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Martin Buzas
Curator of Benthic Foraminifera (Emeritus)It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the death of Martin A. Buzas, Curator of Foraminifera in the Department of Paleobiology. Marty was born in 1934 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, received his B.S. from University of Connecticut, his M.S. from Brown, and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1963. He arrived at NMNH that same year and occupied his office in the northeast corner of the first floor of the East Wing for the next 59.
Throughout his career as Curator, then Senior Scientist, then Curator Emeritus, Marty used “big data,” much of it generated by his own observations, along with rigorous statistical techniques, to understand the ecological structure of benthic foraminiferal communities and species distributions in space and time. He used experiments, long-term surveys, and fossils to study forams from the salt marshes to the deep-sea, from scales of millimeters to thousands of kilometers, and over time periods from seasons to tens of millions of years. He showed how the same quantitative techniques could be applied to other groups of organisms not blessed with such ubiquitous fossils and large sample sizes.
His work, including his book Surveying Natural Populations (written with Lee Ann Hayek), has been highly influential in both paleontology and biology. Marty’s many accomplishments, and his role as one of the first to bring quantitative methods to paleontology, were recognized by his peers with the presentations of the Brady Medal of the Micropalaeontological Society (2016), the Paleontological Society Medal (2004), and the Joseph A. Cushman Award for excellence in foraminiferal research (2004).
Although Marty devoted himself to research, he also played an active role in shaping NMNH culture. He was one of the group of young curators in the 1960s who advocated powerfully for academic freedom and independent basic research at the Smithsonian – arguments that found a receptive target in Secretary S. Dillon Ripley. Marty and others founded the NMNH Senate of Scientists to uphold the importance of these ideals, and Marty remained a strong and sometimes sharp-tongued defender of freedom of research throughout his time as Paleobiology’s Chair (1977-1982) as well as later in his career. Marty influenced the wider field not only through his research but also through teaching and mentoring.
Marty hosted a regular lunch around a table in his lab for decades, the conversation sprinkled with the dry witticisms and wisdom of this brilliant but unpretentious ‘regular guy’ from Bridgeport. Marty’s career advice to his colleagues was this: “Seize a new space and weld seemingly disparate disciplines together…This approach…runs a higher risk of failure, but the thrills it provides are well worth the risk. Should I search carefully for collaborators, paying attention as to how their expertise would benefit my research? No, interesting colleagues with fascinating ideas surround you at this very moment." Marty, and his confidence in his colleagues, will be greatly missed.
- Ph.D. Yale University, 1963
- M.S. Brown University, 1960
- B.A. University of Connecticut, 1958
Quantitative understanding of the distribution of organisms in small and large amounts of space and time. Benthic Foraminifera. Statistics.
Journal Article
- Sutton, Seth R., Culver, Stephen J., Hayek, Lee-Ann C., Mallinson, David J., Robinson, Marci M., Dowsett, Harry J., and Buzas, Martin A. 2024. "Benthic Foraminiferal Community Changes Across the Miocene Climatic Optimum Identified by Shebi Analysis (She Analysis for Biozone Identification), Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 54, (2) 188–197. https://doi.org/10.61551/gsjfr.54.2.188.
- Buzas, Martin A., Hayek, Lee-Ann C., Culver, Stephen J., Murray, John W., and Jones, Daniel O. B. 2023. "Oceanic-Scale Species Diversity of Living Benthic Foraminifera: Insights into Neogene Diversity, Community Structure, Species Duration, and Biogeography." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 53, (3) 256–265. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.53.3.256.
- Spivey, Whittney E., Buzas, Martin A., Mallinson, David J., Dowsett, Harry J., and Culver, Stephen J. 2022. "Benthic Foraminiferal and Sedimentologic Changes in the Pliocene Yorktown Formation, Virginia, USA." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 52, (4) 278–305. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.52.4.278.
- Culver, Stephen J., Sutton, Seth R., Mallinson, David J., Buzas, Martin A., Robinson, Marci M., and Dowsett, Harry J. 2021. "Miocene Neritic Benthic Foraminiferal Community Dynamics, Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, Usa: Species Pool, Patterns and Processes." Palaios, 36, (7) 247–259. https://doi.org/10.2110/palo.2020.069.
- Hayek, Lee-Ann C., Buzas, Martin A., Buzas-Stephens, Pamela, and Buzas, Jeffrey S. 2021. "On Replicates for Comparing Species Densities in Space and Time." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 51, (2) 92–97. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.51.2.92.
