Publications

2026

Plants are a powerful proxy for global tidal marsh methane fluxes

Wilson E, Balint S, Fulweiler RW

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123(29): e2530848123

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@article{wilson2026plants,
  title    = {Plants are a powerful proxy for global tidal marsh methane fluxes},
  author   = {Wilson, E. and Balint, Sawyer and Fulweiler, Robinson W.},
  journal  = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
  year     = {2026},
  volume   = {123},
  number   = {29},
  pages    = {e2530848123},
  doi      = {10.1073/pnas.2530848123}
}

2025

A global dataset of nitrogen fixation rates across inland and coastal waters

Fulweiler RW, Berberich ME, Rinehart SA, Taylor JM, Kelly MC, Ray NE, …, Balint SJ, +15 more

Limnology and Oceanography Letters 10(3): 412–429

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@article{fulweiler2025global,
  title    = {A global dataset of nitrogen fixation rates across inland and coastal waters},
  author   = {Fulweiler, Robinson W. and Berberich, Megan E. and Rinehart, Shelby A. and Taylor, Jason M. and Kelly, Michelle C. and Ray, Nicholas E. and Oczkowski, Autumn and Balint, Sawyer J. and Geisser, Alexandra H. and Mahoney, Catherine R. and Benavides, Mar and Church, Matthew J. and Loeks, Brianna and Newell, Silvia E. and Olofsson, Malin and Oppong, Jimmy C. and Roley, Sarah S. and Vizza, Carmella and Wilson, Samuel T. and Groffman, Peter M. and Scott, J. Thad and Marcarelli, Amy M.},
  journal  = {Limnology and Oceanography Letters},
  year     = {2025},
  volume   = {10},
  number   = {3},
  pages    = {412--429},
  doi      = {10.1002/lol2.10459}
}

Global importance of nitrogen fixation across inland and coastal waters

Fulweiler RW, Rinehart S, Taylor J, Kelly MC, Berberich ME, Ray NE, …, Balint S, +14 more

Science 388(6752): 1205–1209

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@article{fulweiler2025science,
  title    = {Global importance of nitrogen fixation across inland and coastal waters},
  author   = {Fulweiler, Robinson W. and Rinehart, Shelby and Taylor, Jason and Kelly, Michelle C. and Berberich, Megan E. and Ray, Nicholas E. and Oczkowski, Autumn and Balint, Sawyer and Benavides, Mar and Church, Matthew J. and Loeks, Brianna and Newell, Silvia and Olofsson, Malin and Oppong, Jimmy Clifford and Roley, Sarah S. and Vizza, Carmella and Wilson, Samuel T. and Chowdhury, Subhadeep and Groffman, Peter and Scott, J. Thad and Marcarelli, Amy M.},
  journal  = {Science},
  year     = {2025},
  volume   = {388},
  number   = {6752},
  pages    = {1205--1209},
  doi      = {10.1126/science.adt1511}
}

Three centuries of biogeochemical change in a temperate embayment as revealed by sediment core stable isotopes, radiometric dating, and historical ecology

Balint SJ, Schwartz M, Gray A, Cranston T, Fulweiler RW, Ederington-Hagy M, McKinney R, Oczkowski A

Marine Ecology Progress Series 757: 37–52

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@article{balint2025three,
  title    = {Three centuries of biogeochemical change in a temperate embayment as revealed by sediment core stable isotopes, radiometric dating, and historical ecology},
  author   = {Balint, Sawyer J. and Schwartz, Morgan and Gray, Andrew and Cranston, Tim and Fulweiler, Robinson W. and Ederington-Hagy, Melissa and McKinney, Rick and Oczkowski, Autumn},
  journal  = {Marine Ecology Progress Series},
  year     = {2025},
  volume   = {757},
  pages    = {37--52},
  doi      = {10.3354/meps14807}
}

2024

Experimental assessment of elemental analyzer isotope ratio mass spectrometry normalization methodologies for environmental stable isotopes

Balint S, Schwartz M, Fowler DN, Linnekogel S, Cromratie Clemons S, Burkemper LK

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 38(17): e9837

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@article{balint2024experimental,
  title    = {Experimental assessment of elemental analyzer isotope ratio mass spectrometry normalization methodologies for environmental stable isotopes},
  author   = {Balint, Sawyer and Schwartz, Morgan and Fowler, Drew N. and Linnekogel, Stella and Cromratie Clemons, S{\'a}de and Burkemper, Laura K.},
  journal  = {Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry},
  year     = {2024},
  volume   = {38},
  number   = {17},
  pages    = {e9837},
  doi      = {10.1002/rcm.9837}
}

2023

Ammonium loss microbiologically mediated by Fe(III) and Mn(IV) reduction along a coastal lagoon system

Samperio-Ramos G, Hernández-Sánchez O, Camacho-Ibar VF, Pajares S, Gutiérrez A, Sandoval-Gil JM, …, Balint S, +5 more

