Jorge Brenner

Selected Publications

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (student co-authors are underlined)

Victoria, M., H. Perez, J. Brenner, and Y. Okolodkov. 2021. A method to assess diver impacts on hermatypic corals.Examines in Marine Biology and Oceanography 4(1): 1-3. 

Gil-Aguedo, D.L., C.E Cintra-Buenrostro, J. Brenner, P. Gonzalez-Diaz, W.E. Kiene, C. Lustic, and H. Perez-Espana. 2020. Coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico large marine ecosystem: conservation status, challenges and opportunities. Frontiers in Marine Science 6: 807.

Dunn, D.C., A.L. Harrison, C. Curtice, S. DeLand, B. Donnelly, E. Fujioka, E. Heywood, C.Y. Kot, S. Poulin, M. Whitten, S. Åkesson, A. Alberini, W. Appeltans, J.M. Arcos, H. Bailey, L.T. Ballance, B. Block, H. Blondin, A.M. Boustany, J. Brenner, et al. 2019. The importance of migratory connectivity for global ocean policy. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286(1911): 20191472.

Ruckelshaus, M., G. Guannel, K. Arkema, G. Verutes, R. Griffin, A. Guerry, J. Silver, J. Faries, J. Brenner, and A. Rosenthal. 2016. Evaluating the benefits of green infrastructure for coastal areas: Location, location, location. Coastal Zone Management Journal 44(5): 504-516.

Reddy, S., G. Guannel, R. Griffin, J. Faries, T. Boucher, M. Thompson, J. Brenner, J. Bernhardt, G. Verutes, S. Wood, J. Silver, J. Toft, A. Rogers, A. Maas, A. Guerry, J. Molnar, and J. DiMuro. 2016. Evaluating the role of coastal habitats and sea-level rise in hurricane risk mitigation: An ecological economic assessment method and application to a business decision. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 12(2): 328-344. [IEAM Best Paper of 2016]

Dupras, J., L. Parcerisas, and J. Brenner. 2016. Using ecosystem services valuation to measure the economic impacts of land-use changes on the Spanish Mediterranean coast (El Maresme, 1850-2010). Regional Environmental Change 16: 1075-1088.

Schill, S., G. Raber, J. Roberts, E. Treml, J. Brenner, and P. Halpin. 2015. No reef is an island: Integrating coral reef connectivity data into the design of regional-scale marine protected area networks. PloS ONE 10(12): e0144199.

Geselbracht, L., K. Freeman, A. Birch, J. Brenner, and D. Gordon. 2015. Modeled sea level rise impacts on coastal ecosystems at six major estuaries on Florida’s Gulf coast: Implications for adaptation planning. PLoS ONE 10(7): e0132079.

Thompson, M., J. Brenner, and B. Gilmer. 2014. Informing conservation planning using future sea-level rise and storm surge modeling impact scenarios in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Ocean and Coastal Management 100: 51-62.

Reyna, P., J. Bello, L. Ortiz, H. Perez, P. Arceo and J. Brenner. 2014. Incorporating expert knowledge for development spatial modeling in assessment ecosystem services provided by coral reefs: A Tool for decision-making. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía 49: 279-292.

Brenner, J., J.A. Jiménez, R. Sardá, and A. Garola. 2010. An assessment of the non-market value of the ecosystem services provided by the Catalan coastal zone, Spain. Ocean and Coastal Management 53: 27-38.

Arismendez, S.S., H. Kim, J. Brenner, and P. Montagna. 2009. Application of watershed analyses and ecosystem modelling to investigate land-water nutrient coupling processes in the Guadalupe Estuary, Texas. Ecological Informatics 4: 243-253.

Brenner, J., J.A. Jiménez, and R. Sardá. 2008. Environmental indicators GIS of the Catalan coast. Journal of Coastal Conservation 11: 185-191.

Brenner, J., J.A. Jiménez, and R. Sardá. 2006. Definition of homogeneous environmental management units for the Catalan coastal zone. Environmental Management 38: 993-1005.

BOOK CHAPTERS, TECHNICAL REPORTS & BLOGS (student co-authors are underlined)                                                                                                            

Brenner, J., and J. Bergan. submitted. Conservation of the Laguna Madre Ecosystem. In J.W. Tunnell and K. Withers (Eds.), Laguna Madre of Texas and Tamaulipas, Second Edition. Texas A&M University Press. College Station.

Arguelles, J., J. Brenner, y H. Pérez-España. 2019. Línea base para el monitoreo de los arrecifes del Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano (PNSAV) a través de la metodología AGRRA (Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment). Universidad Veracruzana - The Nature Conservancy – Sea&Reef. Boca del Rio. 26 pp.

Brenner, J., and V. McNulty. 2018. Gulf of Mexico tuna migrations. The Nature Conservancy. Arlington, 24 pp.

Goodin, K.L., D. Faber-Langendoen, J. Brenner, S.T. Allen, R.H. Day, V.M. Congdon, C. Shepard, K.E. Cummings, C.L. Stagg, C.A. Gabler, M. Osland, K.H. Dunton, R.R. Ruzicka, K. Semon-Lunz, D. Reed, and M. Love. 2018. Ecological resilience indicators for five northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystems. NatureServe. Arlington, 381 pp.

Brenner, J., and V.P. McNulty. 2017. Unlocking the mysterious journeys of migratory species in the Gulf of Mexico. Cool Green Science.

Brenner, J., M. Murdock, and M.K. Brown. 2016. Prioritization of critical marsh conservation and restoration areas based on Future sea-level rise scenarios in Copano and San Antonio Bays, Texas Area. Report submitted to the Coastal Management Program of the Texas General and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Nature Conservancy. Arlington, 77 pp.