- Buzas, Martin A., Hayek, Lee-Ann C., and Huber, Brian T. 2020. "The Ecological Balance of Nature: Identifying Stasis and Growth in Late Cretaceous Planktonic Foraminifera from ODP Hole 690C (Weddell Sea)." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 50, (3) 313–317. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.50.3.313.
- Collins, Laurel S., Cheng, Jie, Hayek, Lee-Ann C., Fourqurean, James W., and Buzas, Martin A. 2019. "Historical seagrass abundance of Florida Bay, USA, based on a foraminiferal proxy." Journal of Paleolimnology, 62, (1) 15–29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-019-00072-6.
- Culver, Stephen J., Twarog, Michael, Mallinson, David J., Shazili, Noor Azhar Mohd, and Buzas, Martin A. 2019. "Rapid Change of Foraminiferal Communities and Assemblages in the Setiu Estuary, Terengganu, Malaysia: Anthropogenic Drivers." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 49, (2) 206–228. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.49.2.206.
- Hayek, Lee-Ann C., Buzas, Martin A., and Thomas, Ellen. 2019. "Identifying disruptions to the ecological balance of nature: a foraminiferal example across the initiation of the Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum." Paleobiology, 45, (1) 98–113. https://doi.org/10.1017/pab.2018.45.
- Buzas, Martin A., Culver, Stephen J., and Lipps, Jere H. 2018. "2017 Joseph A. Cushman Award To Bruce W. Hayward." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 48, (1) 1–3. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.48.1.1.
- Buzas-Stephens, Pamela, Buzas, Martin A., Price, Jonathan D., and Courtney, Chandra Henry. 2018. "Benthic Superheroes: Living Foraminifera from Three Bays in the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, USA." Estuaries and Coasts, 41, (8) 2368–2377. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-018-0425-4.
- Buzas, Martin A., Hayek, Lee-Ann C., Buzas-Stephens, Pamela, and Simms, Alexander R. 2017. "The Ecological Balance of Nature and the Evolution of Baffin Bay, Texas." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 47, (2) 219–227. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.47.2.219.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Lipps, Jere H. 2017. "Memorial to Frederick J. Collier (1932-2017)." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 47, (4) 307–308. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.47.4.307.
- Tichenor, Hal R., Culver, Stephen J., Corbett, D. R., Walsh, John P., and Buzas, Martin A. 2016. "Does the Peb Index Respond Only to Hypoxia in the Mississippi Delta, Gulf of Mexico?" The Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 46, (1) 48–60. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.46.1.48.
- Rabien, Katrina A., Culver, Stephen J., Buzas, Martin A., Corbett, D. R., Walsh, John P., and Tichenor, H. R. 2015. "The Foraminiferal Signature of Recent Gulf of Mexico Hurricanes." The Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 45, (1) 82–105. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.45.1.82.
- Buzas, Martin A., Hayek, Lee-Ann C., Culver, Stephen J., Hayward, Bruce W., and Osterman, Lisa E. 2014. "Ecological and evolutionary consequences of benthic community stasis in the very deep sea (>1500 m)." Paleobiology, 40, (1) 102–112. https://doi.org/10.1666/13010.
- Buzas-Stephens, Pamela, Livsey, Daniel N., Simms, Alexander R., and Buzas, Martin A. 2014. "Estuarine foraminifera record Holocene stratigraphic changes and Holocene climate changes in ENSO and the North American Monsoon: Baffin Bay, Texas." Palaeogeography palaeoclimatology palaeoecology, 404 44–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.03.031.
- Ellis, Alisha M., Culver, Stephen J., Mallinson, David J., Corbett, D. Reide, Leorri, Eduardo, Buzas, Martin A., and Shazili, Noor A. M. 2014. "The Influence of Aquaculture on Modern Foraminifera and Sediments in the Setiu Estuary and Lagoon, Terengganu, Malaysia: a Spatial Investigation." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 44, (4) 390–415.
- Hayward, Bruce W., Figueira, Brigida O., Sabaa, Ashwaq T., and Buzas, Martin A. 2014. "Multi-year life spans of high salt marsh agglutinated foraminifera from New Zealand." Marine Micropaleontology, 109 54–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2014.03.002.
