GPMB Faculty Profiles
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Dennis Allen
Belle W. Baruch Marine Field Laboratory
University of South Carolina
P. O. Box 1630
Georgetown, SC 29442
(843) 546-3623 ext. 223
dallen@belle.baruch.sc.edu
Ph.D., 1978, Lehigh University
Research emphasis: Estuarine ecology, behavior of zooplankton and nekton, biophysical coupling, patterns and mechanisms of long-term changes in estuarine fauna, roles of motile animals in the structure and function of salt marsh-estuarine ecosystems
Current research projects:
- nekton growth and production; spatio-temporal dynamics in tidal systems
- movements and site fidelity of fishes and shrimps between creeks, oyster reefs, flats, and marshes
- quantifying the role of nekton as sources of dissolved nutrients and transporters of materials in intertidal landscapes
- potential impacts of climate change on zooplankton and larval production
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- recruitment of larval fishes and decapod crustaceans; patterns and mechanisms on time scales ranging from tides to decades
- fish predation on zooplankton; temporal dynamics, selectivity, and resource partitioning
- detection and analysis of unusual events in long-term ecological datasets
- behavioral studies using mesocosms with simulated tidal conditions
- taxonomy of small crustaceans and other zooplankton
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- lift net and large enclosure sampling strategies for nekton, epibenthic sled sampling for zooplankton
- static and flow-through mesocosm experiments
- mark-recapture methods for small motile organisms
Major instrumentation:
- light microscopes, electronic computer interfaced measuring board, nutrient autoanalyzers, sonar, underwater video
Selected Publications:
- Allen, D.M., S.S. Haertel-Borer, B.J. Milan, D. Bushek, and R.F. Dame. 2007. Geomorphological determinants of nekton use in intertidal salt marsh creeks. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 329 (in press)
- Bretsch, K. And D.M. Allen. 2006. Tidal migrations of nekton in salt marsh creeks. Estuaries and Coasts 29:479-491.
- Bretsch, K. and D.M. Allen. 2006. Effects of biotic factors on depth selection by salt marsh nekton. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 334:130-138.
- Haertel-Borer, S.S., D.M. Allen, and R.F. Dame. 2004. Fishes and shrimps are significant sources of dissolved inorganic nutrients in intertidal salt marsh creeks. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 311/1: 79-99.
- Johnson, W.S. and D.M. Allen. 2005. Zooplankton of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts: a Guide to Their Identification and Ecology. Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore. 379 pp.
- Potthoff, M. T. and D.M. Allen. 2003. Site fidelity, home range, and tidal migrations of juvenile pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides, in salt marsh creeks. Env. Biol. Fishes 67: 231-240.
- Lehnert, R.L. and D.M. Allen. 2002. Nekton use of subtidal oyster shell habitat in a southeastern U.S. estuary. Estuaries 25:1015-1024.
William D. Anderson, Jr.
Grice Marine Laboratory
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412-9110
(843) 953-9182
andersonwd@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1960, Univ. of South Carolina
Research emphasis: Systematics of Fishes and History of Natural History
Current research projects:
- Systematics -- fishes: Symphysanodontidae -- worldwide; Atlantic and eastern Pacific Anthiinae (members of the seabass family, the Serranidae); Lutjanidae (snappers)--worldwide; Callanthiidae (splendid perches)--worldwide
- History of Natural History: history of natural history investigations in South Carolina
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- systematics of the fish families Lutjanidae, Serranidae, Callanthiidae & Symphysanodontidae
- history of natural history
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- microscopy, radiography
Major instrumentation :
- radiographic unit
Selected Publications:
- Anderson, W. D., Jr. 2006. Meganthias carpenteri, new species of fish from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, with a key to eastern Atlantic Anthiinae (Perciformes: Serranidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Vol. 119, No. 3, pp. 404-417.
- Anderson, W. D., Jr., and V. G. Springer. 2005. Review of the perciform fish genus Symphysanodon (Symphysanodontidae), with descriptions of three new species, S.mona, S. parini, and S. rhax. Zootaxa, 996, pp. 1-44.
- Anderson, W. D., Jr. 2003. Lutjanidae. Pp. 1479-1504, In K. E. Carpenter (editor). The living marine resources of the western central Atlantic. Vol. 3: Bony fishes part 2 (Opistognathidae to Molidae), sea turtles and marine mammals. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. Pp. i-vi + 1375-2127. [Dated 2002, but actually published in 2003.]
- Heemstra, P. C., W. D. Anderson, Jr., and P. S. Lobel. 2003. Serranidae. Pp. 1308-1374, In K. E. Carpenter (editor). The living marine resources of the western central Atlantic. Vol. 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. Pp. i-viii + 601-1374. [Dated 2002, but actually published in 2003.]
- Anderson, W. D., Jr. 2003. Symphysanodontidae. Pp. 1304-1307, In K. E. Carpenter (editor). The living marine resources of the western central Atlantic. Vol. 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. Pp. i-viii + 601-1374. [Dated 2002, but actually published in 2003.]
- Anderson, W. D., Jr. 2003. John Edwards Holbrook's Senckenberg plates and the fishes they portray. Archives of Natural History, Vol. 30, Part 1, pp. 1-12.
- Anderson, W. D., Jr., and L. D. Stephens. 2002. John Edwards Holbrook (1794-1871) and his Southern Ichthyology (1847-1848). Archives of Natural History, Vol. 29, Part 3, pp. 317-332.
- Anderson, W. D., Jr. 2002. Andrew C. Moore's "Evolution Once More": The evolution-creationism controversy from an early 1920s perspective. Bulletin Alabama Museum of Natural History, No. 22, pp. iii-iv + 1-35.
- Anderson, W. D., Jr., and C. C. Baldwin. 2000. A new species of Anthias (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiinae) from the Galápagos Islands, with keys to Anthias and eastern Pacific Anthiinae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Vol. 113, No.2, pp. 369-385.
- Anderson, W. D., Jr. 1999. Callanthiidae. Pp. 2553-2556, In K. E. Carpenter and V. H. Niem (editors). FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. Pp. 2069-2790. [Actually published in 2000.]
- Sanders, A. E., and W. D. Anderson, Jr. 1999. Natural history investigations in South Carolina from colonial times to the present. University of South Carolina Press, Columbia. xl + 333 pp.
- Anderson, W. D., Jr., and T. W. Pietsch. 1997. Collection building: an overview. Pp. 3-10, In T. W. Pietsch and W. D. Anderson, Jr. (editors), Collection building in ichthyology and herpetology. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Special Publication No. 3.
- Anderson, W. D. Jr., P. J. Kailola, and B. B. Collette. 1992. Two new snappers (Teleostei: Lutjanidae: Apsilinae): Paracaesio paragrapsimodon Anderson and Kailola from the western Pacific and P. waltervadi Anderson and Collette from the western Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Vol. 105, No.3, pp. 443-461.
Agnes Ayme-Southgate
Biology Department
College of Charleston
66 George St.
Charleston, SC 29424
(843) 953-6544
southgatea@cofc.edu
Ph.D., University of Geneva - Geneva, Switzerland
Research emphasis: The assembly and function of muscle cells using Drosophila melanogaster (fruitfly) as a model system; formation of the complex protein system known as the myofibril during development
John Baatz
Department of Pediatrics
Medical University of South Carolina
P.O. Box 250774
114 Doughty St.
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: (843) 792-1049
Fax: (843) 792-1844
baatzje@musc.edu
Ph.D., 1988, University
of Cincinnati
B.S., 1983, University of Cincinnati
Research emphasis: Mammalian Lung Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Current research projects:
- dolphin lung biochemistry
Selected publications:
- Baatz, JE, Zou, Y and Korfhagen, TK. Inhibitory effects of TNF-a on cationic lipid-mediated gene delivery to airway cells in vitro. Biochim. Biophys. Acta., 2001; 1535: 100-109.
- Tokieda, K, Ikegami, M, Baatz, JE, Whitsett, JA. "SP-B Corrects Oxygen-induced pulmonary dysfunction in heterozygous SP-B deficient mice." Pediatric Research, 1999; 46:708-714.
- Miles, PR, Bowman, L., Rao, KMK, Baatz, JE, and Huffman, L. Pulmonary Surfactant Inhibits LPS-induced Nitric Oxide Production by Alveolar Macrophages' Am. J. Physiol, 1998, 276:L186-L196.
- Horowitz, AD, Moussavian, B, Han, ED, Baatz, JE and Whitsett, JA. Distinct effects of SP-A and SP-B on endocytosis of SP-C by pulmonary epithelial cells. Am. J. Physiol.: Lung Cell Molec. Physiol., 1997; 273(17):L159-171.
- Wang, Z, Gurel, O, Baatz, JE and Notter, RH. Acylation of pulmonary surfactant protein (SP)-C is required for optimal surface active interactions with phospholipids. J. Biol. Chem., 1996; 271:19104-19109.
- Wang, Z, Gurel, O, Baatz, JE and Notter, RH: Lung surfactant proteins SP-B and SP-C are not synergistic in surface active interactions with phospholipids. J. Lipid Res., 1996; 37:1749-1760.
- Ross, GF, Morris, RE, Ciraolo, G, Huelsman, K, Bruno, M, Whitsett, JA, Baatz, JE and Korfhagen, TR. "Surfactant Protein-A-Polylysine Conjugates for Delivery of DNA to Airway Cells in Culture", Human Gene Therapy, 1995;6:31-40.
- Baatz, JE, Bruno, MD, Ciraolo PJ, Glasser, SW, Stripp, BR, Smyth, KL and Korfhagen, TR: Utilization of modified surfactant-associated protein B for delivery of DNA to airway cells in culture. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 1994; 91:2547-2551.
- Horowitz AD, Baatz JE, Whitsett JA: Lipid effects on aggregation of pulmonary surfactant protein SP-C studied by fluorescence energy transfer. Biochemistry, 1992;32:9513-9523.
- Baatz JE, Smyth KL, Whitsett JA, Baxter C, Absolom DR: Structure and functions of a dimeric form of surfactant protein SP-C: A fourier transform infrared and surfactometry study. Chem. Phys. Lipids. 1992; 63:91-104.
- Horowitz AD, Alledge BE, Whitsett JA, Baatz JE: Effects of lung surfactant proteolipid SP-C on lipid order in model membrane bilayers. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1992; 1107:44-54.
- Baatz JE, Sarin V, Baxter C, Absolom DR, Whitsett JA: Interactions of synthetic peptide analogs of human surfactant protein SP-B with model membrane bilayers. Chem. Phys. Lipids. 1991; 60:163-178.
- Venkitaraman AR, Baatz JE, Whitsett JA, Hall SB, Notter RH: Inhibition of synthetic phospholipid-lung surfactant apoprotein admixtures by plasma proteins. Chem. Phys. Lipids. 1991; 57:49-57.
- Baatz JE, Elledge B, Whitsett JA: Surfactant protein SP-B induces ordering at the surface of model membrane bilayers. Biochemistry. 1990; 29:6714-6720.
- Rice WR, Sarin VK, Fox L, Baatz JE, Wert S, Whitsett JA: Surfactant-associated peptides (SP-B and SP-C) stimulate uptake of phosphatidylcholine by isolated cells. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1989; 1006:237-245.
Len Balthis
NOAA Ocean
Service
219 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8654
len.balthis@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 1999, Medical Univ. of South Carolina
Research emphasis: coastal ecosystem health, benthic ecology, benthic response to human-induced stressors and natural disturbances
Selected Publications:
- Hyland, J.L., C. Cooksey, W.L. Balthis, M. Fulton, D. Bearden, G. McFall, and M. Kendall. 2006. The soft-bottom macrobenthos of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary and nearby shelf waters off the coast of Georgia, USA. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 330:307-326.
- Balthis, W.L., J.L. Hyland, and D.W. Bearden. 2006. Ecosystem responses to extreme natural events: impacts of three sequential hurricanes in fall 1999 on sediment quality and condition of benthic fauna in the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina. Envir. Mon. Assess. 119:367-389.
- Hyland, J., L. Balthis, I. Karakassis, P. Magni, A. Petrov, J. Shine, O. Vestergaard, R. Warwick. 2005. Organic carbon content of sediments as an indicator of stress in the marine benthos. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 295:91-103.
- Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, M. Posey, C.T. Hackney, and T. Alphin. 2004. The soft-bottom macrobenthos of North Carolina estuaries. Estuaries 27(3):501-514.
- Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, V.D. Engle, E.D. Long, J.F. Paul, J.K. Summers, and R.F. Van Dolah. 2003. Incidence of stress in benthic communities along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts within different ranges of sediment contamination from chemical mixtures. Environ. Mon. Assess. 81(1-3): 149-161.
- Balthis, W.L., J.L. Hyland, G.I. Scott, M.H. Fulton, D.W. Bearden, and M.D. Greene. 2002. Sediment quality of the Neuse River estuary, North Carolina: an integrated assessment of sediment contamination, toxicity, and condition of benthic fauna. J. Aq. Ecosys. Stress Recov. 9:213-225.
- Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, C.T. Hackney, and M. Posey. 2000. Sediment quality of North Carolina estuaries: An integrative assessment of sediment contamination, toxicity, and condition of benthic fauna. J. Aq. Ecosys. Stress Recov. 8:107-124.
- Hyland, J.L., T.R. Snoots, and W.L. Balthis. 1998. Sediment quality of estuaries in the southeastern U.S. Environ. Monitor. and Assess., 51: 331-343.
Dan Bearden
US Department of Commerce/NOAA
National Ocean Service
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC
Phone: 843-762-8865
Fax: 843-762-8737
dan.bearden@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 1987, Rice University, Physics
Research emphasis: Marine Metabolomics, Molecular Structure and Function, Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Current research projects:
- Current research is focused on NMR-based metabolic studies of marine systems. The techniques of "metabonomics" are being applied to develop valuable new toxicological tools for marine environmental research.
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- We are interested in all aspects of molecular-level structure and function. This could include drug development, endocrine disrupters and environmental contaminants interacting with proteins, DNA or other cellular macromolecules.
- We investigate potential anthropogenic chemical contamination of marine sediments, water and biota.
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- NMR
- LC/MS/MS
- computer simulation and computation
Major instrumentation:
- NMR - 800 MHz, 700MHz and 500 MHz, Bruker instruments
- NMR - Multiple modes of analysis utilizing CryoProbes, LC/NMR/MS, HRMAS and specialty probes
- LC/MSˆn with LC/Ion Trap
- Computers - Apple XServe (16 node cluster), Unix and Linux workstations
Selected Publications:
- M. H. Fulton, P. Key, E. Wirth, A. Leight, J. Daugomah, D. Bearden, S. Sivertsen, G. Scott: An Evaluation of Contaminated Estuarine Sites Using Sediment Quality Guidelines and Ecological Assessment Methodologies, 2006, accepted for publication in Ecotoxicology.
- J. Hyland, C. Cooksey, W. L. Balthis, M. Fulton, D. Bearden, G. McFall, M. Kendall: The soft-bottom macrobenthos of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) and nearby shelf waters off the coast of Georgia, USA, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 330: 307-326 (2006).
- R. F. Van Dolah, G. H. M. Riekerk, M. V. Levisen, G. I. Scott, M. H. Fulton, D. Bearden, S. Sivertsen, K. Chung, D. M. Sanger: An Evaluation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Runoff From Highways Into Estuarine Wetlands of South Carolina, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 49: 362-370 (2005).
- M. H. Fulton, G. I. Scott, M. E. DeLorenzo, P. B. Key, D. W. Bearden, E. D. Strozier, C. J. Madden: Surface Water Pesticide Movement from the Dade County Agricultural Area to the Everglades and Florida Bay via the C-111 Canal, Bulletin of Environmental Contaminant Toxicology 73: 527–534 (2004).
- E. F. Wirth, P.L Pennington, J. C Lawton, M. E. DeLorenzo, D. Bearden, B. Shaddrix, S. Sivertsen, M. H. Fulton: The Effects of the Contemporary-Use Insecticide (Fipronil) in an Estuarine Mesocosm, Environmental Pollution, 131: 365-371 (2004).
- L. L. Remsing, J. Garcia-Bernardo, A. Gonzalez, E. Kunzel, U. Rix, A. F. Bran, D. W. Bearden, C. Mendez, J. A. Salas, and J. Rohr: Ketopremithramycins and Ketomithramycins, Four New Aureolic Acid-Type Compounds Obtained upon Inactivation of Two Genes Involved in the Biosynthesis of the Deoxysugar Moieties of the Antitumor Drug Mithramycin by Streptomyces Argillaceus, Reveal Novel Insights into Post-PKS Tailoring Steps of the Mithramycin Biosynthetic Pathway, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124: 1606-1614 (2002).
- C. Mendez, E. Kunzel, F. Lipata, F. Lombo, W. Cotham, M. Walla, D. W. Bearden, A. F. Brana, J. A. Salas, J. Rohr; Oviedomycin, an unusual angucyclinone encoded by genes of the oleandomycin-producer Streptomyces antibioticus Journal of Natural Products. 65(5):779-82 (2002).
- G. I. Scott, M. H. Fulton, E. F. Wirth, G. T. Chandler, P. B. Key, J. W. Daugomah, D. Bearden, K. W. Chung, E. D. Strozier, M. DeLorenzo, S. Sivertsen, A. Dias, M. Sanders, J. M. Macauley, L. R. Goodman, M. W. LaCroix, G. W. Thayer, J. Kucklick: Toxicological Studies in Tropical Ecosystems: An Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment of Pesticide Runoff in South Florida Estuarine Ecosystems, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 50: 4400-4408 (2002).
- W. L. Balthis, J. L. Hyland, G. I. Scott, M. H. Fulton, D. W. Bearden, M. D. Greene: Sediment Quality of the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina: an integrated assessment of sediment contamination, toxicity, and condition of benthic fauna, Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery, 9: 213-225 (2002).
- M. A. Lewis, G. I. Scott, D. W. Bearden, R. L. Quarles, J. Moore, E. D. Strozier, S. K. Sivertsen, A. R. Dias, M. Sanders: Fish Tissue Quality in Near-Coastal Areas of the Gulf of Mexico Receiving Point Source Discharges, Science of the Total Environment 284: 249-261 (2002).
