-
Atlantic NEP Habitat Workshop, Assoc. National Estuary Programs, Ocean City, MD, 16-17
January.
Litvin, S.Y., V.G. Guida, and M.P. Weinstein. 2002. The use of thin layer chromatography
with flame ionization detection (TLC/FID) to assess the biochemical condition of juvenile
weakfish in Delaware Bay. Amer. Soc. Limnol. Oceanogr., Victoria, BC, Canada, 10-14 June.
Weinstein, M.P., S.Y. Litvin and C.A. Currin. 2002. Phragmites australis and the marsh
paradigm: A review of stable isotope ratios in evaluating the flow of nutrients from
primary producers to consumers. Technical Forum and Workshop - Phragmites australis: A
sheep in wolf s clothing? Vineland, NJ, 6-9 January.
Currin, C.A., S. Wainright, K.W. Able and M.P. Weinstein. 2002. Does Phragmites provide
trophic support to resident marsh fish?: Stable isotope variation in Fundulus due to
changes in marsh vegetation and salinity. Technical Forum and Workshop - Phragmites
australis: A sheep in wolf s clothing? Vineland, NJ, 6-9 January.
Litvin, S.Y., V.G. Guida and M.P. Weinstein. 2001. Trophic linkages and relative
importance of salt marsh habitats to resident and marine transient finfish in Delaware
Bay: a stable isotope and biochemical condition approach. 16th Bienn. Estuar. Res. Fed.,
St. Petersberg, FL, 4-8 November
Litvin, S.Y., M.P. Weinstein, C.A. Currin and S.C. Wainright. 2001. Trophic linkages and
relative importance of marsh habitats to the production of finfish in Delaware Bay. 57th
Ann. N.E. Fish & Wildl. Conf., Saratoga Springs, NY, 22-25 April
Weinstein, M.P. 2000. What s this business with Phragmites anyway? Fifth Ann. Marine and
Estuarine Shallow Water Sci. Manag. Conf. Atlantic City, 12-15 March.
Wainright, S.C., M.P.Weinstein, K.W. Able, and C.A. Currin. 1999. Relative importance of
macrophytes and benthic microalgae to juvenile fishes in Phragmites versus Spartina
marshes. 15th Bienn. Conf. Estuar. Res. Fed. 25-30 Sept., New Orleans, LA.
Litvin, S.Y., M.P. Weinstein, S.C. Wainright, K.L. Bosley and C.M. Fuller. Was Teal
right? The marsh paradigm revisited (I). 15th Bienn. Conf. Estuar. Res. Fed. 25-30
Sept., New Orleans, LA
Weinstein, M.P., S.C. Wainright, C.A. Currin, S.Y. Litvin, K.L. Bosley, C.M. Fuller, and
K.W. Able. 1999. Was Teal right? The marsh paradigm revisited (II). 15th Bienn. Conf.
Estuar. Res. Fed. 25-30 Sept., New Orleans, LA
Weinstein, M.P. 1999. Saltmarshes, estuaries and essential fish habitat. Northeast
NMFS/Sea Grant Colloquium on Fish Habitat, 7-9 April, Portsmouth, NH
Weinstein, M.P., J.H. Balletto, K.A. Strait, and J.M. Teal. 1997. Are Tidal Wetlands
Wastelands? 53rd Ann. NE Fish. Wildlf. Conf., Waldham, MA, 17-23 March.
Weinstein, M.P., J.H. Balletto, J.M. Teal and D.F. Ludwig. 1996 Success criteria and
adaptive management for a large-scale wetland restoration project. Restoration in an
Urban/Rural Context. Soc. Ecol. Rest., Internat. Conf., New Brunswick, NJ, 17-22 June.
Weinstein, M.P., J.H. Balletto and J.M. Teal. 1996. What a practitioner needs to know
about macro-scale wetland restoration. 3rd Mar. Estuar. Shallow Water Sci. and Manag.
Conf., EPA Office of Water, Atlantic City, NJ.
Iannuzzi, T. and M.P. Weinstein. 1995. Comparative evaluation of benthic microalgal
production in an existing marina and proposed marina site in western Long Island Sound,
USA. Sec. Ann. Mar. Estuar. Shallow Water Sci. Manag. Conf. Atlantic City, 3-7 April.
Iannuzzi, T.J., M.P. Weinstein and K. Sellner. 1991. Benthic algal production in the
nearshore waters of Davids Island, New Rochelle, New York. 11th Bienn. Mtg, Estuar. Res.
Fed., San Francisco, CA, 10-14 November.
Barrett, J.C., M.P. Weinstein and T. Iannuzz
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