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.

Chang, AL; Brown, CW; Crooks, JA; Ruiz, GM Dry and wet periods drive rapid shifts in community assembly in an estuarine ecosystem Global Change Biology 242 62764210.1111/gcb.13972. UM-SG-RS-2018-08.

Cott, GM; Caplan, JS; Mozdzer, TJ Nitrogen uptake kinetics and saltmarsh plant responses to global change Scientific Reports 8 11010.1038/s41598-018-23349-8. UM-SG-RS-2018-05.

Cott, GM; Caplan, JS; Mozdzer, TJ Nitrogen uptake kinetics and saltmarsh plant responses to global change. Scientific Reports 8 11010.1038/s41598-018-23349-8. UM-SG-RS-2018-05.

Flowers, EM; Johnson, AF; Aguilar, R; Schott, EJ Prevalence of the pathogenic crustacean virus Callinectes sapidus reovirus 1 near flow-through blue crab aquaculture in Chesapeake Bay, USA Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 1292 13514410.3354/dao03232. UM-SG-RS-2018-15.

Glandon, H; Kilbourne, KH; Schijf, J; Miller, TJ Counteractive effects of increased temperature and pCO(2) on the thickness and chemistry of the carapace of juvenile blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, from the Patuxent River, Chesapeake Bay Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 498 394510.1016/j.jembe.2017.11.005. UM-SG-RS-2017-18.

Glandon, H; Kilbourne, KH; Schijf, J; Miller, TJ Counteractive effects of increased temperature and pCO(2) on the thickness and chemistry of the carapace of juvenile blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, from the Patuxent River, Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 498 394510.1016/j.jembe.2017.11.005. UM-SG-RS-2017-18.

Johnson, K; Feurt, C; Paolisso, M Collaborative Science and Learning as Tools for Climate Change Adaptation Planning The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses 101 597510.18848/1835-7156/CGP/v10i01/59-75. UM-SG-RS-2018-03.

Lloyd, MW; Tumas, HR; Neel, MC Limited pollen dispersal, small genetic neighborhoods, and biparental inbreeding in Vallisneria americana. American Journal of Botany 1052 22724010.1002/ajb2.1031. UM-SG-RS-2018-06.

Lloyd, MW; Tumas, HR; Neel, MC Limited pollen dispersal, small genetic neighborhoods, and biparental inbreeding in Vallisneria americana American Journal of Botany 1052 22724010.1002/ajb2.1031. UM-SG-RS-2018-06.

Maeda, PK; Chanse, V; Rockler, A; Montas, H; Shirmohammadi, A; Wilson, S; Leisnham, PT Linking stormwater Best Management Practices to social factors in two suburban watersheds. PLOS One 138 12310.1371/journal.pone.0202638. UM-SG-RS-2018-13.

Mozdzer, TJ; Caplan, JS Complementary responses of morphology and physiology enhance the stand-scaleproduction of a model invasive species under elevated CO2 and nitrogen Functional Ecology 11310.1111/1365-2435.13106. UM-SG-RS-2018-04.

Mozdzer, TJ; Caplan, JS Complementary responses of morphology and physiology enhance the stand-scale production of a model invasive species under elevated CO2 and nitrogen. Functional Ecology 11310.1111/1365-2435.13106. UM-SG-RS-2018-04.

Palinkas, CM; Sanford, LP; Koch, EW Influence of Shoreline Stabilization Structures on the Nearshore Sedimentary Environment in Mesohaline Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries and Coasts 414 95296510.1007/s12237-017-0339-6. UM-SG-RS-2018-09.

Plough, LV; Fitzgerald, C; Plummer, A; Pierson, JJ Reproductive isolation and morphological divergence between cryptic lineages of the copepod Acartia tonsa in Chesapeake Bay Marine Ecology Progress Series 597 9911310.3354/meps12569. UM-SG-RS-2018-16.

Porter, ET; Sanford, LP; Porter, FS; Mason, RP STURM: Resuspension mesocosms with realistic bottom shear stress and water column turbulence for benthic-pelagic coupling studies: Design and applications Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 499 355010.1016/j.jembe.2017.11.001. UM-SG-RS-2018-07.

Russ, ER; Palinkas, CM Seasonal-Scale and Decadal-Scale Sediment-Vegetation Interactions on the Subaqueous Susquehanna River Delta, Upper Chesapeake Bay Estuaries and Coasts 417 2092210410.1007/s12237-018-0413-8. UM-SG-RS-2018-17.

Schijf, J; Christy, IJ Effect of Mg and Ca on the Stability of the MRI Contrast Agent Gd-DTPA in Seawater. Frontiers in Marine Science 5 117doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00111. UM-SG-RS-2018-10.

Wieland, R; Fowler, AE; Miller, AW Naked in trays: How the trade in live marine baitworms could decrease species invasions Management of Biological Invasions 92 798410.3391/mbi.2018.9.2.01. UM-SG-RS-2018-14.

Yagatich, W; Galli, AM; Fisher, DR How local environmental stewardship diversifies democracy. Local Environment 234 43144710.1080/13549839.2018.1428187. UM-SG-RS-2017-16.

Yagatich, W; Galli, AM; Fisher, DR How local environmental stewardship diversifies democracy Local Environment 234 43144710.1080/13549839.2018.1428187. UM-SG-RS-2017-16.

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