- D. Hoffmeister, K. Ichinose, S. Domann, B. Faust, A. Trefzer, G. Drager, A Kirschning, C. Fischer, E. Kunzel, D. W. Bearden, J. Rohr, A. Bechthold: The NDP-sugar co-substrate concentration and the enzyme expression level influence the substrate specificity of glycotransferases: cloning and characterization of deoxysugar biosynthetic genes of the urdamycin biosynthetic gene cluster, Chemistry and Biology 7: 821-831 (2000).
- F. Lombo, E. Kunzel, L. Prado, A. F. Brana, K. U. Bindseil, J. Frevert, D. Bearden, C. Mendez, J. A. Salas, J. Rohr: The Novel Hybrid Antitumor Compound Premithramycinone H Provides Indirect Evidence for a Tricyclic Intermediate of the Biosynthesis of the Aureolic Acid Antibiotic Mithramycin, Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English, 39: 796-799 (2000).
Paul Becker
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Hollings Marine Laboratory
331 Fort Johnson Road
Charleston, SC
Phone: (843) 762-8861
Fax: (843) 762-8724
paul.becker@nist.gov or paul.becker@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 1972, Texas A&M University
Research emphasis: Marine Ecology; Fate and Effects of Environmental Contaminants
Current research projects:
- Geographical variation of halogenated organic contaminants (PCBs, DDT, etc.) in Arctic biota as related large-scale transport mechanisms and patterns
- Evaluation of halogenated organic contaminants and trace element levels in marine biota as related to animal health
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Evaluation of concentration levels of anthropogenic contaminants in marine mammals and seabirds as related to the health of local human subsistence consumers in the Arctic
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- Has access to all expertise, computers, statistical techniques and software, and instrumentation, available at the NIST Charleston Laboratory for the analysis of trace organic contaminants and trace elements in marine samples
Major instrumentation:
- Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (quadrapole and time of flight)
- Gas chromatography with electron-capture detection
- High-performance liquid chromatography (various types)
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Selected publications:
- Day, R. D., Christopher, S. J., Becker, P. R., Whitaker, D. W., Owens, D. W. Monitoring mercury in loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta. Environ. Sci. Tech. (accepted for publication)
- Tuerk, K. J., Kucklick, J. R., McFee, W, E., Pugh, R. S., Becker, P. R. Life history effects on POPs in the Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. (in press)
- Struntz, D. J., Kucklick, J. R., Schantz, M. M., Becker, P. R., McFee, W. E., Stolen, M. K. 2004. Persistent organic pollutants in rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) sampled during an unusual mortality event. Mar. Poll. Bull. 48:164-192.
- Vander Pol, S. S., Becker, P. R., Kucklick, J. R., Pugh, R. S., Roseneau, D. G., and Simac, K. S. 2004. Persistent organic pollutants in Alaskan murre (Uria spp.) eggs: Geographical, species, and temporal comparisons. Environ. Sci. Tech. 38(5):1305-1312.
- Mackey, E.A., R.D. Oflaz, M.S. Epstein, B. Buehler, B.J. Porter, T. Rowles, S.A. Wise, P.R. Becker. 2003. Elemental composition of liver and kidney tissues of rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis). Arch. Env. Contam. Toxicol. 44 (4): 523-533.
- Christopher, S.J., S.S. Vander Pol, R.S. Pugh, R.D. Day, P.R. Becker. 2002. Determination of mercury in the eggs of common murres (Uria aalge) for the seabird tissue archival and monitoring project. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 17:780-785.
- O’Hara, T.M., P.R. Becker. 2002. Persistent Organic Contaminants in Arctic Marine Mammals. In: Toxicology of Marine Mammals. (J.G. Vos, G. Bossart, M. Fournier, and T. O’Shea, editors). Chapter 8, pages 168 - 205. Taylor & Francis, London. 656 p.
- Kucklick, J.R., Struntz W.D.J., Becker P.R., York G.W., O'Hara T.M., Bohonowych J.E. 2002. Persistent organochlorine pollutants in ringed seals and polar bears collected from northern Alaska. Sci. Total Environ. 287:45-59.
- Becker, P.R. 2000. Concentration of chlorinated hydrocarbons and heavy metals in Alaska Arctic marine mammals. Mar. Poll. Bull. 40/10:819-829.
- Becker, P.R., M.M. Krahn, E.A. Mackey, R. Demiralp, M.M. Schantz, M. Epstein, M.K. Donais, B. Porter, D.C.G. Muir, S.A. Wise. 2000. Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides, and heavy metals and other elements in tissues of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, from Cook Inlet, Alaska. Mar. Fish. Rev. 62(3):81-98.
- Krone, C.A., P.A. Robisch, K.L. Tilbury, J.E. Stein, E.A. Mackey, P.R. Becker, T.M. O'Hara, and L.M. Philo. 1999. Elements in liver tissues of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus). Mar. Mam. Sci. 15(1): 123-142.
- Mackey, E.A., R. Demiralp, R. K.A. Fitzpatrick, B.J. Porter, S.A. Wise, P.R. Becker, R.R. Greenberg. 1999. Quality assurance in analysis of cryogenically stored liver tissue specimens from the NIST National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank (NBSB). Sci. Total. Environ. 226:165-176.
- O'Hara, T.M., M.M. Krahn, D. Boyd, P.R. Becker, L.M. Philo. 1999. Organochlorine contaminant levels in Eskimo harvested bowhead whales of Arctic Alaska. J. Wildlife Diseases 35(4):741-752.
- Krahn, M., D. Burrows, J. Stein, P. Becker, M. Schantz, D. Muir, T. O’Hara, T. Rowles. 1999. White whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from three Alaskan stocks: Concentrations and patterns of persistent organochlorine contaminants in blubber. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 1(3):239-249.
Derk Bergquist
Marine Resources Research Institute
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
217 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: 843-953-9074
Email: bergquistd@dnr.sc.gov
Ph.D., Ecology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2001
B.S., Zoology, University of Florida, 1996
Research emphasis: Benthic ecology
Craig Browdy
Novus International
5 Tomotley Ct.
Charleston, SC 29407
Phone: 843-793-7610
Email: craig.browdy@novusint.com
Ph.D., Zoology, Tel
Aviv University, 1989
B.S., Biology, University of Maryland, 1981
B.A., Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland, 1980
Research emphasis: Aquaculture
Current research projects:
- aquaculture production system ecology and dynamics with a focus on microbial community structure and function
- penaeid shrimp pathology and immunology with an emphasis on viral disease
- risks and benefits of seafood with an emphasis on developing alternative aquaculture sources of high benefit low risk options
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- physiology and endocrine control of reproduction in penaeid shrimp
- environmentally friendly advanced shrimp production strategies
- holistic approaches to feeds and systems development for seafood production
- shrimp health and disease control including genomic perspectives
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- small, medium and large scale sea water aquaculture production units including penaeid shrimp maturation, hatchery, nursery and growout systems
- controlled biosecure bioassay systems for the study of shrimp disease and immunology
Major instrumentation:
- instrumentation for photomicroscopy, histology, microbiology and water chemistry
Selected publications:
- Robalino, J. T.C. Bartlett, R.W. Chapman, P.S. Gross, C.L. Browdy, and G.W. Warr. 2007. Double stranded RNA and antiviral immunity in marine shrimp: Inducible host mechanisms and evidence for the evolution of viral counter-responses. Developmental & Comparative Immunology 31:539-547.
- Wasielesky, W. Jr., H. Atwood, A. Stokes and C.L. Browdy. 2006. Effect of natural production in brown water super-intensive culture system for white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Aquaculture 258:396-403.
- Browdy, C., G. Seaborn, H. Atwood, D.A. Davis, R.A. Bullis, T.M. Samocha, E. Wirth and J. Leffler. 2006. Comparison of pond production efficiency, fatty acid profiles, and contaminants in Litopenaeus vannamei fed organic plant-based and fish-meal-based diets. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 37:437-451.
- Browdy, C.L. and S.M. Moss. 2005. Shrimp Culture In: Urban, Superintensive Closed Systems. Pages 173-186 In: B.A. Costa Pierce editor. Urban Aquaculture. Blackwell Science, Oxford UK.
- Browdy, C.L. 1998. Recent developments in penaeid broodstock and seed production technologies: Improving the outlook for superior captive stocks. Aquaculture 164:3-21.
Erin Burge
Department of Marine Science
Coastal Carolina University
PO Box 261954
Conway, SC 29528
(843) 349-6491
eburge@coastal.edu
Ph.D., 2003,
College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Research emphasis: Environmental immunology and molecular biology
of marine invertebrates and fishes
Current
research projects:
Our laboratory studies the mechanisms that marine organisms use to defend themselves
against infectious disease, and how environmental change influences these processes.
Current projects include:
- Developing and evaluating molecular markers for crustacean hemocytes
- Evaluating the impact of natural stress factors (hypoxia, low pH, temperature) and xenobiotics (metals, organics) on the resistance of fish, crustaceans and oysters to Vibriosis.
- Investigation of gene expression of important innate immune genes in shrimp
- Quantifying the impact of sublethal bacterial infection and environmental change on the crustacean immune system
Past research projects:
- The role of the natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (Nramp) in resistance to mycobacteria in striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
- Expression of cytochrome P4501A in mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) from PAH contaminated sites
- Expression of zinc-binding proteins in squirrelfish (Holocentrus ascensionis)
- Effects of bacitracin on the propagation of Perkinsus marinus infected oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in vitro and in vivo
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- PCR and quantitative real time PCR, in vitro transcription, primer and hybridization probe design and optimization, microbiological techniques, whole animal disease challenge assays
Major instrumentation:
- Applied Biosystems Sequence Detection System 7500 (real-time PCR), high-throughput cell/tissue homogenizer, UV/VIS spectrophotometer, agarose gel electrophoresis
Selected Publications:
- Burge, E. J., D. J. Madigan, L. E. Burnett and K. G. Burnett. 2007. Lysozyme gene expression by hemocytes of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, after injection with Vibrio. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 22: 327-329.
- Powell, J. W. B., C. L. Browdy, E. J. Burge and E. F. Shepard. 2006. Sensitivity determination of Shrimple®, an immunochromatographic assay for white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), using quantitative real-time PCR. Aquaculture. 257(1-4): 167-172.
- Burge, E. J., D. T. Gauthier and P. A. Van Veld. 2004. In vitro response of the striped bass natural resistance-associated macrophage protein, Nramp, to LPS and Mycobacterium marinum exposure. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology and Pharmacology. 138(3): 391-400.
- Burge, E. J., D. T. Gauthier, C. A. Ottinger, and P. A. Van Veld. 2004. A Mycobacterium-inducible Nramp in striped bass Morone saxatilis. Infection and Immunity 72(3): 1626-1636.
- Thompson, E. D., Olsson, P., Mayer, G. D., Walsh, P. J., Haux, C., Burge, E., and C. Hogstrand. 2001. Effects of 17-estradiol on levels and distribution of metallothionein and zinc in squirrelfish. American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 280: R527-R535.
Karen
Burnett
Hollings Marine Laboratory
331 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8933
burnettk@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1978, University of South Carolina
Research emphasis: Environmental and Comparative Immunology
Current research
projects:
Our laboratory studies the mechanisms that marine organisms use to defend
themselves against infectious disease. In current student projects we are:
- evaluating the impact of natural stress factors (hypoxia, low pH, temperature) and xenobiotics (metals, organics) on the resistance of fish, crustaceans and oysters to Vibriosis.
- assessing impacts of dietary supplements on resistance to bacterial disease in shrimp.
- identifying and characterizing intracellular signaling systems that are vital to the immune system in fish, crustaceans and oysters, and evaluating the response of these intracellular signals to environmental contaminants such as organics and heavy metals.
Potential research areas of interest:
- seasonal cycles of the immune response in shrimp
- response to viral infections in shrimp
- Mycobacteria infections in fish
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- Western blot, ELISAs, cell culture and proliferation assays, ROI production, microbiological techniques, whole animal disease challenge assay and toxicity testing. Additional molecular techniques (w/ postdoctoral fellow Dr. Erin Burge) including PCR and quantitative real time PCR.
Major instrumentation:
- cell culture incubators, laminar flow hoods, spectrophotometers, ELISA reader, Western blot apparatus/power supplies, real time PCR system, fluorescence microscopes (stereo-, upright-, inverted).
Lou
Burnett
Grice Marine Laboratory
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 953-9170
burnettl@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1977, U. of South Carolina
Research emphasis: Environmental Physiology
Current research projects:
- how are cellular defense mechanisms of marine organisms (e.g., oysters, shrimp, fishes) affected by environmental variables such as hypercapnia (high carbon dioxide) and hypoxia (low oxygen)?
- adaptations of marine organisms to low oxygen.
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- physiological mechanisms associated in animals with the transition from breathing water to breathing air.
- comparative physiology of respiratory pigments.
- environmental physiology of adaptations to low oxygen and high carbon dioxide.
- the general mechanisms (respiratory, acid-base, ion regulatory) animals use to adapt to estuarine conditions.
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- isotopic tracers to monitor the fluxes of ions or respiratory carbon dioxide.
- oxygen binding properties of respiratory pigments.
- acid-base physiology of animals.
- respiratory (blood-gas, oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide production) physiology of marine organisms (from sea urchins to elasmobranchs).
Major instrumentation:
- liquid scintillation counter
- acid-base analyzers
- blood gas analyzers
- oxygen analyzer
- osmometer
- chloride titrator
- respirometers
Chris Buzzelli
Coastal Ecosystem Division
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Rd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
(561) 682-6519
cbuzzell@sfwmd.gov
Ph.D., 1996, College of William and Mary
M.S., 1991, College of William and Mary
B.S.,
1988, College of Charleston
Research emphasis: Investigation of physical vs. biological mechanisms and how they regulate estuarine and wetland habitat biotic structure and function
Christine Byrum
Department of Biology
College of Charleston
205 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 953-7176
byrumc@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 2001, University of Texas at Austin
M.S., 1991, Clemson University
B.S.,
1987, College of William and Mary
Research emphasis: Evolution and development of endoderm and mesoderm in marine invertebrates; cell specification and signal transduction; cnidarian gastrulation. Use of the sea urchin as a developmental model at the cellular, molecular, and systems level; evolution of the metazoan body plan
Bob Chapman
Hollings Marine Lab
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8860
chapmanr@dnr.sc.gov
Ph.D., 1980, University of Georgia
Research emphasis: Population Genetics, Molecular Systematics, Invertebrate Immunology
Current research projects:
- Stock structure of coastal marine fishes of the southeastern U.S. determined by molecular techniques
- Stock stricture of dolphin, Coryphena hipurus, in the Western Central Atlantic as determine by molecular genetic techniques
- Genetic stock identification of scamp, Mycteroperca phenax, black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci, and red grouper, Epinephelus morio, in the Western Atlantic
- Shrimp Disease and Immunity: Host, Pathogen, Environment Interactions
- Sampling and Evaluation of white spot and IHHN virus in commercially important South Atlantic Penaeid Shrimp Stocks
Selected Publications:
- K.L. Rhodes R.W. Chapman R.I. Lewis Y. Sadovy. Genetic structure of camouflage grouper, Epinephelus polyphekadion (Pisces: Serranidae), in the western central Pacific. Marine Biology in press.
- Chapman, R.W., A.O. Ball and L.R. Mash. (2002) Spatial homogeneity and temporal heterogeneity of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, microsatellites: Effective populations sizes and management implications. Marine Biotechnology 4:589-603.
- Wiley, B. A. and R. W. Chapman. (2002) Population Restructure of Spotted Seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. In The Biology of Sea Trout, S.A. Bortone ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton.
- Jenny, M.J.. Ringwood, A. H. Lacy, E. R. Lewitus, A. J. Kempton, J. W.Gross, P.S. Warr, G. W. and Chapman, R. W. (2002). Potential indicators of stress response identified by expressed sequence tag analysis of hemocytes and embryos from the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Marine Biotechnology.
- Gross, P.S., T.C. Bartlett, C.L. Browdy, R.W. Chapman, and G.W. Warr., 2001. Immune gene discovery by expressed sequence tag analysis of hemocytes and hepatopancreas in the Pacific White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, and the Atlantic White Shrimp, L. setiferus. Dev. Comp. Immunol. 25 (7): 565-577.
- Ball, A.O., G.R. Sedberry. M.S. Zatcoff. R.W. Chapman, J.L. Carlin. (2000). Population structure of the wreckfish Polyprion americanus, determined with microsatellite genetic markers. Mar. Biol. 137: 1077-1090.
- Coleman, F.C., C.C. Koenig, G.R. Huntsman, J.A. Musick, A.M. Eklund, J.C. McGovern, R.W. Chapman, G.R. Sedberry and C.B. Grimes. 2000. Long-lived reef fishes: The grouper-snapper complex. Fisheries 25(3): 14-21.
- Sedberry, GR; Andrade, CAP; Carlin, JL; Chapman, RW; Luckhurst, BE; Manooch, CS III; Menezes, G; Thomsen, B; Ulrich, GF. 1999. Wreckfish Polyprion americanus in the North Atlantic: Fisheries, Biology, and Management of a Widely Distributed and Long-Lived Fish. In Life in the Slow Lane: Ecology and Conservation of Long-Lived Marine Animals, J.A. Musick ed. Amer. Fish. Soc. Bethesda, MD.
- Stevenson, D.E., R.W. Chapman and G.R. Sedberry. 1999. Stock identification in Nassau grouper, Epinephelus striatus, using microsatellite DNA analysis. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Inst. 50: 727-749.
- Chapman, R. W., G. R. Sedberry, C. C. Koenig and J. C. McGovern. 1999. Stock identification of gag, Mycteroperca microlepis, along the southeast coast of the United States. Mar. Biotechnol. 1:137-146..
- Chapman, R. W., G. R.. Sedberry. J. C. McGovern and B. A. Wiley 1999. The genetic consequences of reproductive variance. Studies in species with different longevities. Pp. 169-180 in Life in the Slow Lane: The Ecology and Conservation of Long-Lived Animals. J.A.Musick ed. Amer. Fish. Soc. Bethesda, MD.
- Small. M. P. and R. W. Chapman. 1997. Intraspecific variation in the 16s ribosomal gene of Crassostrea virginica. Mole. Mar. Biol. Biotech 6:189-196.
Potential research areas of interest:
- Population structure of Caribbean reef fishes.
- Molecular biology of invertebrate immune systems.
