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.

Kimmel, DG; Tarnowski, M; Newell, RIE The relationship between interannual climate variability and juvenile eastern oyster abundance at a regional scale in Chesapeake Bay. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 341 11510.1080/02755947.2013.830999. UM-SG-RS-2014-02.

Gao, Y; O'Neil, JM; Stoecker, DK; Cornwell, JC Photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation during cyanobacteria blooms in an oligohaline and tidal freshwater estuary. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 722 12914410.3354/ame01692. UM-SG-RS-2014-05.

Julian, JP; Gardner, RH Land cover effects on runoff patterns in eastern Piedmont (USA) watersheds. Hydrological Processes 283 1525153810.1002/hyp.9692. UM-SG-RS-2014-26.

Kaushal, SS; Mayer, PM; Vidon, PG; Smith, RM; Pennino, MJ; Newcomer, TA; Duan, S; Welty, C; Belt, KT Land use and climate variability amplify carbon, nutrient, and contaminant pulses: a review with management implications. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 503 58561410.111/jawr.12204. UM-SG-RS-2014-09.

Gurbisz, CW; Kemp, M Unexpected resurgence of a large submersed plant bed in Chesapeake Bay: Analysis of time series data. Limnology & Oceanography 592 48249410.4319/lo.2014.59.2.0482. UM-SG-RS-2014-03.

Sintes, E; del Giorgio, PA Feedbacks between protistan single-cell activity and bacterial physiological structure reinforce the predator/prey link in microbial foodwebs Frontiers in Microbiology 5 11110.3389/fmicb.2014.00453. UM-SG-RS-2014-27.

Beaulieu, JJ, Mayer, PM; Kaushal, SS; Pennino, MJ; Arango, CP; Balz, DA;Canfield, TJ; Elonen, CM; Fritz, KM; Hill, BH; Ryu, H; Santo Domingo, JW Effects of urban stream burial on organic matter dynamics and reach scale nitrate retention. Biogeochemistry 121 10712610.1007/s/10533-014-9971-4. UM-SG-RS-2014-06.

Hazelton, ELG; Mozdzer, TJ; Burdick, DM; Kettenring, KM; Whigham, DF Phragmites australis management in the United States: 40 years of methods and outcomes. AOB Plants 6 11910.1093/aobpla/plu001. UM-SG-RS-2014-10.

Gao, Y; Cornwell, JC; Stoecker, DK; Owens, MS Influence of cyanobacterial blooms on sediment biogeochemistry and nutrient fluxes. Limnology & Oceanography 593 95997110.4319/lo.2014.59.3.0959. UM-SG-RS-2014-04.

Sowers, AA; Brush, GS A Paleoecological History of the Late Precolonial and Postcolonial Mesohaline Chesapeake Bay Food Web Estuaries and Coasts 376 1506151510.1007/s12237-014-9781-x. UM-SG-RS-2014-28.

Frisk, MG; Jordaan, A; Miller, TJ Moving beyond the current paradigm in marine population connectivity: are adults the missing link? Fish and Fisheries 152 24225410.1111/faf.12014. UM-SG-RS-2014-11.

Peer, AC; Miller, TJ Climate change, migration phenology, and fisheries management interact with unanticipated consequences. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 341 9411010.1080/02755947.2013.847877. UM-SG-RS-2014-08.

Newcomer Johnson, TA; Kaushal, SS; Mayer, PM; Grese, MM Effects of stormwater management and stream restoration on watershed nitrogen retention. Biogeochemistry 1211 8110610.1007/s10533-014-9999-5. UM-SG-RS-2014-07.

Kaushal, SS; McDowell, WH; Wollheim, WM Tracking evolution of urban biogeochemical cycles: past, present, and future. Biogeochemistry 1211 12110.1007/s10533-014-0014-y. UM-SG-RS-2014-13.

Kaushal, SS; Delaney-Newcomb, K; Findlay, SEG; Newcomer, TA; Duan, S; Pennino, MJ; Sivirichi, GM; Sides-Raley, AM; Walbridge, MR; Belt, KT Longitudinal patterns in carbon and nitrogen fluxes and stream metabolism along an urban watershed continuum. Biogeochemistry 1211 234410.1007/s10533-014-9979-9. UM-SG-RS-2014-14.

Pennino, MJ; Kaushal, SS; Beaulieu, JJ; Mayer, PM; Arango, CP Effects of urban stream burial on nitrogen uptake and ecosystem metabolism: implications for watershed nitrogen and carbon fluxes. Biogeochemistry 1211 24726910.1007/s10533-014-9958-1. UM-SG-RS-2014-15.

Scaroni, AE; Ye, SY; Lindau, CW; Nyman, JA Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Soils in Louisiana's Atchafalaya River Basin Wetlands 343 54555410.1007/s13157-014-0521-6. UM-SG-RS-2014-30.

Breitburg, D; Burrell, R Predator-mediated landscape structure: seasonal patterns of spatial expansion and prey control by Chrysaora quinquecirrha and Mnemiopsis leidyi. Marine Ecology Progress Series 510 18320010.3354/meps10850. UM-SG-RS-2014-16.

Ciavola, SJ; Jantz, CA; Reilly, J; Moglen, GE Forecast changes in runoff quality and quantity from urbanization in the DelMarVa Peninsula. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 191 1910.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000773. UM-SG-RS-2014-01.

Li, J; Kangas, P; Terlizzi, DE A simple cultivation method for Chesapeake Bay Ulva intestinalis for algal seed stock. North American Journal of Aquaculture 762 12712910.1080/15222055.2013.869287. UM-SG-RS-2014-17.

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