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Discover current projects on marine resources & research findings in Maryland Coastal Bays by NOAA's Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center and Dr. Paulinus Chigbu at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Explore population ecology, reproduction biology, and ecosystem modeling in the region.
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NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science CenterAndPaulinusChigbu, Ph.D. Professor of Environmental Science (Fisheries), Director, NOAA LMRCSCDirector, NSF CREST-CISCEPUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore NSF CREST Center for the Integrated Study of Coastal Ecosystem Processes and Dynamics in the Mid-Atlantic Region RCN Workshop, OSU, February 11, 2013
Examples of Current Projects By My Graduate Students • Population Ecology and Reproductive Biology of Bay Anchovy (Anchoamitchilli) in the Maryland Coastal Bays (MCBs) --- Eric Evan, Ph.D. student • Assessment of the levels of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus and trace metals in Blue Crabs (Callinectessapidus), water and sediments in the Maryland Coastal lagoons ---- Candace Rodgers, M.S. student (Co-Advisor: Salina Parveen, Ph.D) • Life history, population ecology, and role of MysidsNeomysisamericanaand Americamysisbahiain the trophic ecology of fishes in the MCBs ---- Ejiro Mayor, Ph.D. student • Mesozooplankton dynamics in the MCBs –-- EfeOghenekaro, Ph.D. student • Dev. of an ecosystem model for the Maryland Coastal Bays --- Hector Malagon, M.S. student