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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.

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.

Ekborg, NA; Taylor, LE; Longmire, AG; Henrissat, B; Weiner, RM; Hutcheson, SW Genomic and proteomic analyses of the agarolytic system expressed by Saccharophagus degradans 2-40.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology 725 3396340510.1128/AEM.72.5.3396-3405.2006. UM-SG-RS-2006-15.

McConnell, KE; Price, M The lay system in commercial fisheries: Origin and implications.  Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 513 29530710.1016/j.jeem.2005.09.004. UM-SG-RS-2006-23.

Adolf, JE; Yeager, CL; Miller, WD; Mallonee, ME; Harding, LW Environmental forcing of phytoplankton floral composition, biomass, and primary productivity in Chesapeake Bay, USA.  Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 6712 10812210.1016/j.ecss.2005.11.030. UM-SG-RS-2006-03.

Taylor, LE; Henrissat, B; Coutinho, PM; Ekborg, NA; Hutcheson, SW; Weiner, RA Complete cellulase system in the marine bacterium Saccharophagus degradans strain 2-40(T).  Journal of Bacteriology 18811 3849386110.1128/JB.01348-05. UM-SG-RS-2006-18.

Asojo, OA; Schott, EJ; Vasta, GR; Silva, AM Structures of PmSOD1 and PmSOD2, two superoxide dismutases from the protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus.  Acta Crystallographica 62 1072107510.1107/S1744309106040425. UM-SG-RS-2006-04.

Manyin, T; Rowe, CL Chronic exposure of Leptocheirus plumulosus to Baltimore Harbor sediment: Bioenergetic and population-level effects.  Marine Environmental Research 622 11613010.1016/j.marenvres.2006.03.006. UM-SG-RS-2006-22.

Breitburg, DL; Fulford, RS Oyster-sea nettle interdependence and altered control within the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.  Estuaries and Coasts 295 776784. UM-SG-RS-2006-05.

Badger, JH; Hoover, TR; Brun, YV; Weiner, RM; Laub, MT; Alexandre, G; Mrazek, J; Ren, QH; Paulsen, IT; Nelson, KE; Khouri, HM; Radune, D; Sosa, J; Dodson, RJ; Sullivan, SA; Rosovitz, MJ; Madupu, R; Brinkac, LM; Durkin, AS; Daugherty, SC; Kothari, SP; Giglio, MG; Zhou, LW; Haft, DH; Selengut, JD; Davidsen, TM; Yang, Q; Zafar, N; Ward, NL Comparative genomic evidence for a close relationship between the dimorphic prosthecate bacteria Hyphomonas neptunium and Caulobacter crescentus.  Journal of Bacteriology 18819 6841685010.1128/JB.00111-06. UM-SG-RS-2006-24.

Sanford, LP Uncertainties in sediment erodibility estimates due to a lack of standards for experimental protocols and data interpretation.  Integrated environmental assessment and management 21 293410.1897/1551-3793(2006)2[29:UISEED]2.0.CO;2. UM-SG-RS-2006-09 .

Brylawski, BJ; Miller, TJ Temperature-dependent growth of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus): a molt process approach.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 636 1298130810.1139/F06-011. UM-SG-RS-2006-06.

Jensen, OP; Christman, MC; Miller, TJ Landscape-based geostatistics: a case study of the distribution of blue crab in Chesapeake Bay.  Environmetrics 176 60562110.1002/env.767. UM-SG-RS-2006-19.

Hare, MP; Allen, SK; Bloomer, P; Camara, MD; Carnegie, RB; Murfree, J; Luckenbach, M; Meritt, D; Morrison, C; Paynter, K; Reece, KS; Rose, CG A genetic test for recruitment enhancement in Chesapeake Bay oysters, Crassostrea virginica, after population supplementation with a disease tolerant strain.  Conservation Genetics 75 71773410.1007/s10592-005-9108-3. UM-SG-RS-2006-07.

Waldbusser, GG; Marinelli, RL Macrofaunal modification of porewater advection: role of species function, species interaction, and kinetics.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 311 21723110.3354/meps311217. UM-SG-RS-2006-01.

Audemard, C; Calvo, LMR; Paynter, KT; Reece, KS; Burreson, EM Real-time PCR investigation of parasite ecology: in situ determination of oyster parasite Perkinsus marinus transmission dynamics in lower Chesapeake Bay.  Parasitology 132 82784210.1017/S0031182006009851. UM-SG-RS-2006-13.

Lazur, AM; Pouder, DB; Brinkley, ML; Shook, E; Goode, Y; Kent, H Gold rush: Exploring an alternative 4-H livestock experience.  Journal of Extension 443 16. UM-SG-RS-2006-08.

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