SERC Publications 2004

  1. Baker, M. E. and Wiley, M. J. Characterization of woody species distributions in riparian forests of Lower Michigan using map-based models. Wetlands. 2004; 24:550-561.

  2. Breitburg, D., PanelistNational Research Council. River Basins and Coastal Systems Planning within the U. S. Army Corps of RngineersWashington, D.C.: National Academies Press; 2004167 pp.

  3. Breitburg, D. L.; Luckenbach, M., and Kramer, J. Identifying and prioritizing research required to evaluate ecological risks and benefits of introducing diploid Crassostrea ariakensis to restore oysters to Chesapeake Bay. Edgewater, MD: Chesapeake Bay Program. Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee; 2004.

  4. Bullard, S. G.; Whitlatch, R. B., and Osman, R. W. Checking the landing zone: do invertebrate larvae avoid settling near superior competitors? Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2004; 280:239-247.

  5. Carney, K. M.; Matson, P. A., and Bohannon, B. J. M. Diversity, composition, and function of tropical soil nitrifiers across a plant diversity gradient and among land-use types. Ecology Letters. 2004; 7:684-694.

  6. Cleland, E. E.; Smith, M. D.; Andelman, S. J.; Bowles, C.; Carney, K. M.; Horner-Devine, M. C.; Drake, J. M.; Emery, S. M.; Gramling, J., and Vandermast, D. B. Invasion in space and time: non-native species richness and relative abundance respond to interannual variation in productivity and diversity. Ecology Letters. 2004; 7:947-957.

  7. Cornelissen, T.; Stiling, P., and Drake, B. Elevated CO2 decreases leaf fluctuating asymmetry and herbivory by leaf miners on two oak species. Global Change Biology. 2004; 10:27-36.

  8. Davis, J. L. D.; Young-Williams, A. C.; Hines, A. H., and Zohar, Y. Fishery and population studies: comparing two types of internal tags in juvenile blue crabs. Fisheries Research. 2004; 67:265-274.

  9. Day, J.; Bosch, D.; Mitsch, W.; Orth, K.; Shabman, L.; Simenstaf, C.; Streever, W.; Watson, C.; Wells, J., and Whigham, D. F. Lessons learned from the National Technical Review Committee for the Louisiana Coastal Area Study. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers; 2004.

  10. Decker, M. B.; Breitburg, D. L., and Purcell, J. E. Effects of low dissolved oxygen on zooplankton predation by the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2004; 280:163-172.

  11. DeLuca, W. V.; Studds, C. E.; Rockwood, R., and Marra, P. P. Influence of land use on the integrity of marsh bird communities of the Chesapeake Bay. Wetlands. 2004; 24:837-847.

  12. Dorland, E. Ecological restoration of wet heaths and matgrass swards. Bottlenecks and solutions. the Netherlands: Utrecht University; 2004.

  13. Eggleston, D. B.; Dahlgren, C. P., and Johnson, E. G. Fish density, diversity, and size-strucutre within multiple back reef habitats of Key West National Wildlife Refuge. Bulletin of Marine Science. 2004; 75:175-204.

  14. Eggleston, D. B.; Johnson, E. G., and Hightower, J. E. Population dynamics and stock assessment of the blue crab in North Carolina. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Sea Grant ; 2004; 99-FEG-10 / 00-FEG-11. 230 pp.

  15. Fofonoff, Paul. How do we defend against invasion? U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. New Jersey Field Office; 22.

  16. Garvin, M. C.; Marra, P. P., and Crain, S. K. Prevalence of hematazoa in overwintering American Redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla) . Journal of Wildlife Disease. 2004; 40:115-118.

  17. Hines, A. H. Ecology of juvenile and adult blue crabs. Kennedy, V. S. and Cronin, L. E., editors. Biology of the blue crab. College Park, MD: Maryland Sea Grant Program; 2004.

  18. Hiroaki, I.; Van Pelt, R.; Parker, G. G.; Nadkarni, N. M., and Cushing, J. Age-related development of canopy structure and its ecological functions. In: Lowman, M. and B. Rinker, editors. Forest canopies. 2nd ed. Elsevier; 2004; pp. 102-117.

  19. Hogan, D. M.; Jordan, T. E., and Walbridge, M. R. Phosphorus retention and soil organic carbon in restored and natural freshwater wetlands. Wetlands. 2004; 24:573-585.

