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.

Rowe, CL; Liang, D; Woodland, RJ Effects of constant and fluctuating incubation temperatures on hatching success and hatchling traits in the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) in the context of the warming climate Journal of Thermal Biology 88 1910.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102528. UM-SG-RS-2020-02.

Li, M; Zhang, F; Barnes, S; Wang, XH Assessing storm surge impacts on coastal inundation due to climate change: case studies of Baltimore and Dorchester County in Maryland Natural Hazards 1032 2561258810.1007/s11069-020-04096-4. UM-SG-RS-2020-19.

Teodoro, JD; Nairn, B Understanding the Knowledge and Data Landscape of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in the Chesapeake Bay Region: A Systematic Review Climate 84 11710.3390/cli8040058. UM-SG-RS-2020-04.

Morel, CJ; Kaushal, SS; Tan, ML; Belt, KT Developing Sensor Proxies for "Chemical Cocktails" of Trace Metals in Urban Streams Water 1210 10.3390/w12102864. UM-SG-RS-2020-20.

Weissman, DS; Tully, KL Saltwater intrusion affects nutrient concentrations in soil porewater and surface waters of coastal habitats Ecosphere 112 11910.1002/ecs2.3041. UM-SG-RS-2020-05.

Russ, E; Palinkas, C Evolving sediment dynamics due to anthropogenic processes in upper Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 235 11210.1016/j.ecss.2020.106596. UM-SG-RS-2020-06.

Lapham, LL; Dallimore, SR; Magen, C; Henderson, LC; Powers, LC; Gonsior, M; Clark, B; Cote, M; Fraser, P; Orcutt, BN Microbial Greenhouse Gas Dynamics Associated With Warming Coastal Permafrost, Western Canadian Arctic Frontiers in Earth Science 8 10.3389/feart.2020.582103. UM-SG-RS-2020-22.

He, K; Hain, E; Timm, A; Tarnowski, M; Blaney, L Occurrence of antibiotics, estrogenic hormones, and UV-filters in water, sediment, and oyster tissue from the Chesapeake Bay SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 650 3101310910.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.021. UM-SG-RS-2019-06.

Nelson, JA; Kraskura, K; Lipkey, GK Repeatability of Hypoxia Tolerance of Individual Juvenile Striped Bass Morone saxatilis and Effects of Social Status. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 924 39640710.1086/704010. UM-SG-RS-2019-14.

Secor, DH; Zhang, F; O'Brien, MHP; Li, M Ocean destratification and fish evacuation caused by a Mid-Atlantic tropical storm ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 762 57358410.1093/icesjms/fsx241. UM-SG-RS-2019-07.

Nesslage, GM; Wilberg, MJ A performance evaluation of surplus production models with time-varying intrinsic growth in dynamic ecosystems. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 7612 2245225510.1139/cjfas-2018-0292. UM-SG-RS-2019-15.

Van Appledorn, M; Baker, ME; Miller, AJ River-valley morphology, basin size, and flow-event magnitude interact to produce wide variation in flooding dynamics Ecosphere 101 12510.1002/ecs2.2546. UM-SG-RS-2018-18.

Palinkas, CM; Testa, JM; Cornwell, JC; Li, M; Sanford, LP Influences of a River Dam on Delivery and Fate of Sediments and Particulate Nutrients to the Adjacent Estuary: Case Study of Conowingo Dam and Chesapeake Estuaries and Coasts 428 2072209510.1007/s12237-019-00634-x. UM-SG-RS-2019-16.

Tully, KL; Weissman, D; Wyner, WJ; Miller, J; Jordan, T Soils in transition: saltwater intrusion alters soil chemistry in agricultural fields BIOGEOCHEMISTRY 1423 33935610.1007/s10533-019-00538-9. UM-SG-RS-2019-08.

Solomon, CM; Jackson, M; Glibert, PM Chesapeake Bay's "forgotten" Anacostia River: eutrophication and nutrient reduction measures Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 1915 11710.1007/s10661-019-7437-9. UM-SG-RS-2019-01.

Tizabi, D; Sosa, A; Bachvaroff, T; Hill, RT Draft Genome Sequences of Three Sponge-Associated Actinomycetes Exhibiting Antimycobacterial Activity Microbiology Resource Announcements 834 10.1128/MRA.00858-19. UM-SG-RS-2019-18.

Shen, XY; Su, YC; Liu, CC; Oscar, T; DePaola, A Efficacy of Vibrio parahaemolyticus depuration in oysters (Crassostrea gigas). Food Microbiology 79 354010.1016/j.fm.2018.10.005. UM-SG-RS-2019-02.

Zhao, Z; Gonsior, M; Schmitt-Kopplin, P; Zhan, YC; Zhang, R; Jiao, NZ; Chen, F Microbial transformation of virus-induced dissolved organic matter from picocyanobacteria: coupling of bacterial diversity and DOM chemodiversity ISME Journal 1310 2551256510.1038/s41396-019-0449-1. UM-SG-RS-2019-19.

Liljestrand, EM; Wilberg, MJ; Schueller, AM Estimation of movement and mortality of Atlantic menhaden during 1966-1969 using a Bayesian multi-state mark-recovery model. Fisheries Research 210 20421310.1016/j.fishres.2018.10.015. UM-SG-RS-2019-03.

Baker, ME; Schley, ML; Sexton, JO Impacts of Expanding Impervious Surface on Specific Conductance in Urbanizing Streams Water Resources Research 558 6482649810.1029/2019WR025014. UM-SG-RS-2019-09.

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