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Dr. Corbett may be reached via email : corbettd@ecu.edu
Current Professional and Scholarly Interests
My
overall scientific interest is to better understand the cycling of biologically
active constituents (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus) in coastal and open
ocean environments. I am especially
interested in evaluating and quantifying pathways of nutrient delivery to the
coastal ocean that have been either under estimated or potentially ignored
altogether, such as groundwater discharge and advective
transport associated with sediment disturbances. Specific areas of my on-going research
include those focused on:
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Sedimentary
and geochemical processes in coastal environments
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Naturally-occurring
radionuclides as tools for quantifying rates of
sedimentary and biogeochemical processes
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Investigations
of the discharge of groundwater into the coastal zone
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Deposition, remineralization and burial of carbon and nutrients in
coastal margins
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Check out our research website...SSTORM (Sediment &
Solute Transfer on River and Margins) |
Recent Publications (Corbett’s
complete vita)
Bianchi, T.S., L.A. Wysocki, K.M. Schreiner, T.R. Filley, D.R. Corbett, A.S. Kolker, 2011. Sources of Terrestrial Organic Carbon in the Mississippi Plume Region: Evidence for the Importance of Coastal Marsh Inputs. Aquatic Geochemistry, 17, 431-456.
Cowart, L., D.R. Corbett, J.P. Walsh, 2011. Shoreline Change along Sheltered Coastlines: Insights from the Neuse River Estuary, NC. Remote Sensing, 3, 1516-1534.
Kirwan, M., A.B. Murray, J.P. Donnelly, D.R. Corbett, 2011 Rapid wetland expansion during European settlement and its implication for marsh survival under modern sediment delivery rates. Geology, 39(5) 507-510.
Rossi, V. B.P. Horton, D.R. Corbett, E. Leorri, L. Perez-Belmonte and B.C. Douglas, 2011. The application of foraminifera to reconstruct the rate of 20th century sea-level rise, Morbihan Golfe, Brittany France. Quarternary Research, 75, 24-35.
Corbett, D.R., 2010. Resuspension and Estuarine Nutrient Cycling: Insights from the Neuse River Estuary. Biogeosciences, 7, 3289-3300.
Leorri, E. A. Cearreta, D.R. Corbett, W. Blake, F. Fatela, R. Gehrels, M.J. Irabien. Identification of suitable areas for high-resolution sea-level studies in SW Europe using commonly applied 210Pb models. Geogaceta, 48, 35-38..
Cowart, L., J.P. Walsh, D.R. Corbett, 2010. Analyzing estuarine shoreline change: A case study of Cedar Island, NC. Journal of Coastal Research. 26(5) 817-830.
Kennedy, C. D., L. C. Murdoch, D. P. Genereux, D. R. Corbett, K. Stone, P. Pham, and H. Mitasova, 2010. Comparison of Darcian flux calculations and seepage meter measurements in a sandy streambed in North Carolina, United States, Water Resources Research, 46, W09501, doi:10.1029/2009WR008342.
Pruitt, R.J., S.J. Culver, D.R. Corbett, M.A. Buzas, D.R. Culver, B.P. Horton, D.J. Mallinson, 2010. Modern Foraminiferal Distribution and Recent Environmental Change in Core Sound, North Carolina, USA. Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 40 (4) 344-365.
Ryan, K.E.,
Corbett, D.R., Walsh, J.P., and K. Marciniak, 2009. Temporal and Spatial Variability in the Trace Metals of Two Adjacent Tributaries of the Neuse River Estuary, NC. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 58, 1739-1765.
I try to keep this fairly up-to-date; Jan. 2012.