Case, R.J. et al. 1981. Evaluation of brine disposal from the Bryan Mound site of the strategic petroleum reserve. Technical report DOE/PO/10114-2. 496 pages

Harper, D. E., L. McKinney, et al. (1981). “The occurrence of hypoxic bottom water off the upper Texas coast and its effect on the benthic biota.” Contributions in Marine Science 24: 53-79.

Harper, D.E., McKinney, L.D., Nance, J.M. and R.B. Salzer. 1991. “Recovery responses of two benthic assemblages following an acute hypoxic event on the Texas continental shelf, northwestern Gulf of Mexico.” Modern and Ancient Continental Shelf Anoxia. R.V. Tyson and T.H. Pearson (eds.). London: Geological Society Special Publication No. 58, pp. 49-64.

Harvey, Bill and L.D. McKinney. 2001. Recreational Fisheries and Aquaculture: Throwing a Line in the Pond in Responsible Marine Aquaculture. Pages 61-70. CABI Publishing. New York, NY.

Hopkins, SH and LD McKinney. 1976. A review of the Literature pertaining to the effects of dredging on oyster reefs and their associated fauna in Shell Dredging and Its Influence on Gulf Coast Environments, AH Bouma ed. Gulf Publishing Co. Houston. 1976. Pages 3-12

McKinney, L.D. 1977. The origin and distribution of shallow water Gammaridean Amphipoda in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea with notes on their ecology. Doctoral Thesis, Texas A&M University: 1-401.

McKinney, L. D. 1978. Amphilochidae (Crustacea:Amphipoda) from the western Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Gulf Research Reports, 6(2):137-143.

McKinney, L.D. 1979. Liljeborgiid amphipods from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Bulletin of Marine Science, 29(2):140-154, figs 1-8.

McKinney, L.D. 1980a. Four new and unusual amphipods from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 93(1):83-103, figs. 1- 9.

McKinney, L.D. 1980b. The genus Photis (Crustacea:Amphipoda) from the Texas coast with description of a new species, Photis melanicus. Contributions in Marine Science, 23:58-61, 1 fig.

McKinney, L.D. 1992. Managing America's Sea:  The Gulf of Mexico.  Published in the Gulf of Mexico Symposia Proceedings, March 1992.  A summary of key resource use conflicts, research needs, and a proposal for moving towards solutions.

McKinney, L.D. 1993. Reauthorizing the Endangered Species Act in Building Economic incentives into the Endangered Species Act – A special report to the Defenders of Wildlife, W.E. Hudson, ed. Portland, Oregon. Pages 71 – 78.

McKinney, L.D. 1996. The Role of Freshwater Inflows in the Estuarine Ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico, in  Improving Interactions Between Coastal Science and Policy - Proceedings of the Gulf of Mexico Symposium.  Committee on Science and Policy for the Coastal-Ocean Studies Board: National Research Council/National Science Foundation.

McKinney, L.D. 1996. When Biologists and Engineers Collide. Environmental Management.  Vol 20 (6): 955-961.

McKinney, L.D. 1998. Water for Texas – Water for Wildlife. Proceedings of the 25th Water for Texas Conference. Texas Water Resources Institute. Pages 9-12.

McKinney, L.D. 1999. A Trickle Down to Wildlife. Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, Jan. Pages 32 to 43.

McKinney, L.D. 2002. Water for the Future. Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, July. Pages 21 to 28

McKinney, L.D. 2003. The State of Bays. Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, July. Pages 21 to 28

McKinney, L.D. 2004. The State of Rivers. Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, July. Pages 21 to 25

McKinney, L.D. 2005. The State of Springs. Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, July. Pages 24 to 29

McKinney, L.D. 2006. The State of Wetlands. Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine,  July. Pages 22 to 31

McKinney, L.D. 2007. Spotted Seatrout in the Lower Laguna Madre, Part I Fisheries Issues. Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine. February Vol 16 # 10.

McKinney, L.D. 2007. Spotted Seatrout in the Lower Laguna Madre, Part II Management Issues. Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine. March Vol 16 # 11. Pages 56-61.

McKinney, L.D. 2007. The State of Lakes. Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, July. Pages 24 to 29

McKinney, L.D. 2008. The State of the Gulf of Mexico. Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, July. Pages 20 to 27.

McKinney, L.D., CA Bedinger and SH Hopkins. 1976. The Effects of Shell Dredging and Siltation from Dredging on Organisms Associated with Oyster Reefs in Shell Dredging and Its Influence on Gulf Coast Environments, AH Bouma ed. Gulf Publishing Co. Houston. 1976. Pages 280-303.

McKinney, L.D., I. Blandon and R Ward. 2006.  Conservation Genetics of Atlantic Tarpon. Second International Bonefish and Tarpon Symposium. Daina Beach, Florida

McKinney, L.D., and J.L. Barnard. 1977. A new marine genus and species of the Nuuanu-group (Crustacea. Amphipods from the Yucatan Peninsula). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 90:161-171.

McKinney, L.D., R.D. Kalke, and J.S. Holland. 1978. New species of amphipods from the western Gulf of Mexico. Contributions in Marine Science, 21:134-159.

McKinney, L.D., Hightower, M., Smith, B., Beckett, D. &. Green, A. (1989). Management issues: Galveston Bay. In. NOAA Estuary-of-the-Month Series 13

McKinney, L.D., L. Ludwig, et al. 1984. A New Approach to Underwater Instruction. The Educational Group. Galveston Texas. 224 pages

McKinney, L.D., R. Richers, et al. 2005. Flounder on the Rebound. TIDE. Nov/Dec

McKinney, L.D. and A. Sansom. 1995. Draft Final Report: Remote Sensing and GIS of Golden-cheeked Warbler Breeding Habitat and Vegetation Types on the Edwards Plateau. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Project 39. Submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in fulfillment of Grant No. E-1-7, Austin, Texas.

Moulton, D.W. L.D. McKinney and D.L. Buzan. 2004. Texas Coastal Ecosystems: Past, Present and Future. TAMU-SG-04-201. Texas Sea Grant, College Station, Texas. 40 pages.

Sheridan, P.F., R.D. Slack, S.M. Ray, L.D. McKinney, and E.F. Dlima. 1989. Biological Components of Galveston Bay.  pp. 23-51.  Galveston Bay:  Issues, Resources, Status, and Management.  NOAA, Estuary-of-the-Month, Seminar Series No. 13.