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Publications by Scott A. Holt

  • Olivotto, I., S.A. Holt, O. Carnevali and G.J. Holt. (In Press) Spawning, early development and first feeding in the Lemonpeel angelfish Centropyge flavissimus. Aquaculture.
     

  • Brown, C.A., G.A. Jackson, S.A. Holt, and G.J. Holt. 2005. Spatial and temporal patterns in modeled transport to estuarine habitat with comparisons to larval fish settlement patterns. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 64:33-46.
     

  • Brown, C.A., S.A. Holt, G.J. Holt, and G.A. Jackson.  2004.  Simulating larval supply to estuarine nursery areas: How much variation in larval supply to Aransas Pass inlet is explained by physical processes?  Fisheries Oceanography (3):181-196.
     

  • Rooker, J.R., S.A. Holt, J.D. Wells, J.P. Turner and C. Pratt. 2004. Retrospective determination of trophic relationships among pelagic fishes associated with Sargassum mats in the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. 55:257-266.
     

  • Holt, S.A.  2002.  Intra- and inter-day variability in sound production by red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) at a spawning site.  Bioacoustics 12:227-228.
     

  • Holt, G.J. and S.A. Holt.  2002.  Effects of variable salinity on reproduction and early life stages of spotted seatrout.  In: Biology of the spotted seatrout.  S. Bartone, (ed.), p. 135-145.  CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
     

  • Herzka, S.Z., S.A. Holt, and G.J. Holt.  2002.  Characterization of settlement patterns of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) larvae to estuarine nursery habitats: A stable isotope approach.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 266:143-156.
     

  • Herzka, S.Z., G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt. 2002. Stable isotope ratios as tracers of migration during the early life stages of marine fishes.  Fisheries Science 68 (Supplement 1): 186-189
     

  • Herzka, S.Z., G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt.  2001.  Documenting the settlement history of individual fish larvae using stable isotope ratios: Model development and validation.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 265:49-74.
     

  • Holt, S.A. and E.D. Ingall.  2000.  Carbon and nitrogen sources supporting food webs of spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) in Galveston Bay and the Laguna Madre: Preliminary observations.  Texas Parks and Wildlife, Management Data Series.  172. 7p.
     

  • Powell, A.B., E.H. Laban, S.A. Holt, and G.J. Holt.  2000.  Validation of ageing from otoliths of larval and juvenile spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus.  Fishery Bulletin 98(3)650-654.


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  • Holt, G.J. and S.A. Holt. 2000. Vertical distribution and the role of physical processes in the feeding dynamics of two larval sciaenids Sciaenops ocellatus and Cynoscion nebulosus.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 193:181-190

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  • Whitledge, T.E., D.A. Stockwell, E.J. Buskey, K.C. Dunton, G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt, and P.A. Montagna.  1999.  Persistent brown tide bloom in the Laguna Madre, Texas.  In: The Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem.  H. Kumpf, K. Steidinger, and K. Sherman, (eds.). p. 340-358.  Blackwell Scientific, Malden, Mass.


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  • Rooker, J.R., S.A. Holt, G.J. Holt, and L.A. Fuiman.  1999.  Spatial and temporal variability in growth, mortality, and recruitment potential of postsettlement red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, in a subtropical estuary.  Fishery Bulletin 97: 581-590.


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  • Rooker, J.R., S.A. Holt, M.A. Soto, and G.J. Holt.  1998.  Postsettlement patterns of habitat use by sciaenid fishes in subtropical seagrass meadows. Estuaries 21(2):318-327.
     

  • Soto, A.M., G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt, and J.R. Rooker.  1998.  Food habits and dietary overlap of newly settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) from Texas seagrass meadows. Gulf Research Reports 10:41-55.
     

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  • Rooker, J.R., G.J. Holt, and S.A. Holt.  1998.  Vulnerability of newly settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) to predatory fish: is early-life survival enhanced by seagrass meadows?  Marine Biology 131:145-151.


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  • Rooker, J.R. and S.A. Holt.  1997.  Utilization of subtropical seagrass meadows by newly settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus): patterns of distribution and growth.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 158:139-149.


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  • Rooker, J.R., G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt.  1997.  Condition of larval and juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) from estuarine nursery habitats. Marine Biology 127:387-394.