  20. Huber, Heidrun.; Whigham, Dennis F., and O'Neill, Jay. Timing of disturbance changes the balance between growth and survival of parent and offspring ramets in the clonal forest understory herb Uvularia perfoliata. 2004; 18, 521-539.

  21. Hungate, B. A.; Stiling, P. D.; Dijkstra, P.; Johnson, D. W.; Ketterer, M. E.; Hymus, G. J.; Hinkle, C. R., and Drake, B. G. CO2 elicits long-term decline in nitrogen fixation. Science. 2004; 304:1291.

  22. Ikegami, M. Functional specialization of ramets in a clonal plant network. The Netherlands: Utrecht University; 2004115 pp.

  23. Kemp, W. M.; Batiuk, R.; Bartleson, R.; Bergstrom, P.; Carter, V.; Gallegos, C. L.; Hunley, W.; Karrh, L.; Koch, E. W.; Landwehr, J. M.; Moore, K. A.; Murray, L.; Naylor, M.; Rybicki, N. B.; Stevenson, J. C., and Wilcox, D. J. Habitat requirements for submerged aquatic vegetation in Chesapeake Bay: water quality, light regime, and physical-chemical factors. Estuaries. 2004; 27:363-377.

  24. Kim, S.; Yih, W.; Park, M. G., and Coats, D. W. Infection of the bloom-forming, thecate dinoflagellate Alexandrium affineand Gonyaulax spinifera by two strains of Amoebophra (Dinophyta). Journal of Phycology. 2004; 40:815-822.

  25. King, R. S.; Beaman, J. R.; Whigham, D. F.; Hines, A> H.; Baker, M. E., and Weller, D. E. Watershed land use is strongly linked to PCB's in white perch in Chesapeake Bay subestuaries. Environmental Science and Technology. 2004; 38:6546-6552.

  26. King, Ryan S.; Richardson, Curtis J.; Urban, Dean L., and Romanowicz, Edwin A. Spatial dependency of vegetation-environment linkages in an anthropogenically influenced wetland ecosystem. Ecosystems. 2004; 7:75-97.

  27. Lee, B. A. John Contee and Java Plantation. Part II. Anne Arundel County History Notes. 2004; 34:1-2,7-9.

  28. Levine, M. T. and Feller, I. c. Effects of forest age and disturbance on population persistence in the understory herb, Arisaema triphyllum (Araceae). Plant Ecology. 2004; 172:73-82.

  29. Levinson, B. New tools to measure Chespaeacke Bay health: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development; 2004; EPA/600/F-04/203. 4 pp.

  30. Li, X.; Ambrose, R. B., and Araujo, R. Modeling mineral nitrogen export from a forest terrestrial ecosystem to streams. Transactions of the ASAE. 2004; 47:727-739.

  31. Lim, C.; Kafatos, and Megonigal, P. Correlation between atmospheric CO2 concentrations and vegetation greenness in North America: CO2 fertilization effect. Climate Research. 2004; 28:11-22.

  32. Lovelock, Catherine E.; Wright, Sara F.; Clark, Deborah A., and Ruess, Roger W. Soil stocks of glomalin produced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across a tropical rain forest landscape. Journal of Ecology. 2004; 92:278-287.

  33. Lovelock, D. E.; Feller, I. C.; McKee, K. L.; Engelbrecht, B. M. J., and Ball, M. C. Effect of nutrient enrichment on growth, photosynthesis and hydraulic conductance of dward mangroves in Panama. Functional Ecology. 2004; 18:25-33.

  34. Marra, P. P.; Grigging, S.; Caffrey, C. L.; Kilpatrick, A. Marm; McLean, R.; Brand, C.; Saito, E. M. I.; Dupuis, P.; Kramer, L., and Novak, R. West Nile Virus and wildlife. BioScience. 2004; 54:393-402.

  35. McCormick, M.; Whigham, D. F., and O'Neill, J. Mycorrhizal diversity in photosynthetic terrestrial orchids. New Phytologist. 2004; 163:425-438.

  36. McKeon, C. S. and Feller, I. C. Supratidal fauna of Twin Cays, Belize. Atoll Research Bulletin. 2004; 526:1-22.

  37. Megonigal, J. P. Global natural cycles in Earth's system. Cilek, VaclavEolss Publishers; 2004.

  38. Megonigal, J. P.; Hines, M. E., and Visscher, P. T. Anaerobic metabolism: linkages to trace gases and aerobic processes. In: Schlesinger, W. H., Editor. Biogeochemistry. Oxford, UK: Elsevier-Pergamon; 2004; pp. 317-424.

