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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.

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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. 2018. Declining oxygen in the global ocean and coastal waters. Science 359(6371):1-13. doi:10.1126/science.aam7240. UM-SG-RS-2017-17.

Chang, AL; Brown, CW; Crooks, JA; Ruiz, GM. 2018. Dry and wet periods drive rapid shifts in community assembly in an estuarine ecosystem. Global Change Biology 24(2):E627-E642. doi:10.1111/gcb.13972. UM-SG-RS-2018-08.

Cott, GM; Caplan, JS; Mozdzer, TJ. 2018. Nitrogen uptake kinetics and saltmarsh plant responses to global change. Scientific Reports 8:1-10. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-23349-8. UM-SG-RS-2018-05.

Glandon, H; Kilbourne, KH; Schijf, J; Miller, TJ. 2018. 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 498:39-45. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2017.11.005. UM-SG-RS-2017-18.

Lloyd, MW; Tumas, HR; Neel, MC. 2018. Limited pollen dispersal, small genetic neighborhoods, and biparental inbreeding in Vallisneria americana. American Journal of Botany 105(2):227-240. doi:10.1002/ajb2.1031. UM-SG-RS-2018-06.

Mozdzer, TJ; Caplan, JS. 2018. Complementary responses of morphology and physiology enhance the stand-scale production of a model invasive species under elevated CO2 and nitrogen. Functional Ecology:1-13. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.13106. UM-SG-RS-2018-04.

Yagatich, W; Galli, AM; Fisher, DR. 2018. How local environmental stewardship diversifies democracy. Local Environment 23(4):431-447. doi:10.1080/13549839.2018.1428187. UM-SG-RS-2017-16.

Zhang, Q. 2018. Synthesis of nutrient and sediment export patterns in the Chesapeake Bay watershed: Complex and non-stationary concentration-discharge relationships. Science of the Total Environment 618:1268-1283. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.221. UM-SG-RS-2018-01.

Zhang, Q; Harman, CJ; Kirchner, J. 2018. Evaluation of statistical methods for quantifying fractal scaling in water-quality time series with irregular sampling. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 22(2):1175-1192. doi:10.5194/hess-22-1175-2018. UM-SG-RS-2018-02.

Bernal, B; Megonigal, JP; Mozdzer, TJ. 2017. An invasive wetland grass primes deep soil carbon pools. Global Change Biology 23(5):2104-2116. doi:10.1111/gcb.13539. UM-SG-RS-2017-08.

Eller, F; Skalova, H; Caplan, JS; Bhattarai, GP; Burger, MK; Cronin, JT; Guo, WY; Guo, X; Hazelton, ELG; Kettenring, KM; Lambertini, C; McCormick, MK; Meyerson, LA; Mozdzer, TJ; Pysek, P; Sorrell, BK; Whigham, DF; Brix, H. 2017. Cosmopolitan species as models for ecophysiological responses to global change: The common reed Phragmites australis. Frontiers in Plant Science 8(1833):1-24. doi:10.3389/fpls.2017.01833. UM-SG-RS-2017-05.

Glandon, HL; Miller, TJ. 2017. No effect of high pCO(2) on juvenile blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, growth and consumption despite positive responses to concurrent warming ICES Journal of Marine Science 74(4):1201-1209. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsw171. UM-SG-RS-2017-14.

Gurbisz, C; Kemp, WM; Cornwell, JC; Sanford, LP; Owens, MS; Hinkle, DC. 2017. Interactive effects of physical and biogeochemical feedback processes in a large submersed plant bed. Estuaries and Coasts 40(6):1626-1641. doi:10.1007/s12237-017-0249-7. UM-SG-RS-2017-02.

Haus, WO; Hartman, KJ; Jacobs, JM; Harrell, RM. 2017. Development of striped bass relative condition models with bioelectrical impedance analysis and associated temperature corrections. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 146(5):917-926. doi:10.1080/00028487.2017.1318093. UM-SG-RS-2017-10.

Johnston, MR; Elmore, AJ; Mokany, K; Lisk, M; Fitzpatrick, MC. 2017. Field-measured variables outperform derived alternatives in Maryland stream biodiversity models. Diversity and Distributions 23(9):1054-1066. doi:10.1111/ddi.12598. UM-SG-RS-2017-06.

Sanford, LP; Gao, J. 2017. Influences of wave climate and sea level on shoreline erosion rates in the Maryland Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries and Coasts:1-19. doi:DOI 10.1007/s12237-017-0257-7. UM-SG-RS-2017-15.

Semmler, RF; Hoot, WC; Reaka, ML. 2017. Are mesophotic coral ecosystems distinct communities and can they serve as refugia for shallow reefs? Coral Reefs 36(2):433-444. doi:10.1007/s00338-016-1530-0. UM-SG-RS-2017-07.

Zhang, F; Li, M; Ross, AC; Lee, SB; Zhang, DL. 2017. Sensitivity analysis of Hurricane Arthur (2014) storm surge forecasts to WRF physics parameterizations and model configurations. Weather and Forecasting 32(5):1745-1764. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-16-0218.1. UM-SG-RS-2017-04.

Zhang, Q; Ball, WP. 2017. Improving riverine constituent concentration and flux estimation by accounting for antecedent discharge conditions. Journal of Hydrology 547:387-402. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.12.052. UM-SG-RS-2017-01.

Biermann, JL; North, EW; Boicourt, WC. 2016. The distribution of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) megalopae at the mouths of Chesapeake and Delaware Bays: implications for larval ingress. Estuaries and Coasts 39:201-217. doi:10.1007/s12237-015-9978-7. UM-SG-RS-2016-01.

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