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.

Abbe, GR; Morrell, CA; McCollough, CB; Dungan, CF Environmental effects on Perkinsus marinus infection rates, growth and survival among dermo-disease-free juvenile oysters in the Patuxent River, Maryland during drought conditions. Journal of Shellfish Research 221 317317. UM-SG-RS-2003-35.

Anderson, RS; Kraus, BS; McGladdery, S; Smolowitz, R QPX, a pathogen of quahogs (hard clams), employs mucoid secretions to resist host antimicrobial agents. Journal of Shellfish Research 221 205208. UM-SG-RS-2003-14.

Klenke, U; Zohar, Y Gonadal regulation of gonadotropin subunit expression and pituitary Lh protein content in female hybrid striped bass. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 2814 252710.1023/B:FISH.0000030465.56876.97. UM-SG-RS-2003-15.

Turner, HV; Wolcott, DL; Wolcott, TG; Hines, AH Post-mating behavior, intramolt growth, and onset of migration to Chesapeake Bay spawning grounds by adult female blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2951 10713010.1016/S0022-0981(03)00290-9. UM-SG-RS-2003-29.

Stoecker, DK; Gustafson, DE Cell-surface proteolytic activity of photosynthetic dinoflagellates. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 302 17518310.3354/ame030175. UM-SG-RS-2003-01.

Schott, EJ; Pecher, WT; Okafor, F; Vasta, GR The protistan parasite Perkinsus marinus is resistant to selected reactive oxygen species. Experimental Parasitology 10534 23224010.1016/j.exppara.2003.12.012. UM-SG-RS-2003-17.

Seitz, RD; Marshall, LS; Hines, AH; Clark, KL Effects of hypoxia on predator-prey dynamics of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus and the Baltic clam Macoma balthica in Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series 257 17918810.3354/meps257179. UM-SG-RS-2003-26.

Zorach, A; Ulanowicz, RE Quantifying the complexity of flow networks: How many roles are there? Complexity 83 687610.1002/cplx.10075. UM-SG-RS-2003-02.

Adolf, JE; Stoecker, DK; Harding, LW Autotrophic growth and photoacclimation in Karlodinium micrum (Dinophyceae) and Storeatula major (Cryptophyceae). Journal of Phycology 396 1101110810.1111/j.0022-3646.2003.02-086.x. UM-SG-RS-2003-18.

Breitburg, DL; Adamack, A; Rose, KA; Kolesar, SE; Decker, MB; Purcell, JE; Keister, JE; Cowan, JH The pattern and influence of low dissolved oxygen in the Patuxent River, a seasonally hypoxic estuary. Estuaries 262 28029710.1007/BF02695967. UM-SG-RS-2003-03.

Ahmed, H; Schott, EJ; Gauthier, JD; Vasta, GR Superoxide dismutases from the oyster parasite Perkinsus marinus: purification, biochemical characterization, and development of a plate microassay for activity. Analytical Biochemistry 3181 13214110.1016/S0003-2697(03)00192-1. UM-SG-RS-2003-19.

Michael P Chesapeake Bay watermen, weather and blue crabs: cultural models and fishery policies. Strauss, S; Orlove, B, eds. Weather, Climate, Culture. Berg Publishers. Chapter 4 6181. UM-SG-RS-2003-34.

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