Murdock, M., and J. Brenner. 2016. Texas coastal bend regional climate change vulnerability assessment. Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program. Report submitted to the Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program (CBBEP). The Nature Conservancy. Arlington, 44 pp.

Requena, G., S. Casas, R. Cámara Artigas, J. Brenner, J. Morales. 2016. Modelo de captura y almacén de carbono en la Cuenca Guayalejo – Tamesí (Tamaulipas, México). In: pages 122-140, Cambio climático en la zona noroeste de México, R. Jaramillo, et al. (Eds.). Pearson Educación México.

Brenner, J., C. Voight, and D. Mehlman. 2016. Migratory species in the Gulf of Mexico large marine ecosystem: Pathways, threats and conservation. The Nature Conservancy. Arlington, 93 pp.

Brenner, J., C. Voight, and D. Mehlman. 2016. Migratory species in the Gulf of Mexico large marine ecosystem: Executive summary. The Nature Conservancy. Arlington, 20 pp.

Guannel, G., A. Guerry, J. Brenner, J. Faries, M. Thompson, J. Silver, R. Griffin, J. Proft, M. Carey, J. Toft, and G. Verutes. 2014. Changes in the delivery of ecosystem services in Galveston Bay, TX, under a sea-level rise scenario. The Natural Capital and The Nature Conservancy. Stanford, 121 pp. 

National Research Council (J. Brenner co-author and Committee Member). 2014. An Ecosystem Services Approach to Assessing the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Final Report of the Committee on the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Mississippi Canyon-252 Oil Spill on Ecosystem Services in the Gulf of Mexico. Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council, National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 235 pp (ISBN: 978-0-309-28845-3).

Brenner, J., B. Gilmer, and Sheets, J. 2012. Sea-level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM) runs and conservation planning data platform development – for three focal areas in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Galveston Bay and Southern Jefferson County in Texas, and Grand Bay NERR/NWR in Mississippi. A report from The Nature Conservancy to the Habitat Conservation and Restoration Priority Issue Team of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance. The Nature Conservancy. Corpus Christi.

Gilmer, B., J. Brenner, and J. Sheets. 2012. Informing conservation planning using sea-level rise and storm surge impact estimates in Saint Andrew and Choctawhatchee Bays, Florida. The Nature Conservancy. Seattle, 25 pp.

National Research Council (J. Brenner co-author and Committee Member). 2012. Approaches for ecosystem services valuation for the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Interim Report of the National Research Council to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 127 pp (ISBN: 978-21179-6).

Brown, C., K. Andrews, J. Brenner, J.W. Tunnell, C. Canfield, C. Dorsett, M. Driscoll, E. Johnson, and S. Kaderka. 2011. Strategy for restoring the Gulf of Mexico (A cooperative NGO report to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Taskforce of EPA). The Nature Conservancy. Arlington, 23 pp.

Gilmer, B., J. Brenner, and J. Sheets, J. 2011a. Informing conservation planning using sea-level rise and storm surge impact estimates in the Grand Bay NERR/ NWR area in Mississippi. The Nature Conservancy. Seattle, 21 pp.

Gilmer, B., J. Brenner, and J. Sheets. 2011b. Informing conservation planning using sea-level rise and storm surge impact estimates in the Galveston Bay and Jefferson County. The Nature Conservancy. Seattle, 26 pp.

Sheets, J., J. Brenner, and B. Gilmer. 2011. Assessing the potential impact of sea-level rise and climatic hazards on ecological and human communities within the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The Nature Conservancy. Corpus Christi, 34 pp.

Montagna, P.A., J. Brenner, J. Gibeaut, and S. Morehead. 2011. Coastal Impacts. Pages: 96-123 in G.R. North, J. Schmandt, and J. Clarkson (Eds.), The Impact of Global Warming in Texas. Second Edition. University of Texas Press. Austin, 336 pp (ISBN 978-0292723306).

Boyd, C., C.S. Villasante, J. Brenner, and R. Enriquez. 2010. Fisheries. Pages 83-126 in Bovarnick, A., F. Alpizar, C. Schnell (Eds.), The Importance of Biodiversity and Ecosystems in Economic Growth and Equity in Latin America and the Caribbean: An economic valuation of ecosystems. United Nations Development Programme (UNEP), 291 pp. 

Brenner, J., J.A. Jiménez, and R. Sardá. 2010. Environmental indicators GIS of the Catalan coast. Pages: 359-370 in D. Green (Ed.), Coastal and Marine Geospatial Technologies, Coastal Systems and Continental Margins Book Series, Vol. 13. Springer, New York. (ISBN 978-1-4020-9719-5).

Brenner, J., and S. Arismendez. 2009. Large marine ecosystems. Encyclopedia of Earth.

Brenner, J. et al. (chapter 3 co-author). 2009. Identificación y puesta en valor de los bienes y servicios ambientales. Pages: 488-494 in A.M. Ayuso et al. (Eds.), Sostenibilidad local: una aproximación urbana y rural. Observatorio de la Sostenibilidad en España (OSE). Madrid.

Brenner, J. 2007. Alternative looks of wealth: the ecosystem services. In: J. Antequera, A. Jiménez and S. Neus (Eds.), 1St Sustainability Report of the Girona Comarcas, Observatori de Sostenibilitat - Generalitat de Catalunya, Girona. 160-162 (ISBN 99920-58-03-X).

Brenner, J. 2000. Tortugas y mamíferos marinos. Pages: 79-84 in E. Enkerlin, G. Cano, A. N. Correa y A. G. Robles (Eds.), Vida, Ambiente y Desarrollo en el Siglo XXI: Lecciones y Acciones, Grupo Editorial Iberoamérica, Mexico, D.F. (ISBN 970-6252258).