Risk, M. J., B. E. Lapointe, O. A. Sherwood, and B. J. Bedford. 2008. The use of ?15N in assessing sewage stress on coral reefs. Mar. Poll. Bull. in press.

Yentsch, C. S., B. E. Lapointe, N. Poulton, and D. A. Phinney. 2008. The anatomy of a red tide bloom off the southwest coast of Florida. Harmful Algae, 7:817-826.

Lapointe, B. E. 2007. The research of John H. Ryther: An unbroken circle. J. Shellfish Research 26 (4):: 897-899.

Littler, M M., D. S. Littler, B. L. Brooks, and B. E. Lapointe . 2007. Unusual linear arrays of the coral reef macrophyte Halimeda incrassata in the Bahamas. Coral Reefs 26(4): 817-818.

Bell, P.R.F., B.E. Lapointe and I. Elmetri (2007). Re-evaluation of ENCORE: Support for the eutrophication threshold model for coral reefs. Ambio 36: 416- 424.

Lapointe, B. E., B. Bedford, and R. Baumberger. 2007. Looe Key, FL: Nutrients and climate change pose threat to coral reefs. In: Effects of nutrient enrichment in the nation’s estuaries: A decade of change. S Bricker et al. (eds.), NOAA Coastal Ocean Program Decision Analysis Series No. 26 Nationall Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD.

Lapointe, B. E., Bedford, B. J., Littler, M. M., and D. S. Littler. 2007. Shifts in coral overgrowth by sponges and algae. Coral Reefs, 26:515.

Lapointe, B. E., and B. J. Bedford. 2007. Drift rhodophyte blooms emerge in Lee County, Florida, USA: Evidence of escalating coastal eutrophication. Harmful Algae 6:421-437.

Lapointe, B. E., B. J. Bedford, and R. Baumberger. 2006. Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne remove blooms of the invasive green alga Caulerpa brachypus forma parvifolia (Harvey) Cribb from coral reefs off northern Palm Beach County, FL, USA. Estuaries 29(6A):966-971.

Littler, M. M., D. S. Littler, B. L. Brooks, and B. E. Lapointe. 2006. Nutrient manipulation methods for coral reef studies: A critical review and experimental field data. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 336:242-253.

Littler, M. M., D. S. Littler, B. E. Lapointe, P. J. Barile. 2006. Toxic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) associated with groundwater conduits in the Bahamas. Coral Reefs 25:186.

Lapointe, B. E., P. J. Barile, M. M. Littler, D. S. Littler, B. J. Bedford, and C. Gasque. 2005. Macroalgal blooms on southeast Florida coral reefs: I. Nutrient stoichiometry of the invasive green alga Codium isthmocladum in the wider Caribbean indicates nutrient enrichment. Harmful Algae, 4:1092-1105.

Lapointe, B. E., P. J. Barile, M. M. Littler, and D. S. Littler. 2005. Macroalgal blooms on southeast Florida coral reefs: II. Cross-shelf discrimination of nitrogen sources indicates widespread assimilation of sewage nitrogen. Harmful Algae 4:1106-1122.

Barile, P. J. and B. E. Lapointe. 2005. Atmospheric nitrogen deposition from a remote source enriches macroalgae in a coral reef ecosystem at Green Turtle Cay, Abacos, Bahamas. Mar. Poll. Bull. 50:1262-1272.

Lapointe, B. E., P. J. Barile, M. J. Wynne, and C. S. Yentsch. 2005. Reciprocal Caulerpa invasion: Mediterranean native Caulerpa ollivieri in the Bahamas supported by human nitrogen enrichment. Aquatic Invaders, 16(2):1-5.

Lapointe, B. E., W. R. Matzie, and P. J. Barile. 2004. Anthropogenic nutrient enrichment of seagrass and coral reef communities in the Lower Florida Keys: Discrimination of local versus regional nitrogen sources. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 308(1):23-58.

Lapointe, B. E., P. J. Barile, and C. S. Yentsch. 2004. The physiology and ecology of macroalgal blooms (Green tides) on coral reefs off northern Palm Beach County, Florida (USA) Harmful Algae 3:185-268.

Yentsch, C. S., C. M. Yentsch, D. A. Phinney, B. E. Lapointe, and S. F. W. Yentsch. 2004. The odyssey of new production. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 300:15-30.