  39. Miller, A. W.; Chang, A. L.; Cosentino-Manning, N., and Ruiz, G. M. New record and eradication of the northern Atlantic alga Ascophyllum nodosum (Phaeophyceae) from San Francisco Bay, California, USA. Journal of Phycology. 2004; 40:1028-1031.

  40. Miller, A. W.; Ruiz, G. M., and Lion, K. Status and trends of ballast water managment in the United States: Second biennial report of the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse; 200432 pp.

  41. Mitten, S.; McKeon, C. S., and Feller, I. C. Winter and summer bird communities of Twin Cays, Belize. Atoll Research Bulletin. 2004; 527:1-18.

  42. Morse, J. L.; Megonigal, J. P., and Walbridge, M. R. Sediment nutrient accumulation and nutrient availability in two tidal freshwater marshes along the Mattaponi River, Virginia. Biogeochemistry. 2004; 69:175-206.

  43. Murphy, Kathleen; Boehme, Jennifer; Cobel, Paula; Cullen, Jay; Field, Paul; Moore, Willard; Perry, Elgin; Sherrell, Robert, and Ruiz, Gregory. Verification of mid-ocean ballast water exchange using naturally occurring coastal tracersi. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2004; 48:711-730.

  44. Nadkarni, N. N.; Parker, G. G.; Rinker, H. B., and Jarzen D. M. Nature of canopies. In: Lowman, M. and B. Rinker, editors. Forest canopies. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 2004; pp. 3-23.

  45. Norris, D. R.; Marra, P. P.; Kyser, T. W.; Sherry, T. W., and Ratcliffe, L. M. Tropical winter habitat limits reproductive success on the temperate breeding grounds in a migratory bird . Proceedings of the Royal Society. Series B. 2004; 271:59-64.

  46. Norris, D. R.; Marra, P. P.; Montgomery, R.; Kyser, T. K.; Sherry T. W., and Ratcliffe, L. M. Reproductive effort, molting latitude and feather color in magratory songbird. Science. 2004; 306:2249-2250.

  47. Osman, R. W. and Whitlatch, R. B. Control of the development of a marine benthic community by predation on recrits. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 2004; 311:117-145.

  48. Park, M. G.; Yih, W., and Coats, D. W. Parasites and phytoplankton, with special emphasis on dinoflagellate infections. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 2004; 51:145-155.

  49. Parker, G. G.; Harding, D. J., and Berger, M. Portable LIDAR system for rapid determination of forest canopy structure. Journal of Applied Ecology. 2004; 41:755-767.

  50. Parker, G. G.; Harmon, M. E.; Lefsky, M. A.; Chen, J.; Van Pelt, R.; Weiss, S. B.; Thomas, S. C.; Winner, W. E.; Shaw, D. C., and Franklin, J. F. Three dimensional structure of an old-growth Pseudotsuga-Tsuga canopy and its implications for radiation balance, microclimate, and atmoshperic gas exchange. Ecosystems. 2004; 7:440-453.

  51. Parker, Geoffrey G. and Russ, Mary E. Canopy surface and stand development: assessing forest canopy structure and complexity with near-surface altimetry. Fores Ecology and Management. 2004; 189:307-315.

  52. Parker, Geoffrey G. and Tibbs, Donna. J. Structural phenology of the leaf community in the canopy of a Liriodendron tulipifera L. forest in Maryland, USA. Forest Science. 2004; 50:387-397.

  53. Paulissen, M. Effects of nitrogen enrichment on bryphytes in fens. the Netherlands: Utrecht University; 2004.

  54. Pendall, E.; Bridgham, S.; Hanson, P. J.; Hungate, B.; Kicklighter, D. W.; Johnson, D. W.; Law, B. E.; Luo, Y.; Megonigal, J. P.; Olsrud, M.; Ryan, M. G., and Wan, S. Below-graound process responses to elevated CO2 and temperature: a discussion of observations, measurement methods, and models. New Phytologist. 2004; 162:311-322.