- Thornberg, Hanna M., Culver, Stephen J., Corbett, D. Reide, Mallinson, David J., Buzas, Martin A., and Shazili, Noor A. M. 2014. "The Influence of Aquaculture on Modern Foraminifera and Sediments in the Setiu Estuary and Lagoon, Terengganu, Malaysia: A Temporal Investigation." The Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 44, (4) 365–389. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.44.4.365.
- Hayek, Lee-Ann C. and Buzas, Martin A. 2013. "On the Proper and Efficient Use of Diversity Measures with Individual Field Samples." The Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 43, (3) 305–313. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.43.3.305.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Parrish, Mary A. 2012. "Memorial to Lawrence B. Isham (1922-2011)." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 42, (2) 107–108. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.42.2.107.
- Culver, Stephen J., Mallinson, David J., Corbett, D. Reide, Leorri, Eduardo, Rouf, Ajm A., Shazili, Noor Azhar Mohd, Yaacob, Rosnan, Whittaker, John E., Buzas, Martin A., and Parham, Peter R. 2012. "Distribution of Foraminifera in the Setiu Estuary and Lagoon, Terengganu, Malaysia." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 42, (2) 109–133. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.42.2.109.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Hayek, Lee-Ann C. 2011. "Community Structure: Global Evaluation and the Role of within Community Beta-Diversity." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 41, (2) 138–154. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.41.2.138.
- Buzas-Stephens, Pamela, Buzas, Martin A., and Elliot, Brent A. 2011. "Foraminiferal Population Response to Fluctuating Inflow into Nueces Bay, Texas." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 41, (1) 14–21. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.41.1.14.
- Grand Pre, Candace, Culver, Stephen J., Mallinson, David J., Farrell, Kathleen M., Corbett, D. Reide, Horton, Benjamin P., Hillier, Caroline, Riggs, Stanley R., Snyder, Scott W., and Buzas, Martin A. 2011. "Rapid Holocene coastal change revealed by high-resolution micropaleontological analysis, Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, USA." Quaternary Research, 76, (3) 319–334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2011.06.012.
- Kemp, Andrew C., Buzas, Martin A., Horton, Benjamin P., and Culver, Stephen J. 2011. "Influence of Patchiness on Modern Salt-Marsh Foraminifera used in Sea-Level Studies (North Carolina, Usa)." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 41, (2) 114–123. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.41.2.114.
- Pruitt, Rebecca J., Culver, Stephen J., Buzas, Martin A., Corbett, D. Reide, Horton, Benjamin P., and Mallinson, David J. 2010. "Modern foraminiferal distribution and recent environmental change in core sound, North Carolina, USA." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 40, (4) 344–365. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.40.4.344.
- Buzas, Martin A. 2009. "Memorial to Doris L. Low (1920-2008)." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 39, (2) 140–140. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.39.2.140.
- Buzas, Martin A. 2009. "Memorial to Thomas G. Gibson (1934-2008)." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 39, (1) 71–72. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.39.1.71.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 2009. "Geographic origin of species: The temperate-tropical interchange." Geology, 37, (10) 879–881. https://doi.org/10.1130/G30287A.1.
- Buzas, Martin A., Hayek, Lee-Ann C., and Culver, Stephen J. 2007. "Community structure of benthic foraminifera in the Gulf of Mexico." Marine Micropaleontology, 65 43–53.
- Buzas, Martin A., Hayek, Lee-Ann C., Hayward, B. W., Grenfell, H. R., and Sabaa, A. T. 2007. "Biodiversity and community structure of deep-sea foraminifera around New Zealand." Deep-Sea Research. Part I, Oceanographic Research Papers, 54, (9) 1641–1654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2007.05.008.
- Hayek, Lee-Ann C., Buzas, Martin A., and Osterman, Lisa E. 2007. "Community structure of foraminiferal communities within temporal biozones from the western Arctic ocean." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 37, (1) 33–40. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.37.1.33.
- Abbene, Irene J., Culver, Stephen J., Corbett, D. Reide, Buzas, Martin A., and Tully, Lance S. 2006. "Distribution of foraminifera in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, over the past century." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 36, (2) 135–151. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006EO170002.
- Hayek, Lee-Ann C. and Buzas, Martin A. 2006. "The martyrdom of St. Lucie: Decimation of a meiofauna." Bulletin of Marine Science, 79, (2) 341–352. https://doi.org/10.2113/36.2.135.
