Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Modeling of Critically-Stratified Gravity Flows: Application to the Eel River Continental Shelf, Northern California, Malcolm E. Scully
Application of the genetic algorithm to an ecological simulation, William J. Seufzer
Evaluation of Opercular Bones for Aging Eight Species of Chesapeake Bay Fishes, Ann M. Sipe
The impact of marine reserves on exploited species with complex life histories: a modeling study using the Caribbean spiny lobster in Exuma Sound, Bahamas, William T. Stockhausen
Persistent organic pollutant transport and fate: Assessment by molecular tracers, Padma T. Venkatraman
Reproductive Biology of Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, in the Chesapeake Bay, Elizabeth Shaw Watkins
A Descriptive Study of the Reproductive Biology of the Veined Rapa Whelk (Rapana venosa) in the Chesapeake Bay, Erica S. Westcott
An Examination of Potential Conflict between SAV and Hard Clam Aquaculture in the Lower Chesapeake Bay, Helen Woods
Assessment of Development Impacts on Coastal Zone: Integrated Approach, Northampton County, Eastern Shore, Virginia, Sarunas Zableckis
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
A Framework for Construction and Analysis of Juvenile Abundance Indices for American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) in the York River, Virginia, Mary Lynn Aiken
Bioremediation of Tributyltin Contaminated Sediment using Spartina alterniflora in a Created Tidal Wetland, Britt-Anne Anderson
Seasonal Residence, Movement, and Activity Patterns of Adult Tautog, Tautoga onitis, in Lower Chesapeake Bay, Michael D. Arendt
Microgeographic Population Genetic Structure of the Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus L) Inhabiting an Industrialized Waterway, Luis Felipe Arzayus
Field Measurement of Mixed Grain Size Suspension in the Nearshore Under Waves, Grace M. Battisto
Assessment of spawning and nursery habitat suitability for American shad (Alosa sapidissima) in the Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers, Donna Marie Bilkovic
An Investigation of Hybridization between Two Serranid Fishes, the Coney (Cephalopholis fulva) and the Creole Fish (Paranthias furcifer), Meredith A. Bostrom
Osteology, phylogeny, and biogeography of the marine fish family Ephippidae (Perciformes, Acanthuroidei), with comments on sister group relationships, Martin Ray Cavalluzzi
Population Dynamics of the Smooth Dogfish, Mustelus canis, in the Northwest Atlantic, Christina L. Conrath
Accuracy Assessment of Remote Sensing in a Tidal Wetland, Jason S. Goldberg
Efficiency of Pound-Net Cull Panels: A Comparison of Size Selectivity and Relative Release for Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) and Summer Flounder (Paralichthys dentatus), Christian Harding Hager
Ecological interactions between benthic oyster reef fishes and oysters, Juliana Maria Harding
Ecological dispersal mechanisms, reproductive ecology, and the importance of scale in Zostera marina in Chesapeake Bay, Matthew C. Harwell
Sand- and Clay-Size Mineralogy of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers: Records of River Switching and Late-Quaternary Climate Change, David Carlson Heroy
Biology of the Spotted Seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, Thomas F. Ihde
The Human Factor in Size Selectivity in the Sea Scallop, Placopecten magellanicus Fishery, Arman O. Kaltayev
Across-shelf sediment transport modeling and its application to storms at Duck, North Carolina, Guan-hong. Lee
The specific immune response in rainbow trout: Somatic hypermutation and VH gene utilization, Teresa D. Lewis
Maturation and Repeat Spawning by American Shad in the York River, Virginia, Kristin L. Maki
Demographics, production, and benthic -pelagic coupling by the suspension feeding polychaete Chaetopterus pergamentaceus in the lower Chesapeake Bay, Michelle Lynne Thompson Neubauer
Carbon dynamics in a tidal freshwater marsh, Scott C. Neubauer
A molecular phylogeny of the Sparidae (Perciformes: Percoidei), Thomas M. Orrell
