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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.
Alexander, JA; Stoecker, DK; Meritt, DW; Alexander, ST; Padeletti, A; Johns, D; Van Heukelem, L; Glibert, PM Differential production of feces and pseudofeces by the oyster Crassostrea ariakensis when exposed to diets containing harmful dinoflagellate and raphidophyte species. Journal of Shellfish Research 273 56757910.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[567:DPOFAP]2.0.CO;2. UM-SG-RS-2008-22.
Kaushal, SS; Groffman, PM; Band, LE; Shields, CA; Morgan, RP; Palmer, MA; Belt, KT; Swan, CM; Findlay, SEG; Fisher, GT Interaction between urbanization and climate variability amplifies watershed nitrate export in Maryland. Environmental Science & Technology 4216 5872587810.1021/es800264f. UM-SG-RS-2008-05.
Lazur, AM; Pouder, DB; Hill, JE Preliminary evaluation of gulf sturgeon production and sustainability of a zero-discharge pond water recirculating tank system. North American Journal of Aquaculture 703 28128510.1577/A06-052.1. UM-SG-RS-2008-17.
Lipton, D Economic benefits of a restored oyster fishery in Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Shellfish Research 273 61962310.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[619:EBOARO]2.0.CO;2. UM-SG-RS-2008-23.
Lazur, AM; Hanessian, R Re-homing exotic species--a pilot program to prevent release of exotic aquatic pet species. Journal of Extension 461 14. UM-SG-RS-2008-18.
Sanchirico, JN; Smith, MD; Lipton, DW An empirical approach to ecosystem-based fishery management. Ecological Economics 643 58659610.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.04.006. UM-SG-RS-2008-19.
Hall, NS; Litaker, RW; Fensin, E; Adolf, JE; Bowers, HA; Place, AR; Paerl, HW Environmental factors contributing to the development and demise of a toxic dinoflagellate (Karlodinium veneficum) bloom in a shallow, eutrophic, lagoonal estuary. Estuaries and Coasts 312 40241810.1007/s12237-008-9035-x. UM-SG-RS-2008-24.
Puckett, BJ; Secor, DH; Ju, SJ Validation and application of lipofuscin-based age determination for Chesapeake Bay blue crabs Callinectes sapidus. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 1376 1637164910.1577/T07-278.1. UM-SG-RS-2008-09.
Paynter, KT; Goodwin, JD; Chen, ME; Ward, NJ; Sherman, MW; Meritt, DW; Allen, SK Crassostrea ariakensis in Chesapeake Bay: Growth, disease and mortality in shallow subtidal environments. Journal of Shellfish Research 273 50951510.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[509:CAICBG]2.0.CO;2. UM-SG-RS-2008-04.
Reece, KS; Dungan, CF; Burreson, EM Molecular epizootiology of Perkinsus marinus and P-chesapeaki infections among wild oysters and clams in Chesapeake Bay, USA. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 823 23724810.3354/dao01997. UM-SG-RS-2008-10.
Alavi, MR; Schott, EJ; Saito, K; Vasta, GR Application of molecular tools for the survey of bacterial pathogens associated with Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791) and Crassostrea ariakensis (Fujita 1913). Journal of Shellfish Research 273 55155810.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[551:AOMTFT]2.0.CO;2. UM-SG-RS-2008-14.
Glibert, PM; Kelly, V; Alexander, J; Codispoti, LA; Boicourt, WC; Trice, TM; Michael, B In situ nutrient monitoring: A tool for capturing nutrient variability and the antecedent conditions that support algal blooms. Harmful Algae 81 17518110.1016/j.hal.2008.08.013. UM-SG-RS-2008-03.
Carlsson, J; Carnegie, RB; Cordes, JF; Hare, MP; Leggett, AT; Reece, KS Evaluating recruitment contribution of a selectively bred aquaculture line of the oyster, Crassostrea virginica used in restoration efforts. Journal of Shellfish Research 275 1117112410.2983/0730-8000-27.5.1117. UM-SG-RS-2008-15.
Weiner, RM; Taylor, LE; Henrissat, B; Hauser, L; Land, M; Coutinho, PM; Rancurel, C; Saunders, EH; Longmire, AG; Zhang, HT; Bayer, EA; Gilbert, HJ; Larimer, F; Zhulin, IB; Ekborg, NA; Lamed, R; Richardson, PM; Borovok, I; Hutcheson, S Complete genome sequence of the complex carbohydrate-degrading marine bacterium, Saccharophagus degradans strain 2-40(T). PLOS Genetics 45 11310.1371/journal.pgen.1000087. UM-SG-RS-2008-08.
Harvey, HR; Secor, DH; Ju, SJ The use of extractable lipofuscin for age determination of crustaceans: Reply to Sheehy (2008). Marine Ecology Progress Series 353 30731110.3354/meps07353. UM-SG-RS-2008-06.
Pecher, WT; Alavi, MR; Schott, EJ; Fernandez-Robledo, JA; Roth, L; Berg, ST; Vasta, GR Assessment of the northern distribution range of selected Perkinsus species in eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) with the use of PCR-based detection assays. Journal of Parasitology 942 41042210.1645/GE-1282.1. UM-SG-RS-2008-12.
Fernandez-Robledo, JA; Lin, Z; Vasta, GR Transfection of the protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 1571 445310.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.09.007. UM-SG-RS-2008-20.
Frisk, MG; Miller, TJ; Martell, SJD; Sosebee, K New hypothesis helps explain elasmobranch "OutBurst" on Georges bank in the 1980s. Ecological Applications 181 23424510.1890/06-1392.1. UM-SG-RS-2008-07.
Chen, G; Hare, MP Cryptic ecological diversification of a planktonic estuarine copepod, Acartia tonsa. Molecular Ecology 176 1451146810.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03657.x. UM-SG-RS-2008-13.
Adolf, JE; Bachvaroff, T; Place, AR Can cryptophyte abundance trigger toxic Karlodinium veneficum blooms in eutrophic estuaries? Harmful Algae 81 11912810.1016/j.hal.2008.08.003. UM-SG-RS-2008-01.
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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.
