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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.
Rathjen, KA; Breitburg, DL; Neale, PJ Effects of ultraviolet radiation on the growth, reproduction and survival of the lobate ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 432 12113010.1016/j.jembe.2012.06.029. UM-SG-RS-2012-22.
Bickford, WA; Needelman, BA; Weil, RR; Baldwin, AH Vegetation response to prescribed fire in Mid-Atlantic brackish marshes. Estuaries and Coasts 356 1432144210.1007/s12237-012-9538-3. UM-SG-RS-2012-09.
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.
Pagadala, S; Parveen, S; Schwarz, JG; Rippen, T; Luchansky, JB Comparison of automated BAX PCR and standard culture methods for detection of listeria monocytogenes in blue crabmeat (Callinectus sapidus) and blue crab processing plants. Journal of Food Protection 7411 1930193310.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-213. UM-SG-RS-2011-25.
Rowe, CL; Heyes, A; Hilton, J Differential patterns of accumulation and depuration of dietary selenium and vanadium during metamorphosis in the gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 602 33634210.1007/s00244-010-9608-0. UM-SG-RS-2011-01.
Harrison, MD; Groffman, PM; Mayer, PM; Kaushal, SS; Newcomer, TA Denitrification in Alluvial Wetlands in an Urban Landscape. Journal of Environmental Quality 402 63464610.2134/jeq2010.0335. UM-SG-RS-2011-02.
Sivirichi, GM; Kaushal, SS; Mayer, PM; Welty, C; Belt, KT; Newcomer, TA; Newcomb, KD; Grese, MM Longitudinal variability in streamwater chemistry and carbon and nitrogen fluxes in restored and degraded urban stream networks. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 132 28830310.1039/c0em00055h. UM-SG-RS-2011-03.
Kim, D; Lipton, D A comparison of the economic performance of offshore and inshore aquaculture production systems in Korea. Aquaculture Economics and Management 152 10311710.1080/13657305.2010.549165. UM-SG-RS-2011-10.
Campfield, PA; Houde, ED Ichthyoplankton community structure and comparative trophodynamics in an estuarine transition zone. Fishery Bulletin 1091 119. UM-SG-RS-2011-04.
Webster, D Education. Shumway, SE, ed. Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment. Wiley-Blackwell. Chapter 16 447459. UM-SG-RS-2011-15.
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Nina Santos is a Ph.D. student at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. For her dissertation, she is focused on small shrimp-like crustaceans called mysids – an understudied yet important part of many estuarine and coastal food webs.
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Developing a habitat model for mysids, an important link in Chesapeake Bay food webs
Mysids are important mesozooplankton prey for many species of fish in Chesapeake Bay and are an important link in transferring energy from lower to upper trophic levels. Mysids also serve as biological vectors for benthic-pelagic coupling due to their diel vertical migration and omnivorous prey-switching behavior, which makes mysids important regulators of food web architecture. Despite their central role in coastal food webs, surprisingly little is known about mysid ecology and dynamics in Chesapeake Bay.
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Restoration Takes Root: Living Shorelines for Changing Coasts