Barile, P. J., B. E. Lapointe, and T. R. Capo. 2004. Dietary nitrogen availability in macroalgae affects growth of the sea hare Aplysia californica (Opisthobranchia: Anaspidea) J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 303(1):65-78.

Lapointe, B. E. and P. J. Barile. 2004. Seagrass die-off in Florida Bay: An alternative interpretation. Estuaries 27(1):157-178.

Lapointe, B. E. 2004. Phosphorus-rich waters at Glover’s Reef, Belize? Mar. Poll. Bull. 48:193-195.

Lapointe, B. E., P. J. Barile, C. S. Yentsch, M. M. Littler, D. S. Littler, and B. Kakuk. 2004. The relative importance of nutrient enrichment and herbivory on macroalgal communities near Norman’s Pond Cay, Exumas Cays, Bahamas: A natural enrichment experiment. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 298:275-301.

Yentsch, C. S., C. M. Yentsch, J. J. Cullen, B. E. Lapointe, D. A. Phinney, and S. F. Woodman. 2002. Sunlight and water transparency: Cornerstones in coral research. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 268(2):171-183.

Lapointe, B. E. and K. Thacker. 2002. Community-based water quality and coral reef monitoring in the Negril Marine Park, Jamaica: Land-based nutrient inputs and their ecological consequences. In: The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: An Ecosystem Sourcebook. edited by J. and K. Porter, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Lapointe, B. E., W. R. Matzie, and P. J. Barile. 2002. Biotic phase-shifts in Florida Bay and fore reef communities in the Florida Keys: Linkages with historical freshwater flows and nitrogen loading from Everglades runoff. In: The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: An Ecosystem Sourcebook, edited by J. and K. Porter, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Lapointe, B. E., R. Langton, O. Day, A. C. Potts. 2001. Integrated water quality and coral reef monitoring on fringing reefs of Tobago: Chemical and ecological evidence of sewage-driven eutrophication in the Buccoo Reef Complex. Proceedings of the 54th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 54:457-472.

Lapointe, B. E. 2000. Nutrient over-enrichment of south Florida’s coral reefs: How science and management failed to protect a national treasure. Proceedings of the Coastal Zone Canada 2000 Conference Coastal Stewardship: Lessons learned and the paths ahead. Saint John, New Brunswick.

Howarth, R., D. Anderson, J. Cloern, C. Elfring, C. Hopkinson, B. Lapointe, T. Malone, N. Marcus, K. McGlathery, A. Sharpley, and D. Walker. 2000. Nutrient pollution of coastal rivers, bays, and seas. Issues in Ecology 7:1-15.

Capo, T. R., J. C. Jaramillo, A. E. Boyd, B. E. Lapointe, and J. E. Serafy. 1999. Sustained high yields of Gracilaria (Rhodophyta) grown in intensive large-scale culture. J. Applied Phycology 11:143-147.

Lapointe, B. E. 1999. Simultaneous top-down and bottom-up forces control macroalgal blooms on coral reefs. Limnol. Oceanogr. 44(6):1586-1592.

Barile, P. and B. E. Lapointe. 1999. Nutrient enrichment and seagrass decline in the Indian River Lagoon: A typical nutrient problem in a special subtropical estuary. Florida Naturalist, July.

Lapointe, B. E. and W. R. Matzie. 1998. The demise of coral reef communities in Florida Bay and the Florida Keys, USA: The nexus of hypersalinity, eutrophication, political science, and marine science. Proceedings of the 8th Australasian Chemical Engineering Society Meeting. Port Douglas, Australia.

Lapointe, B. E. 1997. Nutrient thresholds for bottom-up control of macroalgal blooms on coral reefs in Jamaica and southeast Florida. Limnol. Oceanogr. 42:1119-1131.

Lapointe, B. E., Littler M. M. and D. S. Littler. 1997. Macroalgal overgrowth of fringing coral reefs at Discovery Bay, Jamaica: Bottom-up versus top-down control. Proceedings of the 8th. Inter. Coral Reef Symposium. Panama 1:927-932.

Lapointe, B. E. and W. R. Matzie. 1996. Effects of stormwater nutrient discharges on eutrophication processes in nearshore waters of the Florida Keys. Estuaries 19:422-435.

Littler, M. M., D. S. Littler, I. G. MacIntyre, B. L. Brooks, P. R. Taylor, and B. E. Lapointe. 1995. The Tobacco Range Fracture Zone: A unique system of slumped mangrove peat. Atoll Res. Bull. August, Nos. 426-431.

