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.

Russ, E; Palinkas, C Evolving sediment dynamics due to anthropogenic processes in upper Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 235 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106596. UM-SG-RS-2019-17.

Molino, GD; Kenney, MA; Sutton-Grier, AE Stakeholder-defined scientific needs for coastal resilience decisions in the Northeast US Marine Policy 118 10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103987. UM-SG-RS-2020-10.

Luckenbach, A.; Hayman, E.; Fairgrieve, W.; Wong, T.; Zohar, Y.; Huynh, T.B. Investigation of Approaches for Reproductive Sterilization of Sablefish World Aquaculture 512 5657. UM-SG-RS-2020-26.

Owens, MS; Cornwell, JC Temporal enhancement of denitrification in bioirrigated estuarine sediments Aquatic Sciences 824 10.1007/s00027-020-00742-y. UM-SG-RS-2020-11.

Yeates, AG; Grace, JB; Olker, J; Guntenspergen, GR; Cahoon, DR; Adamowicz, S; Anisfeld, SC; Barrett, N; Benzecry, A; Blum, L; Christian, RR; Grzyb, J; Hartig, EK; Leo, KH; Lerberg, S; Lynch, JC; Maher, N; Megonigal, JP; Reay, W; Siok, D; Starke, A; Turner, V; Warren, S Hurricane Sandy Effects on Coastal Marsh Elevation Change Estuaries and Coasts 437 1640165710.1007/s12237-020-00758-5. UM-SG-RS-2020-12.

Laperriere, SM; Hilderbrand, RH; Keller, S; Trott, R; Santoro, AE Headwater Stream Microbial Diversity and Function across Agricultural and Urban Land Use Gradients Applied and Environmental Microbiology 8611 10.1128/AEM.00018-20. UM-SG-RS-2020-13.

Fowler, AE; Blakeslee, AMH; Canning-Clode, J; Repetto, MF; Ruiz, GM; Miller, AW A baitbox for all seasons: temporal shifts in a vector's propagule supply characteristics and implications for invasion ecology Marine Ecology Progress Series 641 132410.3354/meps13303. UM-SG-RS-2020-14.

Liljestrand, EM; Wilberg, MJ; Schueller, AM Multi-state dead recovery mark-recovery model performance for estimating movement and mortality rates Fisheries Research 210 21422310.1016/j.fishres.2018.10.014. UM-SG-RS-2019-05.

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.

Solomon, CM Urea uptake and urease activity in the Chesapeake Bay Journal of Marine Research 77 13916810.1357/002224019828474340. UM-SG-RS-2019-20.

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.

Fleri, JR; Lera, S; Gerevini, A; Staver, L; Nardin, W Empirical observations and numerical modelling of tides, channel morphology, and vegetative effects on accretion in a restored tidal marsh Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 4411 2223223510.1002/esp.4646. UM-SG-RS-2019-21.

Solomon, CM; Jackson, M; Glibert, PM Chesapeake Bay's "forgotten" Anacostia River: eutrophication and nutrient reduction measures ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 1915 10.1007/s10661-019-7437-9. UM-SG-RS-2019-01.

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.

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.

Glandon, HL; Paynter, KT; Rowe, CL; Miller, TJ Resilience of Oxygen Consumption Rates in the Juvenile Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus to Future Predicted Increases in Environmental Temperature and pCO2 in the Mesohaline Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Shellfish Research 383 71172310.2983/035.038.0323. UM-SG-RS-2019-10.

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.

Glandon, HL; Kilbourne, KH; Miller, TJ Winter is (not) coming: Warming temperatures will affect the overwinter behavior and survival of blue crab. PLOS ONE 147 11310.1371/journal.pone.0219555. UM-SG-RS-2019-11.

Scharping, RJ; Plough, LV; Meritt, DW; North, EW Low-salinity tolerance of early-stage oyster larvae from a mesohaline estuary MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 613 9710610.3354/meps12905. UM-SG-RS-2019-04.

Hornick, KM; Plough, LV Tracking genetic diversity in a large-scale oyster restoration program: effects of hatchery propagation and initial characterization of diversity on restored vs. wild reefs. Heredity 1232 9210510.1038/s41437-019-0202-6. UM-SG-RS-2019-12.

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