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.

Minton, MS; Verling, E; Miller, AW; Ruiz, GM Reducing propagule supply and cosateal invasions via ships: effects of emerging strategies. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 36 30430810.1890/1540-9295(2005)003[0304:RPSACI]2.0.CO;2. UM-SG-RS-2005-03.

Rome, MS; Young-Williams, AC; Davis, GR; Hines, AH Linking temperature and salinity tolerance to winter mortality of of Chesapeake Bay blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 31912 12914510.1016/j.jembe.2004.06.014. UM-SG-RS-2005-13.

Harding, LW; Magnusona, A; Mallonee, ME SeaWiFS retrievals of chlorophyll in Chesapeake Bay and the mid-Atlantic bight. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 6212 759410.1016/j.ecss.2004.08.011. UM-SG-RS-2005-06.

Carlton, JT; Ruiz, GM Vector science and integrated vector management in bioinvasion ecology: conceptual frameworks. Mooney, HA; Mack, RN; McNeely, JA; Neville, LE; Schei, PJ; Waage, JK, eds. Invasive Alien Species: A New Synthesis. Island Press. Chapter 3 3758. UM-SG-RS-2005-23.

McCollough, CB; Dungan, CF; Abbe, GR; Morrell, CA Comparison of dermo disease acquisition and seasonality between standard and two disease tolerant strains of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in a tributary of Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Shellfish Research 242 666666. UM-SG-RS-2005-32.

Jensen, OP; Miller, TJ Geostatistical analysis of the abundance and winter distribution patterns of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus in Chesapeake Bay. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 1346 1582159810.1577/T04-218.1. UM-SG-RS-2005-08.

Jewett, EB; Hines, AH; Ruiz, GM Epifaunal disturbance by periodic low levels of dissolved oxygen: native vs. invasive species response. Marine Ecology Progress Series 304 314410.3354/meps304031. UM-SG-RS-2005-09.

Acker, JG; Harding, LW; Leptoukh, G; Zhu, T; Shen, SH Remotely-sensed chl a at the Chesapeake Bay mouth is correlated with annual freshwater flow to Chesapeake Bay. Geophysical Research Letters 325 1410.1029/2004GL021852. UM-SG-RS-2005-24.

Kemp, WM; Boynton, WR; Adolf, JE; Boesch, DF; Boicourt, WC; Brush, G; Cornwell, JC; Fisher, TR; Glibert, PM; Hagy, JD; Harding, LW; Houde, ED; Kimmel, DG; Miller, WD; Newell, RIE; Roman, MR; Smith, EM; Stevenson, JC Eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay: historical trends and ecological interactions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 303 12910.3354/meps303001. UM-SG-RS-2005-10.

Aguilar, R; Hines, AH; Wolcott, TG; Wolcott, DL; Kramer, MA; Lipcius, RN The timing and route of movement and migration of post-copulatory female blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, from the upper Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 31912 11712810.1016/j.jembe.2004.08.030. UM-SG-RS-2005-28.

Bartleson, RD; Kemp, WM; Stevenson, JC Use of a simulation model to examine effects of nutrient loading and grazing on Potamogeton perfoliatus L. communities in microcosms. Ecological Modelling 18524 48351210.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.01.006. UM-SG-RS-2005-25.

Lambert, G First North American record of the ascidian Perophora japonica. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 854 1011101210.1017/S002531540501204X. UM-SG-RS-2005-11.

Glibert, PM; Seitzinger, S; Heil, CA; Burkholder, JM; Parrow, MW; Codispoti, LA; Kelly, V The role of eutrophication in the global proliferation of harmful algal blooms. New perspectives and new approaches. Oceanography 182 19820910.5670/oceanog.2005.54. UM-SG-RS-2005-05.

Breitburg, DL; Riedel, G Multiple stressors in marine systems. Norse, EA; Crowder, LB, eds.Marine Conservation Biology: The Science of Maintaining the Sea's Biodiversity. Island Press. Chapter 10 167182. UM-SG-RS-2005-31.

Smith, GF; Bruce, DG; Roach, EB; Hansen, A; Newell, RTE; McManus, AM Assessment of recent habitat conditions of eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica bars in mesohaline Chesapeake Bay. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 254 1569159010.1577/M04-058.1. UM-SG-RS-2005-21.

Brown, BL; Butt, AJ; Shelton, SW; Meritt, D; Paynter, KT Resistance of dermo in eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin), of North Carolina but not Chesapeake Bay heritage. Aquaculture Research 3614 1391139910.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01359.x. UM-SG-RS-2005-26.

Senkel, IA; Jolbitado, B; Butler, EM; Rippen, TE A comparison of different processing methods for picked blue crab (Callinectes sapidus). Journal of Food Protection 682 360365. UM-SG-RS-2005-12.

Ekborg, NA; Gonzalez, JM; Howard, MB; Taylor, LE; Hutcheson, SW; Weiner, RM Saccharophagus degradans gen. nov., sp nov., a versatile marine degrader of complex polysaccharides. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 55 1545154910.1099/ijs.0.63627-0. UM-SG-RS-2005-07.

Wallat, GK; Lazur, AM; Chapman, FA Carotenoids of different types and concentrations in commercial formulated fish diets affect color and its development in the skin of the red oranda variety of goldfish. North American Journal of Aquaculture 671 425110.1577/FA03-062.1. UM-SG-RS-2005-14.

Bunnell, DB; Miller, TJ An individual-based modeling approach to spawning-potential per-recruit models: an application to blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) in Chesapeake Bay. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 6211 2560257210.1139/F05-153. UM-SG-RS-2005-19.

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