The Habitat Utilization of Juvenile Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St Croix, U.S Virgin Islands, Roy A. Pemberton
Characterization of Iron-Bearing Solids Used by Naturally-Occurring Microbes in the Anaerobic Degradation of Hydrocarbons, David C. Powell
Effects of polychlorinated biphenyl exposure on development and sexual differentiation in ranid tadpoles, Mary J. Rybitski
The role of stress in determining community structure: Effects of hypoxia on an estuarine epifaunal community, Alessandra Sagasti
Application of the Shoreline Instability Model along the Western Side of the Chesapeake Bay, Va, Kevin G. Skunda
Photosynthetic Response and Nutrient Uptake Dynamics of Phytoplankton in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, Christina Marie Van Hilst
Synoptic scale climatic forcing of multispecies fish recruitment patterns in Chesapeake Bay, Robert J. Wood
Organic matter composition of sediments and the history of eutrophication and anoxia in the mesohaline Chesapeake Bay, Andrew R. Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Distribution, swimming physiology, and swimming mechanics of brief squid Lolliguncula brevis, Ian K. Bartol
Morphological, electrophysiological and behavioral investigation of visual acuity of the juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), Soraya M. Bartol
A two-component aggregation model, Thomas A. Chisholm Jr
Limitation of Bacterial Growth by Dissolved Organic Matter and Iron in the Southern Ocean, Matthew J. Church
Aspects of the biology of sea turtles in the mid-Atlantic Bight, William C. Coles
Carbon Production and Growth Physiology of Heterotrophic Bacteria in a Subtropical Coral Reef Ecosystem, Peter Dylan Countway
Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Organic Matter and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHS) in Surface Waters of the York River, VA Estuary, Rebecca E. Countway
Fine-scale strata formation in biologically and physically dominated estuarine systems within the lower Chesapeake and York River subestuary, Timothy M. Dellapenna
Indo-Pacific Population Structure of the Black Marlin, Makaira indica, Inferred from Molecular Markers, Brett Falterman
Medium- and Long-Term Changes in Fluvial Discharge to the Sea: The Yellow River Case Study, John J. Galler
Sediment dispersal and sequence development along a tectonically active margin: Late Quaternary evolution of the Ganges-Brahmaputra River delta, Steven Lee Goodbred Jr.
The effect of seagrass habitat fragmentation on juvenile blue crab survival, Kevin Hovel
Carbon cycling in the York River Estuary: an isotopic and mass balance approach using natural Carbon-14 and Carbon-18 isotopes, Donald W. Linebaugh
Habitat Fragmentation in Transplanted Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Beds: Effects on Decapods and Fish, Alfonso Vollmer Lombana
Molecular Phylogeny of Lake Baikal Amphipods, Kenneth S. Macdonald
Environmental stress in hard coral: Evaluating lipid as an indicator of sublethal stress on short time scales, David Harold Niebuhr
Protease Inhibitors of the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, and their Relationship to the Protozoan Pathogen, Perkinsus marinus, Jacques L. Oliver
Geochemistry of Small Mountainous Rivers of Papua New Guinea: Local Observations and Global Implications, Megan B. Raymond
32P-Postlabeling Analysis of Aromatic DNA Adducts in Hemopoietic Tissues and Blood of the Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus, Wendy L. Rose
A Comparison of Size Selectivity and Relative Efficiency of Sea Scallop Trawls and Dredges, David B. Rudders
Bacterial dynamics and community structure in the York River estuary, Gary Edward Schultz Jr
Nitrate reduction at the groundwater - salt marsh interface, Craig -1967 Tobias
Diet Composition and Feeding Habits of Large Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis, in Chesapeake Bay, John F. Walter
Tidally Driven Patterns of Nekton Distribution and Utilization of a Tidal Freshwater Marsh at Morris Creek (Chickahominy River, Virginia), Eric Anthony Wooden
