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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.
Paynter, KT; Goodwin, JD; Chen, ME; Ward, NJ; Sherman, MW; Meritt, DW; Allen, SK Crassostrea ariakensis in Chesapeake Bay: Growth, disease and mortality in shallow subtidal environments. Journal of Shellfish Research 273 50951510.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[509:CAICBG]2.0.CO;2. UM-SG-RS-2008-04.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Webster, D Transporting live fish. Timmons, MB; Ebeling, JB, eds. Recirculating Aquaculture. Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center. Chapter 15 573595. UM-SG-RS-2007-28.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bullard, SG; Lambert, G; Carman, MR; Byrnes, J; Whitlatch, RB; Ruiz, G; Miller, RJ; Harris, L; Valentine, PC; Collie, JS; Pederson, J; McNaught, DC; Cohen, AN; Asch, RG; Dijkstra, J; Heinonen, K The colonial ascidian Didemnum sp A: Current distribution, basic biology and potential threat to marine communities of the northeast and west coasts of North America. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 3421 9910810.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.020. UM-SG-RS-2007-04.
Power, LP; Paolisso, M Linking estuarine research to local community heritage & environmental values: lessons from the Chesapeake Bay. Practicing Anthropology 291 2934. UM-SG-RS-2007-20.
Osman, RW; Whitlatch, RB Variation in the ability of Didemnum sp to invade established communities. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 3421 405310.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.013. UM-SG-RS-2007-05.
Chen, SN; Sanford, LP; Koch, EW; Shi, F; North, EW A nearshore model to investigate the effects of seagrass bed geometry on wave attenuation and suspended sediment transport. Estuaries and Coasts 302 29631010.1007/BF02700172. UM-SG-RS-2007-06.
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Nina Santos
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.
Featured Research Project
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.
