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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.
Waldbusser, GG; Steenson, RA; Green, MA Oyster shell dissolution rates in estuarine waters: effects of pH and shell legacy. Journal of Shellfish Research 303 65966910.2983/035.030.0308. UM-SG-RS-2011-18.
Annis, ER; Houde, ED; Harding Jr., LW; Mallonee, ME; Wilberg, MJ Calibration of a bioenergetics model linking primary production to Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus growth in Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series 437 25326710.3354/meps09254. UM-SG-RS-2011-24.
Johnson, EG; Young, AC; Hines, AH; Kramer, MA; Bademan, M; Goodison, MR; Aguilar, R Field comparison of survival and growth of hatchery-reared versus wild blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 40212 354210.1016/j.jembe.2011.03.013. UM-SG-RS-2011-22.
Dalrymple, Robert A., Jamie H. MacMahan, Ad J.H.M. Reniers, and Varjola Nelko. Rip currents. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 43 55158110.1146/annurev-fluid-122109-160733. UM-SG-RS-2011-09.
Woodland, RJ; Secor, DH Differences in juvenile trophic niche for two coastal fish species that use marine and estuarine nursery habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 439 24125410.3354/meps09310. UM-SG-RS-2011-23.
Varjola, N; Dalrymple, RA Rip current prediction at Ocean City, Maryland. Leatherman, S; Fletemeyer, J, eds. Rip Currents: Beach Safety, Physical Oceanography, and Wave Modeling. CRC Press: Taylor & Francis Group. Chapter 3 4557. UM-SG-RS-2011-08.
Woodland, RJ; Secor, DH; Wedge, ME Trophic resource overlap between small elasmobranchs and sympatric teleosts in mid-Atlantic bight nearshore habitats. Estuaries and Coasts 342 39140410.1007/s12237-010-9331-0. UM-SG-RS-2011-21.
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.
Kaushal, SS; Groffman, PM; Band, LE; Elliott, EM; Shields, CA; Kendall, C Tracking nonpoint source nitrogen pollution in human-impacted watersheds Environmental Science & Technology 4519 8225823210.1021/es200779e. UM-SG-RS-2011-11.
Gruber, RK; Hinkle, DC; Kemp, WM Spatial patterns in water quality associated with submersed plant beds. Estuaries and Coasts 345 96197210.1007/s12237-010-9368-0. UM-SG-RS-2011-05.
Rust, MB; Barrows, FT; Hardy, RW; Lazur, A; Naughten, K; Silverstein, J The future of aquafeeds. NOAA/USDA Alternative Feeds Initiative 1103. UM-SG-RS-2011-12.
Hanks, DM; Secor, DH Bioenergetic responses of Chesapeake Bay white perch (Morone americana) to nursery conditions of temperature, dissolved oxygen, and salinity. Marine Biology 1584 80581510.1007/s00227-010-1608-0. UM-SG-RS-2011-13.
Abbe, GR; McCollough, CB; Barker, LS; Dungan, CF Performance of disease-tolerant strains of eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in the Patuxent River, Maryland, 2003 to 2007. Journal of Shellfish Research 291 16117510.2983/035.029.0110. UM-SG-RS-2010-04.
Tyler, CG; Jahncke, M; Sumner, S; Boyer, R; Hackney, C; Rippen, T Role of package type on shelf-life of fresh crab meat. Food Protection Trends 3012 796802. UM-SG-RS-2010-18.
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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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