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.

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.

deRivera, CE; Hitchcock, NG; Teck, SJ; Steves, BP; Hines, AH; Ruiz, GM Larval development rate predicts range expansion of an introduced crab.  Marine Biology 1506 1275128810.1007/s00227-006-0451-9. UM-SG-RS-2007-07.

Miller, WD; Harding, LW Climate forcing of the spring bloom in Chesapeake Bay.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 331 112210.3354/meps331011. UM-SG-RS-2007-08.

McCollough, CB; Albright, BW; Abbe, GR; Barker, LS; Dungan, CF Acquisition and progression of Perkinsus marinas infections by specific-pathogen-free juvenile oysters (Crassostrea virginica Gmelin) in a mesohaline Chesapeake Bay tributary.  Journal of Shellfish Research 262 46547710.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[465:AAPOPM]2.0.CO;2. UM-SG-RS-2007-14.

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.

Rose, CG; Paynter, KT; Hare, MP Isolation by distance in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in Chesapeake Bay.  Journal of Heredity 972 15817010.1093/jhered/esj019. UM-SG-RS-2006-11.

Ruiz, GM; Lorda, J; Arnwine, A; Lion, K Shipping patterns associated with the Panama Canal: effects on biotic exchange?  Gollasch, S; Gail, BS; Cohen, AN, eds. Bridging Divides: Maritime Canals as Invasions Corridors. Springer. Chapter 2 113126. UM-SG-RS-2006-25.

Murphy, RF; Secor, DH Fish and blue crab assemblage structure in a US mid Atlantic coastal lagoon complex.  Estuaries and Coasts 296 11211131. UM-SG-RS-2006-16.

Murray, MC; Hare, MP A genomic scan for divergent selection in a secondary contact zone between Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico oysters, Crassostrea virginica.  Molecular Ecology 1513 4229424210.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.03060.x. UM-SG-RS-2006-17.

Frisk, MG; Miller, TJ Age, growth, and latitudinal patterns of two Rajidae species in the northwestern Atlantic: little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) and winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata).  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 635 1078109110.1139/F06-005. UM-SG-RS-2006-20.

Lazur, A; Early, S; Jacobs, JM Acute toxicity of 5% rotenone to northern snakeheads.  North American Journal of Fisheries Management 263 62863010.1577/MO5-074.1. UM-SG-RS-2006-21.

Tan, XG; Rotllant, J; Li, HQ; DeDeyne, P; Du, SJ SmyD1, a histone methyltransferase, is required for myofibril organization and muscle contraction in zebrafish embryos.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1038 2713271810.1073/pnas.0509503103. UM-SG-RS-2006-02.

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