Peterson, B. Beneath the waves – A history of Long Island seagrass. The Nature Talks Series, Moustache Brewery, Riverhead, NY. October 13, 2017.
Peterson, B. Effects of Hurricane Sandy on Great South Bay, Long Island: Assessing water quality, seagrass and nekton communities. 11th Biennial Fire Island National Seashore Science Conference. Patchogue, NY. April 27-28, 2018.
Peterson, B. Presentation about ecological benefits of Old Inlet Breach on Bay and Great South Bay. 4th Annual Community Meeting, Bellport Middle School. Bellport, NY. October 16, 2016.
Peterson, B. Presentation on the impacts of the breach on water quality, seagrass abundance and faunal utilization of the seagrass. 2nd Annual Science Research Symposium at Hampton Bays High School, Hampton Bays, NY. April 30, 2015.
Peterson, B., A. Tinoco, S. Heck. Effects of Hurricane Sandy on Great South Bay: assessing water quality, seagrass and nekton communities. 24th Biennial Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference, Providence Rhode Island. November 5-9, 2017.
Peterson, B., L. Jackson, B. Furman. The plant-animal interactions your mamma warned you about: suspension-feeding bivalves effecting Zostera marina reproductive growth spurts. 44th Benthic Ecology Meeting, Quebec City, Canada. March 4-7, 2015.
Peterson, B. Assessing estuarine condition through water quality and seagrass monitoring pre and post-breach and the impact of nekton utilization of seagrass resources at Fire Island National Seashore, NY. 2013 Fire Island Science Conference, Patchogue, NY. 2013.
Peterson, B. Assessing the response of the Great South Bay estuarine fauna to Hurricane Sandy: focus on nekton utilization of seagrass habitats. 2013 Fire Island breach and Great South Bay post-Sandy Studies All Scientist Meeting. Stony Brook, NY. 2013.
Peterson, B. Monitoring benthic condition in Great South Bay and the Old Inlet breach. Fire Island National Seashore 9th Biennial Science Conference. Patchogue, NY. March 28, 2014.
Peterson, B. The impact of positive interaction between organisms and seagrass populations in New York south shore estuaries. Department of Environmental Science, University of Virginia. 2011.