LMRCSC students and faculty earned opportunities to present at recent Aquatic Sciences and Oceanic Sciences meetings in 2015 and 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 2016<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Four LMRCSC faculty and eleven students gave presentations at this year\u2019s Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM), which is co-sponsored by Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), The Oceanography Society (TOS), and the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The meeting will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA from February 21-26, 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The meeting brings participants among diverse groups together for scientific exchange on various marine science topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n LMRCSC faculty presenters included:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Paulinus Chigbu<\/strong>, Ph.D., director, LMRCSC, University of Maryland Eastern Shore LMRCSC student presenters included:<\/strong><\/em>
\u201cDepth, Salinity and Temperature Variability in the Maryland Coastal Lagoons\u201d
Co-authors: Hector Malagon, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Steve Doctor, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Deidre Gibson, Ph.D.,<\/strong> project director, Hampton University
\u201cAssessing the Clearance Rates of Dolioletta gegenbauri<\/em> fed different size particles\u201d
Co-authors: Gustav Paffenhofer, University of Georgia; Tina Walters, University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Andres Morales-Nunez, Ph.D.<\/strong>, post-doctoral research associate, NSF – CREST Center for the Integrated Study of Coastal Ecosystem Processes and Dynamics in the Mid-Atlantic Region (CISCEP), University of Maryland Eastern Shore
\u201cMoving Northward? First Record of Spilocuma Watlingi<\/em> (Crustacea: Cumacea: Bodotriidae) in Mid-Atlantic Region, Maryland Coastal Bays, USA\u201d
Co-author: Paulinus Chigbu, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, NSF – CREST Center for the Integrated Study of Coastal Ecosystem Processes and Dynamics in the Mid-Atlantic Region (CISCEP)
Eric Schott, Ph.D.<\/strong>, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science-IMET
\u201cA Lethal Virus of the Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus<\/em> May Be Present Throughout its Trans-hemispheric Range\u201d
Co-authors: Emily Flowers, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Anapaula Vinagre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Shanai Brown, Morgan State University; Andrea Almida, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science-IMET<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kenya Bynes<\/strong>, B.S. student at Hampton University
\u201cModels for U.S Fish Stock Assessment\u201d
Hiram Dunn,<\/strong> former Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
\u201cReproductive biology of the female Jonah crab from the Maryland-Virginia Coastal Zone\u201d
Co-author: Bradley Stevens, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Marisa Litz<\/strong>, Ph.D. student, Oregon State University
\u201cEffects of Dietary Fatty Acids on Juvenile Salmon Growth, Biochemistry, and Aerobic Performance: A Laboratory Rearing Experiment\u201d
Co-authors: Jessica Miller, Oregon State University; Louise Copeman, Oregon State University; Thomas Hurst, NOAA NMFS AFSC
Kristen Lycett<\/strong>, Ph.D. student, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
\u201cDisease Ecology of the Blue Crab and its Parasite Hematodinium perezi<\/em> in the Maryland and Virginia Coastal Bays\u201d
Co-author: Joseph Pitula, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Ejiroghene Mayor, Ph.D.,<\/strong> alumna, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
\u201cDistribution of Mysid species in Relation to Environmental factors in Maryland Coastal Bays\u201d
Co-author: Paulinus Chigbu, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Nivette Perez-Perez<\/strong>, M.S. student, Delaware State University
\u201cStable Isotope Signatures Suggest Different Feeding Strategies for Atlantic and Gulf Menhaden\u201d
Co-authors: Stacy Smith, Delaware State University; Lonnie Gonsalves, Cooperative Oxford Laboratory; Megan Lamb, NOAA ECSC
Rebecca Peters<\/strong>, M.S. student, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
\u201cTemporal Variation in Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata<\/em>) Abundance in the Maryland Coastal Bays\u201d
Co-author: Paulinus Chigbu, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Jonathan Rogers<\/strong>, B.S. student at Hampton University
\u201cNutrients, high light, and shallow depths favor the expansion of the brown macroalgae Turbinaria ornata<\/em> in the coral reefs of Mo’orea, French Polynesia\u201d
Courtney Rhoades<\/strong>, B.S. student, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
\u201cAn Analysis of Sea Turtle Demographics along Maryland Shores, 1990-2015\u201d
Co-authors: Cindy Driscoll, Maryland Department of Natural Resources; Amanda Weschier, Maryland Department of Natural Resources; Maurice Crawford, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Alexandra Salcedo<\/strong>, M.S. student, Hampton University
\u201cDNA Barcoding of Zooplankton in the Hampton Roads Area: A Biodiversity Assessment\u201d
Co-authors: Michaella McFarland, NOAA; Deidre Gibson, Hampton University; Aurea Rodriguez, Hampton University
Cara Schweitzer<\/strong>, Ph.D. student, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
\u201cDisturbance of Essential Fish Habitat by Commercial Passive Fishing Gear in the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia region of the Mid-Atlantic Bight\u201d
Justin Shaifer<\/strong>, B.S. student, Hampton University
\u201cEarly Life-Stage Responses of a Eurythemal Estuarine Fish, Mummichog (Fundulus hetereoclitus<\/em>) to Fixed and Fluctuating Thermal Regimes\u201d
Niya Wilkins<\/strong>, B.S. student, Hampton University
\u201cDNA Barcoding of Ichthyoplankton in Hampton Roads Bay Estuary\u201d
Co-author: Aurea Rodriguez, Hampton University<\/p>\n\n\n\nAquatic Sciences Meeting, February 2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n