Chemosphere 349: 140933

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@article{samperioramos2023ammonium,
  title    = {Ammonium loss microbiologically mediated by {Fe(III)} and {Mn(IV)} reduction along a coastal lagoon system},
  author   = {Samperio-Ramos, Guillermo and Hern{\'a}ndez-S{\'a}nchez, Oscar and Camacho-Ibar, V{\'i}ctor F. and Pajares, Silvia and Guti{\'e}rrez, Aaron and Sandoval-Gil, Jos{\'e} Miguel and Reyes, Mauricio and De Gyves, Sebasti{\'a}n and Balint, Sawyer and Oczkowski, Autumn and Ponce-Jahen, Sergio J. and Cervantes, Francisco J.},
  journal  = {Chemosphere},
  year     = {2023},
  volume   = {349},
  pages    = {140933},
  doi      = {10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140933}
}

Discerning the concentration and bi-directional flux of ammonia in an urban estuary using the relaxed eddy accumulation method

Joyce E, Balint S, Walters W, Lichiheb N, Heuer M, Myles L, Heikes B, Hastings M

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 128(8): e2023JG007414

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@article{joyce2023discerning,
  title    = {Discerning the concentration and bi-directional flux of ammonia in an urban estuary using the relaxed eddy accumulation method},
  author   = {Joyce, Emily and Balint, Sawyer and Walters, Wendell and Lichiheb, Nebila and Heuer, Mark and Myles, LaToya and Heikes, Brian and Hastings, Meredith},
  journal  = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences},
  year     = {2023},
  volume   = {128},
  number   = {8},
  pages    = {e2023JG007414},
  doi      = {10.1029/2023JG007414}
}

Ecological characteristics impact PFAS concentrations in a U.S. North Atlantic food web

Hedgespeth ML, Taylor DL, Balint S, Schwartz M, Cantwell MG

Science of The Total Environment 880: 163302

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@article{hedgespeth2023ecological,
  title    = {Ecological characteristics impact {PFAS} concentrations in a {U.S. North Atlantic} food web},
  author   = {Hedgespeth, Melanie L. and Taylor, David L. and Balint, Sawyer and Schwartz, Morgan and Cantwell, Mark G.},
  journal  = {Science of The Total Environment},
  year     = {2023},
  volume   = {880},
  pages    = {163302},
  doi      = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163302}
}

Localized inshore warming, acidification, and elevated particulate organic matter across a coupled mangrove, seagrass, and coral reef ecosystem in La Parguera, Puerto Rico

Mejias-Rivera CL, Armstrong RA, Balint S, García-Troche E, McKinney RA, Morell JM, Oczkowski A, Courtney TA

Coral Reefs 42(6): 1313–1327

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@article{mejiasrivera2023localized,
  title    = {Localized inshore warming, acidification, and elevated particulate organic matter across a coupled mangrove, seagrass, and coral reef ecosystem in {La Parguera, Puerto Rico}},
  author   = {Mejias-Rivera, Carla L. and Armstrong, Roy A. and Balint, Sawyer and Garc{\'i}a-Troche, Erick and McKinney, Richard A. and Morell, Julio M. and Oczkowski, Autumn and Courtney, Travis A.},
  journal  = {Coral Reefs},
  year     = {2023},
  volume   = {42},
  number   = {6},
  pages    = {1313--1327},
  doi      = {10.1007/s00338-023-02435-y}
}

Water quality data for Narragansett Bay, RI (USA) from 2014 to 2022Dataset

Pimenta AR, Hanson A, Cobb D, Schwartz M, Coiro L, McKinney R, …, Balint S, +2 more

Zenodo

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@dataset{pimenta2023water,
  title     = {Water quality data for {Narragansett Bay, RI (USA)} from 2014 to 2022},
  author    = {Pimenta, Adam R. and Hanson, Alana and Cobb, Donald and Schwartz, Morgan and Coiro, Laura and McKinney, Rick and Johnson, Roxanne and Balint, Sawyer and Oczkowski, Autumn},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2023},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.10403214}
}

2022

Identifying sources and impacts of precipitation-derived nitrogen in Narragansett Bay, RI

Balint SJ, Joyce E, Pennino S, Oczkowski A, McKinney R, Hastings MG

Estuaries and Coasts 45(5): 1287–1304

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@article{balint2022identifying,
  title    = {Identifying sources and impacts of precipitation-derived nitrogen in {Narragansett Bay, RI}},
  author   = {Balint, Sawyer J. and Joyce, Emily and Pennino, Samantha and Oczkowski, Autumn and McKinney, Rick and Hastings, Meredith G.},
  journal  = {Estuaries and Coasts},
  year     = {2022},
  volume   = {45},
  number   = {5},
  pages    = {1287--1304},
  doi      = {10.1007/s12237-021-01029-7}
}

Isotopic evidence that alkyl nitrates are important to aerosol nitrate formation in the Equatorial Pacific

Joyce EE, Balint SJ, Hastings MG

Geophysical Research Letters 49(16): e2022GL099960

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@article{joyce2022isotopic,
  title    = {Isotopic evidence that alkyl nitrates are important to aerosol nitrate formation in the {Equatorial Pacific}},
  author   = {Joyce, Emily E. and Balint, Sawyer J. and Hastings, Meredith G.},
  journal  = {Geophysical Research Letters},
  year     = {2022},
  volume   = {49},
  number   = {16},
  pages    = {e2022GL099960},
  doi      = {10.1029/2022GL099960}
}