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.

Breitburg, D; Levin, LA; Oschlies, A; Gregoire, M; Chavez, FP; Conley, DJ; Garcon, V; Gilbert, D; Gutierrez, D; Isensee, K; Jacinto, GS; Limburg, KE; Montes, I; Naqvi, SWA; Pitcher, GC; Rabalais, NN; Roman, MR; Rose, KA; Seibel, BA; Telszewski, M; Yasuhara, M; Zhang, J Declining oxygen in the global ocean and coastal waters Science 3596371 11310.1126/science.aam7240. UM-SG-RS-2017-17.

Glandon, H; Kilbourne, KH; Schijf, J; Miller, TJ Counteractive effects of increased temperature and pCO(2) on the thickness and chemistry of the carapace of juvenile blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, from the Patuxent River, Chesapeake Bay Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 498 394510.1016/j.jembe.2017.11.005. UM-SG-RS-2017-18.

Chang, AL; Brown, CW; Crooks, JA; Ruiz, GM Dry and wet periods drive rapid shifts in community assembly in an estuarine ecosystem Global Change Biology 242 62764210.1111/gcb.13972. UM-SG-RS-2018-08.

Glandon, H; Kilbourne, KH; Schijf, J; Miller, TJ Counteractive effects of increased temperature and pCO(2) on the thickness and chemistry of the carapace of juvenile blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, from the Patuxent River, Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 498 394510.1016/j.jembe.2017.11.005. UM-SG-RS-2017-18.

Mozdzer, TJ; Caplan, JS Complementary responses of morphology and physiology enhance the stand-scaleproduction of a model invasive species under elevated CO2 and nitrogen Functional Ecology 11310.1111/1365-2435.13106. UM-SG-RS-2018-04.

Yagatich, W; Galli, AM; Fisher, DR How local environmental stewardship diversifies democracy. Local Environment 234 43144710.1080/13549839.2018.1428187. UM-SG-RS-2017-16.

Cott, GM; Caplan, JS; Mozdzer, TJ Nitrogen uptake kinetics and saltmarsh plant responses to global change Scientific Reports 8 11010.1038/s41598-018-23349-8. UM-SG-RS-2018-05.

Palinkas, CM; Sanford, LP; Koch, EW Influence of Shoreline Stabilization Structures on the Nearshore Sedimentary Environment in Mesohaline Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries and Coasts 414 95296510.1007/s12237-017-0339-6. UM-SG-RS-2018-09.

Schijf, J; Christy, IJ Effect of Mg and Ca on the Stability of the MRI Contrast Agent Gd-DTPA in Seawater. Frontiers in Marine Science 5 117doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00111. UM-SG-RS-2018-10.

Lloyd, MW; Tumas, HR; Neel, MC Limited pollen dispersal, small genetic neighborhoods, and biparental inbreeding in Vallisneria americana American Journal of Botany 1052 22724010.1002/ajb2.1031. UM-SG-RS-2018-06.

Zhang, F; Li, M; Miles, T Generation of Near-Inertial Currents on the Mid-Atlantic Bight by Hurricane Arthur (2014). Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 1234 3100311610.1029/2017JC013584. UM-SG-RS-2018-11.

Zhang, Q Synthesis of nutrient and sediment export patterns in the Chesapeake Bay watershed: Complex and non-stationary concentration-discharge relationships. Science of the Total Environment 618 1268128310.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.221. UM-SG-RS-2018-01.

Maeda, PK; Chanse, V; Rockler, A; Montas, H; Shirmohammadi, A; Wilson, S; Leisnham, PT Linking stormwater Best Management Practices to social factors in two suburban watersheds. PLOS One 138 12310.1371/journal.pone.0202638. UM-SG-RS-2018-13.

Breitburg, D; Levin, LA; Oschlies, A; Gregoire, M; Chavez, FP; Conley, DJ; Garcon, V; Gilbert, D; Gutierrez, D; Isensee, K; Jacinto, GS; Limburg, KE; Montes, I; Naqvi, SWA; Pitcher, GC; Rabalais, NN; Roman, MR; Rose, KA; Seibel, BA; Telszewski, M; Yasuhara, M; Zhang, J Declining oxygen in the global ocean and coastal waters. Science 3596371 11310.1126/science.aam7240. UM-SG-RS-2017-17.

Wieland, R; Fowler, AE; Miller, AW Naked in trays: How the trade in live marine baitworms could decrease species invasions Management of Biological Invasions 92 798410.3391/mbi.2018.9.2.01. UM-SG-RS-2018-14.

Zhang, Q; Harman, CJ; Kirchner, J Evaluation of statistical methods for quantifying fractal scaling in water-quality time series with irregular sampling. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 222 1175119210.5194/hess-22-1175-2018. UM-SG-RS-2018-02.

Lloyd, MW; Tumas, HR; Neel, MC Limited pollen dispersal, small genetic neighborhoods, and biparental inbreeding in Vallisneria americana. American Journal of Botany 1052 22724010.1002/ajb2.1031. UM-SG-RS-2018-06.

Yagatich, W; Galli, AM; Fisher, DR How local environmental stewardship diversifies democracy Local Environment 234 43144710.1080/13549839.2018.1428187. UM-SG-RS-2017-16.

Flowers, EM; Johnson, AF; Aguilar, R; Schott, EJ Prevalence of the pathogenic crustacean virus Callinectes sapidus reovirus 1 near flow-through blue crab aquaculture in Chesapeake Bay, USA Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 1292 13514410.3354/dao03232. UM-SG-RS-2018-15.

Cott, GM; Caplan, JS; Mozdzer, TJ Nitrogen uptake kinetics and saltmarsh plant responses to global change. Scientific Reports 8 11010.1038/s41598-018-23349-8. UM-SG-RS-2018-05.

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