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- Cloning
- PCR
- DNA sequencing
- restriction enzyme digestion
- electrophoresis (polyacrylimide/agarose)
Major instrumentation:
- DNA thermal cyclers
Steven Christopher
NIST Charleston
Hollings Marine Laboratory
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8856
steven.christopher@noaa.gov
Ph.D., Analytical
Chemistry, Clemson University, 1998
B.S., Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1993
Research emphasis: Development and application of high accuracy analytical methodologies for the determination of trace elements in marine biological matrices.
Current research projects: Current research is focused on developing analytical methods for the determination of trace elements in clinical and marine samples (including marine mammals), source tracking of contaminants in the environment, measurement of trace elements in hard substances such as teeth and bone, and chemical speciation of metal-containing dietary supplements.
Potential research areas of interest:
- Use of NIST core facilities, including the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank, to study temporal and geographic trends in contaminants
- Applications of metals in clinical chemistry
- We are just starting to research using metals to tag and measure small organic molecules, proteins and peptides
Resources currently used:
- ICP-MS, ICP-OES
- LC/ICP-MS
- Laser Ablation
- AFS
- HML Core Facilities
Major instrumentation:
- Thermo Collision Cell ICP-MS
- Thermo High Resolution ICP-OES
- PS Analytical Mercury Atomic Fluorescence Detector
- Dionex Ion Chromatography System
- Microwave Digestion/Extraction Systems
- New Wave 213 nm Laser Ablation System
- Agilent 3100 Off-Gel Protein Fractionator
- BioCad 700E Perfusion Chromatography Workstation
- 2-D Gel Spot Picker
Selected publications:
- Bienfang, P., De Carlo, E. H., Christopher, S. J., DeFelice, S., Moeller, P. Trace Element Concentrations in Coastal Hawaiian Waters (2008 Submitted), Marine Chemistry
- Davis W. C., Point D., Day R. D., Christopher S. J., Long S. E., Comparison of Quantification Methods for the Determination of Mercury Species in SRM 966 Toxic Metals in Bovine Blood. (2008 Submitted), Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
- Point D., Ignacio Garcia Alanso, J., Davis W. C., Christopher S. J., Guichard A., Donard O. F. X., Turk G. C., Wise S. A. Consideration and Influence of Complexed Forms of Mercury Species on the Reactivity Patterns Determined by Speciated Isotope Dilution Model Approaches: A Case for Natural Biological Reference Materials. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2008, 23, 385-396.
- Blanvillain, G., Schwenter, J. A., Day, R. D., Point, D., Christopher, S. J., Roumillat, W. A., Owens, D. W. Diamondback Terrapins, Malaclemys Terrapin as a Sentinel Species for Monitoring Mercury Pollution of Estuarine Systems in South Carolina and Georgia, USA. Env. Tox. and Chem. 2007, 26 no. 7, 1441-1450.
- Bryan, C.E., Christopher, S.J., Balmer, B.C., Wells R. S. Establishing baseline levels of trace elements in blood and skin of bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida: implications for non-invasive monitoring. Sci Tot Environ 2007, 388, 325-342.
- Christopher, S. J., Pugh, R. S., Ellisor, M. B., Mackey, E. A., Spatz, R. O., Porter, B. J., Bealer, K. J., Kucklick, J. R., Rowles, T. K., Bekcer, P. R. Description and Results of the NIST/NOAA 2005 Interlaboratory Comparison Exercise for Trace Elements in Marine Mammals. Accred. Qual. Assur. 2007, 12, 175-187.
- Point, D., Davis, W.C., Christopher, S.J., Ellisor, M.B., Pugh, R.S., Becker, P.R., Donard, O.F.X., Porter, B.J., Wise S.A. Development and application of an ultratrace method for speciation of organotin compounds in cryogenically archived and homogenized biological materials. Anal. Bio. Chem. 2007, 387 (7) 2343-2355.
- Davis, W.C., Christopher, S.J., Pugh, R.S., Donard, O.F.X., Krupp, E.A., Point, D., Horvat, M., Gibicar, D., Kljakovic-Gaspie, Z., Porter, B.J., Schantz, M.M. Certification of methylmercury content in two fresh frozen reference materials: SRM 1947 Lake Michigan Fish Tissue and SRM 1974b Organics in Mussel Tissue. Anal. Bio. Chem. 2007, 387 (7) 2335-2341.
- Day, R. D., Vanderpol, S. S., Christopher, S. J., Davis, W. C., Pugh, R. S., Simac, K. S., Roseaneau, D. G., Becker, P. R. Murre eggs (Uria aalge and U. lomvia) as indicators of mercury contamination in the Alaskan marine environment. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40, 659-665.
- Davis W. C.; Christopher S. J.; Turk G. C. Simultaneous Mass Bias and Fractionation Corrections Utilizing Isotopic Solid Standards and Laser Ablation ICPMS. Anal. Chem. 2005, 77(19), 6389-6395.
- Christopher, S. J.; Day, R. D.; Bryan, C. E.; Turk, G. C. Improved Calibration Strategy for Measurement of Trace Elements in Biological and Clinical Whole Blood Reference Materials via Collision-Cell Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. J. Anal. At. Spectrom, 2005, 20(10), 1035-1043.
- Day, R. D.; Christopher, S. J.; Becker, P. R.; Whitaker, D. W. Monitoring Mercury in the Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39, 437-446.
- Christopher, S. J.; Vander Pol, S. S.; Pugh, R. S.; Day, R. D.; Becker, P. R. Determination of mercury in the eggs of common murres (Uria aalge) for the seabird tissue archival and monitoring project. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (2002), 17(8), 780-785.
- Christopher, S. J.; Long, S. E.; Rearick, M. S.; Fassett, J. D. Development of Isotope Dilution Cold Vapor Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and Its Application to the Certification of Mercury in NIST Standard Reference Materials. Analytical Chemistry (2001), 73(10), 2190-2199.
Loren Coen
Director, Marine Laboratory
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
900A Tarpon Bay Rd.
Sanibel, FL 33957
Phone: (239) 395-4617
lcoen@sccf.org
http://recon.sccf.org
http://www.oyster-restoration.org
http://www.sccf.org/mlab_index.htm
Ph.D., 1987, University of Maryland, College Park
- Adjunct Faculty, Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina, 2000-present
- Adjunct Faculty, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson, 2007-present
- Adjunct Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 2008-present
Research emphasis: Marine Ecology, Invertebrate Zoology, Shellfish Biology, Habitat Restoration & Functioning, Water Quality, Remote Sensing of Estuarine Habitats
Current and recent research projects:
- Seagrass, macroalgae, mangrove and oyster reef interactions
- Using Land/Ocean Biogeochemical Observatory (LOBO) systems (River Estuary Coastal Observing Network or RECON) to assess water quality in nearshore tropical systems
- Functional role of intertidal oyster reefs as “biologically-critical” estuarine habitats
- Restoration of estuarine habitats, especially oyster reefs
- Evaluating anthropogenic and natural impacts on intertidal habitats and associated shoreline changes using direct observations, experiments and remote sensing
- Evaluating environmental effects of mosquito spraying
- Using extant molluscs (Boonea) to assess midden harvesting seasons
- Ecology of oyster diseases
- The ecological effects of large-scale field clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) mariculture on growth, nutrition and inshore estuarine creek communities
- Bivalve molluscs as indicators of habitat health
- Flow, food and bivalve growth
- Ecology of invasive/exotic species
Resources currently
used:
Techniques: fluorometry
- flow with ADVs and other methods
- experimental field marine ecology
- benthic invertebrate ecology
- photodocumentation
- GIS and field surveying with submeter systems
- intertidal and subtidal shellfish habitat restoration
- invertebrate diseases (associated lab histology labs)
- microscopes (dissecting and compound)
Major instrumentation (at MRRI):
- Turner 10-AU fluorometer
- SonTek ADV current meters
- histology
- autoclave
- drying ovens, desiccators, and balances
- dual head compound scopes
- dissecting scopes
- video and digital cameras
- Trimble surveying systems and related GIS software
Selected Publications:
- Hadley, N., M. Hodges, D.H. Wilber, and L.D. Coen, accepted pending revisions. Evaluating Intertidal Oyster Reef Development Using Community-based Restoration Approaches in South Carolina. Restoration Ecology.
- Coen, L.D., D.H. Wilber, and D. Knott, provisionally accepted. Development of intertidal oyster reef resident communities on natural and constructed reefs in the southeastern U.S.: Can we restore native oyster habitats? Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.
- Coen, L.D., R.D. Brumbaugh, D. Bushek, R. Grizzle, M.W. Luckenbach, M.H. Posey, S.P. Powers, and G. Tolley, 2007. AS WE SEE IT. A broader view of ecosystem services related to oyster restoration. Mar Ecol. Prog. Ser. 341:303-307.
- ASMFC, 2007. The Importance of Habitat Created by Shellfish and Shell Beds Along the Atlantic Coast of the U.S., prepared by L. Coen, and R. Grizzle, with contributions by J. Lowery and K.T. Paynter, Jr., 108pp.
- Walters, L.J., P.E. Sacks, M.Y. Bobo, D.L. Richardson and L.D. Coen, 2007. Impact of Hurricanes on Intertidal Oyster Reefs in Florida: Reef Profiles and Disease Prevalence. Florida Scientist 70:506-521.
- Bolton-Warberg, M., L.D. Coen and J. Weinstein, 2007. Acute toxicity and acetylcholinesterase inhibition in grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) and oysters (Crassostrea virginica) exposed to the organophosphate dichlorvos: laboratory and field studies. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 52:207-216.
- Grizzle, R.E., J.K. Greene, M.W. Luckenbach, and L.D. Coen, 2006. A new in situ method for measuring seston uptake by suspension-feeding bivalve mollusks. J. Shellfish Res. 25:643-649.
- Brumbaugh, R.D., M.W. Beck, L. Coen, L. Craig and P. Hicks. 2006. A Practitioners' Guide to the Design and Monitoring of Shellfish Restoration Projects: An Ecosystem Services Approach. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA, 28pp.
- Walters, K., and L.D. Coen, 2006. A comparison of statistical approaches to analyzing community convergence between natural and constructed oyster reefs. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 330:81-95.
- Burrows, F., J.M. Harding, R. Mann, R. Dame and L. Coen, 2005. Chapter 4, Restoration monitoring of oyster reefs, pages 4.2-4.73. In: G.W., Thayer, T.A. McTigue, R.J. Salz, D.H. Merkey, F.M. Burrows, and P.F. Gayaldo, (eds.), Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats, Volume Two: Tools for Monitoring Coastal Habitats. NOAA Coastal Ocean Program Decision Analysis Series No. 23. NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD.
- Bushek, D., D. Richardson, M.Y. Bobo, and L.D. Coen, 2004. Short-term shell pile quarantine reduces the abundance of Perkinsus marinus remaining in tissues attached to oyster shell. J. Shellfish Res. 369-373.
- Luckenbach, M.W., L.D. Coen, P.G. Ross, Jr., and J.A. Stephen, 2005. Oyster reef habitat restoration: relationships between oyster abundance and community development based on two studies in Virginia and South Carolina. J. of Coastal Research Special Issue (in press).
- Hadley, N.H. and L.D. Coen, 2002. Community-Based Program Engages Citizens in Oyster Reef Restoration (South Carolina). Ecological Restoration 20(4):297-298.
- Heck, K.L., Jr., L.D. Coen, and D.M. Wilson. 2002. Growth Comparisons of Northern, Mercenaria mercenaria (L.) and Southern, M. campechiensis (Gmelin)Quahogs: Influence of Seagrass Habitat and Latitude. Journal of Shellfish Research 21(2):635-642.
- Heck, K.L., Jr., L.D. Coen, and S.G. Morgan. 2001. Pre- and post-settlement factors as determinants of juvenile blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) abundance: results from the north- central Gulf of Mexico. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 222:163-176.
- Heck, K.L., Jr., J.R. Pennock, J.F. Valentine, L.D. Coen, and S.A. Sklenar, 2000. Effects of nutrient enrichment and large predator removal on seagrass nursery habitats: an experimental assessment. Limnology and Oceanography 45:1041-1057.
- Breitburg, D., L.D. Coen, M.W. Luckenbach, R. Mann, M. Posey, and J.A. Wesson, 2000. Oyster reef restoration: convergence of harvest and conservation strategies. Journal of Shellfish Research 19:371-377.
- Coen, L.D. and M. Luckenbach, 2000. Developing success criteria and goals for evaluating oyster reef restoration: ecological function or resource exploitation? Ecological Engineering 15:323-343.
- Coen, L.D., D.M. Knott, E.L. Wenner, N.H. Hadley, A.H. Ringwood, 1999a. Intertidal Oyster Reef Studies in South Carolina: Design, Sampling and Experimental Focus for Evaluating Habitat Value and Function. Pages 131-156, In: M.W. Luckenbach, R. Mann, J.A. Wesson (eds.), Oyster Reef Habitat Restoration: A Synopsis and Synthesis of Approaches. Virginia Institute of Marine Science Press, Gloucester Point, VA.
- Coen, L.D., M.W. Luckenbach, and D.L. Breitburg, 1999b. The role of oyster reefs as essential fish habitat: a review of current knowledge and some new perspectives. Pages 438-454, in L.R. Benaka, editor. Fish habitat: essential fish habitat and rehabilitation. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 22, Bethesda, Maryland.
- Wenner, E., H.R. Beatty and L. Coen. 1996. A quantitative system for sampling nekton on intertidal oyster reefs. J. Shellfish Res. 15:769-775.
- Morgan, S.G., R.K. Zimmer-Faust, K.L. Heck, Jr., and L.D. Coen. 1996. Population regulation of blue crabs Callinectes in the northern Gulf of Mexico: postlarval supply. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 133:73-88.
- Heck, K.L., Jr. and L.D. Coen, 1995. Predation and the abundance of juvenile blue crabs: a comparison of selected East and Gulf Coast (USA) studies. Bull. Mar. Sci. 57:877-883.
- Judge, M.L., L.D. Coen, and K.L. Heck, Jr., 1993. Does Mercenaria mercenaria encounter elevated food levels in seagrass beds? Results from a novel technique to collect suspended food resources. Marine Ecology Prog. Ser. 92:141-150.
- Judge, M.L., L.D. Coen, and K.L Heck, Jr., 1992. The effect of long-term alteration of in situ water currents on the growth of the hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Limnology and Oceanography 37:1550-1559.
- Targett, N.M. L.D. Coen, A.A. Boettcher and C.E. Tanner, 1992. Biogeographic comparisons of marine algal polyphenolics: Evidence against a latitudinal trend Oecologia (Berl.) 89:464-470.
- Coen, L.D. and K. L. Heck, Jr., 1991. The interacting effects of siphon nipping and habitat on bivalve (Mercenaria mercenaria) growth in a subtropical seagrass (Halodule wrightii) meadow. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 145:1-13.
Mark Collins
Marine Resources Research Institute
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422
Phone: 843-953-9815
Fax: 843-953-9820
collinsm@dnr.sc.gov
Ph.D., 1984, Univ. of Florida
Research emphasis: Biology of marine and anadromous fishes
Current research projects:
- identification of critical habitats of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeons.
- verification of a landlocked population of shortnose sturgeon.
- evaluating the effects of surgical implantation of various transmitters in an endangered species.
- age, growth, and reproduction of reef fishes and sturgeons.
- effects of red drum stock enhancement on the wild population.
- evaluating the utility of marine/estuarine reserves.
- faunal survey of a heavily impacted estuary.
Previous research areas of interest:
- reef fish stock assessment.
- development of recruitment indices for king and Spanish mackerels.
- reef fish release mortality and the utility of swim bladder deflation.
- stock identification of sturgeons and reef fishes.
- age validation of reef fishes.
- ectoparasites as natural tags.
- feeding periodicity of an estuarine fish.
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- radio and acoustic telemetry
- microscopy
- tagging and chemical marking
- lethal and nonlethal collections.
Major instrumentation:
- boats
- telemetry receivers/antennae/hydrophones
- tissue processor
- water quality meters
- bottom grabs
- tanks
- nets (trawl, gill, trammel)
- microscopes
Stacie Crowe
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Marine Resources Division
217 Fort Johnson
P. O. Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422-2559
(843) 953-9092
crowes@dnr.sc.gov
M.S., Nova Southeastern University
Research emphasis: Benthic ecology, taxonomy of marine invertebrates
Tanya Darden
Marine Resource Research Institute
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8802
dardent@dnr.sc.gov
Ph.D., Biological Sciences (Ichthyology), University of Southern Mississippi, 2004
M.S., Biological Science (Ichthyology), University of Southern Mississippi, 1994
B.S., Aquatic Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 1992
Research emphasis: Fish population genetics
Margaret Davidson
NOAA Coastal Services Center
2234 S. Hobson Ave.
Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 740-1220
Margaret.Davidson@noaa.gov
M.M.A., Resource
Economics, University of Rhode Island, 1980
J.D., Natural Resources Law, Louisiana State University, 1978
B.A., Political Science, Louisana State University, 1972
Clay Davis
NIST Charleston
Hollings Marine Laboratory
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8995
Clay.Davis@nist.gov
Ph.D., Clemson University, 2003
Research emphasis: Chemical speciation; toxic chemical species in clinical and marine samples
Current research projects:
- Current research is focused on the role of trace elements and elemental species in the health of marine biological systems and species and the application of mass spectrometry to a broad range of hyphenated analytical methods related to the study of elemental and organometallic species in clinical, marine and environmental samples.
Resources
Currently Used:
Techniques:
- ICP-MS, ICP-OES
- GC/ICP-MS
- LC/ICP-MS
- Laser Ablation
- LC/MS/MS
- AFS
- Ion Chromatography
Major instrumentation:
- Thermo Collision Cell ICP-MS
- Thermo High Resolution ICP-OES
- PS Analytical Mercury Atomic Fluorescence Detector
- API 4000 LC/MS/MS
- API 4000 Q-trap LC/MS/MS
- Dionex Ion Chromatography System
- Microwave Digestion/Extraction Units
- New Wave UP213 Laser Ablation Unit
Selected Publications:
- David Point, J. Ignacio Garcia Alonso, W. Clay Davis, Steven J. Christopher, Aurore Guichard, Olivier F.X. Donard, Paul R. Becker, Gregory C. Turk, Stephen A. Wise "," J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 23 (3) 385-396 2008.