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  • Tolan, J.M., S.A. Holt, and C.P. Onuf.  1997.  Distribution and community structure of ichthyoplankton in Laguna Madre seagrass meadows: potential impact of seagrass species succession.  Estuaries 20:450-464.


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  • Thomas, L.M., S.A. Holt, and C.R. Arnold.  1995.  Chemical marking techniques in larval and juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) otoliths using different fluorescent markers.  In: Recent Developments in Fish Otolith Research.  Secor, D.H., J.M. Dean, and S.E. Campana (eds.), p. 703-713.  University of South Carolina Press. Columbia SC.


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  • Holt, S.A., C.M. Pratt, and C.R. Arnold.  1994.  Evaluation of larval red drum releases for stock enhancement. Annual Proceedings of the Texas Chapter. American Fisheries Society 16:16-31.
     

  • Holt, S.A. and C.R. Arnold. 1991. Larval fish in the vicinity of aquaculture intakes. Texas A&M SeaGrant/Texas General Land Office.
     
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  • Riley, C.M., S.A. Holt, G.J. Holt, E.J. Buskey, and C.R. Arnold.  1991.  Mortality of larval red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) associated with a Ptychodiscus brevis red tide. Contributions in Marine Science 31:137-146.
     

  • Holt, S.A., G.J. Holt, and C.R. Arnold. 1990. Abundance and distribution of larval fishes and shrimps in the Laguna Madre, Texas: A hypersaline lagoon. Texas Water Development Board. Tech Rpt TR/90-007.


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  • Holt, S.A., G.J. Holt, and C.R. Arnold.  1989.  Tidal stream transport of larval fishes in non-stratified estuaries. Rapp. P. -v. Reun. Cons. int. Explor. Mer. 191:1200-104.


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  • Holt, S.A., G.J. Holt, and L. Young-Abel.  1988.  A procedure for identification of sciaenid eggs. Contributions in Marine Science, Supp. to Vol. 30:99-108.


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  • Holt, G.J., S.A. Holt, and C.R. Arnold.  1985.  Diel periodicity of spawning in sciaenids. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Series 27(1-2):1-7.
     

  • Holt, G.J., S.A. Holt and C.R. Arnold. 1983. Spawning synchrony in sciaenid fishes. Estuaries 6:261.
     
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  • Holt, S.A., C.L. Kitting, and C.R. Arnold.  1983.  The distribution of young red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) among different seagrass meadows. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 112:267-271.


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  • Holt, S.A. and G.J. Holt.  1983.  Cold deaths of fishes at Port Aransas, Texas - January 1982.  Southwestern Naturalist 28(4):464-466.


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  • Holt, S.A. and C.R. Arnold.  1982.  Growth of juvenile red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.  Fish. Bull. 80(3):644-648.


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  • Holt, S.A. and C.R. Arnold.  1982.  Distribution and abundance of eggs, larvae and juveniles of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in seagrass beds in a south Texas estuary.. In:  Proceedings of the fifth annual larval fish conference La. Coop. Fishery Res. Unit. C.F. Bryan, S.V. Connor, and F.M. Truesdale, (eds.), p. 86. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.


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  • Yoshiyama, R.M., G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt, R. Godbout, and D.E. Wohlschlag. 1982. Abundance and distribution patterns of demersal fishes on the the south Texas outer continental shelf: a statistical description. Contributions in Marine Science 25:61-84.


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  • Rabalais, N., S. Holt, and R.W. Flint. 1981. Mud shrimps (Crustacea, Decapoda, Thalassinidea) of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Bull. Mar. Sci. 31(1):96-115.


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  • Holt, S.A. and C.R. Arnold. 1980. The icthyofaunal composition of the artificial liberty ship reef at Port Aransas, TX. Texas Coastal and Marine Council in fulfillment of IAC(78-79)-2183 and IAC (80-81)-0044.
     

  • Holt, S.A., S. Rabalais, N. Rabalais, S. Cornelius, and J. Holland.  1978.  Effects of an oil spill on salt marshes at Harbor Island, Texas. I. Biology. Proceedings of the Conference on Assessment of Ecological Impacts of Oil Spills. Am. Inst. Biol. Sci. :345-352.


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  • Holt, S.A.  1976.  Temporal and spatial distribution of fishes in the Upper Galveston Bay system with particular reference to the cooling water system of Cedar Bayou Generating Station. Masters Thesis. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

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