  55. Qian, S. S.; Pan, Y., and King, R. S. Soil phosphorus threshold in the Everglades: a Bayesian changepoint analysis for multinomial response data. Ecological Indicators. 2004; 4:29-37.

  56. Rijkenberg, M. J. A.; Gerringa, L. J. A.; Neale, P. J.; Timmermans, K. R.; Buma, A. G. J., and Baar, H. J. W. d. UVA variability overrules UVB ozone hole depletion on the photoreduction of iron in the Souther Ocean. Geophysics Research Letters. 2004; 31:L24310, doi: 10.1029/2004GL020829.

  57. Rivera-Monroy, V. H.; Twilley, R. R.; Bone, D.; Childers, D. L.; Coronadomolina, C.; Feller, I. C.; Herrera-Silveira, J.; Jaffe, R.; Mancera, E.; Rejmankova, E.; Salisbury, J. E., and Weil, E. Conceptual framework to develop long-term ecological research and management objectives in the wider Caribbean region. BioScience. 2004; 54:843-856.

  58. Rodriguez, W. and Feller, I. C. Mangrove landscape characterization and change in Twin Cays, Belize using aerial photography and IKONOS satellite data. Atoll Research Bulletin. 2004; 513:1-22.

  59. Ruetzler, K.; Goodbody, I.; Diaz, M. C.; Feller, I. C., and Macintyre, I. G. Aquatic environment of Twin Cays, Belize. Atoll Research Bulletin. 2004; 512:1-31.

  60. Ruiz, G. M. and Hines, A. H. Biological invasions, shipping, and technology. Sea Technology. 2004; 45:9.

  61. Shaw, D. C.; Franklin, J. F.; Bible, K.; Klopatek, J.; Freeman, E.; Greene, S., and Parker, G. G. Ecological setting of the Wind River old-growth forest. Ecosystems. 2004; 7:427-439.

  62. Smith, N. F. and Ruiz, G. M. Phenotypic plasticity in the life history of the mangrove snail Cerithidea scalaiformis. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2004; 284:195-209.

  63. Snoeyenbos-West, O. L. O.; Cole, J.; Campbell, A.; Coats, D. W., and Katz, L. A. Molecular phylogeny of Phyllopharyngean ciliates and their Group I introns. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 2004; 51:441-450.

  64. Tzortziou, M. Measurments and characterization of optical properties in the Chesapeake Bay estuarine waters, using in-situ measurements, MODIS satellite observations and radiative transfer modeling. College Park, MD: University of Maryland, College Park; 2004.

  65. Utz, L. R. P. Identification, life history, and ecology of peritrich ciliates as epibionts on calanoid copepods in the Chesapeake Bay. College Park, MD: University of Maryland College Park, Marine Estuarine and Environmental Sciences Program; 2004175 pp.

  66. Weiss, J. V.; Emerson, D., and Megonigal, J. P. Geochemical control of microbial Fe(III) reduction potential in wetlands: comparison of the rhizophere to non-rhizosphere soil. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 2004; 48:89-100.

  67. Whigham, D. F. Ecology of woodland herbs in temperate deciduous forests. 2004; 35, 583-621.

  68. ---, Editor. New tools measure Chesapeake Bay health. Annapolis, MD: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development; 2004.

  69. Wright, I. J.; Reich, P. B.; Westoby, M.; Ackerly, D. D.; Baruch, Z.; Bongers, F.; Cavender-Bares, J.; Chapin, F. S.; Cornelissen, J. H. C.; Diemer, M.; Flexas, J.; Garnier, E.; Groom, P. K.; Gulias, J.; Hikosaka, K.; Lamont, B. B.; Lee, T.; Lusk, C.; Midgley, J. J.; Navas, M-L.; Niinemets, U.; Oleksyn, J.; Osada, N.; Poorter, H.; Poot, P.; Prior, L.; Pyankov, V. I.; Roumet, C.; Thomas, S. C.; Tjoelker, M. G.; Veneklaas, E., and Villar, R. World-wide leaf economics spectrum. Nature. 2004; 428:821-827.

  70. Zerefos, C.; Syrakov, D.; Ganev, K.; Vasaras, A.; Kourtidis, K.; Tzortziou, M.; Prodanova, M.; Mimitrova, R.; Georgieva, E.; Yordanov, D., and Miloshev, N. Study of the pollution exchange between Bulgaria and northern Greece. International Journal of Environment and Pollution. 2004; 22:163-185.