- David Point, W. Clay Davis, J. Ignacio Garcia Alonso, Mathilde Monperrus, Steven J. Christopher, Oliver F. X. Donard, Paul R. Becker and Stephen A. Wise, "Simultaneous determination of inorganic mercury, methylmercury, and total mercury concentrations in cryogenic fresh-frozen and freeze-dried biological reference materials" Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 389 (3) 787-798 2007.
- W. Clay David, S. J. Christopher, Rebecca S. Pugh, O. F. X. Donard, David Point, Milena Horvat, D. Gibiĉar, Z. Kljakovic, Barbara J. Porter, and Michele M. Schantz, "Certification of Methlymercury Content in Two Fresh-frozen Reference Materials: SRM 1947 Lake Michigan Fish Tissue and SRM 1974b Organics in Mussel Tissue (Mytilus edulis)," Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 387 (7) 2335-2341, 2007.
- David Point, W. Clay Davis, S. J. Christopher, Paul R. Becker, Olivier F.X. Donard, Gregory C. Turk, Stephen A. Wise, "Development and Application of an Ultratrace Method for the Speciation of Organotin Compounds in Cryogenically Archived and Homogenized Biological Materials" Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 387 (7) 2343-2355, 2007.
- Stephen Long, W. Clay Davis, Rusty Day, Steven Christopher, Jacqueline Mann, Robert Kelly, "Improved Certified Values for Total Mercury and Speciated Mercury in NIST SRMs Using Isotope Dilution ICP-MS," American Laboratory News, 39 (13) 26-27, 2007.
- Peter D. R. Moeller, Kevin R. Beauchesne, Kevin M. Huncik, W. Clay Davis, S. J. Christopher, Pamela Riggs-Gelasco, Andrew K. Gelasco "Metal Complexes and Free Radical Toxicity Derived from Pfiesteria piscicida," Environ. Sci. Technol, 41 (4) 1166-1172, 2007.
- Rusty D. Day, Stacy S. Vander Pol, S. J. Christopher, W. Clay Davis, Rebecca S. Pugh, Kristin S. Simac, David G. Roseneau, Paul R. Becker, Murre eggs (Uria aalge and U. lomvia) as indicators of mercury contamination in the Alaskan marine environment," Environ. Sci. Technol., 40 (3): 659-665, 2006.
- W. Clay Davis, S. J. Christopher, Gregory C. Turk, "Simultaneous Mass Bias and Fractionation Corrections Utilizing Isotopic Solid Standards and Laser Ablation ICPMS," Anal. Chem. 77 (19): 6389-6395, 2005.
- W. Clay Davis, Stacy S. Vander Pol, Michele M. Schantz, S. E. Long, and S. J. Christopher, "An Accurate and Sensitive Method for the Determination of Methylmercury in Biological Specimens Using GC-ICPMS with Solid Phase Microextraction," J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 19(12): 1546-1551, 2004.
Rusty Day
NIST Charleston
Hollings Marine Laboratory
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8904
russell.day@noaa.gov
M.S., Marine Biology, College of Charleston, 2003
B.S., Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1996
Research emphasis: Mercury toxicology in sea turtles and seabirds
Isaure
de Buron
Department of Biology
College of Charleston
66 George St.
Charleston, SC 29424
(843) 953-5848
deburoni@cofc.edu
Ph.D., Physiology/Organismal
and Population Biology, Universite Montpellier-II-Fr., 1986
M.S., Biology/Zoology, Universite Montpellier-II-Fr., 1982
B.S., Animal Biology, Universite MOntpellier-II-Fr., 1981
Current research projects:
- parasitic fauna of marine organisms in the Charleston area
- biology of philometrid nematodes of the southern flounder
Past research areas of interest:
- Molecular aspects of parasitism in the snail, Biomphalaria glabrata, intermediate host of the human blood fluke, Schistosoma mansoni
- Postdoctoral research: Ultrastructural studies of the larval stage of the cestode, Hymenolepis diminuta.
- Postdoctoral research: Morphological and biochemical characterization of teratocytes and viruses of the wasp, Cotesia congregata, insect parasitoid of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta.
- Postdoctoral research: Histopathological effects of the acanthocephalan, Leptorhynchoides thecatus, in the green sunfish
- Pathological effects of the acanthocephalan, Pomphorhynchus laevis in trout fingerlings. In collaboration with C. Loubes and J. Maurand. Research contract from EDF (French National Electric Company). Universite des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier-France.
- Study of the fish population of the Lavezzi Islands (Corsica-France). Research contract in collaboration with P. Camus, J.C. Joyeux and F. Robert. Universite des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier-France.
- Doctoral dissertation: Biologie des Populations d'Acanthocephales. Etude du complexe Acanthocephaloides propinquus parasite de poissons marines et lagunaires. (Population Biology of acanthocephalans: a study of the species complex, Acanthocephaloides propinquus, a parasite of brackish and marine fishes).
- D.E.A.: Acanthocephales parasites de poissons du Languedoc-Roussillon. (Acanthocephalans parasites of fish from Languedoc-Roussillon).
Selected Publications:
- 2006: Moravec, F and Buron, I. de. Two new species of philometrid nematodes (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the southern flounder Paralichthys lethostigma in the estuaries of South Carolina, USA. Folia Parasitologica 53: 139-146.
- 2006: Moravec F., Buron, I. de, Roumillat, W.A. Two new species of Philometra (Nematoda: Philometridae) parasitic in the perciform fish Cynoscion nebulosus (Sciaenidae) in the estuaries of South Carolina, USA. Folia Parasitologica 53: 63-70.
- 2005: Baker, T.G., Pante, E., and Buron I. de. Co-occurrence of Naobranchia lizae (Copepoda) and Metamicrocotyla macracantha (Monogenea), gill parasites of the striped mullet, Mugil cephalus. Parasitology Research 97: 515-520.
- 2005: Baker T.G., Viricel, A., Meraziz, L., and Buron I. de. Size variation of adult polyopisthocotylid Metamicrocotyla macracantha (Monogenea) in relation to host size. Comparative Parasitology 72(2): 179-182.
- 2005: Buron I. de and Euzet L. A new species of Thaumatocotyle (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) from Dasyatis sabina (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) on the Coast of South Carolina. Journal of Parasitology 91(4): 791-793.
Marie DeLorenzo
National Ocean Service
Marine Ecotoxicology Division
219 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412-9110
(843) 762-8515 Phone
email: marie.delorenzo@noaa.gov
link: http://www.chbr.noaa.gov/
Ph.D., 1997, Clemson University
Research emphasis: Environmental Toxicology
Current research projects:
- microbial environmental toxicology
- estuarine community ecology and food web dynamics
- effects and mechanisms of pesticide toxicity on estuarine organisms
- nutrient enrichment effects and interactions with pesticides
- toxicity effects of pharmaceutical drugs on estuarine organisms
Resources
Currently Used:
Techniques:
- toxicity bioassays (assessments of mortality, growth, productivity, photosynthetic pigments, protein, lipid and cholesterol levels, enzyme function)
- laboratory, mesocosm and field testing
- phytoplankton culturing
- pesticide extraction and analysis
- radioisotope techniques
Major instrumentation:
- epifluorescent microscope (equipped with digital video camera and image analysis software)
- spectrophotometer
- fluorescent microplate reader
- temperature and light controlled growth chambers
Selected Publications:
- Finnegan, M.C., Pittman, S., DeLorenzo, M.E. (In Press) Lethal and sublethal toxicity of the antifoulant compound Irgarol 1051 to the mud snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., Keller, J.M., Arthur, C.D., Finnegan, M.C., Harper, H.E., Winder, V.L., Zdankiewicz, D.L. (2008) Toxicity of the antimicrobial compound triclosan and formation of the metabolite methyl-triclosan in estuarine systems. Environmental Toxicology. 23 (2) :224-232.
- Serrano, L., DeLorenzo, M.E. (2007 doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.01.025>) Water quality and restoration in a coastal subdivision stormwater pond. Journal of Environmental Management.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., Fleming, J. (2008) Individual and mixture effects of selected pharmaceuticals on the marine phytoplankton species Dunaliella tertiolecta. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 55:203-210.
- Weiner, J.A., M.E. DeLorenzo, M.H. Fulton. 2007. Atrazine induced species-specific alterations in the subcellular content of microalgal cells. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 87:47-53.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., L. Serrano. 2006. Mixture toxicity of the antifouling compound irgarol to the marine phytoplankton species, Dunaliella tertiolecta. J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part B: 41(8):1349-1360.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., L. Serrano, K.W. Chung, J. Hoguet, P.B. Key. 2006. Lethal and sublethal effects of the insecticide permethrin on three life stages of the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 64:122-127.
- Emblidge, J.P., M.E. DeLorenzo. 2006. Preliminary risk assessment of the lipid-regulating pharmaceutical, clofibric acid, to three estuarine species. Environmental Research. 100(2):216-226. Read online.
- Key, P.B., M.E. DeLorenzo, K. Gross, K.W. Chung, A. Clum. 2005. Toxicity of the mosquito control pesticide Scourge to adult and larval grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio). J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part B. 40:585-594.
- Weiner, J.A., M.E. DeLorenzo. 2004. Relationship between uptake capacity and differential toxicity of the herbicide atrazine in selected microalgal species. Aquat. Toxicol.68:121-128.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., M. Leatherbury, J.A. Weiner, A.J. Lewitus, M.H. Fulton. 2004. Physiological factors contributing to the species-specific sensitivity of four estuarine microalgal species exposed to the herbicide atrazine. J. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management. 7(1):137-146.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., L. Serrano. 2003. Individual and mixture toxicity of three pesticides; atrazine, chlorpyrifos and chlorothalonil, to the marine phytoplankton species Dunaliella tertiolecta. J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part B. Vol.B38(5):529-538.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., L.A. Taylor, S.A. Lund, P.L. Pennington, E.D. Strozier, M.H. Fulton. 2002. Toxicity and bioaccumulation potential of the agricultural pesticide endosulfan in phytoplankton and zooplankton. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 42(2):173-181.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., A.J. Lewitus, G. I. Scott, P.E. Ross. 2001. Use of metabolic inhibitors to characterize ecological interactions in an estuarine microbial food web. Microbial Ecology. 42(3):317-327.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., G. I. Scott, P.E. Ross. 2001. Toxicity of pesticides to aquatic microorganisms: A review. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 20(1):84-98.
Mike Denson
Marine Resources Research Institute
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422-2559
Phone: (843) 953-9834
email: densonm@dnr.sc.gov
Ph.D., 2006, Clemson
University
M.S., 1992, Clemson University
B.S., 1988, Long Island University, Southampton Campus
Research emphasis: Fisheries management, aquaculture and stock enhancement
Research interests:
- spawning and culture of marine and freshwater fin-fishes, crustaceans, bivalves, and algae
- culture system design
- larval culture of marine fish species
- fisheries life history and habitat usage
- stock enhancement of commercially and recreationally important species
- statistical design and analysis
Selected Publications:
- Denson, M.R. In Press. Marking larval red drum with oxytetracycline. North American Journal of Fisheries Management.
- Denson, M.R., W.E. Jenkins, D.L. Berlinsky and T.I.J. Smith. In press. A comparison of human chorionic gonadotropin and luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analogue for ovulation induction in black sea bass Centropristis striata. Aquaculture Research.
- Weirich, C.R., T.I.J. Smith, A.D. Stokes, M.R. Denson, and W.E. Jenkins. 2004. Pond rearing of larval and juvenilke cobia Rachycentron canadum, in the southeastern United States: initial observations. Journal of Applied Aquaculture 16(1-2):27-44.
Rick
DeVoe
South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
287 Meeting St.
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: (843) 953-2078
Fax: (843) 953-2080
rick.devoe@scseagrant.org
M.M.A., 1980, Univ. of Rhode Island
Research emphasis: Aquaculture Policy; Marine/Coastal Policy and Management; Regional Ocean Policy; Coastal Land Use Policy; Science Management; Science Communication
Current research projects:
- Land Use - Coastal Ecosystem Study (funded by NOAA Coastal Ocean Program)
- SouthEast Coastal Ocean Observations Regional Association (SECOORA): Building a Regional Association Framework for the Coastal Ocean Observing System of the Southeastern United States (funded by NOAA Coastal Services Center)
- Expanding Existing Surveillance Systems to Include Pfeisteria, Other Harmful Algal Blooms, and Marine Toxins in South Carolina (funded by the Centers for Disease Control)
- South Carolina-Georgia Coastal Erosion Study (funded by the U.S. Geological Survey - Coastal and Marine Geology Program)
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Broaden work in the areas of aquaculture policy, management, and regulatory environment; on the relationship between land use and land use change and ecosystem condition, including work with local governments and planning entities; fisheries management; coastal and regional ocean policy and governance.
Selected Publications:
- Kleppel, G.S., M.R. DeVoe and M.V. Rawson, eds. 2006. Changing Land Use Patterns in the Coastal Zone: Managing Environmental Quality in Rapidly Growing Regions, Springer Series on Environmental Management, Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.
- DeVoe, M.R. and G.S. Kleppel. 2006. The Effects of Changing Land Use Patterns on Marine Resources: Setting a Research Agenda to Facilitate Management. In: Kleppel, G.S., M.R. DeVoe and Mac Rawson, eds., Changing Land Use Patterns in the Coastal Zone: Managing Environmental Quality in Rapidly Growing Regions, Springer Series on Environmental Management, Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.
- Kleppel, G.S., D.E. Porter and M.R. DeVoe. 2006. Urban typology and estuarine biodiversity in rapidly developing coastal watersheds. In: Kleppel, G.S., M.R. DeVoe and Mac Rawson, eds., Changing Land Use Patterns in the Coastal Zone: Managing Environmental Quality in Rapidly Growing Regions, Springer Series on Environmental Management, Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.
- Cicin-Sain, B., S.M. Bunsick, J. Corbin, M.R. DeVoe, T. Eichenberg, J. Ewart, J. Firestone, K. Fletcher, H. Halvorson, T. MacDonald, R. Rayburn, R. Rheault and B. Thorner-Miller, with the assistance of J. Didden and M. Blaydes. 2005. An Operational Framework for Offshore Marine Aquaculture in U.S. Federal Waters. Technical Report. Gerald J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy, University of Delaware. 114 pp.
- DeVoe, M.R. and C.E. Hodges. 2002. Rural and coastal aquaculture management: A review. pp. 142-165 in: Creswell, R.L. and R. Flos (Eds.) Responsible Aquaculture for the New Millennium. World Aquaculture Society. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA and European Aquaculture Society, Oostende, Belgium.
- DeVoe, M.R. and C.E. Hodges. 2002. Management of marine aquaculture: The sustainability challenge. pp. 21-44 in: Stickney, R.R. and J.P. McVey (Eds.), Responsible Marine Aquaculture. CABI Publishers, London.
- Cicin-Sain, B., S.M. Bunsick, M.R. DeVoe, T. Eichenberg, J. Ewart, H. Halvorson, R.W. Knecht, and R. Rheault. 2001. Development of a policy framework for offshore marine aquaculture in the 3-200 mile U.S. ocean zone. Center for the Study of Marine Policy, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE. 166 pp.
- DeVoe, M.R. 2000. Regulation and permitting. p. 744-760 In: Stickney, R.R. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Aquaculture. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
- DeVoe, M.R. 2000. Marine aquaculture in the United States: A review of current and future policy and management challenges. MTS Journal 34(1):5-17.
Rob
Dillon
Biology Department
College of Charleston
66 George St.
Charleston, SC 29424
(843) 953-8087
dillonr@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1982, Penn
Research emphasis: The Ecology, Evolution, and Genetics of Mollusks
Current research projects:
- sex allocation in pulmonates
- sex determination in prosobranchs
- population divergence and speciation in a variety of mollusk taxa, marine and freshwater
- aquaculture genetics
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- Protein electrophoresis
- Morphometrics
- Breeding studies
Jack
DiTullio
Grice Marine Laboratory
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 953-9196
ditullioj@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1987, U. of Hawaii
Research emphasis: Phytoplankton Ecology and Physiology
Current research projects:
- Fe and S cycling in Antarctic coastal waters
- effects of light and nitrogen source on Prochlorococcus growth
- remote sensing of coastal waters near Charleston, SC
- Fe-limitation in estuarine phytoplankton
- carbon cycling and phytoplankton species composition in the South Pacific
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- molecular biomarkers as indicators of physiological stress in phytoplankton (future)
- effects of eutrophication in estuaries (future)
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- HPLC
- GC
- HPCE
- spectrophotometry
- continuous cultures
Major instrumentation:
- Gas chromatograph with FPD for S and P analyses
- Shimadzu dual beam spectrophotometer
- Turner 10 AU fluorometer (for chl analysis)
- Refrigerated centrifuge, HPLC (heavily used)
- High Performance Capillary Electrophoresis (heavily used)
Greg Doucette
NOAA/National Ocean Service
219 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8528
greg.doucette@noaa.gov
PhD., 1989, Univ. of British Columbia
Research emphasis: Marine biotoxins and the ecophysiology of harmful algae
Current research projects:
- algal-bacterial interactions and their role in regulating the growth of red tide species
- biotoxin trophic transfer in marine food webs (routes and efficiency of toxin transfer)
- environmental factors influencing the toxicity of harmful algal blooms
- development of remote, autonomous biotoxin detection capabilities
Past or potential areas of research interest:
- taxonomy, morphology and ultrastructure of marine phytoplankton
- trace element and macro-nutrient physiology of marine phytoplankton
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- laboratory isolation and cultivation of marine microalgae and bacteria
- HPLC, immunoassay, receptor binding, and cell-based assays of marine biotoxins
- PCR, RFLP, DGGE
- rRNA probe hybridization (whole cell and sandwich methods)
- light, epi-fluorescence, and scanning electron microscopy
Major instrumentation:
- environmental chambers and incubators
- laminar flow hoods
- biological safety cabinets
- microplate luminometer and fluorometer
- Turner 10-AU fluorometer
- HPLC
- spectrophotometer
- ultracentrifuge
- light/epi-fluorescence microscope
- scanning electron microscope
- conventional and microplate scintillation counters
Selected Publications:
- Mikulski, C.M., Morton, S.L., Doucette, G.J. 2005. Development and application of LSU rRNA probes for Karenia brevis in the Gulf of Mexico, USA. Harmful Algae 4:49-60.
- Babin, M., Cullen, J.J., Roesler, C.S., Donaghay, P.L., Doucette, G.J., Kahru, M., Lewis, M.R., Scholin, C.A., Sieracki, M.E., Sosik, H.M. 2005. New approaches and technologies for observing harmful algal blooms. Oceanography 18:210-227.
