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.

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.

deRivera, CE; Hitchcock, NG; Teck, SJ; Steves, BP; Hines, AH; Ruiz, GM Larval development rate predicts range expansion of an introduced crab. Marine Biology 1506 1275128810.1007/s00227-006-0451-9. UM-SG-RS-2007-07.

Miller, WD; Harding, LW Climate forcing of the spring bloom in Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series 331 112210.3354/meps331011. UM-SG-RS-2007-08.

McCollough, CB; Albright, BW; Abbe, GR; Barker, LS; Dungan, CF Acquisition and progression of Perkinsus marinas infections by specific-pathogen-free juvenile oysters (Crassostrea virginica Gmelin) in a mesohaline Chesapeake Bay tributary. Journal of Shellfish Research 262 46547710.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[465:AAPOPM]2.0.CO;2. UM-SG-RS-2007-14.

Newell, RIE; Kennedy, VS; Shaw, KS Comparative vulnerability to predators, and induced defense responses, of eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica and non-native Crassostrea ariakensis oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Marine Biology 1522 44946010.1007/s00227-007-0706-0. UM-SG-RS-2007-09.

Albright, BW; Abbe, GR; McCollough, CB; Barker, LS; Dungan, CF Growth and mortality of dermo-disease-free juvenile oysters (Crassostrea virginica) at three salinity regimes in an enzootic area of Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Shellfish Research 262 45146310.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[451:GAMODJ]2.0.CO;2. UM-SG-RS-2007-13.

Glibert, PM; Wazniak, CE; Hall, MR; Sturgis, B Seasonal and interannual trends in nitrogen and brown tide in Maryland's coastal bays. Ecological Applications 175 798710.1890/05-1614.1. UM-SG-RS-2007-11.

Tilley, DR; Ahmed, M; Son, JH; Badrinarayanan, H Hyperspectral reflectance response of freshwater macrophytes to salinity in a brackish subtropical marsh. Journal of Environmental Quality 363 78078910.2134/jeq2005.0327. UM-SG-RS-2007-10.

Paolisso, M Taste the traditions: Crabs, crab cakes, and the Chesapeake Bay blue crab fishery. American Anthropologist 1094 65466510.1525/AA.2007.109.4.654. UM-SG-RS-2007-15.

Nye, JA; Davis, DD; Miller, TJ The effect of maternal exposure to contaminated sediment on the growth and condition of larval Fundulus heteroclitus. Aquatic Toxicology 824 24225010.1016/j.aquatox.2007.02.011. UM-SG-RS-2007-17.

Newell, RIE; Kemp, WM; Hagy, JD; Cerco, CF; Testa, JM; Boynton, WR Top-down control of phytoplankton by oysters in Chesapeake Bay, USA: Comment on Pomeroy et al. (2006). Marine Ecology Progress Series 341 29329810.3354/meps341293. UM-SG-RS-2007-16.

Webster, D Transporting live fish. Timmons, MB; Ebeling, JB, eds. Recirculating Aquaculture. Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center. Chapter 15 573595. UM-SG-RS-2007-28.

Paolisso, M Cultural models and cultural consensus of Chesapeake Bay blue crab and oyster fisheries. NAPA Bulletin 281 12313510.1525/napa.2007.28.1.123. UM-SG-RS-2007-27.

Newell, RIE A framework for developing "ecological carrying capacity" mathematical models for bivalve mollusc aquaculture. Bulletin of Fisheries Research Agency 19 4151. UM-SG-RS-2007-18.

Bruhn, JB; Gram, L; Belas, R Production of antibacterial compounds and biofilm formation by Roseobacter species are influenced by culture conditions. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 732 44245010.1128/AEM.02238-06. UM-SG-RS-2007-01.

Drake, LA; Doblin, MA; Dobbs, FC Potential microbial bioinvasions via ships' ballast water, sediment, and biofilm. Marine Pollution Bulletin 55 33334110.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.11.007. UM-SG-RS-2007-29.

Adolf, JE; Place, AR; Stoecker, DK; Harding, LW Modulation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in mixotrophic Karlodinium Veneficum (Dinophyceae) and its prey, Storeatula major (Cryptophyceae) Journal of Phycology 436 1259127010.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00419.x. UM-SG-RS-2007-30.

Altman, S; Whitlatch, RB Effects of small-scale disturbance on invasion success in marine communities. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 3421 152910.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.011. UM-SG-RS-2007-02.

Blum, JC; Chang, AL; Liljesthrom, M; Schenk, ME; Steinberg, MK; Ruiz, GM The non-native solitary ascidian Ciona intestinalis (L.) depresses species richness. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 3421 51410.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.010. UM-SG-RS-2007-03.

McCann, LD; Hitchcock, NG; Winston, JE; Ruiz, GM Non-native bryozoans in coastal embayments of the Southern United States: New records for the western Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science 802 319342. UM-SG-RS-2007-19.

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