John S. Wood

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John S. Wood is a student in the TAMUCC Coastal & Marine Systems Sciences Doctoral program, and a Harte Fellow for the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. His research interests include the use of spatial information in environmental applications and research, coastal and wetlands management, habitat conservation, site selection and planning, and GIS education. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Geographic Information Sciences.

Background

2001: Bachelor of Science

2002: Masters of Science

2005–Present: Doctor of Philosophy
(In progress) Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Coastal and Marine Systems Sciences

Interests

I enjoy fishing, hunting, archery, scuba, computers, and of course, my wife, son and grand-daughter!

Publications

Withers, K.W. E.H. Smith, O. Gomez, and J. Wood. 2004. Assessment of coastal water resources and watershed conditions in Padre Island National Seashore: Phase I. Final Report

Smith, E.H., M. Sims, J. Wood, S. Boone, R. Hay, and M. Mahala. 2003. Evaluation of wetland functions in three altered estuarine wetland complexes in Nueces/Corpus Christi bays. Center for Coastal Studies-TAMU-CC Technical Report TAMU-CC-0306-CCS.

Smith, E.H. and J. Wood. 2003. Identification of Potential Conservation, Restoration, and Enhancement Sites in Texas Coastal Bend. Final report to Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, Inc. Contract No. 0318.

Smith, E.H. S.J. Dilworth, A. Koltermann, J. Wood, R. Hays, D. Moulton, and W.J. Pulich, Jr. 2002. Riparian habitat corridor characterization in the Coastal Bend bays and estuaries program area. CBBEP-36, Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program, Corpus Christi, TX.

Wood, J. S. 2002. “Incorporating Desert Tortoise Line Distance Sampling Data from Mojave Desert Biologic Surveys into a Geographic Information System”. Major Individual Project Report, University of Redlands.

Smith, E. H., and J. Wood. “Implementation of Restoration/Enhancement Projects in Nueces/Corpus Christi Bay: Hydrologic Assessments.” Center for Coastal Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. In Progress.

Wood, J. S., and E.H. Smith. 2002. “GIS in Riparian Habitat Corridor Assessment,” Proceedings of Environmental Systems Research Institute Users Conference.

Wood, J. and E.H. Smith. 2001. Development of a GIS for the Laguna Madre Conservation Plan. GIS database submitted to The Nature Conservancy of Texas.

Presentations

Wood, J. S. “Seagrass Prop Scar Mapping: an Airborne Sensor Comparison”. Presented at the Environmental Systems Research Institute 2007 Users Conference, San Diego, CA, USA

Lopez, C., K. Green, B. Stevenson, D. Busber, J. Wood., J. Simons, K. Patterson (2007). Mapping benthic habitats from ads40 digital airborne imagery using object oriented analysis. Presented at the 2007 Coastal Geotools Conference, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

Wood, J. S. “Mapping Texas Benthic Habitats: an Update”. Presented at the 2007 University of Texas Marine Science Institute Geospatial Symposium, Port Aransas, TX, USA

Dalthorp, M. M. and J.S. Wood (2006). Historic population projection models for large urban centers: are they missing an important factor? (Poster Presentation). Managing Drought and Water Scarcity in Vulnerable Environments: Creating a Roadmap for Change in the United States, Geological Society of America, Longmont, Colorado, USA.

Wood, J. S. “Mapping Seagrasses and Benthic Habitat in the Texas Coastal Bend”. Presented at the 2006 Gulf Estuarine Research Society Conference, Corpus Christi, TX, USA

Wood, J. S. “Mapping Seagrasses in the Texas Coastal Bend”. Presented at the Environmental Systems Research Institute 2006 Users Conference, San Diego, CA, USA

Wood, J. S. “GIS at the Harte Research Institute”. Presented at the Environmental Systems Research Institute 2005 Users Conference, San Diego, CA, USA

Wood, J. S. “Spatial Analysis of Line Distance Sampling Data”. Presented at the Environmental Systems Research Institute 2002 Users Conference, San Diego, CA, USA

Wood, J. S. “GIS in Riparian Habitat Corridor Assessment,” Presented at the 2001 South Central Arc Users Group Annual Conference Student Presentations, San Antonio, TX, USA

Wood, J. S., E.H. Smith. “GIS in Riparian Habitat Corridor Assessment.” Presented at the Environmental Systems Research Institute 2001 Users Conference, San Diego, CA, USA

Wood, J. S. “Using GIS to Identify Potential Restoration Projects in Coastal Systems by Watershed.” Poster Presentation, Estuarine Research Federation (2001), St. Petersburg, FLA, USA. Awarded Full Scholarship to Conference.

Wood, J. S. “Using GIS in a Land Use Survey and Biodiversity Assay.” Presented at the 2000 South Central Arc Users Group Annual Student Presentations, Ft. Worth, TX, USA