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Search Research Projects
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. Search below our archive of research projects back through 1990, using keywords, topics, or project start year. Project data include the project principal investigators and abstract as well as impact or accomplishment statements and peer reviewed publications, if applicable.
Principal Investigator:
Kennedy T. Paynter, Jr.Start/End Year:
2003 - 2006Co-Principal investigator:
Donald Meritt, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Standish K. Allen, Virginia Institute Of Marine StudiesPrincipal Investigator:
Joel E. BakerStart/End Year:
1997 - 1999Co-Principal investigator:
Robert P. Mason, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Ronald WeinerStart/End Year:
2002 - 2005Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Steve Hutcheson, University of Maryland, College ParkPrincipal Investigator:
Douglas LiptonStart/End Year:
2002 - 2006Institution:
Maryland Sea Grant CollegePrincipal Investigator:
Jonathan G. KramerStart/End Year:
2010 - 2012Institution:
Maryland Sea Grant CollegePrincipal Investigator:
Douglas LiptonStart/End Year:
2010 - 2012Institution:
Maryland Sea Grant CollegePrincipal Investigator:
David A. WrightStart/End Year:
2003 - 2005Co-Principal investigator:
Rodger Dawson, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
W. Michael KempStart/End Year:
1992 - 1996Co-Principal investigator:
Walter R. Boynton, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Christopher J. Madden, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Robert S. AndersonStart/End Year:
1997 - 2000Principal Investigator:
Robert S. AndersonStart/End Year:
1991 - 1994Principal Investigator:
David H. SecorStart/End Year:
2009 - 2013Principal Investigator:
Gerhardt F. RiedelStart/End Year:
1993 - 1995Co-Principal investigator:
James G. Sanders, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Laboratory; Cynthia C. Gilmour, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research LaboratoryPrincipal 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 LaboratoryPrincipal Investigator:
Eugene B. SmallStart/End Year:
1995 - 1997Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkPrincipal Investigator:
Matthew BakerStart/End Year:
2017 - 2019Institution:
University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyCo-Principal investigator:
Alex Rittle, University of Maryland Baltimore CountyPrincipal Investigator:
Jennifer E. PurcellStart/End Year:
1992 - 1994Principal Investigator:
Matt ParkerStart/End Year:
2017 - 2020Co-Principal investigator:
Shannon Hood, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Kennedy T. Paynter, Jr.Start/End Year:
1995 - 2002Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Standish Allen, Rutgers UniversityPrincipal Investigator:
Stephen J. JordanStart/End Year:
1995 - 1999Institution:
Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesCo-Principal investigator:
Eileen Hofmann, Old Dominion University; Eric Powell, Rutgers UniversityPrincipal Investigator:
Jeremy TestaStart/End Year:
2018 - 2019Co-Principal investigator:
Fellow: Drew HobbsPrincipal Investigator:
Mary M. HagedornStart/End Year:
1996 - 2001Institution:
National Zoological Park, Smithsonian InstitutionCo-Principal investigator:
David E. Wildt, William F. Rall, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian InstitutionPrincipal Investigator:
Diane StoeckerStart/End Year:
2009 - 2012Co-Principal investigator:
Jeffrey C. Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Willem M. RoosenburgStart/End Year:
2005 - 2006Institution:
Ohio UniversityPrincipal Investigator:
Denise L. BreitburgStart/End Year:
2016 - 2018Institution:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterCo-Principal investigator:
Matthew Ogburn and Seth Miller, Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterPrincipal Investigator:
Glenn MoglenStart/End Year:
2007 - 2011Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Clair Jantz, Shippensburg University; James Reilly, Maryland Department of PlanningProgram Announcements
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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.
