Dr. Elizabeth Wenner : David M. Knott : Dr. Rachael King : Susan Thornton-DeVictor

David M. Knott
MRRI, Marine Biologist IV
Southeastern Regional Taxonomic Center
Marine Resources Research Institute
PO Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422-2559
KnottD@dnr.sc.gov
Office: 843-953-9096 Fax: 843-953-9820

Degrees:
B.S. in Biology (1972) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
M.S. in Marine Biology (1980) College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

Research interests:
Ecology and taxonomy of planktonic and benthic invertebrates, with extensive experience in identification of the fauna of estuarine, coastal, and outer shelf habitats in the South Atlantic Bight. Dynamics of larval decapod crustacean transport. Ballast water discharge and invasive species in South Carolina.

Publications:
Harrison, J.R. and Knott, D.M. (2007). Occurrence of Microtralia ovula and Creedonia succinea (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Ellobiidae) in South Carolina. Southeastern Naturalist 6(1):173-178.

Heard, R.W., King, R.A., Knott, D.M., Thoma, B.P., and Thornton-DeVictor, S. (In press). A guide to the Thalassinidea (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Decapoda) of the South Atlantic Bight. NOAA Professional Paper NMFS.

Negreiros-Fransozo, M.L., Wenner, E.L., Knott, D.M., and Fransozo, A. In prep. The megalopa and early juvenile stages of Calappa tortugae Rathbun, 1933 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) reared in the laboratory.

Heard, R.W., Price, W.W., Knott, D.M., King, R.A. and Allen, D.M. 2006. A taxonomic guide to the mysids of the South Atlantic Bight. NOAA Professional Paper NMFS 4. 37pp.

Knott, D.M. 2005. Atlantic Ghost Crab: Ocypode quadrata. South Carolina State Wildlife Grants Program, Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan, Species Descriptions. http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/wcp/pdf/Ghostcrab.pdf Accessed 2005 Jun 08.

Wenner, E.L., Knott, D.M., Barans, C.A., Wilde, S., Blanton, J.O. and Amft, J. 2005. Key factors influencing transport of white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus) post-larvae into the Ossabaw Sound system, Georgia, U.S. Fisheries Oceanography 14(3): 175-194.

Foster, J.M., Heard, R.W. and Knott, D.M. 2004. Northern range extensions for Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Caprellidae) on the Florida gulf coast and in South Carolina. Gulf and Caribbean Research 16: 65-69.

Knott, D.M., Wenner, E.L., and DeVictor, S. 2003. Observations on the unusual abundance of tropical Callinectes species in the South Atlantic Bight in fall 2002, and remarks on the non-indigenous Charybdis hellerii. Journal of Shellfish Research 22(1): 338.

Wenner, E.L., Barans, C.A., Knott, D.M., Perez, G.R., Nadik, W.M., and CebadaMora, C. 2002. Evaluation of an alternative harvesting methodology for horseshoe crabs and determination of juvenile life history parameters in a nursery habitat. Final Report to the National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA. S-K Grant No. NA07FD0174. 79 pp.

Knott, D.M. 2000. Zooplankton. In “Characterization of the Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin, South Carolina”, a CD-ROM produced by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Services Center, Charleston, SC. SC Marine Resources Center Special Scientific Report Number 17, and NOAA/CSC/20010-CD.

Knott, D., Boyko, C., and Harvey, A. 2000. Introduction of the green porcelain crab, Petrolisthes armatus (Gibbes, 1850) into the South Atlantic Bight. In "Marine Bioinvasions: Proceedings of the First National Conference, January 24-27, 1999", (J. Pederson, ed.), p. 404. MIT Sea Grant College Program. Cambridge, MA.

Blanton, J.O., Werner, F.E., Kapolnai, A., Blanton, B.O., Knott, D., and Wenner, E.L. 1999. Wind-generated transport of ficticious passive larvae into shallow tidal estuaries. Fisheries Oceanography 8 (Suppl. 2): 210-223.

Wenner, E., Knott, D., Blanton, J., Barans, C., and Amft, J. 1998. Roles of tidal and wind-generated currents in transporting white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus) postlarvae through a South Carolina (USA) inlet. Journal of Plankton Research 20(12): 2333-2356.

Knott, D.M., Wenner, E.L., and Wendt, P.H. 1997. Effects of pipeline construction on the vegetation and macrofauna of two South Carolina, USA salt marshes. Wetlands 17(1): 65-81.

van Montfrans, J., Epifanio, C.E., Knott, D.M., Lipcius, R.N., Mense, D.J., Metcalf, K.S., Olmi, E.J., III, Orth, R.J., Posey, M.H., Wenner, E.L., and West, T.L. 1995. Settlement of blue crab postlarvae in western North Atlantic estuaries. Bulletin of Marine Science 57(3): 834-854.
Knott, D.M. and Martore, R.M. 1991. The short-term effects of Hurricane Hugo on fishes and decapod crustaceans in the Ashley River and adjacent marsh creeks, South Carolina. Journal of Coastal Research SI#8: 335-356.

Presentations/Abstracts:

Knott, D.M. 2007. Invasive and non-native aquatic species in coastal South Carolina. Oral presentation given to the Marine Advisory Committee of the SCDNR's Marine Resources Division, March 2, 2007 in Charleston, SC.

Knott, D.M. 2006. The role of the Southeastern Regional Taxonomic Center in detection of non-indigenous and invasive species in the SAB. Oral presentation given to the Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species (GSARP), October 5, 2006 in Charleston, SC.

King, R.A., Knott, D.M., DeVictor, S., and Wenner, E.L. 2004. Establishment of the Southeastern Regional Taxonomic Center (SERTC) in Charleston, SC. Poster presented by the first two authors at the American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Spring Symposium — Expanding the Ark: The emerging science and practice of invertebrate conservation, March 25-26, 2004 in New York, NY.

Knott, D.M., Wenner, E.L., and DeVictor, S. 2003. Observations on the unusual abundance of tropical Callinectes species in the South Atlantic Bight in fall 2002, and remarks on the non-indigenous Charybdis hellerii. Journal of Shellfish Research 22(1): 338.

Knott, D., Boyko, C., and Harvey, A. 2000. Introduction of the green porcelain crab, Petrolisthes armatus (Gibbes, 1850) into the South Atlantic Bight. In "Marine Bioinvasions: Proceedings of the First National Conference, January 24-27, 1999", (J. Pederson, ed.), p. 404. MIT Sea Grant College Program. Cambridge, MA.

Knott, D.M. 1999. An update on ballast water in South Carolina. Oral presentation given to the Savannah Harbor Improvement Project Stakeholders Evaluation Group (SEG), December 7, 1999 in Savannah, GA

Knott, D.M., Wenner, E.L., Coen, L.D., and Giotta, R.E. 1997. Resident crustaceans of intertidal oyster reef habitats. Poster presented at the Summer Meeting of the Crustacean Society, May 21-24, 1997 in Mobile, AL