Functional and Molecular Analysis of Antibody Affinity Maturation in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Haili Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Processes Affecting Macroalgal-Seagrass Dynamics in the York River, Virginia, Eva Machelor Bailey
Comparative evolution of molecular markers: An analysis of genetic variation within the blue marlin (Makaira nigricans), Vincent Patrick Buonaccorsi
The Effect of Phragmites australis Invasion on Community Processes in a Tidal Freshwater Marsh, Michael Leadbeater Campana
The phylogeny of coleoid cephalopods inferred from molecular evolutionary analyses of the cytochrome c oxidase I, muscle actin, and cytoplasmic actin genes, David Bruno Carlini
Habitat use, secondary production, and trophic export by salt marsh nekton in shallow waters, Giancarlo Cicchetti
Tidal Freshwater and Oligohaline Benthos: Evaluating the Development of a Benthic Index of Biological Integrity for Chesapeake Bay, Robyn C. Draheim
The Parasite Fauna of the Wreckfish, Polyprion americanus, in the North Atlantic Ocean: Application to Host Biology and Stock Identification, Colleen Jill Fennessy
A framework for planning sustainable development in coastal regions: An island pilot project in Croatia, Anamarija Frankic
Vertebral cartilage of the clearnose skate, Raja eglanteria: Development, structure, ageing, and hormonal regulation of growth, James J. Gelsleichter
Interactive effects of cadmium and benzo(a)pyrene in mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)., Peter van den Hurk
Physical Parameters Affecting Incubating Temperatures in Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Caretta caretta, in Virginia, William Mason Jones
Tagging and Habitat Utilization of Juvenile Summer Flounder, Paralichthys dentatus, Richard Thomas Kraus
Natural Variation in the Vertical Distribution of Macrobenthic Invertebrates Within Sandy-Mud Habitats, Amanda Maxemchuk-Daly
Caribbean spiny lobster and their molluscan prey: Are top-down forces key in structuring prey assemblages in a Florida Bay seagrass system, Martha Nizinski
Does Plant Diversity Control Animal Diversity?: An Experimental Approach, John Daniel Parker
Development and Analysis of a Nutrient Trading Program for the James River Watershed, Jennifer M. Reid
Wind interaction with buoyant plumes on the inner continental shelf, Sarah E. Rennie
Oyster Reef Broodstock Enhancement in the Great Wicomico River, Virginia, Melissa Southworth
Early Secondary Succession in the Bottomland Hardwood Forests of Southeastern Virginia, David Randolph Spencer
Phenotypic clines in the intertidal snail Littorina obtusata: The role of water temperature and predator effluent as inducers of phenotypic plasticity and associated trade-offs in shell form, Geoffrey Clayton Trussell
Interactive effects of cadmium and benzo(a)pyrene in mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus), Peter van den Hurk
Development of a Quantitative Competetive Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Detection and Quantitation of Perkinsus marinus in Oyster Tissues and Environmental Water Samples, Heather A. Yarnall
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Spatial, Geostatistical, and Fractal Measures of Seafloor Microtopography Across the Eel River Shelf, off Northern California, George Randall. Cutter
Targeting Wetland Preservation Areas for Compensatory Mitigation Utilizing a GIS Protocol, Lynn M. Dancy
Response Modes of the Lower Chesapeake Bay Wave Field, Katherine L. Farnsworth
Age and Growth of Spanish Mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, Sarah K. Gaichas
The influence of physical transport and nutritional stress on the zoeae of estuarine crabs, Lance Preston Garrison
On the circulation of the Northern North Sea and the Patagonian Shelf, Pablo D. Glorioso
Effects of Spot (Leisostomus xanthurus) Induced Bioturbation and Suspension on the Transport and Fate of Sediments and a Particle-Associated Organic Contaminant, Michele A. Horvath
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) distributions within urban estuarine sediments, Siddhartha Mitra