- Vance, Doris J., Culver, Stephen J., Corbett, D. R., and Buzas, Martin A. 2006. "Foraminifera in the Albemarle Estuarine System, North Carolina: Distribution and recent environmental change." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 36, (1) 15–33.
- Buzas, Martin A. 2005. "Response by Martin A. Buzas for the Paleontological Society Medal." Journal of Paleontology, 79 826–827.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Hayek, Lee-Ann C. 2005. "On richness and evenness within and between communities." Paleobiology, 31 199–220.
- Buzas-Stephens, P. and Buzas, Martin A. 2005. "Population dynamics and dissolution of foraminifera in Nueces Bay, Texas." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 35, (3) 248–258.
- Buzas, Martin A. 2004. "Community structure of foraminifera from two Miocene beds at Calvert Cliffs, Maryland." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 34, (3) 208–213.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 2004. "Time components of communities." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 34, (1) 1–8.
- Hayward, B. W., Buzas, Martin A., Buzas-Stephens, P., and Holzmann, M. 2003. "The lost types of Rotalia beccarii var. tepida Cushman 1926." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 33, (4) 352–354.
- Buzas, Martin A., Collins, Laurel S., and Culver, Stephen J. 2002. "Latitudinal Difference in Biodiversity Caused by Higher Tropical Rate of Increase." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 99, (12) 7841–7843.
- Buzas, Martin A., Hayek, Lee-Ann C., Reed, Sherry A., and Jett, Jennifer A. 2002. "Foraminiferal Densities over five years in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: A model of pulsating patches." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 32, (1) 68–92.
- Osterman, Lisa E., Buzas, Martin A., and Hayek, Lee-Ann C. 2002. "SHE analysis for biozonation of benthic foraminiferal assemblages from western Arctic Ocean." Palaios, 17 297–303.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 2001. "On the Relationship Between Species Distribution-Abundance-Occurrence and Species Duration." Historical Biology, 15 151–159.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Hayek, Lee-Ann C. 2000. "A Case for Long-Term Monitoring of the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: Foraminiferal Densities, 1977-1996." Bulletin of Marine Science, 67, (2) 805–814.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 2000. "Global latitudinal species diversity gradient in deep-sea benthic foraminifera." Deep-Sea Research. Part I, Oceanographic Research Papers, 47, (2) 259–275.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 1999. "Understanding regional species diversity through the log series distribution of occurrences." Diversity & Distributions, 5, (5) 187–195.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 1998. "Assembly, disassembly, and balance in marine paleocommunities." Palaios, 13, (3) 263–275.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Hayek, Lee-Ann C. 1998. "SHE Analysis for Biofacies Identification." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 28, (3) 233–239.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Hayek, Lee-Ann C. 1996. "Biodiversity resolution: an integrated approach." Biodiversity Letters, 3, (2) 40–43.
- Culver, Stephen J., Woo, H. J., Oertel, George F., and Buzas, Martin A. 1996. "Foraminifera of coastal depositional environments, Virginia, USA: Distribution and taphonomy." Palaios, 11, (5) 459–486.
- Schafer, C. T., Cole, F. E. L., Frobel, D., Rice, N., and Buzas, Martin A. 1996. "An in situ experiment on temperature sensitivity of nearshore temperate benthic foraminifera." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 26, (1) 53–63.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1995. "The Effects of Anthropogenic Habitat Disturbance, Habitat Destruction, and Global Warming on Shallow Marine Benthic Foraminifera." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 25, (3) 204–211.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 1994. "Species Pool and Dynamics of Marine Paleocommunities." Science, 264, (5164) 1439–1441.
- Jorissen, F. J., Buzas, Martin A., Culver, Stephen J., and Kuehl, S. A. 1994. "Vertical-Distribution of Living Benthic Foraminifera in Submarine Canyons Off New-Jersey." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 24, (1) 28–36.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1993. "Colonization Rate of Foraminifera in the Indian River, Florida." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 23, (3) 156–161.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 1993. "Presentation of the Schuchert,charles Award of the Paleontological-Society to Culver,stephen,j." Journal of Paleontology, 67, (4) 690–692.
