University of New England

Pam Morgan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Phone: (207) 602-2227
Email: pmorgan@une.edu

Courses

• ENV 104 Introduction to Environmental Issues
• ENV 220 Conservation and Preservation
• ENV 220L Field Skills in Conservation
• ENV 312 Wetland Conservation and Ecology
• ENV 313 Wetland Restoration: Science and Policy
• ENV 314 Restoring Coastal Habitats in the Gulf of Maine
• ENV 331 Women and the Environment
• ENV 311 Design with Nature: Site Planning
• ENV 391 Environmental Advocacy

Education

B.S. Biology, Lafayette College
M.S. Botany and Plant Pathology, University of Maine
Ph.D. Natural Resources, University of New Hampshire

Research Interests

• Wetlands Conservation and Ecology
• Salt Marsh Restoration
• Fringing Salt Marsh Conservation & Ecology
• Curriculum Reform in Science Education

Selected Publications

Reports

Morgan, P.A. and M. Boissonneault. Monitoring the Impacts of a New Dock on a Fringing Salt Marsh on the Saco River, ME: Final Report of a Five-Year Study. Prepared for: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Date of Submission: June, 2006.

Morgan, P.A., L. Curci, C. Dalton and J. Miller. Assessing the Health of the Fore River and its Tributaries. Prepared for: Natural Resource Damage Trustees, Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Date of Submission: August, 2005.

Morgan, P.A., M. Dionne, R. MacKenzie and L. Curci. Ecological Functions and Values of Fringing Salt Marshes Susceptible to Oil Spills in Casco Bay, Maine. Prepared for: Maine Oil Spill Advisory Committee. Date of Submission: February 15, 2005.

Morgan, P.A. and F.T. Short. Functions and Values of Salt Marshes in Northern New England: A Comparison of Fringing Marshes and Meadow Marshes. Prepared for: NOAA/NERR. Date of Submission: 2000.

Peer-reviewed publications

Morgan, P.A. and F.T. Short.  2002. Using functional trajectories to model constructed salt marsh development in the Great Bay Estuary, ME/NH. Restoration Ecology. 10(3):461-473.

Short, F.T., D.M. Burdick, C.A. Short, R.C. Davis and P.A. Morgan.  2000.  Developing success criteria for restored eelgrass, salt marsh and mud flat habitats.  Ecological Engineering, 15:239-252.

Morgan, P. A., Burdick, D. and K. Cheetham. 1996. Restoring New Hampshire’s Salt Marshes.  Coastal Program Bulletin, NH Office of State Planning, Concord, NH.  8 pp.

Lemons, J. and P. Morgan. 1995.  Conservation of Biodiversity, Ch 6 in Lemons, J. and D.A. Brown, eds.  Scientific, Ethical and Public Policy Implications of Recommendations to Promote Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development.  Kluwer Academic Publications.

Morgan, P., J. Carter, J. Lemons, O. Grumbling, and E, Saboski. 1995.  Preliminary assessment of a science learning community for first-year students.  Journal of College Science Teaching 25(2):102-109.