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James Norris

Research Botanist Emeritus
Department / Division
Botany
Education
  • Ph.D.(1975) Department of Biological Sciences and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara (Adivsors: M. Neushul & I.A. Abbott)
  • M.A. (1971) Department of Marine Biology and Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, San Francisco State University (Adivsors: G. Oberlander & I.A. Abbott)
  • B.A.(1968) Department of Biology, San Francisco State University (Advisor: H.D. Thiers).
Research Interests

Biodiversity of marine algae; systematics, biogeography, floristics and ecology of tropical and subtropical marine macroalgae

Publications
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  • Norris, James N. and Owsley, Douglas W. 2014. "Benthic aquatic algae: Indicators of recent taphonomic history." In Kennewick Man: The Scientific Investigation of an Ancient American Skeleton. Owsley, Douglas W. and Jantz, Richard L., editors. 382-392. College Station: Texas A&M University Press. In Peopling of the Americas Publications.
  • Krayesky, D. M., del Castillo, E. Meave, Zamudio, E., Norris, James N., and Frederiq, S. 2009. "Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico." In Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters and Biota Vol. 1, Biodiversity. Felder, Darryl L. and Camp, David K., editors. 155-186. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press.
  • Adey, Walter H. and Norris, James N. 2005. "Alteration of kelp communities in the northwestern North Atlantic." In Plant Conservation, a natural history approach. Krupnick, Gary A. and Kress, W. John, editors. 161-175.
  • Fredericq, Suzanne and Norris, James N. 1992. "Studies on cylindrical species of Western Atlantic Gracilaria (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta): G. cylindrica Borgensen and G. blodgettii harvey." In Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds. Abbott, Isabella A., editor. 211-231.
  • Abbott, Isabella A., Chiang, M., Fredericq, Suzanne, Norris, James N., Tsuda, Roy T., Xia, B. M., and Yamamoto, H. 1985. "The red alga Gracilaria Greville (Gracilariaceae, Gigartinales): Introduction." In Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds. Abbott, Isabella A. and Norris, James N., editors. 67-68.
  • Doty, Maxwell S. and Norris, James N. 1985. "Euchema species (Solieraceae, Rhodophyta) that are major sources of Carageenan." In Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds. Abbott, Isabella A. and Norris, James N., editors. 47-61. California Sea Grant Prog.
  • Fredericq, Suzanne and Norris, James N. 1985. "Morpholigical studies on some tropical species of Gracilaria Grev. (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta), I: taxonomic concepts based on reproductive morphology." In Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds. Abbott, Isabella A. and Norris, James N., editors. 137-155. La Jolla, CA: California Sea Grant College Program.
  • Norris, James N. 1985. "Non-Flowering Plants: Marine Algae [Seri Indian Seaweed Knowledge]." In People of the Desert and Sea: Ethnobotany of the Seri Indians. Felger, R. S. and Moser, M. B., editors. 207-216. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.
  • Norris, James N. 1985. "Studies on Gracilaria Grev. (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Gulf of California, Mexico." In Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds. Abbott, Isabella A. and Norris, James N., editors. 123-135.
  • Norris, James N. 1985. "Key and list of the common species of Gracilaria from the Gulf of California, Mexico, with their geographic distribution and references." In Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds. Abbott, Isabella A. and Norris, James N., editors. 93-96.
  • Norris, James N. 1985. "Gracilaria and Polycavernosa from the Caribbean and Florida: key and list of the species that have economic potential." In Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds. Abbott, Isabella A. and Norris, James N., editors. 101-102,113. Sea Grant Prog.
  • Norris, James N. 1985. "Observations of Eucheuma J. Agardh (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Gulf of California, Mexico." In Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds. Abbott, Isabella A. and Norris, James N., editors. 63-66.
  • Norris, James N. and Fenical, W. H. 1985. "Natural product chemistry of benthic marine algae: uses in ecology and systematics." In Ecological Field Methods: Macroalgae. Hankbook of Phycological Methods. Littler, Mark M. and Littler, Diane S., editors. 121-145.
  • Norris, James N. and Lewis, S. M. 1985. "Tropical algal morphogenesis: developmental plasticity mediated by herbivore-plant interactions on coral reefs." In Proceedings of the Fifth International Coral Reef Congress, Tahiti, Vol. 2: Abstracts. 267.
  • Norris, James N. and Hay, M. E. 1983. "The relationship between stress and phenology in six sympatric species of Gracilaria Greville (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from the Western Caribbean." In Proceedings of the XIth International Seaweed Symposium. 187.
  • Kapraun, D. F. and Norris, James N. 1982. "The red alga Polysiphonia Greville (Rhodomelaceae) from Carrie Bow Cay and vicinity, Belize." In The Atlantic Barrier Reef Ecosystem at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, I. Structure and Communities. 225-238. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences, 12. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.12.225.
  • Macintyre, Ian G., Rützler, Klaus, Norris, James N., and Fauchald, Kristian. 1982. "A submarine cave near Columbus Cay, Belize: a bizarre cryptic habitat." In The Atlantic Barrier Reef Ecosystem at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize I. Structure and Communities. 127-141. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences, 12. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.12.127.
  • Norris, James N. 1982. "Computer mapping in ecological and distribution studies: seasonality in tropical reef communities." In Computers in Research at the Smithsonian. 25.
  • Norris, James N. and Bucher, K. E. 1982. "Marine algae and seagrasses from Carrie Bow Cay, Belize." In The Atlantic Barrier Reef Ecosystem at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, I. Structure and Communities. 167-223. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences, 12. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.12.167.
  • Norris, James N. and Fenical, W. 1982. "Chemical defense in tropical marine algae." In The Atlantic Barrier Reef Ecosystem at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, I. Structure and Communities. 417-431. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences, 12. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.12.417.
  • Norris, James N., Griffith, Peter C., and Adey, Walter H. 1982. "Computer assisted measurement of coral reef community metabolism: watching a rapidly changing biological environment." In Computers in Research at the Smithsonian. 22.
  • Norris, James N. and Kugrens, P. 1982. "Marine rhodophyceae: introduction and bibliography." In Selected Papers in Phycology, II. Rosowski, J. R. and Parker, B. C., editors. 663-670.
  • Norris, James N. 1981. "Physical resources." In Trends, Priorities and Needs in Systematic Biology. Stuessy, T. F. and Thomson, K. S., editors. 36-45.
  • Norris, James N. 1977. "Seri Indian seaweed knowledge: taxonomy, ecology and uses." In American Philosophical Society Year Book. Corner, G. W., editor. 202-206.
  • Norris, James N. 1976. "The green algal genus Enteromorpha Link 1820." In Marine Algae of California. Abbott, Isabella A. and Hollenberg, G. J., editors. 73-77.
  • Norris, James N. 1976. "The green algal genus Blidingia Kylin 1947." In Marine Algae of California. Abbott, Isabella A. and Hollenberg, G. J., editors. 70-73.
  • Norris, James N. 1976. "Reseña Histórica de las Exploraciones Marinas Botánicas en el Golfo de California." In Sonoro: AntropologA-a del Desierto. Braniff, B. and Felger, R. S., editors. 79-84.