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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.
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.
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 E627E64210.1111/gcb.13972. UM-SG-RS-2018-08.
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.
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.
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.
Zhang, Q Synthesis of nutrient and sediment export patterns in the Chesapeake Bay watershed: Complex and non-stationary concentration-discharge relationships Science of the Total Environment 618 1268128310.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.221. UM-SG-RS-2018-01.
Zhang, Q; Harman, CJ; Kirchner, J Evaluation of statistical methods for quantifying fractal scaling in water-quality time series with irregular sampling Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 222 1175119210.5194/hess-22-1175-2018. UM-SG-RS-2018-02.
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.
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.
Breitburg, D; Levin, LA; Oschlies, A; Gregoire, M; Chavez, FP; Conley, DJ; Garcon, V; Gilbert, D; Gutierrez, D; Isensee, K; Jacinto, GS; Limburg, KE; Montes, I; Naqvi, SWA; Pitcher, GC; Rabalais, NN; Roman, MR; Rose, KA; Seibel, BA; Telszewski, M; Yasuhara, M; Zhang, J Declining oxygen in the global ocean and coastal waters Science 3596371 11310.1126/science.aam7240. UM-SG-RS-2017-17.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Zhang, Q Synthesis of nutrient and sediment export patterns in the Chesapeake Bay watershed: Complex and non-stationary concentration-discharge relationships. Science of the Total Environment 618 1268128310.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.221. UM-SG-RS-2018-01.
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.
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Featured Fellow
Leone Yisrael is a cephalopod-loving scuba diver, cook, and loves to try new activities. She conducts genetic analysis and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center through the Coastal Disease Ecology Lab.
Featured Research Project
Developing a habitat model for mysids, an important link in Chesapeake Bay food webs
Mysids are important mesozooplankton prey for many species of fish in Chesapeake Bay and are an important link in transferring energy from lower to upper trophic levels. Mysids also serve as biological vectors for benthic-pelagic coupling due to their diel vertical migration and omnivorous prey-switching behavior, which makes mysids important regulators of food web architecture. Despite their central role in coastal food webs, surprisingly little is known about mysid ecology and dynamics in Chesapeake Bay.