- Doucette, G.J., Turner, J.T., Powell, C.L., Keafer, B.A., Anderson, D.M. 2005. ECOHAB-Gulf of Maine. Trophic accumulation of PSP toxins in zooplankton during Alexandrium fundyense blooms in Casco Bay, Gulf of Maine, April – June, 1998. I. Toxin levels in A. fundyense and zooplankton size fractions. Deep-Sea Research II 52:2764-2783.
- Twiner, M.J., Hess, P., Bottein Dechraoui, M.-Y., McMahon, T., Ramsdell, J.S., Samons, M.S., Satake, M., Yasumoto, T., Doucette, G.J. 2005. Cytotoxic and cytoskeletal effects of azaspiracid-1 on mammalian cell lines. Toxicon 45:891-900.
- Doucette, G.J., Cembella, A.D., Martin, J.L., Michaud, J., Cole, T.V.N., Rolland, R.M. 2006. PSP toxins in north Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) and their zooplankton prey in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Marine Ecology Progress Series 306:303-313.
- Kodama, M., Doucette, G.J., Green, D.H. 2006. Relationships between bacteria and harmful algae. In: Granéli, E., Turner, J.T. (eds.) Ecology of Harmful Algae. Springer-Verlag, Heidelburg. pp. 243-255.
Phil
Dustan
Department of Biology
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC 29424
(843)953-8086
(843)953-5453 Fax
dustanp@cofc.edu
Ph.D.(Ecology and Evolution), 1975, SUNY @ Stony Brook
Research emphasis: Genecology of reef-building corals
Current research projects:
- health and vitality of coral reef communities
- photophysiology of reef-building corals
- remote sensing of coral reefs and coastal waters
- impact of urbanization on coral reefs and coastal waters
- USEPA Coral Reef Monitoring Program
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- physiology and ecology of deep water corals in the Florida Keys
- community change in benthic shelf communitits
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- Computer image processing (remote sensing and GIS analysis)
- SCUBA diving
- underwater video and photography
- ecological sampling
Major instrumentation:
- Computers
- large format plotter
- underwater photography equipment
- fluorometers
- submersible radiometers
Pat Fair
NOAA, National Ocean Service
Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research
219 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8533
pat.fair@noaa.gov
Ph.D., Clemson
University, 1992
M.S., University of Maryland, 1977
Research emphasis: Effects of environmental contaminants, emerging diseases and stressors on the health of marine mammals.
Current research projects:
- Conducting integrative health assessment and surveillance of bottlenose dolphins to determine potential biological impacts in relation to various natural and anthropogenic stressors
- Examining persistent organic contaminants and their profiles, temporal and spatial trends in bottlenose dolphins to determine impacts/role of contaminants in health and disease; evaluation of bioaccumulation of contaminants in marine mammals and the application of marine mammals as sentinels to advance our understanding of ecosystem perturbations
- Investigate the potential toxic effects and endocrine disruption of contaminants on marine mammals and surrogate models and in vitro systems
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Benefits of marine lipids toward human health and disease prevention; aquaculture nutrition; toxicological effects of contaminants on marine organisms
Resources
currently used:
Techniques/instrumentation:
- Marine mammal field research studies: photo-identification, biopsy and live-capture release techniques; chemical contaminant analyses, marine mammal stranding and necropsy, spatial modeling
- Diagnostic and laboratory research conducted for assessing health parameters (clinical, immunology, biomarkers, etc.); toxicological research on emerging chemicals using animal exposures and in vitro models
Selected publications:
- Bossart, G.D., T.A. Romano, M.M. Peden-Adams, C.D. Rice, P.A. Fair, J.D. Goldstein, K. Cammen, J.S. Reif. Hematological, biochemical and immunological findings in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) with orogenital papillomas. Aquatic Mammals. (in press)
- Reif, J.S., M.M. Peden-Adams, T.A. Romano, C.D. Rice, P.A. Fair, G. Bossart. Immune dysfunction in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) with lobomycosis. Medical Mycology (in press)
- Reif, J.S., P.A. Fair, B. Joseph, D.K. Kilpatrick, R. Sanchez, J.D. Goldstein, J. Adams, S.D. McCulloch, M. Mazzoil, E. Zolman, Hansen, L.J., and G.D. Bossart. Health status of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Indian River Lagoon, FL and Charleston, SC. Journal of the American Veterinary Association (in press)
- Dubey, J.P., P.A. Fair, N. Sundar, G. Velmurugan, O.C.H. Kwok, W.W. McFee, and C. Su. Isolation of Toxoplasma Gondii from bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Parasitology (in press)
- Mendoza, L., A.F.F. Belone, R. Vilela, M. Rehantz, G.D. Bossart, J.S. Reif, P.A. Fair, W.N. Durden, J. St. Leger, L.R. Travassos, and P.S. Rosa. 2008. Western blotting analyses of the humoral immune response to Lacazia loboi antigens using sera from humans and dolphins with lacaziosis and sera from experimentally infected mice. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 15(1):164-167.
- Vecchione, A., M.M. Peden-Adams, T.A. Romano, P. Fair. 2008. (Tursiops truncatus). Aquatic Mammals 34(1), 93-101. Recent cytokines findings and implication toward health assessment of bottlenose dolphin. Aquatic Mammals 34(1), 93-101.
- Stavros, H-C W., G.D. Bossart, T.C. Hulsey and P.A. Fair. 2008. Trace element concentrations in blood of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): influence of age, sex and location. Bulletin of Marine Pollution 56, 371-379.
- Montie, E.W., P.A. Fair, G.D. Bossart, G.B. Mitchum, M. Houde, D.C.G. Muir, R.J. Letcher, W.E. McFee, V.R. Starczak, A. Solow, J.J. Stegeman, and M.E. Hahn. 2008. Cytochrome P4501A1 expression, polychlorinated biphenyls and hydroxylated degradation products, and blubber dynamics of bottlenose dolphins from the southeast United States. Aquatic Toxicology 86:397-412.
- Fair, P.A., D.C.G. Muir, J. Small, S. Sturman, J. Adams, M. Houde, G.D. Bossart. 2007. Tissue Distribution of perfluoroalkyl compounds in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from southeast coastal USA. Organohalogen Compounds 69:849-852.
- Fair, P.A., G. Mitchum, T.C. Hulsey, J. Adams, E. Zolman, W. McFee, E. Wirth and G.D. Bossart. 2007. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in blubber of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from two southeast Atlantic Coastal Areas. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 53, 483-494.
- Fayer, R., P.A. Fair, G.D. Bossart, and M. Santin. 2007. Examination of naturally-exposed bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for microsporidia, cryptosporidium, and giardia. Journal of Parasitology 94(1):143-147.
- Montie, E.W., S.R. Garvin, P.A. Fair, G.D. Bossart, G.B. Mitchum, W.E. McFee, Todd Speakman, Vicke R. Starczak, Michael J. Moore, and M.E. Hahn. 2007. Blubber morphology in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the southeast United States: Influence of geographic location, age class, and reproductive state. Journal of Morphology.
- Stavros, H-C W., G.D. Bossart, T.C. Hulsey and P.A. Fair. 2007. Trace metal concentrations in skin of free-ranging bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from the southeast Atlantic coast. Science of the Total Environment 388, 300-315.
- Bossart, G.D., S-J. Ghim, M. Rehtanz, J. Goldstein, R. Varela, R.Y. Ewing, P.A. Fair, R. Lenzi, B. Joseph, L.S. Schneider, C.J. McKinnie, J.S. Reif, R. Sanchez, A. Lopez, S. Novoa, J. Bernal, M. Goretti, R.H. Defran and A.B. Jenson. 2006. Orogenital neoplasia in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Aquatic Mammals 31(4):473-480.
- Houde, M., T.A.D. Bujas, J. Small, R. Wells, P.A. Fair, G. Bossart, K.R. Solomon, and D.C.G. Muir. 2006. Biomagnification of perfluoroalkyl compounds in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) food web. Environmental Science and Technology 40, 4138-4144.
- Fair, P.A., T. Hulsey, R.A. Varela, J. Goldstein, J.A. Adams, E. Zolman, G.D. Bossart. 2006. Hematology, serum chemistry and cytology results from Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) inhabiting the coastal waters of Charleston, South Carolina. Aquatic Mammals 32(2), 182-195.
- Rehtanz, M., Ghim, S., Rector, A., Ranst, M.V., Fair, P.A., Bossart, G.D. and A.B. Jenson. 2006. Isolation and Characterization of the first American bottlenose dolphin papillomavirus: Tursiops truncatus Papillomavirus Type 2, TtPV2. Journal of Virology. 87: 3559-3565.
- Reif, J.S., M.S. Mazzoil, S.D. McCulloch, R.A. Varela, P.A. Fair and G.D. Bossart. 2006. Lobomycosis in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Journal of the American Veterinary Association. 22B(1):104-108.
- Houde, M, G. Pacepavicius, R.S. Wells, P.A. Fair, R.J. Letcher, M. Alaee, G.D. Bossart, A.A. Hohn, J. Sweeney, K.R. Solomon, D.C.G. Muir. 2006. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) in plasma of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Western Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Science and Technology 40:5860-5866.
- Goldstein, J.D., E. Reese, J.S. Reif, R.A. Varela, S.D. McCulloch, R.H. Defran, P.A. Fair and G.D. Bossart. 2006. Hematologic, biochemical and cytologic findings from apparently clinically healthy Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) inhabiting the Indian River Lagoon. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(2), 447-454.
- Houde, M., R.S. Wells, P.A. Fair, G.D. Bossart, A.A. Hohn, T.K. Rowles, J.C. Sweeney, K.R. Solomon and D.C.G. Muir. 2005. Polyfluoroalkyl compounds in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Environmental Science and Technology, 39(17):6591-6598.
- Dubey, J.P., P. Fair, G.D. Bossart, R. Fayer, C. SreeKumar, O.C.H. Kwok and Ph. Thulliez. 2005. A comparison of four serologic tests to detect antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in naturally-exposed bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Parasitology. 91(5):1074-1081.
- Schwacke, L.H., E.O. Voit, L.H. Hansen, R.S. Wells, G.B. Mitchum, A.A. Hohn, P.A. Fair, 2002. Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Reproductive Effects of Polychlorinated Bipheynyls on Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Southeast United States Coast. Environ. Toxicol. & Chem. 21:2752-2764.
- Tittlemier, S., B. Asuncion Borrell, J. Duffe, P.J. Duignan, P. Fair, A. Hall, P. Hoekstra, K. Kovacs, M. Krahn, M. Lebeuf, C. Lydersen, D. Muir, T. O'Hara, M. Olsson, J. Pranschke, P. Ross, U. Siebert, G. Stern, S. Tanabe, and R. Norstrom. 2002. Global Distribution of Halogenated Dimethyl Bipyrooles in Marine Mammal Blubber. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 43:244-255.
- Fair, P.A., and P. Becker. 2000. Stress in Marine Mammals. Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery 7:335-354.
- Fair, P.A. 2000. Health-Related Parasites in Seafoods. And Allergies and Intolerances. In: Marine and Freshwater Products Handbook, Technomic Publishing Company, Inc., Lancaster, PA, pp. 761-182.
- Beck, K.M., Fair, P., McFee, W., and Wolf, D. 1996. Heavy metals in tissues of bottlenose dolphins stranded along the South Carolina coast. Marine Pollution Bulletin 34:9; 734-739.
- Fair, Patricia H., Woodie P. Williams, T.I.J. Smith. 1993. Effects of Dietary Menhaden Oil on Growth and Muscle Fatty Acid Composition of Hybrid Striped Bass, Morone chrysops X M. saxatilis. Aquaculture 116;171-189.
- Fair, Patricia H., James E. Balthrop and S. Braddon-Galloway. 1987. In vivo Incorporation of (14C)-Leucine into Brain Protein of Mice Treated with Methylmercury and Thiol Complexes of Methylmercury. Toxicol. Letters. 36:213-220.
- Fair, P.H., J.E. Balthrop, J.F. Wade and S. Braddon-Galloway. 1986. The Toxicity, Distribution, and Elimination of Methylmercury in Mice Following Intracerebral Injection. Neurotoxicol. 8(2):281-290.
- Fair, P.H., and A.R. Fortner. 1987. Effect of Ingested Benzo(a)pyrene and Cadmium on Tissue Accumulation, Hydroxylase Activity and Intestinal Morphology of the Black Sea Bass, Centropristis Striata. Environ. Res. 42:185-195.
- Fair, P.H., J.E. Balthrop, J.F. Wade and S. Braddon-Galloway. 1986. Toxicity, Distribution, and Elimination of Thiol Complexes of Methylmercury after Intracerebral Injection. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health 19:219-195.
- Fair, P.H. 1986. Interaction of Benzo(a)pyrene and Cadmium on GSH-S-Transferase and Benzo(a)pyrene Hydroxylase in the Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 15:257-263.
- Fair, P.H., W.J. Dougherty, and S.A. Braddon. 1985. Methylmercury and Selenium Interaction in Relation to Mouse Kidney y-Glutamyltranspeptidase, Ultrastructure and Function. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 80:78-96.
Wayne Fitzgibbon
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Department of Medicine
Animal Research
Compliance Liaison
Office of Compliance
Medical University
of South Carolina
96 Jonathan Lucas St.
P.O. Box 250623
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: (843) 792-1123
Fax: (843) 792-8399
fitzgiwr@musc.edu
Ph.D., 1985, University
of Newcastle, Shortland, N.S.W, Australia
B.S., 1976, University of Newcastle, Shortland, N.S.W, Australia
Research emphasis: Applying microphysiological techniques to the study of hormonal regulation of mammalian renal physiology and pathophysiology.
Current research projects:
- volume regulatory mechanisms of the euryhaline elasmobranch, the Atlantic stingray
Selected Publications:
- Sivritas, H.S., Ploth, D.W., and Fitzgibbon, W.R., (2008). Blockade of medullary bradykinin B2 receptors increases tubular sodium reabsorption in rats fed a normal salt diet. In Revision Am J Physiol Renal
- Janech, M.G., Gefroh, H., Cwengros, E.E., Sulikowski, J.A., Ploth, D.W. and Fitzgibbon, W.R. (2008). Cloning of Urea Transporters from the Kidneys of Two Batoid Elasmobranchs: Evidence for a Common Elasmobranch Urea Transporter Isoform. Marine Biology 153:1173-1179.
- Janech, M.G., Fitzgibbon, W.R., Nowak, M., Miller, D.H. and Ploth, D.W. (2006). Cloning and Functional Characterization of a Second Urea Transporter Isoform (strUT-2) from the Kidney of the Atlantic Stingray. American Journal of Physiology (Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology) R844-R853.
- Janech, M.G., Fitzgibbon, W.R., Ploth, D.W., Lacy, E.R. and Miller, D.H. (2006). Effect of Environmental Salinity on Plasma Composition and Renal Function of the Atlantic Stingray, a Euryhaline Elasmobranch. American Journal of Physiology (Renal Physiol) 291:F770-780.
- Chen, J., Batta, A., Zheng S, Fitzgibbon, W.R., Ullian, M.E., Hongwei Yu, H., Tso, P., Salen, G., and Patel, S. B. (2005). Segregation Analyses of a mis-sense mutation in Abcg5 gene with phytosterolemia and hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats. BMC Genetics 6:40.
- Ullian, M.E., Gelasco, A.K., Fitzgibbon, W.R., Beck, C.N., and Morinelli, T.A. (2005). N-acetylcysteine decreases angiotensin II receptor binding in vascular smooth muscle cells. Journal American Society of Nephrology, 16: 2346 - 2353.
- Ullian, M.E., Gantt, B.J., Ford, A.K., Tholanikunnel, B.G., Spicer, E.K. and Fitzgibbon, W.R. (2003). Potential importance of glomerular citrate synthase activity in remnant nephropathy. Kidney International 63: 156-164
- Janech, M.G., Fitzgibbon, W.R., Chen, R., Paul, R.V., Nowak, M., Miller, D.H. and Ploth, D.W. (2003). Physiological and molecular characterization of a urea transporter from the kidney of the euryhaline Atlantic stingray, Daysatis sabina. American Journal of Physiology (Renal Physiology) 284: F996-F1005.
- Janech, M.G., Chen, R., Paul, R.V., Nowak, M., McFee, W., Fitzgibbon, W.R. and Ploth, D.W. (2002) Physiological and molecular characterization of a urea transporter from the kidney of the short-finned pilot whale, Globcephala macrorhynchus. American Journal of Physiology (Regulatory and Comparative Physiology) 282: R1490-R1500.
- Mukhin, Y.V., Vlasova, T., Jaffa, A.A., Collinsworth, G., Bell, J.L., Tholanikunnel, B., Pettus, T., Fitzgibbon, W.R., Ploth, D.W., Raymond, J.R. and Garnovskaya, M.N. (2001). Bradykinin B2 receptors activate Na+/H+ Exchange in mIMCD-3 cells via janus kinase 2 and Ca2+/calmodulin. Journal of Biological Chemistry 276: 17339-17346.
- Ullian, M.E., Robinson, C.J., Evans, C.T.B., Melnick, J.Z. and Fitzgibbon, W.R. (2000). The role of citrate synthase in aldosterone-mediated sodium reabsorption. Hypertension 35: 875-879.
- Fitzgibbon, W.R., Greene, E.L., Grewal, J. Hutchison, F.N., Self, S.E. and Ullian, M.E. (1999). Resistance to remnant nephropathy in the wistar-furth rat. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 10: 814-821.
- Mukai, H., Fitzgibbon, W.R., Ploth, D.W. and Margolius, H.S. (1998). Effect of chronic treatment with the bradykinin receptor antagonist, HOE140, on blood pressure in Dahl salt resistant (SR/Jr) rats. British Journal of Pharmacology 124: 197-205.
- Ullian, M.E., Islam, M.M., Robinson, C.J., Fitzgibbon, W.R., Tobin, E.T. and Paul, R.V., (1997). Resistance to mineralcorticoids in the wistar-furth rat. American Journal of Physiology 272 (Heart and Circulatory Physiology 41): H1454-H1461.
- Mukai, H., Fitzgibbon, W.R., Bozeman, G., Margolius, H.S. and Ploth, D.W. (1996). Bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist increases chloride and water absorption in rat medullary collecting duct. American Journal of Physiology 271 (Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 40): R352-R360.