Lapointe, B. E. 1995. A comparison of nutrient-limited productivity in Sargassum natans from neritic versus oceanic waters of the Western North Atlantic Ocean. Limnol. Oceanogr. 40:625-633.

Lapointe, B. E., D. A. Tomasko and W. R. Matzie. 1994. Eutrophication and trophic state classification of seagrass communities in the Florida Keys. Bull. Mar. Sci. 54:696-717.

Delgado, O. and B. E. Lapointe. 1994. Nutrient-limited productivity of calcareous versus fleshy macroalgae in a eutrophic, carbonate-rich tropical marine environment. Coral Reefs 13:151-159.

Lapointe, B. E., W. R. Matzie, and M. W. Clark. 1993. Phosphorus inputs and eutrophication on the Florida Reef Tract. In: Global Coral Reefs: Health, Hazards, and History, University of Miami.

Lapointe, B. E., 1993. Nutrient thresholds for macroalgal overgrowth and eutrophication of coral reef ecosystems. In: Protecting Jamaica's Coral Reef Ecosystems: Water Quality Issues, Island Press.

Lapointe, B. E., M. M. Littler, and D. S. Littler. 1992. Modification of benthic community structure by natural eutrophication: The Belize Barrier Reef. Proceedings of the 7th International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam 1:323-334.

Lapointe, B. E., M. M. Littler and D. S. Littler. 1992. Nutrient availability to marine macroalgae in siliciclastic versus carbonate-rich coastal waters. Estuaries 15:75-82.

Lapointe, B. E. and M. Clark. 1992. Nutrient inputs from the watershed and coastal eutrophication in the Florida Keys. Estuaries 15:465-476.

Littler, M. M., D. S. Littler, and B. E. Lapointe. 1992. Modification of benthic community structure by cultural eutrophication: The southwest coast of Martinique. Proceedings of the 7th International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam 1:335-343.

Tomasko, D. and B. E. Lapointe. 1991. Productivity and biomass of Thalassia testudinum as related to water column nutrients and epiphyte levels: Field observations and experimental studies. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 75:9-17.

Lapointe, B. E. 1991. The quality of our seawater. In: The Monroe County Environmental Story (ed. by J. Gato), Gemini Printing, Marathon, FL.

Lapointe, B. E. 1991. Hydrology of Monroe County. In: The Monroe County Environmental Story (ed. by J. Gato), Gemini Printing, Marathon, FL.

Lapointe, B. E., J. D. O'Connell, and G. S. Garrett. 1990. Nutrient couplings between on-site sewage disposal systems, groundwaters, and nearshore surface waters of the Florida Keys. Biogeochemistry 10:289-307.

Lapointe, B. E. and J. D. O'Connell. 1989. Nutrient-enhanced growth of Cladophora prolifera in Harrington Sound, Bermuda: Eutrophication of a confined, phosphorus-limited marine ecosystem. Est. Coast Shelf Sci. 28:347-360.

Lapointe, B. E. 1989. Caribbean coral reefs: Are they becoming algal reefs? Sea Frontiers 35:82-91.

Lapointe, B. E. 1989. Macroalgal production and nutrient relations in oligotrophic areas of Florida Bay. Bull. Mar. Sci. 44:312-323.

Lapointe, B. E. 1988. Nutrient couplings between on-site sewage disposal systems, groundwaters, and nearshore surface waters of the Florida Keys. EOS. 69(44):1080.

Littler, M. M., D. S. Littler, and B. E. Lapointe. 1988. A comparison of nutrient- and light-limited productivity in psammophytic versus epilithic forms of Halimeda from the Bahamas. Coral Reefs. 6:219-225.

Lapointe, B. E., M. M. Littler, and D. S. Littler. 1987. A comparison of nutrient-limited productivity in macroalgae from a Caribbean barrier reef and from a mangrove ecosystem. Aquatic Botany. 28:243-255.

Lapointe, B. E. 1987. Phosphorus- and nitrogen-limited photosynthesis and growth of Gracilaria tikvahiae (Rhodophyceae) in the Florida Keys: An experimental field study. Mar. Biol. 93:561-568.

Littler, M. M., D. S. Littler, and B. E. Lapointe. 1986. Baseline studies of herbivory and eutrophication on dominant reef communities of Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA Technical Memorandum. NOS MEMD 1, Marine Sanctuaries Division.