- Buzas, Martin A., Culver, Stephen J., and Jorissen, F. J. 1993. "A Statistical Evaluation of the Microhabitats of Living (Stained) Infaunal Benthic Foraminifera." Marine Micropaleontology, 20, (3-4) 311–320.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 1991. "Species-Diversity and Dispersal of Benthic Foraminifera." Bioscience, 41, (7) 483–489.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1990. "Another Look at Confidence-Limits for Species Proportions." Journal of Paleontology, 64, (5) 842–843.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 1990. "Recent Benthic Foraminiferal Provinces on the Pacific Continental-Margin of North and Central-America." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 20, (4) 326–335.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1989. "The Effect of Quartz Versus Calcareous Sand on the Densities of Living Foraminifera." Micropaleontology, 35, (2) 135–141.
- Buzas, Martin A., Collins, Laurel S., Richardson, Susan L., and Severin, Kenneth P. 1989. "Experiments on Predation, Substrate Preference, and Colonization of Benthic Foraminifera at the Shelfbreak off the Ft. Pierce Inlet, Florida." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 19, (2) 146–152.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 1989. "Biogeographic and Evolutionary Patterns of Continental-Margin Benthic Foraminifera." Paleobiology, 15, (1) 11–19.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1988. "The Effect of Quartz Versus Calcareous Sand on the Densities of Living Foraminifera." Micropaleontology, 35, (2) 135–141.
- Culver, Stephen J., Buzas, Martin A., and Collins, L. S. 1987. "On the Value of Taxonomic Standardization in Evolutionary Studies." Paleobiology, 13, (2) 169–176.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 1986. "Geographic Origin of Benthic Foraminiferal Species." Science, 232, (4751) 775–776.
- Buzas, Martin A., Culver, Stephen J., and Isham, Lawrence B. 1985. "A comparison of fourteen elphidiid (Foraminiferida) taxa." Journal of Paleontology, 59, (5) 1075–1090.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 1984. "Species Duration and Evolution - Benthic Foraminifera on the Atlantic Continental-Margin of North-America." Science, 225, (4664) 829–830.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1983. "Recent Benthic Foraminiferal Provinces in the Gulf of Mexico." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 13, (1) 21–31.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1982. "Regulation of Foraminiferal Densities by Predation in the Indian River, Florida." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 12, (1) 66–71.
- Buzas, Martin A., Koch, C. F., Culver, Stephen J., and Sohl, N. F. 1982. "On the Distribution of Species Occurrence." Paleobiology, 8, (2) 143–150.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1982. "Recent Benthic Foraminiferal Provinces between Newfoundland and Yucatan." Geological Society of America Bulletin, 93, (3) 269–277.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1982. "Recent Benthic Foraminiferal Provinces between Newfoundland and Yucatan - Reply." Geological Society of America Bulletin, 93, (10) 1061–1062.
- Sengupta, B. K. and Buzas, Martin A. 1982. "Quaternary Benthic Foraminifera of North-American Continental Margins - Introduction." Geological Society of America Bulletin, 93, (3) 189–189.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1981. "Foraminifera Distribution of Provinces in the Gulf of Mexico." Nature, 290, (5804) 328–329.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1981. "Recent Benthic Foraminiferal Provinces on the Atlantic Continental Margins of North America." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 11, (3) 217–240.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 1980. "Foraminifera - Distribution of Provinces in the Western North-Atlantic." Science, 209, (4457) 687–689.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Carle, Karen J. 1979. "Predators of Foraminifera in the Indian River, Florida." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 9, (4) 336–340.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1978. "Foraminifera as Prey for Benthic Deposit Feeders: Results of Predator Exclusion Experiments." Journal of Marine Research, 36, (4) 617–625.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1977. "Vertical distribution of foraminifera in the Indian River, Florida." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 7 234-237.
- Buzas, Martin A., Young, David K., and Young, Martha W. 1976. "Species Densities of Macrobenthos Associated with Seagrass: A Field Experimental Study of Predation." Journal of Marine Research, 34, (4) 577–591.
- Feyling-Hanssen, R. and Buzas, Martin A. 1976. "Emendation of Cassidulina and Islandiella helenae new species." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 6, (2) 154–158.
- Young, D. K., Buzas, Martin A., and Young, M. W. 1976. "Species Densities of Macro-benthos Associated with Seagrass: A Field Experimental Study of Pedation." Journal of Marine Research, 34, (4) 577–592.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1974. "Vertical distibution of Ammobaculites in the Rhode River, Maryland." Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 4, (3) 144–147.