Mike Fulton
Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research
National Ocean Service
219 Fort Johnson Road
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: (843) 762-8576
mike.fulton@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 1989, University of South Carolina
Research emphasis: Environmental Toxicology
Current research projects:
- Lethal and sublethal effects of pesticides in fish and crustaceans
- Lethal and sublethal effects of emerging contaminants in fish and crustaceans
- Development of bioassay protocols for sediment-associated contaminants
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Development and utilization of biomarkers for contaminant exposure and/or effects
- Effects of endocrine disruptors in estuarine ecosystems
- Effects of pharmaceutical compounds in estuarine organisms
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- Aqueous and sediment bioassays with vertebrate and invertebrate species
- Enzyme assays (cholinesterases)
Major instrumentation:
- Spectrophotometer
- environmental chambers
- water quality instrumentation
Selected Publications:
- Fulton, M., P. Key, A.K. Leight, J. Daugomah, D. Bearden, S. Sivertsen, and G. Scott. 2006. An evaluation of contaminated estuarine sites using sediment quality guidelines and ecological assessment methodologies. Ecotoxicology 15:573-581.
- Key, P.B., M. H. Fulton. 2006. Correlation between 96-h mortality and 24-h acetylcholinesterase inhibition in three grass shrimp larval life stages. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 63:389-392.
- Wirth, E., P. Pennington, J. Lawton, M. DeLorenzo, D. Bearden, B. Shaddrix, S. Sivertsen and M. Fulton. 2004. The effects of the contemporary-use insecticide (fipronil) in an estuarine mesocosm. Environmental Pollution.131:365-371.
Sylvia Galloway
Visiting Research Scientist
Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Science Program
Biochemistry Department
Medical University of South Carolina
221 Fort Johnson Road
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: (843) 953-0772
Fax: (843) 953-0774
gallowsb@musc.edu
Ph.D., Biochemistry,
Medical University of South Carolina, 1974
M.S., Chemistry, SUNY, College of Environmental Science & Forestry, 1968
B.S., Foods & Nutrition, Syracuse University, 1964
Current research interest:
- native fluorescent proteins as natural reporters of coral health
- molecular indicators of coral disease in relationship to environmental and anthropogenic stressors utilizing a genomic/proteomic approach
- coral antimicrobial activities
Past and potential areas of research interest:
- The measurement of environmental contaminants in marine mammal and sea turtle tissues, with special emphasis on the relationship of environmental contaminants to disease and death in these species
- The metabolism of contaminant metals with special emphasis on the interaction of Se and CH3Hg
- The use of species identification techniques (including PAG-IEF, marine fatty acid analysis, DNA sequencing and RFLP) for the forensic identification of unknowns in law enforcement cases related to managed or protected marine species
- Marine biotoxin assessment as related to human consumers of marine fishery products; particular emphasis on program management at the national level
- Program management expertise, especially in planning and designing complex inter-disciplinary research efforts targeted at resolving major issues relevant to federal/state agencies’ missions
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- 2-D gel electrophoresis coupled with MS analysis
- fluorescence microscopy
Selected Publications:
- Shapo JL, Moeller PD, Galloway SB (Submitted). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Antimicrobial activity in the common seawhip, Leptogorgia virgulata (Lamarck)
- Galloway SB, Work TM, Bochsler VS, Harley RA, Kramarsky-Winters E, McLaughlin SM, Meteyer CU, Morado JF, Nicholson JH, Parnell PG, Peters EC, Reynolds TL, Rotstein DS, Sileo L, and Woodley CM (In Press). CDHC Workshop: Coral Histopathology II. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD. 83pp.
- Woodley CM, Bruckner AW, Galloway SB, McLaughlin SM, Downs CA, Fauth JE, Shotts EB, Lidie KL (2003). Coral Disease and Health: A National Research Plan. Silver Spring, MD., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 72pp.
Dianne Greenfield
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422
greenfieldd@dnr.sc.gov
Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
(843) 762-8889
dgreenfield@ belle.baruch.sc.edu
Ph.D., Coastal Oceanography, Stony Brook University, 2002
M.S., Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Tulane University, 1995
B.A., Biology, Mount Holyoke College, 1991
Research emphasis: Ecology and physiology of coastal phytoplankton
Thomas Greig
U.S. Department of Commerce
NOAA/National Ocean Service
Center for Coastal Environmental Health & Biomolecular Research
219 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8543
Thomas.Greig@noaa.gov
Ph.D, University
of South Carolina, 2000
B.S. Cornell University, 1991
Research emphasis: Fisheries population genetics, evolutionary ecotoxicology, molecular marine forensics
Current research projects:
- molecular identification of larval fishes from Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
- molecular identification of regulated shark species from the North Atlantic Ocean
- molecular studies to identify the causative agent of Juvenile Oyster Disease (JOD)
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- population genetics of swordfish, Xiphias gladius
- population and conservation genetics of endangered fishes
- partitioning of genetic variation in marine organisms
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- PCR amplification of DNA
- molecular cloning
- DNA sequencing
- DNA fragment analysis
Major Instrumentation:
- ABI 377 DNA sequencer
- thermal cyclers
Danny Gustafson
Department of Biology
The Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC 29409
Phone: (843) 953-7876
danny.gustafson@citadel.edu
Ph.D., 2000, Southern
Illinois University
M.S., 1996, Illinois State University
B.A., 1990, Blackburn College
Research emphasis: Plant Ecology, Conservation Genetics, Restoration Ecology
Current research interests:
- spatial and temporal dynamics of Spartina alterniflora dieback
- plant/soil community feedback study looking at negative feedback as a possible mechanism for structuring grassland communities
- using the model plant (Arabidopsis thaliana) to investigate genetic control of ecologically/evolutionarily important interactions
Selected Publications:
- Gustafson, D.J., & Peterson, P.M. (in review) Re-examinatino of Muhlenbergia capillaris, M. expansa, and M. sericea (Poaceae: Muhlenbergiinea). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas.
- Gustafson, D.J., Kilheffer, J., & Silliman, B.R. 2006. Relative impacts of Littoraria irrorata and Prokelisia marginata on Spartina alterniflora growth. Estuaries and Coasts, 29, 639-644.
- Gustafson, D.J., & Casper, B.B. 2006. Differential host plant performance as a function of soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities: experimentally manipulating co-occurring Glomus species. Plant Ecology, 183, 257-263.
- Cahill, J.F. Jr., Kembel, S.W., & Gustafson, D.J. 2005. Differential genetic influences on competitive effect and response in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Ecology, 93, 958-967.
- Gustafson, D.J., & Latham, R.E. 2005. Is the serpentine aster, Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fern.) Nesom, a valid species and actually endemic to eastern serpentine barrens? Biodiversity and Conservation, 14, 1445-1452.
- Gustafson, D.J., Gibson, D.J., & Nickrent, D.L. 2005. Using local seeds in prairie restoration-data supports the paradigm. Native Plants Journal, 6, 25-28.
- Gustafson, D.J., Gibson, D.J., & Nickrent, D.L. 2004. Competitive relationships of Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem) from remnant and restored native populations and select cultivated varieties. Functional Ecology, 18, 451-457.
- Gustafson, D.J., Gibson, D.J., & Nickrent, D.L. 2004. Conservation genetics of two co-dominant grass species in the endangered grassland ecosystem. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, 389-397.
- Gustafson, D.J., & Casper, B.B. 2004. Nutrient addition affects AM fungal performance and expression of plant/fungal feedback in three serpentine grasses. Plant and Soil, 259, 9-17.
- Gustafson, D.J., Romano, G, Latham, R.E., & Morton, J.K. 2003. Amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis of genetic relationships among the serpentine barrens endemic Cerastium velutinum Rafinesque var. villosissimum Pennell (Caryophyllaceae) and closely related Cerastium species. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 130, 218-223.
- Gustafson, D.J., Gibson, D.J., & Nickrent, D.L. 2002. Genetic diversity and competitive abilities of Dalea purpurea (Fabaceae) from remnant and restored grasslands. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 163, 979-990.
- Gibson, D.J., Adams, E.D., Ely, J.S., Gustafson, D.J., McEwen, D., & Evans, T.R. 2000. Eighteen years of herbaceous layer recovery of a recreation area in a mesic forest. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 127, 230-239.
- Gustafson, D.J., Gibson, D.J., & Nickrent, D.L. 1999. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) variation among remnant big blustem [Andropogon gerardii Vitman] populations from Arkansas' Grand Prairie. Molecular Ecology, 8, 1693-1701.
Nancy Hadley
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Marine Resources Division
217 Fort Johnson
P.O. Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422-2559
(843) 953-9841
hadleyn@dnr.sc.gov
M.S., 1981, College of Charleston
Research emphasis: Bivalve aquaculture and ecology
Current research projects:
- intertidal oyster reef management and ecology
- oyster habitat restoration (methodology development and testing; community restoration program)
- impacts of boat wakes on oyster reefs
- oyster shell recycling
- phytoplankton culture
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- improved hatchery diets for oysters and clams
- improved culture methods for oysters
- breeding studies with oysters and/or clams
- oyster habitat enhancement with hatchery spawn
- development of hatchery culture techniques for local species (e.g. Geukensia demissa)
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- standard hatchery techniques with settlement on microcultch
- modified flow-through larviculture, post-set culture
- monospecific phytoplankton culture
Tony
Harold
Grice Marine Laboratory
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 953-9180
harolda@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1991, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland
Research emphasis: Phylogenetic Systematics and Biogeography of Marine and Freshwater Fishes
Current research projects:
- Phylogeny, biogeography and life history evolution of gobies: Use of anatomical, histological and molecular data in reconstructing phylogeny, with resultant phylogenies applied to studies of life history evolution and historical biogeography.
- Phylogeny of the deep-sea stomiiform fishes: Further morphological studies, emphasizing osteology, myology and photophore histology, are underway which help to resolve several important evolutionary problems in the group.
- New species of stomiiforms and gadiforms: Morphometric and meristic data analyzed by multivariate ordination procedures are used in species discrimination; preparation of descriptions of numerous undescribed species.
- Historical biogeography of Bregmacerotidae: Ongoing work to revise Bregmaceros and resolve the phylogeny of the species will eventually lead to an analysis of the historical biogeography and some aspects of the historical ecology of this group, in particular the evolutionary polarity of shallow versus deep-water living in this group of likely paedomorphic cod-like fishes.
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- analysis of Indo-Pacific biogeography
- conceptual issues in the analysis of biogeography
- utilization of phylogeny in the evolution of behavioral and ecological attributes
- analysis of co-evolution of associations between fishes and invertebrates or other hosts
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- bulk and thin section histology
- scanning electron microscopy
- PCR and sequencing of mtDNA
- phylogenetic analysis using software such as PAUP, MacClade and Hennig 86
- biogeographical analysis using COMPONENT and PAUP
- multivariate statistical procedures for ordination and clustering using NTSYS
Major instrumentation:
- 600 dpi flat-bed scanner; in DOS/Windows environment
- Nikon E600 compound microscope with 35 mm camera
- Nikon SMZ-10 dissecting scope with camera lucida
- Mitutoyo digital caliper with computer interface
Selected Publications:
- Harold, A.S., R. Winterbottom, P.L. Munday, and R.W. Chapman. in press. Phylogenetic relationships of Indo-Pacific gobies of the genus Gobiodon (Teleostei: Gobiidae) based on morphological and molecular data. Bulletin of Marine Science.
- Harold, A.S. in press. Families Astronesthidae, Bregmacerotidae, Chauliodontidae, Gonostomatidae, Idiacanthidae, Malacosteidae, Melanostomiidae, Phosichthyidae, Sternoptychidae, and Stomiidae. Pages 000-000 in Carpenter, K. (ed.) Eastern Central Atlantic Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO Species Identification and Data Programme.
- Harold, A.S. 2005. Book review of: Peixes do rio Negro. Fishes of the Rio Negro. Alfred Russel Wallace (1850-1852), by Mônica de Toledo-Piza Ragazzo (ed.). Copeia 2005(1): 212-214.
- Winterbottom, R., and A.S. Harold. 2005. Gobiodon prolixus: a new species of gobiid fish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 118(3): 582-589.
- Harold, A.S., and K. Lancaster. 2003. A new species of the hatchetfish genus Argyripnus (Stomiiformes: Sternoptychidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 116: 885-893.
- Harold, A.S. 2003. Families Astronesthidae, Chauliodontidae, Gonostomatidae, Idiacanthidae, Malacosteidae, Melanostomiidae, Phosichthyidae, Sternoptychidae, and Stomiidae. Pages 881-912 in K. E. Carpenter (editor). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 2: Bony Fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. Pp. i-viii + 601-1374.
- Torii, A., A.S. Harold, T. Ozawa, Y. Iwatsuki. 2003. Redescription of Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840 (Gadiformes; Bregmacerotidae). Ichthyological Research 50: 129-139.
- Vari, R.P. and A.S. Harold. 2003. Genera incertae sedis in Characidae: Creagrutus and Piabina. Pages 121-126 in Reis, R.E., S.O. Kullander, and C.J. Ferraris (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. EDIPUCRS, Porto Alegre.
- Harold, A.S. 2002. Book review of: Species Concepts and Phylogenetic Theory: A Debate, edited by Q.D. Wheeler and R. Meier. Copeia 2002: 543-545.
- Harold, A.S., K.E. Hartel, J.E. Craddock, and J.A. Moore. 2002. Family Sternoptychidae. Pages 184-190 in Collette, B.B. and G. Klein-MacPhee (eds.), Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC.
- Vari, R.P., and A.S. Harold. 2001. Phylogenetic Study of the Neotropical Fish Genera Creagrutus (Günther) and Piabina Reinhardt (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes), with a Revision of the Cis-Andean Species. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, No. 613, v + 239 p.
Julian Harrison
Grice Marine Laboratory
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 795-1694
harrisonj@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1964, University of Notre Dame
Research emphasis: Systematics, Distribution and Ecology of Amphibians and Mollusks
Current research projects:
- Taxonomy, Distribution, and Ecology of Brackish Water Pulmonate Mollusks
- Taxonomy and Distribution of Desmognathine and Hemidactyliine Salamanders
- Monitoring Efforts: Flatwoods Salamander (Ambysoma cingulatum) breeding sites in Francis Marion National Forest
- Terrestrial, Freshwater and Brackish Water Mollusks of South Carolina Barrier Islands
Potential areas of research interests:
- Distribution and Taxonomy of Terrestrial and Freshwater Mollusks of South Carolina
Selected Publications:
- Harrison, J. R. and D. M. Knott. 2007. Occurrence of Microtralia ovula and Creedonia succinea (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Ellobiidae) in South Carolina. Southeastern Naturalist, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 173-178.
Willem (Jaap) Hillenius
Department of Biology
College of Charleston
66 George Street
Charleston, SC 29424-0001
office: 230 Science Center
phone: (843) 953-8083
FAX: (843) 953-5453
hilleniusw@cofc.edu
http://www.cofc.edu/biology/facultypages/Hillenius.html
Degrees:
B.S. cum Laude, Rijks Universiteit Groningen, the Netherlands
Ph.D., Oregon State University
Research interests: Vertebrate evolutionary morphology and paleobiology.
Some recent publications and manuscripts:
- Rehorek, S.J., Hillenius, W.J., Sanjur, J., and Chapman, N. In Press. One gland, two lobes: organogenesis of the “Harderian” and “nicticans” glands of the Chinese Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) and fallow deer (Dama dama). Submitted to: Annals of Anatomy.
- Hillenius, W.J., Rehorek, S.J., and D.A. Phillips. In Press. “A new lachrymal gland with an excretory duct in red and fallow deer” by Johann Jacob Harder (1694): English translation and historical perspective. Submitted to: Annals of Anatomy.
- Hillenius, W.J. 2005. Dinosaur physiology: Were dinosaurs warm-blooded? In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Wiley, Chichester, UK. http://www.els.net/ [doi:10.1038/npg.els.0003323]
- Rehorek, S.J., Hillenius, W.J., Kennaugh, J., and Chapman, N. 2005. The gland and the fossa: the preorbital apparatus of muntjacs. Pp. 152-158 in: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 10. R.T. Mason, M.P. LeMaster, and D. Müller-Schwarze (eds.). Kluwer Academic, New York.
- Hillenius, W.J. and Rehorek, S.J. 2005. From the eye to the nose: possible ancient orbital to vomeronasal communication in tetrapods? Pp. 228-241 in: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 10. R.T. Mason, M.P. LeMaster, and D. Müller-Schwarze (eds.). Kluwer Academic, New York.
- Hillenius, W.J. and Ruben, J.A. 2004. The evolution of endothermy in terrestrial vertebrates: Who? When? Why? Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 77:1019-1042.
- Hillenius, W.J. and Ruben, J.A. 2004. Getting warmer, getting colder – reconstructing crocodylomorph physiology. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 77:1068-1072.
- Chinsamy, A. and W.J. Hillenius. 2004. Physiology of Non-Avian Dinosaurs. Pp. 643-659 In: The Dinosauria, 2nd ed. D.B. Weishampel and H. Osmolska (eds.). University of California Press.
- Hillenius, W.J., L. Watrobski, and S.J. Rehorek. 2001. Passage of tear duct fluids through the nasal cavity of frogs. Journal of Herpetology 35:701-704.
- Rehorek, S.J., W.J. Hillenius, W. Quan, and M. Halpern. 2000. Passage of the Harderian gland secretions to the vomeronasal organ of Thamnophis spp. (Serpentes, Colubridae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 78:1284-1288.
- Jones, T.D., J.O. Farlow, J.A. Ruben, D.M. Henderson, and W.J. Hillenius. 2000. Cursoriality in bipedal archosaurs. Nature 406:716-718.
- Hillenius, W.J. 2000. The septomaxilla of non-mammalian synapsids: soft-tissue correlates and a new functional interpretation. Journal of Morphology 245:29-50.
- Jones, T.D., J.A. Ruben, L.D. Martin, E.N. Kurochkin, A. Feduccia, P.F.A. Maderson, W.J. Hillenius, N.R. Geist, and V. Alifanov. 2000. Nonavian feathers in a Late Triassic archosaur. Science 288:2202-2205.
- Ruben, J.A., C. dal Sasso, N.R. Geist, W.J. Hillenius, T.D. Jones, and M. Signore. 1999. Pulmonary function and metabolic physiology in theropod dinosaurs. Science 283:514-516.
