Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Transfer of Essential Fatty Acids by Marine Plankton, Adriana J. Veloza
Hypoxia in Shallow Coastal Waters: A Case Study in Onancock Creek, Virginia, Taiping Wang
Sources of Sedimentary Organic Matter in the Mississippi River and Adjacent Gulf of Mexico, Elizabeth J. Waterson
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Vegetation Dynamics of a Tidal Freshwater Marsh: Long-Term and Inter-Annual Variability and their Relationship to Salinity, Sarah B. Davies
Metapopulation Dynamics, Habitat Quality, and Spatial Scale: Variation in Reproductive Output of the Baltic Clam, Macoma balthica, in Shallow Systems of the Chesapeake Bay, Kristen Adams Delano
Dynamics of the host-parasite interaction: in vitro correlates of Crassostrea-induced modulation of Perkinsus marinus function, Christopher G. Earnhart
Pathobiology of mycobacteria in striped bass (Morone saxatilis), David T. Gauthier
Ichthyofaunal and dietary analysis of sympatric piscivores in a Chesapeake Bay littoral zone: Including bioenergetic models of growth and diel temperature sanctuary use, Christian Harding Hager
Survival and Habitat Preferences of White Marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) Released from the Western North Atlantic Recreational Fishery, Andrij Z. Horodysky
Reproductive Biology of American Shad, Alosa sapidissima, in the Mattaponi River, Aaron Reid Hyle
Assessing anthropogenic and natural impacts on ghost crab ( Ocypode quadrata) populations at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, Cynthia B. Landry
Investigation of Relationships between Short-Term Photosynthetic Performance and Long-Term Growth of Zostera marina, Elizabeth Amy Lewis
Evaluating restored oyster reefs in Chesapeake Bay: How habitat structure influences ecological function, Janet A. Nestlerode
Documenting the Suspended and Bottom Sediment Dynamics of a Two Estuarine Turbidity Maximum System using 7Be and 234Th, Heidi M. Romine
Status and Demographic Analysis of the Dusky Shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, in the Northwest Atlantic, Jason G. Romine
An Economic Assessment of Reducing Incidental Capture of Sea Turtles in the Northwest Atlantic Pelagic Longline Fishery, Tara L. Scott
Natural dermo resistance and related defense mechanisms in eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica, with implications for restoration, Shawn Michael Stickler
Complex inner shelf environments: Observations and modeling of morphodynamics and scour processes, Arthur C. Trembanis
Spatial Variations in Benthic Invertebrate Assemblages in and Around the Georges Banks Closed Areas, Andrew Clayton Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
An Evaluation of the Accuracy of the Growing Season Used for Wetland Delineation in SE Virginia, Rebecca L. Arenson
An analysis of wetland patterns and functions at the watershed and sub-watershed scales, with *policy applications, Jennifer Newton Bissonnette
A Mycobacterium-inducible Nramp in striped bass Morone saxatilis, Erin Jeffrey Burge
Persistent Organic Pollutants at the Base of the Antarctic Marine Food Web, Amy Lee Chiuchiolo
Microbial dynamics and biogeochemistry in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, Matthew J. Church
Bioavailability of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDES) in Biosolids and Spiked Sediment to the Aquatic Worm Lumbriculus variegatus, Serena Ciparis
Inverse Model Analysis of Plankton Food Webs in the North Atlantic and Western Antarctic Peninsula, Robert M. Daniels
Taxonomic Composition and Growth Rates of Phytoplankton Assemblages at the Subtropical Convergence East of New Zealand, Liza M. Delizo
Automated Fish Species Classification using Artificial Neural Networks and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Daniel Foster Doolittle
Metabolic Rates and Bioenergetics of Juvenile Sandbar Sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus), W. Wesley Dowd
Laboratory oxide coatings: Physical form and surface chemistry, Kea U. Duckenfield
Diet of the Sandbar Shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, in Chesapeake Bay and Adjacent Waters, Julia K. Ellis
Biology of Mated Triploid Crassostrea ariakensis in Multiple Environments: Gametogenesis, Sex Ratio, Disease Prevalence, and Reversion, Alan J. Erskine
Controls on the delivery of fluvial sediment to the coastal ocean: The Salinas River, California, Katherine L. Farnsworth
A theoretical and experimental study of Allee effects, Joanna Gascoigne
Imposex as an Indication of Butyltin Exposure in the Veined Rapa Whelk (Rapana venosa), a Chesapeake Bay Invader, Ethan Alexander Jestel
A Genetic Analysis of the Intraspecific Relationships of Tropical Marine Shorefishes Common to Bermuda and the Southeastern Atlantic Coast of the United States, Kelly R. Johnson
Investigations into the Etiology of Ulcerative Lesions in Atlantic Menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus, RaeMarie Ann Johnson
ANN wave prediction model for winter storms and hurricanes, Jun-Young. Kim
Bacterial Properties and Dissolved Organic Matter Distributions in the Black Sea, Jessica A. Morgan
Synalpheus shrimp from Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. Systematics, phylogenetics and biological observations (Crustacea: Decapoda: ; Alpheidae), Ruben Rios Gonzalez
Ecosystem Gas Exchange in Natural and Created Tidal Salt Marshes of Tidewater, Virginia, Molly Mitchell Roggero
Socioeconomic effects of area management and the potential for community-based co-management: A case study of the Atlantic sea scallop fishery, Winifred L. Ryan
Availability of humic nitrogen to phytoplankton, Jason Holt See
Historical Diet Analysis of Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempi) Sea Turtles in Virginia, Erin E. Seney
Relationships between Watershed Characteristics and Base Flow Nutrient Discharges to Eastern Shore Coastal Lagoons, Virginia, Jennifer Wu Stanhope
