inception: Leadership CERF has endured and evolved during its short history under the leadership of the individuals listed below. Those who have led the society are important members of the estuarine and coastal science communities. The list provide below includes the name of each president and the most significant scientific contribution made by each individual prior to their Presidencies. L. Eugene Cronin, 1971–1973 "Anatomy and histology of the male reproductive system of Callinectes sapidus rathbun." Journal of Morphology 1947 H. Perry Jeffries, 1973–1975 "Stress syndrome in hard clam Mercenaria mercenaria." Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 1972 F. John Vernberg, 1975–1977 "Studies on the physiological variation between tropical and temperate zone fiddler crabs of the genus UCA.2. Oxygen Consumption of whole organisms." Biological Bulletin 1959 Michael Castagna 1977-1979 "Culture of bay scallop, Argopecten irradians, in Virginia." Marine Fisheries Review 1975 Robert J. Reimold, 1979–1981 "Movement of phosphorus through salt marsh cord grass, Spartina alterniflora loisel." Limnology and Oceanography 1972 Barbara L. Welsh, 1981–1983 "Role of grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, in a tidal marsh ecosystem." Ecology 1975 Austin Beatty Williams, 1983–1985 "Swimming crabs of the genus Callinectes (decapoda portunidae)." Fishery Bulletin 1974 Jerry R. Schubel, 1985–1987 "Turbidity maximum of northern Chesapeake Bay" Science 1968 Donald F. Boesch, 1987–1989 "Classification and community structure of macrobenthos in Hampton Roads area, Virginia." Marine Biology 1973 Robert J. Orth, 1989–1991 "Chesapeake Bay- An unprecedented decline in submerged aquatic vegetation." Science 1983 Christopher F. D’Elia, 1991–1993 "Determination of total nitrogen in aqueous samples using persulfate digestion." Limnology and Oceanography 1977 Frederic H. Nichols, 1993–1995 "The modification of an estuary." Science 1986 Candace A. Oviatt, 1995–1997 "Patterns of productivity during eutrophication – A mesocosm experiment." Marine Ecology Progress Series 1986 Nancy N. Rabalais, 1997–1999 "Comparison of continuous records of near-bottom dissolved oxygen from the hypoxia zone along the Louisiana Coast." Estuaries 1994 Anne E. Giblin, 1999–2001 "Biogeochemical diversity along a riverside toposequence in Arctic Alaska." Ecological Monographs. 1991 Dennis M. Allen, 2001–2003 "Interannual variation in larval fish recruitment to estuarine epibenthic habitats." Marine Ecology Progress Series 1990 Linda C. Schaffner, 2003–2005 "Small-scale organism distributions and patterns of species diversity – Evidence for positive interactions in an estuarine benthic community." Marine Ecology Progress Series 1990 Robert R. Christian, 2005–2007 "Multiyear distribution patterns of nutrients within the Neuse River estuary, North Carolina." Marine Ecology Progress Series 1991 Robert W. Howarth, 2007–2009 "Nutrient limitation of net primary production in marine ecosystems." Annual