- Ruben, J.A., T.D. Jones, N.R. Geist, and W.J. Hillenius. 1997. Lung structure in theropod dinosaurs and early birds. Science 278:1267-1270.
- Ruben, J.A., A. Leitch, W.J. Hillenius, and N.R. Geist. 1997. New insights into the metabolic physiology of dinosaurs. Pp505-518. In: The Complete Dinosaur. J.O. Farlow and M.K. Brett-Surman (eds.). Indiana University Press, Bloomington.
- Hillenius, W.J. 1994. Turbinates in therapsids: evidence for endothermy in mammal-like reptiles. Evolution 48:207-229.
- Hillenius, W.J. 1992. The evolution of nasal turbinates and mammalian endothermy. Paleobiology 18:17-29.
Fred Holland
Hollings Marine Laboratory
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8813
fred.holland@noaa.gov
PhD., 1974 University of South Carolina
Thesis emphasis: Estuarine Ecology, Monitoring and Assessment, Oceans and Human Health
Current research projects:
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of ecological and public health indicators for evaluating estuarine ecosystem condition.
- Tidal Creek Responses to Landscape Alterations: the impact of changes in landscape properties on the water (e.g., nutrient levels), sediment (e.g., contaminant levels), biological quality (e.g., benthic and nekton community structure) and human uses (e.g., flooding potential) of tidal creek ecosystems.
- Development of monitoring tools and approaches for assessing the environal quality of tidal creeks in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.
- Response of marine oligochaetes and polychaetes to anthropogenic stressors.
- Evaluation of the influence of control technologies on stormwater runoff.
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Tidal Creek Ecology: physical, chemical, and biological characterization of the role of tidal creeks in southeastern estuaries.
- Interactions between land cover, coastal environmental condition and human use of coastal watersheds.
- Benthic Ecology of Chesapeake Bay: A long term study of the benthic ecology of the Chesapeake Bay.
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- water and sediment quality assessments
- population and community ecology
- ecotoxicology
- integrated environmental assessments
Major instrumentation:
- continuous water quality monitors
- equipment for regional scale environmental sampling
Selected Publications:
- Gillett, D.J., A.F. Holland, and D.M. Sanger. 2005. Secondary Production of a Dominant Oligochaete Monopylephorus rubroniveus in the Tidal Creeks of South Carolina and its Relation to Ecosystem Characteristics. Limnology and Oceanography 50(2): 566-577.
- Holland, A.F., D.M. Sanger, C.P. Gawle, S.B. Lerberg, M.S. Santiago, G.H.M. Riekerk, L.E. Zimmerman, and G.I. Scott. 2004. Linkages between tidal creek ecosystems and the landscape and demographic features of their watersheds. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 298: 151-178.
- Lerberg, S.B., A.F. Holland, and D.M. Sanger. 2000. Responses of tidal creek macrobenthic communities to the effects of watershed development. Estuaries 23: 838-853.
- Gerritsen, J., A.F. Holland, and D.E. Irvine. 1994. Suspension-feeding bivalves and the fate of primary production: an estuarine model applied to Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries. 17(2): 403-416.
- Holland, A.F., A.T. Shaughnessy, and M.H. Hiegel. 1987. Long-term variation in mesohaline Chesapeake Bay macrobenthos: spatial and temporal patterns. Estuaries 10: 227-245.
- Boesch, D.F., J.R. Schubel, B.B. Berstein, W.M. Eichbaum, W. Barber, A. Hirsch, A.F. Holland, K.S. Johnson, D.J. O'Connor, L. Speer, and G.B. Wiersma. 1990. Managing Troubled Waters: The Role of Marine Environmental Monitoring, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
Melissa Hughes
Department of Biology
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC 29424
Phone: (843) 953-6557
Email: hughesm@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1994, Duke University
Research emphasis: animal behavior, including communication, sexual selection, and aggression, particularly in song birds and crustaceans.
Current research projects:
- Causes and consequences of individual variation in aggressive behavior (song sparrows, snapping shrimp)
- Function of song and plumage variation in territorial defense and female choice (song sparrows)
- Geographic variation and cultural evolution of song (song sparrows)
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Vocal learning in songbirds
- Song function and microgeographic variation in seaside sparrows
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- Acoustic analysis
- Field ornithology and bioacoustics
- Image analysis
Major instrumentation:
- Sound analysis software (Signal, RTS, Raven, Canary, Syrinx)
- Field ornithology, sound recording and playback equipment
Selected Publications:
- Hughes, M., R. Anderson, W. A. Searcy, L. M. Bottensek, and S. Nowicki. in press. Song type sharing and territory tenure in eastern song sparrows: implications for the evolution of song repertoires. Animal Behaviour.
- Hyman, J, and M. Hughes. 2006. Territory owners discriminate between aggressive and non-aggressive neighbours. Animal Behaviour 72:209-215.
- Hyman, J., M. Hughes, W. A. Searcy, and S. Nowicki. 2004. Individual variation in the strength of territory defense in song sparrows: correlates of age, territory tenure, and neighbor aggressiveness. Behaviour 141:15-27.
- Searcy, W. A., S. Nowicki, M. Hughes, and S. Peters. 2002. Geographic song discrimination in relation to dispersal distances in song sparrows. American Naturalist 159:221-230.
- Hughes, M., H. Hultsch, and D. Todt. 2002. Imitation and invention in song learning in nightingales. Ethology 108:97-113.
- Hughes, M. 2000. Deception with honest signals: signal function for signalers and receivers. Behavioral Ecology 11:614-623.
- Hughes, M. 1996. The function of concurrent signals: Visual and chemical signals in snapping shrimp. Animal Behaviour 52:247-257.
- Hughes, M. 1996. Size assessment via a visual signal in snapping shrimp. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 38:51-57.
Jeff Hyland
NOAA, National Ocean Service
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research
219 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412-9110
(843) 762-8652
jeff.hyland@noaa.gov
Ph.D., Univ. of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography.
Research emphasis:
- Marine benthic ecology, ecotoxicology, animal-sediment-pollutant interactions, integrative assessments of coastal ecosystem health, linking ecosystem change to human disturbance.
Current research projects:
- Conducting integrative coastal monitoring and research studies to determine potential biological impacts in relation to various natural and anthropogenic stressors at regional and national scales; emphasis is on sediment quality assessments using multiple indicators of sediment contamination, sediment toxicity, and health of resident benthic fauna. Also am involved in development of new diagnostic and predictive tools for evaluating coastal ecosystem health.
- Ecology of deepwater coral assemblages and potential impacts from bottom trawling and other offshore human activities.
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Patterns in benthic communities in relation to natural and human-related environmental factors.
- Studies of the responses of marine organisms to environmental disturbances.
- Development of indicators of stress in the marine and estuarine benthos.
- Assessments of the impacts of oil spills and offshore oil and gas development.
- Development of water quality criteria for protection of aquatic life.
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- Field sampling
- benthic community analysis
- toxicity testing
- chemical contaminant analysis (FAA, GFAA, CVAA, GC/MS-SIM, GC/FID, GC/ECD)
- multivariate statistical analysis
Major instrumentation:
- Field sampling equipment (bottom grabs, CTDs, trawls, etc.)
- Leased ROVs
- Microscope with photography
Selected Publications:
- Engle, V.D., J.L. Hyland, and C. Cooksey. (In Press). Effects of Hurricane Katrina on benthic macroinvertebrate communities along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. Envir. Monitor and Assess.
- Brancato, M.S., C.W. Bowlby, J. Hyland, S.S. Intelmann, and K. Brenkman. 2007. Observations of Deep Coral and Sponge Assemblages in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, WA. Cruise Report: NOAA Ship McArthur II Cruise AR06-06/07. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series NMSP-07-03. NOAA, NMS Program, Silver Spring, MD. 48 pp.
- Fulton, M.H., J. Hyland, P.B. Key, E.F. Wirth, L. Balthis, C. Cooksey, K.W. Chung, and A. Leight. 2007. Characterization of toxic impacts on living marine resources in tidal rivers of the Chesapeake Bay. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS NCCOS 64. NOAA/CCEHBR, Charleston, SC. 78 pp.
- USEPA 2007 (Macauley...Hyland...et al.) Environmental Conditions in Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Waters Following Hurricane Katrina. EPA/600/R-07/063. EPA/ORD/NHEERL, Gulf Ecology Division, Gulf Breeze, Florida
- Balthis, L., J.L. Hyland, C. Cooksey, M.H. Fulton, E. Wirth, and G. McFall. 2007. Long-Term Monitoring of Ecological Conditions in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary: Comparison of Soft-Bottom Benthic Assemblages and Contaminant Levels in Sediments and Biota in Spring 2000 and 2005. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS NCCOS 68. NOAA/CCEHBR, Charleston, SC. 36p.
- Hyland, J. C. Cooksey, W.L. Balthis, M. Fulton, D. Bearden, G. McFall, and M. Kendall. 2006. The soft-bottom macrobenthos of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and nearby shelf waters off the coast of Georgia, USA. J. Exper. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 330: 307-326.
- Balthis, W.L., J.L. Hyland, and D.W. Bearden. 2006. Ecosystem responses to extreme natural events: Impacts of three sequential hurricanes in fall 1999 on sediment quality and condition of benthic fauna in the Neuse River estuary, NC. Environ. Monitor. & Assess., 119: 367-389.
- Hyland, J.L., L. Balthis, I. Karakassis, P. Magni, A.N. Petrov, J.P. Shine, O. Vestergaard, and R.M. Warwick. 2005. Organic carbon content of sediments as an indicator of stress in the marine benthos. Mar Ecol. Progr. Ser., 295: 91-103.
- Hyland, J., C. Cooksey, E. Bowlby, M.S. Brancato, and S. Intelmann. 2005. A Pilot Survey of Deepwater Coral/Sponge Assemblages and their Susceptibility to Fishing/Harvest Impacts at the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS). Cruise Report for NOAA Ship McARTHUR II Cruise AR-04-04: Leg 2. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS NCCOS 15. NOAA/NOS/CCEHBR, Charleston, SC. 13 p.
- Hyland, J.L., M. Posey, W.L. Balthis, and C.T. Hackney. 2004. The soft-bottom macrobenthos of North Carolina estuaries, U.S.A. Estuaries, 27(3): 501-514.
- Cooksey, C., J. Hyland, W.L. Balthis, M. Fulton, G. Scott, and D. Bearden. 2004. Soft-bottom benthic assemblages and levels of contaminants in sediments and biota at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and nearby shelf waters off the coast of GA (2000 and 2001). NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS NCCOS 6. NOAA/NOS/CCEHBR, Charleston, SC . 55p.
- Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, V.D. Engle, E.R. Long, J.F. Paul, J.K. Summers, and R.F. Van Dolah. 2003. Incidence of stress in benthic communities along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts within different ranges of sediment contamination from chemical mixtures. Environ. Monitor. & Assess., 81(1-3): 149-161.
- Balthis, W.L, J.L. Hyland, G.I. Scott, M.H. Fulton, D.W. Bearden, and M.D. Greene. 2002. Sediment quality of the Neuse River estuary, NC: an integrated assessment of sediment contamination, toxicity, and condition of benthic fauna. J. of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery, 9:213-225.
- Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, C.T. Hackney, and M. Posey. 2000. Sediment quality of NC estuaries: An integrative assessment of sediment contamination, toxicity, and condition of benthic fauna. J. Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery, 8:107-124.
- Hyland, J.L., R.F. Van
Dolah, and T.R. Snoots. 1999. Predicting stress in benthic communities of
southeastern U.S. estuaries in relation to chemical contamination of sediments.
Environ. Toxicol. and Chem., 18(11):
2557-2564. - Van Dolah, R.F., J.L. Hyland, A.F. Holland, J.S. Rosen, and T.R. Snoots. 1999. A benthic index of biological integrity for assessing habitat quality in estuaries of the southeastern U.S.A. Mar. Environ. Res., 48: 269-283.
- Hyland, J.L., T.R. Snoots, and W.L. Balthis. 1998. Sediment quality of estuaries in the southeastern U.S. Environ. Monitor. and Assess., 51: 331-343.
- Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, C.T. Hackney, G. McRae, A.H. Ringwood, T.R. Snoots, R.F. Van Dolah, and T.L. Wade. 1998. Environmental quality of estuaries of the Carolinian Province: 1995. Annual statistical summary for the 1995 EMAP-Estuaries Demonstration Project in the Carolinian Province. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS ORCA 123. NOS/ORCA, Silver Spring, MD. 143 p.
Eric James
Department of Ophthalmology
Medical University of South Carolina
171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425
(843) 792-3206
jameser@musc.edu
Ph.D., 1974, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Research emphasis: Parasitology
Current research projects:
- vaccination against onchocerciasis (river blindness) using recombinant proteins
- involvement of cytokines in development of secondary cataract
- role of cytokines in corneal wound healing following laser corrective surgery
- vaccination of spot-tail bass against cryptocaryon
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- cryopreservation for long-term storage of organisms
- antioxidant enzymes of parasites
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- electrophoresis
- chromatography
- nucleic acid sequencing
- RT-PCR
Major instrumentation:
- incubators
- spectrophotometers
Mike Janech
Medical University of South Carolina
Department of Medicine/Division of Nephrology
96 Jonathan Lucas St., 829CSB
Charleston, SC 29425
(843) 792-4123
janechmg@musc.edu
Ph.D., 2003, Medical University of South Carolina
Research emphasis: Proteomics, Molecular biology of marine organisms.
Current research projects:
- Characterization and evolution of ice binding proteins from Antarctic diatoms
- Proteomic discovery relevant to sulfur production in sea-ice algae
- Discovery of plasma biomarkers in California sea lions
Past or potential areas of research:
- Mechanisms of renal excretory function in elasmobranch fishes
- Evolution of urea transporters and functional characterization
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- PCR cloning and quantitative PCR techniques
- Immunodetection techniques
- 2-D gel electrophoresis
- MALDI-TOF, cell culture
Major Instrumentation:
- MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
- 2-D gel electrophoresis equipment
- Fluorescence imagers and 2-D gel analysis software
Selected Publications:
- Janech, M.G., R. Chen, R.V. Paul, M.W. Nowak, D.H. Miller, D.W. Ploth and W.R. Fitzgibbon. 2006. A second urea transporter isoform (strUT-2) from the kidney of the euryhaline, Atlantic stingray, Dasyatis sabina. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative, vol. 291, p. R844-R853.
- Janech, M.G., W.R. Fitzgibbon, D. Miller, E.R. Lacy, and D.W. Ploth. Effect of dilution on renal excretory function in the euryhaline elasmobranch, Dasyatis sabina. American Journal of Physiology - Renal, vol. 291, p. F770-F780.
- Janech, M.G., J.R. Raymond, and J.M. Arthur. 2007. Proteomics in renal research. American Journal of Physiology - Renal, vol. 292, p. F501-F512.
- Velez, J.C., A.M. Bland, J.M. Arthur, J.R. Raymond, M.G. Janech. 2007. Characterization of Renin-Angiotensin-System Enzyme Activities in Cultured Mouse Podocytes. American Journal of Physiology - Renal, vol. 293, p. F398-F407.
- Janech, M.G., H.A. Gefroh, E.E. Cwengros, J.A. Sulikowski, D.W. Ploth, and W.R. Fitzgibbon. 2008. Cloning of urea transporters from the kidneys of two batoid elasmobranchs: evidence for a common elasmobranch urea transporter isoform. Marine Biology, Volume 153(6), p. 1173-1179.
Pam Jutte
juttep@yahoo.com
Ph.D., 1997, University of California at Berkeley
Research emphasis: Benthic Ecology, Marine Invertebrate Behavior, Environmental Assessment
Current research projects:
- physical and ecological monitoring of the beach nourishment project in the Grand Strand area
- assessment of hard bottom reefs, benthic resources and physical characteristics in and around the Charleston ocean dredged material disposal area
- physical and ecological monitoring of the beach nourishment project in the Hilton Head area
- assessment of habitat quality of tidal creeks and coastal waters
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- marine invertebrate behavior and reproductive biology
- vision physiology in stomatopod crustaceans
- ecology of commercially important crustacean species and finfish species
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- benthic taxonomy
- a wide variety of sampling gear
- statistical analysis of large data sets
- GIS capabilities
- SCUBA
Major instrumentation:
- compound and dissecting microscopes
Jennifer Keller
National Institute of Standards & Technology
Hollings Marine Laboratory
331 Fort Johnson Road
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8863
jennifer.keller@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 2003, Duke
University
B.S., 1997, Indiana University
Research emphasis: Effects of Environmental Contaminants on Marine Wildlife Health
Current research:
- develop and improve methods to measure halogenated organic contaminants, including organochlorine contaminants, brominated flame retardants, and perfluorinated compounds
- measure these compounds in tissues of marine animals, particularly sea turtles
- investigate the potential toxic effects of these compounds on marine animals, with an emphasis on immunotoxicity and endocrine disruption
Selected Publications:
- Stapleton H.M., Keller J.M., Schantz M.M., Kucklick J.R., Leigh S.D., Wise S.A. accepted. Determination of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Environmental Standard Reference Materials. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.
- Keller J.M., Peden-Adams M.M., Aguirre A.A. 2006. Immunotoxicology and implications for reptilian health. In: New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment: Toxicology of Reptiles. Gardner S.C., Oberdörster E. (Eds.). CRC Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton. Pg. 199-240.
- Keller J.M., McClellan-Green P.D., Kucklick J.R., Keil D.E., Peden-Adams M.M. 2006. Effects of organochlorine contaminants on loggerhead sea turtle immunity: Comparison of a correlative field study and in vitro exposure experiments. Environmental Health Perspectives 114:70-76.
- Keller J.M., Kannan K., Taniyasu S., Yamashita N., Day R.D., Arendt M.D., Segars A.L., Kucklick J.R. 2005. Perfluorinated compounds in the plasma of loggerhead and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles from the southeastern coast of the U.S. Environmental Science and Technology 39:9101-9108.
- Keller J.M., McClellan-Green P.D., Lee A.M., Arendt M.D., Maier P.P., Segars A.L., Whitaker J.D., Keil D.E., Peden-Adams M.M. in press. Mitogen-induced lymphocyte proliferation in loggerhead sea turtles: comparison of methods and effects of gender, plasma testosterone concentration, and body condition on immunity. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology.