A Genetic Investigation of Population Structure and Phylogenetics of the Benthic Polychaete Paraprionospio pinnata in Chesapeake Bay, Julie Beck Stubbs
Sublethal Effects of Sediment Contamination on an Estuarine Amphipod, Bruce W. Vogt
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sources and distribution in an urban estuary, Shelby E. Walker
Effects of Sediment Characteristics on the Distribution of Fiddler Crabs (Uca spp) at Goodwin Island, Virginia, Landon Alan Ward
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Fate of organic compounds associated with extractable and bound phases of estuarine sediments deposited under varying depositional regimes, Krisa Murray Arzayus
Development of a watershed and stream-reach spawning habitat model for river herring Alosa pseudoharengus and Alosa aestivalis, Rebecca A. Boger
Nekton Utilization of Intertidal Fringing Salt Marsh and Revetment Hardened Shorelines, Robert A. Carroll
Meta-Analysis and Modeling of Benthic Oxygen and Nutrient Fluxes, Tyler Christensen
Estuarine suspended aggregate dynamics and characteristics, David C. Fugate
Diet Composition of Young-of-The-Year Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, in the Lower Chesapeake Bay and Virginia's Coastal Ocean, James Gartland
Estimating Commercial Scallop Dredge Efficiency through Vessel Tracking, Catch Data, and Depletion Models, Todd Gedamke
Aspects of age, growth, demographics and thermal biology of two lamniform shark species, Kenneth J. Goldman
Organism -sediment interactions: The role of seabed dynamics in structuring the mesohaline York River macrobenthic community, Elizabeth K. Hinchey
Effects of urbanization and land use on PAH accumulation in wetland sediments, Kimani L. Kimbrough
An Evaluation of Closed Area Boundaries of the Sea Scallop Stock in the Middle Atlantic Bight, John David Lange
Comparison of the Fate of Dissolved Organic Matter in Two Coastal Systems: Hog Island Bay, VA (USA) and Plum Island Sound, MA (USA), Tami L. Lunsford
Molecular and morphological evolution of the amphipod radiation of Lake Baikal, Kenneth S. Macdonald III
Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on the Utilization of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) by Mobile Epifauna and Macrofauna, Scott R. Marion
Organic matter cycling in the York River estuary, Virginia: An analysis of potential sources and sinks, Leigh McCallister
Genetic stock structure of the sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus, based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA, Jan Renee McDowell
Use of Remote Sensing to Identify Essential Habitat for Aeschynomene virginica (L) BSP, a Threatened Tidal Freshwater Wetland Plant, Elizabeth M. Mountz
Predicting metal interactions with a novel quantitative ion character -activity relationship (QICAR) approach, David R. Ownby
Distribution, Fluxes, and Bacterial Utilization of Different Molecular Weight Fractions of Dissolved Organic Matter in the York River Estuary, Carol J. Pollard
Microevolutionary processes in Chesapeake Bay (Virginia, USA) eelgrass, Zostera marina L, Jennifer Michelle Rhode
Coastal zone landscape classification using remote sensing and model development, Kevin R. Slocum
Oyster Reef Restoration in Virginia: Broodstock Addition & Nutrient Exchanges, Laurie Ann Sorabella
Temporal and Spatial Variation in Reproductive Output of the Veined Rapa Whelk (Rapana venosa) in the Chesapeake Bay, Catherine C. Ware
Chromosome Set Instability in 1--2 Year Old Triploid Crassostrea ariakensis in Multiple Environments, Mingfang Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
New dimensionless indices of structural habitat complexity, Aaron Bartholomew
Molecular characterization of cultured Perkinsus marinus isolates, Gwynne D. Brown
Mycobacteriosis in Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis, from Virginia Waters of Chesapeake Bay, Jennifer L. Cardinal
Growth Patterns of Three Species of Catfish (Ictaluridae) from Three Virginia Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay, William J. Connelly
Heat shock protein (HSP70) response in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, exposed to various contaminants (PAHs, PCBs and cadmium), Luis A. Cruz Rodriguez
Age, Growth, and Mortality of Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, John R. Foster
Effects of Light and Salinity Stress on Vallisneria americana (Wild Celery), Gail T. French
Genetic Investigation of Interspecific and Intraspecific Relationships Within the Genus Rapana, Arminda L. Gensler
Morphological Variation of Three Populations of the Veined Rapa Whelk, Rapana venosa, an Invasive Predatory Gastropod Species, Rebecca A. Green
Sediment budgets, estuarine sediment loads, and wetland sediment storage at watershed scales, York River watershed, Virginia, Julie D. Herman
Life History Attributes of Mid-Atlantic Menidia menidia (Pisces: Atherinidae) and a Comparison with Northern (Massachusetts) and Southern (South Carolina) Populations, Richard K. Holmquist
Use of Pop-Up Satellite Tag Technology to Estimate Survival of Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans) Released from Pelagic Longline Gear, David Kerstetter
Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) Aquaculture: Captive Growth Rates and Product Quality Evaluation, David Patrick Kilduff
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Physical and Biological Mixing in the York River Subestuary, Tara A. Kniskern
Spatial and Temporal Variation in Plant Communities of Three Tidal Salt Marshes along the York River, Virginia, Rosemary E. Laird
A study of the secondary turbidity maximum in the York River Estuary, Virginia, Jing Lin
Post-glacial sedimentation in a river -dominated epicontinental shelf: The Yellow Sea example, Jing-pu Liu
Effects of humic acids and salinity on pesticide bioavailability and toxicity as estimated by SPME and toxicity tests, Laurent C. Mézin
Vitellogenin -- a Biomarker of Exposure to Environmental Estrogens for Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) from a Creosote-Contaminated Site?, Sara Mirabilio
