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NUTRIENT RETENTION BY RIPARIAN FORESTED BUFFERS IN WESTERN MARYLAND: DO THEY WORK AND ARE THEY WORTH IT?
(2021)Riparian buffers are a best management practice (BMP) implemented to improve water quality. In 1997, Maryland established the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) to give landowners incentives to install riparian ... -
Viromics and biogeography of estuarine virioplankton
(2021)Viruses are the most abundant biological entity in the ocean, and they can influence microbial mortality, evolution and biogeochemical cycles in marine ecosystems. Virioplankton communities in oceans have been studied ... -
PHYSIOLOGICAL, MOLECULAR, AND ECOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF THE EASTERN OYSTER, CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA, TO HYPOXIA EXPOSURE IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
(2021)Hypoxia is a naturally occurring phenomenon in coastal waters that is increasing in frequency and extent due to human activities. There is a pressing need to understand how organisms will be able to respond and adapt to ... -
EXAMINING HIBERNATION IN THE BIG BROWN BAT THROUGH DNA METHYLATION
(2021)Hibernation allows individuals to conserve energy during seasonal low temperatures. As the physiological regulation of hibernation is inadequately understood, I examine hibernation using DNA methylation (DNAm). DNAm is the ... -
MECHANISMS OF SORPTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS TO MICROPLASTICS
(2021)Microplastics (MPs) are found in almost every ecosystem and in many commercially important seafood species. MPs have been found to be physically harmful to marine organisms, but also may act as vectors for organic pollutants ...