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.

Smith, RM; Kaushal, SS Carbon cycle of an urban watershed: exports, sources, and metabolism Biogeochemistry 12612 17319510.1007/s10533-015-0151-y. UM-SG-RS-2015-23.

Timko, SA; Maydanov, A; Pittelli, SL; Conte; MH; Cooper, WJ; Koch, BP; Schmitt-Kopplin, P; Gonsior, M Depth-dependent photodegradation of marine dissolved organic matter. Frontiers in Marine Science 266 11410.3389/fmars.2015.00066. UM-SG-RS-2015-12.

Breitburg, DL; Hondorp, D; Audemard, C; Carnegie, RB; Burrell, RB; Trice, M; Clark, V Landscape-Level Variation in Disease Susceptibility Related to Shallow-Water Hypoxia PLOS ONE 102 12710.1371/journal.pone.0116223. UM-SG-RS-2015-24.

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.

Beaulieu, JJ; Golden, HE; Knightes, CD; Mayer, PM; Kaushal, SS; Pennino, MJ; Arango, CP; Balz, DA; Elonen, CM; Fritz, KM; Hill, BH Urban stream burial increases watershed-scale nitrate export. PLoS ONE 107 11410.1371/journal.pone.0132256. UM-SG-RS-2015-06.

Huang, P; Woodward, RT; Wilberg, MJ; Tomberlin, D Management evaluation for the Chesapeake Bay blue crab fishery: an integrated bioeconomic approach. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 352 21622810.1080/02755947.2014.986342. UM-SG-RS-2015-05.

Huang, P An inverse demand system for the differentiated blue crab market in Chesapeake Bay. Marine Resources Economics 302 13915610.1086/679971. UM-SG-RS-2015-04.

Schijf, J; Christenson, EA; Potter, KJ Different binding modes of Cu and Pb vs. Cd, Ni, and Zn with the trihydroxamate siderophore desferrioxamine B at seawater ionic strength. Marine Chemistry 173 405110.1016/j.marchem.2015.02.014. UM-SG-RS-2015-03.

Testa, JM; Brady, DC; Cornwell, JC; Owens, MS; Sanford, LP; Newell, CR; Suttles, SE; Newell; RIE Modeling the impact of floating oyster (Crassostrea virginica) aquaculture on sediment-water nutrient and oxygen fluxes. Aquaculture Environment Interactions 73 20522210.3354/aei00151. UM-SG-RS-2015-11.

Rogers, HA; Taylor, SS; Hawke, JP; Schott, EJ; Lively, JAA Disease, parasite, and commensal prevalences for blue crab Callinectes sapidus at shedding facilities in Louisiana, USA. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 1123 20721710.3354/dao02803. UM-SG-RS-2015-02.

Genello, L; Fry, JP; Frederick, JA; Li, X; Love, DC Fish in the classroom: a survey of the use of aquaponics in education. European Journal of Health & Biology Education 42 92010.12973/ejhbe.2015.213p. UM-SG-RS-2015-13.

Bickford, WA; Needelman, BA; Miller, MW; Hutchins, EG Prescribed Fire Increases Soil Temperatures through Canopy Removal in a Mid-Atlantic Brackish Marsh Journal of Coastal Research 314 94194510.2112/JCOASTRES-D-13-00219.1. UM-SG-RS-2015-20.

Needles, LA; Lester, SE; Ambrose, R; Andren, A; Beyeler, M; Connor, MS; Eckman, JE; Costa-Pierce, BA; Gaines, SD; Lafferty, KD; Lenihan, HS; Parrish, J; Peterson, MS; Scaroni, AE; Weis, JS; Wendt, DE Managing bay and estuarine ecosystems for multiple services. Estuaries and Coasts 38 S35S4810.1007/s12237-013-9602-7. UM-SG-RS-2015-01.

Gao, H; Liu, CC Biochemical and morphological alteration of Listeria monocytogenes under environmental stress caused by chloramine-T and sodium hypochlorite. Food Control 46 45546110.1016/j.foodcont.2014.05.016. UM-SG-RS-2014-23.

Ogburn, MB; Roberts, PM; Richie, KD; Johnson, EG; Hines, AH Temporal and spatial variation in sperm stores in mature female blue crabs Callinectes sapidus and potential effects on brood production in Chesapeake Bay Marine Ecology Progress Series 507 24926210.3354/meps10869. UM-SG-RS-2014-25.

Duan, SW; Delaney-Newcomb, K; Kaushal, SS; Findlay, SEG; Belt, KT Potential effects of leaf litter on water quality in urban watersheds. Biogeochemistry 1211 618010.1007/s10533-014-0016-9. UM-SG-RS-2014-22.

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