- Gibson, T. G. and Buzas, Martin A. 1973. "Species Diversity - Patterns in Modern and Miocene Foraminifera of Eastern Margin of North-America." Geological Society of America Bulletin, 84, (1) 217–238.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1972. "Biofacies Analysis of Presence Or Absence Data through Canonical Variate Analysis." Journal of Paleontology, 46, (1) 55–57.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1972. "Patterns of species diversity and their explanation." Taxon, 21, (2/3) 275–286.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1972. "Foraminifera of Chesapeake Bay." Chesapeake Science, 13, (suppl 1) 97–98.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1971. "Analyses of species densities by the multivariate general linear model." Limnology and Oceanography, 16, (4) 667–670.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1970. "Spatial homogeneity: statistical analyses of unispecies and multispecies populations of foraminifera." Ecology, 51, (5) 874–879.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1969. "Foraminiferal species densities and environmental variables in an estuary." Limnology and Oceanography, 14, (3) 411–422.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Gibson, Thomas G. 1969. "Species diversity: benthonic foraminifera in Western North Atlantic." Science, 163, (3862) 72–75.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1968. "On the spatial distribution of Foraminifera." Contributions from the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, 19 1–11.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1968. "Foraminifera from the Hadley Harbor Complex, Massachusetts." Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 152, (8).
- Mello, J. F. and Buzas, Martin A. 1968. "An application of cluster analysis as a method of determining biofacies." Journal of Paleontology, 42, (3) 747–758.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1967. "An application of canonical analysis as a method of comparing faunal areas." Journal of Animal Ecology, 36, (3) 563–577.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1966. "The discrimination of morphological groups of Elphidium (foraminifera) in Long Island Sound through canonical analysis and invariant characters." Journal of Paleontology, 40, (3) 585–594.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1965. "Foraminifera from late Pleistocene clay near Waterville, Maine." Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 145, (8) 1–30 + 5 plates.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1965. "The distribution and abundance of Foraminifera in Long Island Sound." Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 149, (1) 1–88 + 4 plates.
- McAlester, A. Lee, Speden, Ian G., and Buzas, Martin A. 1964. "Ecology of Pleistocene mollusks from Martha's Vineyard - a reconstruction." Journal of Paleontology, 38, (5) 985–991.
Book
- Martin, Samuel Q., Culver, Stephen J., Leorri, Eduardo, Mallinson, David J., Buzas, Martin A., Hayek, Lee-Ann, and Shazili, Noor Azhar Mohd. 2018. Distribution and taxonomy of modern benthic foraminifera of the Western Sunda Shelf (South China Sea) off peninsular Malaysia. Lawrence: Cushman Fondation Special Publication. Buzas-Stephens, Pamela. Cushman Foundation Special Publication ; No. 47, 47.
- Buzas, Martin A., Hayek, Lee-Ann C., Jett, Jennifer A., and Reed, Sherry A. 2015. Pulsating Patches History and Analyses of Spatial, Seasonal, and Yearly Distribution of Living Benthic Foraminifera. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. In Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, 97. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.19436688.97.
- Hayek, Lee-Ann C. and Buzas, Martin A. 2010. Surveying Natural Populations: Quantitative tools for assessing biodiversity. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Hayek, Lee-Ann C. and Buzas, Martin A. 1997. Surveying Natural Populations. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Severin, Kenneth P. 1993. Foraminferal densities and pore water chemistry in the Indian River, Florida. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.36.1.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Gibson, Thomas G. 1990. Spatial distribution of Miocene foraminifera at Calvert Cliffs, Maryland. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, 68. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.68.1.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1987. Distribution of Recent benthic foraminifera off the Pacific coast of Mexico and Central America. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.30.1.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1986. Distribution of Recent foraminifera off the North American Pacific coast from California to Baja. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.28.1.
- Smith, Roberta K. and Buzas, Martin A. 1986. Microdistribution of foraminifera in a single bed of the Monterey formation, Monterey, California. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, 60. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.60.1.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1985. Distribution of Recent foraminifera off the North American Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.26.1.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1983. Benthic foraminifera at the shelfbreak: North American Atlantic and Gulf margins. Tulsa, OK: Society for Sedimentary Geology. In Special publication (SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)) no. 33.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Severin, Kenneth P. 1982. Distribution and systematics of foraminifera in the Indian River, Florida. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.16.1.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1982. Distribution of Recent benthic foraminifera in the Caribbean area. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.14.1.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1981. Distribution of Recent Benthic Foraminifera in the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 2. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences, 8. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.8.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 1981. Distribution of Recent Benthic Foraminifera in the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 1. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences, 8. https://doi.org/10.5479/10088/1120.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1980. Distribution of Recent benthic foraminifera off the North American Atlantic coast. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.6.1.