Lapointe, B. E. 1986. Upwelling as a source of new nutrients to Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary EOS 67(44):992.

Lapointe, B. E. and N. P. Smith. 1986. A preliminary investigation of upwelling as a source of nutrients to Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA Technical Report #NA84AAA04157, Marine Sanctuaries Division.

Lapointe, B. E. 1986. Phosphorus-limited photosynthesis and growth of Sargassum natans and Sargassum fluitans (Phaeophyceae) in the western North Atlantic. Deep Sea Res. 33:391-399.

Duke, C. S., B. E. Lapointe and J. Ramus. 1986. Effects of light on growth, RuBPCase activity and chemical composition of Ulva species (Chlorophyta). J. Phycol. 22:362-370.

Lapointe, B. E. 1985. Strategies for pulsed nutrient supply to Gracilaria cultures in the Florida Keys: Interactions between concentration and frequency of nutrient pulses. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 93:211-222.

Lapointe, B. E. and M. D. Hanisak. 1985. Productivity and nutrition of marine biomass systems in Florida. In: Proceedings of Institute of Gas Technology Symposium, (Energy from Biomass and Waste IX) Lake Buena Vista, Florida. January 20-February 1.

Lapointe, B. E. and C. S. Duke. 1984. Biochemical strategies for growth of Gracilaria tikvahiae (Rhodophyta) in relation to light intensity and nitrogen availability. J. Phycol. 20:488-495.

Lapointe, B. E., C. J. Dawes and K. R. Tenore. 1984. Interactions between light and temperature on the physiological ecology of Gracilaria tikvahiae (Gigartinales: Rhodophyta) I. Growth, photosynthesis and respiration. Mar. Biol. 80:161-170.

Lapointe, B. E., K. R. Tenore and C. J. Dawes. 1984. Interactions between light and temperature on the physiological ecology of Gracilaria tikvahiae (Gigartinales: Rhodophyta) II. Nitrate uptake and levels of pigments and chemical constituents. Mar. Biol. 80:171-178.

Lapointe, B. E., D. L. Rice and J. H. Lawrence. 1984. Responses of photosynthesis, respiration, growth, and cellular constituents to hypo-osmotic shock in the red alga Gracilaria tikvahiae. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 77:127-132.

Lapointe, B. E. 1981. The effects of light and nitrogen on growth rate, pigment content and biochemical composition of Gracilaria foliifera var. angustissima (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). J. Phycol. 17:90-95.

Lapointe, B. E., F. X. Niell and J. M. Fuentes. 1981. Community structure, succession and production of seaweeds associated with mussel rafts in the Ria de Arosa, N. W. Spain. Mar. Ecol. 5:243-253.

Rice, D. L. and B. E. Lapointe. 1981. Experimental outdoor studies with Ulva fasciata Delile. II. Trace metal chemistry. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 54:1-11.

Lapointe, B. E. and K. R. Tenore. 1981. Experimental outdoor studies with Ulva fasciata Delile. I. Interaction of light and nitrogen on nutrient uptake, growth, and biochemical composition. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 53:135-152.

Lapointe, B. E. and J. H. Ryther. 1979. The effects of nitrogen and seawater flow rate on the growth and biochemical composition of Gracilaria foliifera var. angustissima in mass outdoor culture. Bot. Mar. 22:529-537.

Ryther, J. H., J. A. DeBoer and B. E. Lapointe. 1978. Cultivation of seaweeds for hydrocolloids, waste treatment and biomass for energy conversion. Proceedings of the 9th International Seaweed Symposium, 1-16.

Lapointe, B. E. and J. H. Ryther. 1978. Some aspects of the growth and yield of Gracilaria tikvahiae in culture. Aquaculture 15:185-193.

DeBoer, J. A., B. E. Lapointe and J. H. Ryther. 1977. Preliminary studies on a combined seaweed mariculture-tertiary waste treatment system. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Workshop, World Mariculture Society, 401-410.

Lapointe, B. E., L. D. Williams, J. C. Goldman and J. H. Ryther. 1976. The mass outdoor culture of macroscopic marine algae. Aquaculture 8:9-20.

Ryther, J. H., J. C. Goldman, C. E. Gifford, J. H. Huguenin, A. S. Wing, J. P. Clarner, L. D. Williams and B. E. Lapointe. 1975. Physical models of integrated waste-recycling aquaculture systems. Aquaculture 5:163-177.