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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.
Flowers, EM; Bachvaroff, TR; Warg, JV; Neill, JD; Killian, ML; Vinagre, AS; Brown, S; Almeida, A; Schott, EJ Genome sequence analysis of CsRV1: A pathogenic reovirus that infects the blue crab Callinectes sapidus across its trans-hemispheric range. Frontiers in Microbiology 7126 1910.3389/fmicb.2016.00126. UM-SG-RS-2016-21.
Fredriksson, DW; Steppe, CN; Luznik, L; Wallendorf, L; Mayer, RH Design approach for a containment barrier system for in-situ setting of Crassostrea virginica for aquaculture and restoration applications. Aquacultural Engineering 70 425510.1016/j.aquaeng.2015.12.003. UM-SG-RS-2016-07.
Owens, MS; Cornwell, JC The Benthic Exchange of O-2, N-2 and Dissolved Nutrients Using Small Core Incubations Journal of Visualized Experiments 114 11010.3791/54098. UM-SG-RS-2016-24.
Houde, ED; Annis, ER; Harding, LW; Mallonee, ME; Wilberg, MJ Factors affecting the abundance of age-0 Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) in Chesapeake Bay. ICES Journal of Marine Science 739 2238225110.1093/icesjms/fsw063. UM-SG-RS-2016-20.
Johnson, T; Kaushal, S; Mayer, P; Smith, R; Sivirichi, G. Nutrient Retention in Restored Streams and Rivers: A Global Review and Synthesis. Water 84 11614310.3390/w8040116. UM-SG-RS-2016-03.
Close, S; Fisher, D; Yagatich, W; Galli, A Evaluating the environmental effectiveness of grassroots environmental stewardship organizations in Maryland, USA. Watershed Science Bulletin 18. UM-SG-RS-2016-19.
Weitzell, RE; Kaushal, SS; Lynch, LM; Guinn, SM; Elmore, AJ Extent of Stream Burial and Relationships to Watershed Area, Topography, and Impervious Surface Area Water 811 12210.3390/w8110538. UM-SG-RS-2016-29.
Mueller, P; Hager, RN; Meschter, JE; Mozdzer, TJ; Langley, JA; Jensen, K; Megonigal, JP Complex invader-ecosystem interactions and seasonality mediate the impact of non-native Phragmites on CH4 emissions. Biological Invasions 189 2635264710.1007/s10530-016-1093-6. UM-SG-RS-2016-18.
Liu, CC; Mou, J; Su, YC Behavior of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes in Raw Yellowfin Tuna during Cold Storage FOODS 51 1910.3390/foods5010016. UM-SG-RS-2016-27.
Gelesh, L; Marshall, K; Boicourt, W; Lapham, L Methane concentrations increase in bottom waters during summertime anoxia in the highly eutrophic estuary, Chesapeake Bay, USA Limnology and Oceanography 61 25326610.1002/lno.10272. UM-SG-RS-2016-30.
Mozdzer, TJ; Langley, JA; Mueller, P; Megonigal, JP Deep rooting and global change facilitate spread of invasive grass. Biological Invasions 189 2619263110.1007/s10530-016-1156-8. UM-SG-RS-2016-17.
Gurbisz, C; Kemp, WM; Sanford, LP; Orth, RJ Mechanisms of Storm-Related Loss and Resilience in a Large Submersed Plant Bed. Estuaries and Coasts 394 95196610.1007/s12237-016-0074-4. UM-SG-RS-2016-16.
Flowers, EM; Simmonds, K; Messick, GA; Sullivan, L; Schott, EJ PCR-based prevalence of a fatal reovirus of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun) along the northern Atlantic coast of the USA. Journal of Fish Diseases 396 70571410.1111/jfd.12403. UM-SG-RS-2016-15.
Fowler, AE; Blakeslee, AMH; Canning-Clode, J; Repetto, MF, Phillip, AM; Carlton, JT; Moser, FC; Ruiz, GM; Miller, AW Opening Pandora's bait box: a potent vector for biological invasions of live marine species. Diversity and Distributions 221 304210.1111/ddi.12376. UM-SG-RS-2016-02.
Zhang, Q; Hirsch, RM; Ball, WP Long-Term Changes in Sediment and Nutrient Delivery from Conowingo Dam to Chesapeake Bay: Effects of Reservoir Sedimentation. Environmental Science & Technology 504 1877188610.1021/acs.est.5b04073. UM-SG-RS-2016-13.
Ganju, NK; Brush, MJ; Rashleigh, B; Aretxabaleta, AL; del Barrio, P; Grear, JS; Harris, LA; Lake, SJ; McCardell, G; O’Donnell, J; Ralston, DK; Signell, RP;Testa, JM; Vaudrey, JMP Progress and challenges in coupled hydrodynamic-ecological estuarine modeling. Estuaries and Coasts 12210.1007/s12237-015-0011-y. UM-SG-RS-2015-10.
Ray, NE; Li, J; Kangas, PC; Terlizzi, DE Water quality upstream and downstream of a commercial oyster aquaculture facility in Chesapeake Bay, USA Aquacultural Engineering 68 354210.1016/j.aquaeng.2015.08.001. UM-SG-RS-2015-25.
Kaushal, SS; McDowell, WH; Wollheim, WM; Newcomer Johnson, TA; Mayer, PM; Belt, KT; Pennino, MJ Urban evolution: the role of water. Water 78 4063408710.3390/w7084063. UM-SG-RS-2015-08.
Ray, NE; Terlizzi, DE; Kangas, PC Nitrogen and phosphorus removal by the Algal Turf Scrubber at an oyster aquaculture facility Ecological Engineering 78 273210.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.04.028. UM-SG-RS-2015-26.
Millette, NC; Stoecker, DK; Pierson, JJ Top-down control by micro- and mesozooplankton on winter dinoflagellate blooms of Heterocapsa rotundata. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 76 152510.3354/ame01763. UM-SG-RS-2015-07.
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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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