Texas A&M University Marine Biology
Anna Armitage in wetland marsh

Anna Armitage

Professor & Department Head, Marine Biology College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies • Texas A&M University at Galveston
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Research Interests

Current Research Interests

Coastal wetland ecology and restoration

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Biology University of California Los Angeles, 2003
  • Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology University of California Los Angeles, 1995

Courses Taught

MARB 430: Coastal Plant Ecology
MARB 482: Seminar: Science Communication
MARB 610: Professional Development

Publications

Guo, H., C.A. Weaver, S. Charles, A. Whitt, S. Dastidar, P. D'Odorico, J. Fuentes, J. Kominoski, A.R. Armitage, S.C. Pennings. 2017. Coastal regime shifts: rapid responses of coastal wetlands to changes in mangrove cover. Ecology 98: 762-772, doi: 10.1002/ecy.1698

Figlus, J., J.M. Sigren, M.J. Power, and A.R. Armitage. 2017. Physical model experiment investigating interactions between different dune vegetation and morphology changes under wave impact. Pages 470-480 in Proceedings of Coastal Dynamics 2017, Helsingør, Denmark.

Armitage, A.R. and J.W. Fourqurean. 2016. Carbon storage in seagrass soils: long-term nutrient history exceeds the effects of near-term nutrient enrichment. Biogeosciences 13: 313-321, doi:10.5194/bg-13-313-2016

Armitage, A.R., W.E. Highfield, S.D. Brody, P. Louchouarn. 2015. The contribution of mangrove expansion to salt marsh loss on the Texas Gulf coast. PLOS ONE 10(5): e0125404. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125404

Armitage, A.R., C.-K. Ho, E.N. Madrid, M.T. Bell*, and A. Quigg. 2014. The influence of habitat construction technique on the ecological characteristics of a restored brackish marsh. Ecological Engineering 62: 33-42.

Figlus, J., J.M. Sigren, A.R. Armitage, R.C. Tyler. 2014. Erosion of vegetated coastal dunes. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(34), . http://dx.doi.org/10.9753/icce.v34.sediment.20

Kinney, E.L., A. Quigg, and A.R. Armitage. 2014. Acute effects of drought on emergent and aquatic communities in a brackish marsh. Estuaries and Coasts 37: 636-645.

Armitage, A.R., C.-K. Ho, and A. Quigg. 2013. The interactive effects of pulse disturbance and habitat fragmentation vary among wetland arthropod guilds. PLOS ONE 8(10): e76672. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0076672

Staszak, L.A. and A.R. Armitage. 2013. Evaluating salt marsh restoration success with an index of ecosystem integrity. Journal of Coastal Research 29: 410-418.

Armitage, A.R., T.A. Frankovich, and J.W. Fourqurean. 2011. Long term effects of adding nutrients to an oligotrophic coastal environment. Ecosystems 14: 430-444.

Grants and Fellowships

Selected grants:

2017: National Science Foundation: RAPID Collaborative Research: Do mangroves provide better coastal protection than salt marshes? A Hurricane Harvey case study from Port Aransas, Texas, USA. $191K

2015: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: Mangrove restoration in Galveston Bay: ecological benefits and effective restoration techniques. $138K

2012-2017: Texas Sea Grant: Mangroves are invading Texas salt marshes: what are the consequences? $205K