- Hayward, Bruce W. and Buzas, Martin A. 1979. Taxonomy and paleoecology of Early Miocene enthic foraminifera of Northern New Zealand and the North Tasman Sea. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, 36. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.36.1.
- Buzas, Martin A., Smith, Roberta K., and Beem, Kenneth A. 1977. Ecology and systematics of foraminifera in two Thalassia habitats, Jamaica, West Indies. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, 31. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.31.1.
Book Chapter
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 2000. "Response of shallow water foraminiferal palaeoccommunities to global and regional environmental change." In Biotic response to global change. Culver, Stephen J. and Rawson, Peter F., editors. 122–134. Cambridge: Cambridge Univesity Press.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1999. "Biogeography of Neritic benthic foraminifera." In Modern Foraminifera. Sen Gupta, Barun K., editor. 93–102. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1998. "Patterns of occurrence of benthic foraminifera in time and space." In The adequacy of the fossil record. Donovan, Stephen K. and Paul, Christopher R. C., editors. 207–226. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
- Hayek, Lee-Ann C. and Buzas, Martin A. 1998. "SHE analysis: an integrated approach to the analysis of forest biodiversity." In Forest biodiversity research, monitoring and modeling. Dallmeier, Francisco and Comiskey, J. A., editors. 311–321. Paris ; NY: UNESCO ; Parthenon Publishing Group. In Man and the biosphere series (no. 20).
- Buzas, Martin A. 1987. "Smaller Foraminifera." In Fossil Invertebrates. Boardman, Richard S., Cheetham, Alan H., and Rowell, Albert J., editors. 72–81. Palo Alto: Blackwell Scientific Publications.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1987. "Kingdom Protista." In Fossil invertebrates. Boardman, Richard S., Cheetham, Alan H., and Rowell, Albert J., editors. 67–72. Palo Alto: Blackwell Scientific Publications.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Behrensmeyer, Anna K. 1987. "Ecology-Paleoecology." In Fossil Invertebrates. Boardman, Richard S., Cheetham, Alan H., and Rowell, Albert J., editors. 19–28. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications.
- Buzas, Martin A. and Culver, Stephen J. 1982. "Biogeography of modern benthic foraminifera." In Foraminifera notes for a short course. Buzas, Martin A., Sen Gupta, B. K., and Broadhead, T. W., editors. 90–106. Knoxville: University of Tennessee. In Studies in geology.
- Culver, Stephen J. and Buzas, Martin A. 1981. "Distribution of selected Recent benthic foraminifera genera in the Western North Atlantifc." In Microfossils from recent and fossil shelf seas. Neale, John W. and Brasier, M. D., editors. 336–349. Chichester: Ellis Horwood.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1979. "Quantitative biofacies analysis." In Foraminiferal ecology and paleoecology. Lipps, Jere H., Berger, W. H., Buzas, Martin A., Douglas, R. G., and Ross, C. A., editors. 11–20. Houston: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists. In SEPM Short Course (no. 6).
- Buzas, Martin A. 1979. "The measurement of species diversity." In Foraminiferal ecology and paleoecology. Lipps, Jere H., Berger, H., Buzas, Martin A., Douglas, R. G., and Ross, C. A., editors. 3–10. Houston: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists. In SEPM short course (no. 6).
- Buzas, Martin A. 1978. "Community Unity? Patterns in Molluscs and Foraminifera." In Estuarine Interactions. 173–190. Academic Press, Inc.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1970. "On the quantification of biofacies." In Computers in Paleontology. Raup, David M., editor. 101–116. Lawrence, KS: Allen Press.
Book Review
- Buzas, Martin A. 1995. [Book review] "The Challenger Foraminifera - Jones,rw." Science, 268, (5214), 1208–1209.
- Buzas, Martin A. 1984. [Book review] "Biotic Interactions in Recent and Fossil Benthic Communities - Tevesz,mjs, Mccall,pl." American Scientist, 72, (5), 515–516.