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R/ODR-01
Continued Studies of Juvenile Oyster Disease (jod) in the Northeastern United States
Principal Investigator:
Stephen J. JordanStart/End Year:
1995 - 1997Institution:
Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesCo-Principal Investigator:
C. Austin Farley, Earl J. Lewis, Jr, NOAA Cooperative Oxford LaboratoryTopic(s):
Description:
Continue efforts to assess the potential resistance of selectively bred oysters to JOD, Attempts will be made to transmit and evaluate the susceptibility of other species of cultured oysters to JOD, Assess the spread of JOD outside the New York and New England region, Continue attempts to identify disease agent, Provide instructional education to aquaculturists and resource managers on JOD, and Study conchiolinous response manifested in JOD oysters.
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Featured Fellow
Leone Yisrael is a cephalopod-loving scuba diver, cook, and loves to try new activities. She conducts genetic analysis and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center through the Coastal Disease Ecology Lab.
Featured Research Project
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.
