Research Publications

Maryland Sea Grant has funded scientific research relevant to the Chesapeake Bay and the Maryland residents who conserve, enjoy, and make their living from it. The funded projects advance scientific knowledge through the publication of peer-reviewed journal articles. You may search these publications by keyword and year of publication. Publications prior to 2003 can be accessed through the National Sea Grant Library.

Duan, SW; Kaushal, SS Warming increases carbon and nutrient fluxes from sediments in streams across land use. Biogeosciences 102 1193120710.5194/bg-10-1193-2013. UM-SG-RS-2013-04.

Marsden, BW; Engelhardt, KAM; Neel, MC Genetic rescue versus outbreeding depression in Vallisneria americana: Implications for mixing seed sources for restoration. Biological Conservation 167 20321410.1016/j.biocon.2013.08.012. UM-SG-RS-2013-12.

Mayer, PM; Schechter, SP; Kaushal, SS; Groffman, PM Effects of stream restoration on nitrogen removal and transformation in urban watersheds: lessons from Minebank Run, Baltimore, Maryland. Watershed Science Bulletin 41 110. UM-SG-RS-2013-06.

Woodland, RJ; Secor, DH Benthic-pelagic coupling in a temperate inner continental shelf fish assemblage. Limnology and Oceanography 583 96697610.4319/lo.2013.58.3.0966. UM-SG-RS-2013-07.

Kemp, WM; Boynton, WR Synthesis in estuarine and coastal ecological research: what is it, why is it important, and how do we teach it? Estuaries and Coasts 351 12210.1007/s12237-011-9464-9. UM-SG-RS-2012-01.

Harrison, MD; Groffman, PM; Mayer, PM; Kaushal, SS Microbial biomass and activity in geomorphic features in forested and urban restored and degraded streams. Ecological Engineering 381 11010.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.09.001. UM-SG-RS-2012-03.

Lloyd, MW; Burnett, RK; Engelhardt, KAM; Neel, MC Does genetic diversity of restored sites differ from natural sites? A comparison of Vallisneria americana (Hydrocharitaceae) populations within the Chesapeake Bay. Conservation Genetics 133 75376510.1007/s10592-012-0324-3. UM-SG-RS-2012-05.

Harris, LA; Brush, MJ Bridging the gap between empirical and mechanistic models of aquatic primary production with the metabolic theory of ecology: An example from estuarine ecosystems. Ecological Modelling 233 838910.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.03.024. UM-SG-RS-2012-27.

Gao, Y; Cornwell, JC; Stoecker, DK; Owens, MS Effects of cyanobacterial-driven pH increases on sediment nutrient fluxes and coupled nitrification-denitrification in a shallow fresh water estuary. Biogeosciences 97 2697271010.5194/bg-9-2697-2012. UM-SG-RS-2012-23.

Kaushal, SS; Belt, KT The urban watershed continuum: evolving spatial and temporal dimensions URBAN ECOSYSTEMS 152 40943510.1007/s11252-012-0226-7. UM-SG-RS-2012-04.

Li, J; Glibert, PM; Alexander, JA; Molina, ME Growth and competition of several harmful dinoflagellates under different nutrient and light conditions. Harmful Algae 13 11212510.1016/j.hal.2011.10.005. UM-SG-RS-2012-26.

Woodland, RJ; Secor, DH; Fabrizio, MC; Wilberg, MJ Comparing the nursery role of inner continental shelf and estuarine habitats for temperate marine fishes. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 99 617310.1016/j.ecss.2011.12.019. UM-SG-RS-2012-06.

Kimmel, DG; Tarnowski, M; Newell, RIE Long-term (1939 to 2008) spatial patterns in juvenile Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica, Gmelin 1791) abundance in the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Shellfish Research 314 1023103110.2983/035.031.0414. UM-SG-RS-2012-13.

Lozano, C; Houde, ED; Wingate, RL; Secor, DH Age, growth and hatch dates of ingressing larvae and surviving juveniles of Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus. Journal of Fish Biology 815 1665168510.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03426.x. UM-SG-RS-2012-14.

Newcomer, TA; Kaushal, SS; Mayer, PM; Shields, AR; Canuel, EA; Groffman, PM; Gold, AJ Influence of natural and novel organic carbon sources on denitrification in forest, degraded urban, and restored streams. Ecological Monographs 824 44946610.1890/12-0458.1. UM-SG-RS-2012-15.

Falahatkar, B; Sotoudeh, E; Lazur, AM Evaluation of Artemia and formulated diets on performance of Persian sturgeon Acipenser persicus larvae. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 285 70971210.1111/j.1439-0426.2012.02038.x. UM-SG-RS-2012-29.

Julian, JP; Elmore, AJ; Guinn, SM Channel head locations in forested watersheds across the mid-Atlantic United States: A physiographic analysis. Geomorphology 177 19420310.1016/j.geomorph.2012.07.029. UM-SG-RS-2012-12.

Barse, AM; Bullard, SA Redescription and new host record of Capsala laevis (Monogenoidea: Capsalidae: Capsalinae) from gill of roundscale spearfish, Tetrapturus georgii (Perciformes: Istiophoridae) in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Parasitology 984 73574510.1645/GE-3093.1. UM-SG-RS-2012-07.

Pagadala, S; Parveen, S; Rippen, T; Luchansky, JB; Call, JE; Tamplin, ML; Porto-Fett, ACS Prevalence, characterization and sources of Listeria monocytogenes in blue crab (Callinectus sapidus) meat and blue crab processing plants. Food Microbiology 312 26327010.1016/j.fm.2012.03.015. UM-SG-RS-2012-16.

Long, WC; Gamelin, EF; Johnson, EG; Hines, AH Density-dependent indirect effects: apparent mutualism and apparent competition coexist in a two-prey system. Marine Ecology Progress Series 456 13914810.3354/meps09702. UM-SG-RS-2012-21.

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