- Keller J.M., Kucklick J.R., Stamper M.A., Harms C.A., McClellan-Green P.D. 2004. Associations between organochlorine contaminant concentrations and clinical health parameters in loggerhead sea turtles from North Carolina, USA. Environmental Health Perspectives 112:1074-1079 .
- Keller J.M., Peden-Adams M.M., Aguirre A.A. in prep. Immunotoxicology and implications for reptilian health. In: New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment: Reptilian Toxicology. Gardner, S.C., Oberdörster E. (Eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton.
- Keller J.M., Kucklick J.R., Harms C.A., McClellan-Green P.D. 2004. Organochlorine contaminants in sea turtles: correlations between whole blood and fat. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23:726-738.
- Keller J.M., Kucklick J.R., McClellan-Green P.D. 2004. Organochlorine contaminants in loggerhead sea turtle blood: extraction techniques and distribution among plasma and red blood cells. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 46:254-264.
Pete Key
Research Fishery Biologist
National Ocean Service
219 Ft. Johnson Road
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8596
Pete.Key@noaa.gov
Ph.D. 1995 University of South Carolina
Research emphasis: Environmental Toxicology
Current research:
- effects of pesticides and pharmaceuticals on vertebrate and invertebrate aquatic animal enzyme systems
- toxicology of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, metals and PAHs in crustaceans and fish
- sediment toxicity tests utilizing benthic and pelagic aquatic animals
- detecting nonpoint source runoff effects on estuarine ecosystems
Resources
used:
Techniques:
- laboratory acute and chronic toxicity testing
- field acute and chronic toxicity testing
- enzyme and protein assays
- field sampling of water, sediments and aquatic animals
- collecting, breeding and maintaining vertebrate and invertebrate aquatic animals
Major instrumentation:
- spectrophotometer
- datasondes
- wet lab
Selected Publications:
- P. Key, E. Wirth and M. Fulton. 2006. A Review of Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes spp., as a Bioindicator of Anthropogenic Impacts. Environmental Bioindicators. 1(2): 115 – 128.
- P. Key and M. Fulton. 2006. Correlation between 96-h mortality and 24-h acetylcholinesterase inhibition in three grass larval life stages. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 63:389-392.
- M. H. Fulton, P. Key, E. Wirth, A. Leight, J. Daugomah, D. Bearden, S. Sivertsen, G. Scott. 2006. An Evaluation of Contaminated Estuarine Sites Using Sediment Quality Guidelines and Ecological Assessment Methodologies. Ecotoxicology. 15:573-581.
- P. Key, M. DeLorenzo, K. Gross, K. Chung, A. Clum. 2005. Toxicity of the Mosquito Control Pesticide Scourge to Adult and Larval Grass Shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio). Journal of Environmental Science and Health-Part B. B40 (4):585-594.
- P. Key, S. Meyer and K. Chung. 2003. Lethal and Sublethal Effects of the Fungicide Chlorothalonil on Three Life Stages of the Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. Journal of Environmental Science and Health-Part B. 38B (5):539-549.
- P. Key, K. Chung, A. Opatkiewicz, E. Wirth and M. Fulton. 2003. Toxicity of the Insecticides Fipronil and Endosulfan to Selected Life Stages of the Grass Shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio). Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 70(3) 533-540.
- P. Key, M. Fulton, J. Harmon-Fetcho and L. McConnell. 2003. Acetylcholinesterase activity in grass shrimp and aqueous pesticide levels from South Florida drainage canals. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 45(3):371-377.
- P. Key and M. Fulton. 2002. Characterization of cholinesterase activity in tissues of the grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 72:186-192.
- M. Fulton and P. Key. 2001. Acetylcholinesterase inhibition in estuarine fish and invertebrates as an indicator of organophosphorus insecticide exposure and effects. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 20:37-45.
David Knott
Marine Resources Research Institute
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422-2559
(843) 953-9096
knottd@dnr.sc.gov
http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/marine/sertc
M.S., Marine Biology,
College of Charleston, 1980
B.S., Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 1972
Research emphasis and interests: Taxonomy and ecology of invertebrates from coastal and continental shelf habitats in the southeastern US; invasive and non-indigenous species; ballast water transport
Current research: Grant-funded development of the Southeastern Regional Taxonomic Center
Major program objectives:
- establishment of a curated collection of regional coastal invertebrates and a taxonomic literature library that are electronically searchable
- organization of taxonomic workshops for scientists and managers
- preparation of taxonomic guides and keys to regional invertebrate fauna, with initial focus on several peracarid crustacean taxa
Past research projects:
- assessment of benthic communities and environmental impacts on them
- field studies of hypoxia-related mortality of sentinel invertebrate species
- mechanisms of transport and recruitment of decapod crustacean larvae
- evaluation of salt marsh restoration efforts
- ecology of oyster reef communities
- determination of impacts of commercial harvesting on horseshoe crab spawning success
- preliminary assessment of the occurrence of the invasive Asian green mussel in SC
Selected Publications:
- Heard, R.W., King, R.A., Knott, D.M., Thoma, B.P. and Thornton-DeVictor, S. 2007. A guide to the Thalassinidea (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Decapoda) of the South Atlantic Bight. NOAA Professional Paper, NMFS 8. 30pp.
- Negreiros-Fransozo, M.L., Wenner, E.L., Knott, D.M. and Fransozo, A. 2007. The megalopa and early juvenile stages of Calappa tortugae Rathbun, 1933 (Crustacea: Brachyura) reared in the laboratory from South Carolina neuston samples. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 120(4): 469-485.
- Harrison, J.R. and Knott, D.M. 2007. Occurrence of Microtralia ovula and Creedonia succinea (Gastropoda:Pulmonata: Ellobiidae) in South Carolina. Southeastern Naturalist 6(1): 173-178.
- Heard, R.W., Price, W.W., Knott, D.M., King, R.A. and Allen, D.M. 2006. A taxonomic guide to the mysids of the South Atlantic Bight. NOAA Professional Paper NMFS 4. 37 pp.
- Wenner, E.L., Knott, D.M., Barans, C.A., Wilde, S., Blanton, J.O. and Amft, J. 2005. Key factors influencing transport of white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus) postlarvae into the Ossabaw Sound system, Georgia, U.S. Fisheries Oceanography 14(3): 175-194.
- Foster, J.M., Heard, R.W. and Knott, D.M. 2004. Northern range extensions for Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Caprellidae) on the Florida gulf coast and in South Carolina. Gulf and Caribbean Research 16: 65-69.
- Knott, D.M., Wenner, E.L., and DeVictor, S. 2003. Observations on the unusual abundance of tropical Callinectes species in the South Atlantic Bight in fall 2002, and remarks on the non-indigenous Charybdis hellerii. Journal of Shellfish Research 22(1): 338.
- Knott, D.M. 2000. Zooplankton. In "Characterization of the Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin, South Carolina", a CD-ROM produced by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Services Center, Charleston, SC. SC Marine Resources Center Special Scientific Report Number 17, and NOAA/CSC/20010-CD.
- Knott, D., Boyko, C., and Harvey, A. 2000. Introduction of the green porcelain crab, Petrolisthes armatus (Gibbes, 1850) into the South Atlantic Bight. In "Marine Bioinvasions: Proceedings of the First National Conference, January 24-27, 1999", (J. Pederson, ed.), p. 404. MIT Sea Grant College Program. Cambridge, MA.
- Wenner, E., Knott, D., Blanton, J., Barans, C., and Amft, J. 1998. Roles of tidal and wind-generated currents in transporting white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus) postlarvae through a South Carolina (USA) inlet. Journal of Plankton Research 20(12): 2333-2356.
- Knott, D.M., Wenner, E.L., and Wendt, P.H. 1997. Effects of pipeline construction on the vegetation and macrofauna of two South Carolina, USA salt marshes. Wetlands 17(1): 65-81.
- van Montfrans, J., Epifanio, C.E., Knott, D.M., Lipcius, R.N., Mense, D.J., Metcalf, K.S., Olmi, E.J., III, Orth, R.J., Posey, M.H., Wenner, E.L., and West, T.L. 1995. Settlement of blue crab postlarvae in western North Atlantic estuaries. Bulletin of Marine Science 57(3): 834-854.
Chris Korey
Biology Department
College of Charleston
58 Coming St.
Charleston, SC 29424
(843) 953-7178
koreyc@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 2001, Harvard University
Research emphasis: Drosophila genetics; Molecular genetics of Human neurological disease using Drosophila as a model system
Current Research Projects:
- Drosophila models of human neurodegenerative disorders
- The development of the Drosophila neuromuscular junction
Laura Kracker
Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research (CCEHBR)
NOAA/National Ocean Service
219 Fort Johnson Road
Charleston, SC 29412-9100
Phone: 843-762-8640
Fax: 843-762-8700
Email: laura.kracker@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 1999, SUNY at Buffalo. Geography.
Research emphasis: Coastal ecosystems; Great Lakes and marine fisheries; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); spatial statistics; landscape modeling; active and passive underwater acoustics.
Current research projects:
- quantifying landscape impact on marine populations and water quality
- apply spatial statistics and GIS to distribution of contaminants, fish, marine mammals, and benthic habitats
- integrating active and passive acoustics for assessing animal behavior and the marine environment
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- 3D analysis and classification of aquatic structure
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- GIS
- remote sensing
- spatial statistics
- active and passive acoustics
- landscape ecology
Major instrumentation:
- Biosonics fisheries echosounder
- Underwater acoustic recorders
- DIDSON high resolution imaging
Selected Publications:
- Kracker, L., M. Kendall, and G. McFall. 2008. Benthic features as a determinant for fish biomass. Marine Geodesy, 31: 1–14.
- Kracker, L.M. 2007. Hydroacoustic surveys: A non-destructive approach to monitoring fish distributions at National Marine Sanctuaries. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 66. 24 pp.
- Kracker, L.M. and G.M. Meaburn. 2006. Spatial and Temporal Characterization of Water Quality at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 33. 36pp.
- Kracker, L.M. 2004. Between SST and bathymetry: spatial techniques for defining the aquatic landscape. (147-160). In Nishida, T., Kaiola, P.J. and Hollingworth, C.E. (Editors). 2004. GIS/Spatial Analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences (Vol. 2). Fishery –Aquatic GIS Research Group, Saitama, Japan. 735pp.
- Kracker, L.M., Zhou, L., Jech, J.M., Horne, J.K., Tyler, J.A., Brandt, S.B., 2003. Spatial and temporal structure in fish distributions: A Lake Ontario case study. In: M. Munawar (Ed.), State of Lake Ontario (SOLO): Past, Present and Future. Ecovision World Monograph Series. Goodword Books.
- Kracker, L.M. 1999. The Geography of Fish: The Use of Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis Techniques in Fisheries Research. The Professional Geographer 51(3) 440-450.
John Kucklick
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Hollings Marine Laboratory
331 Fort Johnson Road
Charleston, SC 29412-9110
Phone: (843)-762-8866
Fax: (843)-762-8742
john.kucklick@noaa.gov
Ph.D., Marine
Science, University of South Carolina, 1992
M.S., Marine Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1988
B.S., Zoology, Miami University (Oxford, OH), 1983
Research emphasis: Environmental, Analytical and Marine Chemistry
Current research projects:
- Analyzing marine mammal and sea turtles blood and fat for bioaccumulative pollutants. Methodology is being developed and will be applied to blood samples collected from live-captured dolphins. This will be a collaborative effort with other investigators examining the toxicology of these pollutants in dolphins.
- Developing and comparing analytical methods for toxaphene, a complex mixture of chlorobornanes, and current-use flame retardants using different techniques of mass spectrometry. Presence of toxaphene in fish from Lake Superior and Arctic marine mammals has resulted in consumption advisories. Flame retardants are increasing exponentially in concentration in some marine mammals samples.
- Measuring persistent organic pollutants in seabird eggs and marine mammal samples collected for the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank. A number of projects are ongoing in this area. Currently, two graduate students, Karen Tuerk and Stacy VanderPol, have thesis projects working on samples from the tissue bank.
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Determining the distribution of organic pollutants in dolphin blubber. Little is known about this topic, which is very significant to the mobilization of these compounds in dolphins. Work would potentially be done jointly with researchers from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
- Analysis of naturally-occurring organobromine compounds in the marine environment. Many types of organobromine compound that occur naturally are highly bioaccumulative. The source to and distribution of these compounds with regard to marine mammals and seabirds is poorly understood.
- Assessing current-use pesticide contamination in Florida Bay surface waters (Part of the thesis project of Holly Downing, graduated 2001).
- Assessing the influence of food web dynamics on chlorinated organic contaminant accumulation using stable isotopes. Stable isotopes give a measure of trophic position, which can help elucidate the biomagnification potential of contaminants in the environment.
- Analysis of organometallic compounds in marine mammal blood. This project would be joint with Dr. Steven Christopher who specializes in trace element chemistry.
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- Analytical chemistry methods for the analysis of trace organic contaminants in marine and freshwater samples. Sample types include water, sediment and tissue. Typical compounds analyzed include polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, ringed hydrocarbons, and brominated flame retardants.
Major instrumentation:
- Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (quadrapole and time of flight)
- Gas chromatography with electron-capture detection
- High-performance liquid chromatography (various types)
Selected Publications:
- Downing HF, DeLorenzo ME, Fulton MH, Scott GI, Madden CJ, Kucklick JR. Effects of the agricultural pesticides atrazine, chlorothalonil, and endosulfan on South Florida microbial assemblages. Ecotoxicology 2004;13(3):245-60.
- Harner T, Kucklick J. Interlaboratory study for the polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs): phase 1 results. Chemosphere 2003;51(7):555-62.
- Keller JM, Kucklick JR, Harms CA, McClellan-Green PD. Organochlorine contaminants in sea turtles: correlations between whole blood and fat. Environ Toxicol Chem 2004;23(3):726-38.
- Keller JM, Kucklick JR, McClellan-Green PD. Organochlorine contaminants in loggerhead sea turtle blood: extraction techniques and distribution among plasma and red blood cells. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2004;46(2):254-64.
- Keller JM, Kucklick JR, Stamper MA, Harms CA, McClellan-Green PD. Associations between organochlorine contaminant concentrations and clinical health parameters in loggerhead sea turtles from North Carolina, USA. Environ Health Perspect 2004;112(10):1074-9.
- Keller J.M., Kannan K., Taniyasu S., Yamashita N., Day R.D., Arendt M.D., Segars A.L., Kucklick J.R. in press. Perfluorinated compounds in the plasma of loggerhead and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles from the southeastern coast of the U.S. Environ Sci Technol 2005 in press
- Kucklick JR, Struntz WD, Becker PR, York GW, O'Hara TM, Bohonowych JE. Persistent organochlorine pollutants in ringed seals and polar bears collected from northern Alaska. Sci Total Environ 2002;287(1-2):45-59.
- Kucklick JR, Tuerk KJ, Vander Pol SS, Schantz MM, Wise SA. Polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners and toxaphene in selected marine standard reference materials. Anal Bioanal Chem 2004;378(5):1147-51.
- Poster DL, Kucklick JR, Schantz MM, Porter BJ, Leigh SD, Wise SA. Determination of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and chlorinated pesticides in a fish tissue standard reference material. Anal Bioanal Chem 2003;375(2):223-41.
- Poster DL, Schantz MM, Kucklick JR, Lopez de Alda MJ, Porter BJ, Pugh R, Wise SA. Three new mussel tissue standard reference materials (SRMs) for the determination of organic contaminants. Anal Bioanal Chem 2004;378(5):1213-31.
- Scott GI, Fulton MH, Wirth EF, Chandler GT, Key PB, Daugomah JW, Bearden D, Chung KW, Strozier ED, DeLorenzo M and others. Toxicological studies in tropical ecosystems: an ecotoxicological risk assessment of pesticide runoff in South Florida estuarine ecosystems. J Agric Food Chem 2002;50(15):4400-8.
- Stapleton HM, Dodder NG, Kucklick JR, Reddy¬ CM, Schantz MM, Becker PR, Gulland F, Porter BJ, Wise SA. Determination of HBCD, PBDEs and MeO-BDEs in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) Stranded between 1993 and 2003. Marine Pollut Bull 2005 in press
- Struntz DJ, McLellan WA, Dillaman RM, Blum JE, Kucklick JR, Pabst DA. Blubber development in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). J Morphol 2004;259(1):7-20.
- Struntz WD, Kucklick JR, Schantz MM, Becker PR, McFee WE, Stolen MK. Persistent organic pollutants in rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) sampled during an unusual mass stranding event. Mar Pollut Bull 2004;48(1-2):164-73.
- Tuerk KJ, Kucklick JR, Becker PR, Stapleton HM, Baker JE. Persistent organic pollutants in two dolphin species with focus on toxaphene and polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Environ Sci Technol 2005;39(3):692-8.
- Tuerk KJ, Kucklick JR, McFee WE, Pugh RS, Becker PR. Factors influencing persistent organic pollutant concentrations in the Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus). Environ Toxicol Chem 2005;24(5):1079-87.
- Vander Pol SS, Becker PR, Kucklick JR, Pugh RS, Roseneau DG, Simac KS. Persistent organic pollutants in Alaskan murre (Uria spp.) eggs: geographical, species, and temporal comparisons. Environ Sci Technol 2004;38(5):1305-12.
- Wise SA, Poster DL, Schantz MM, Kucklick JR, Sander LC, Lopez de Alda M, Schubert P, Parris RM, Porter BJ. Two new marine sediment standard reference materials (SRMs) for the determination of organic contaminants. Anal Bioanal Chem 2004;378(5):1251-64.
Eric Lacy
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Medical University of South Carolina
171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425
(843) 792-3549
lacyer@musc.edu
Ph.D., 1979, SUNY - Buffalo
Research emphasis: Elasmobranch Osmoregulation and Reproduction
Current research projects:
- mechanisms of renal accomodation to shifts in external salinity in the stingray Dasyatis sabina
- mechanisms of sperm motility maintenance in the stingray
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- As above
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- microscopy - electron, fluorescent, confocal, light
- biochemical separation and characterization of proteins - HPLC, FPLC
- thin layer chromatography
- radioimmunoassay, etc.
Major instrumentation:
- as above
Mark
Lazzaro
Department of Biology
College of Charleston
58 Coming St.
Charleston, SC 29424
(843) 953-7180
lazzarom@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1992, Univ. California, Riverside
Research emphasis: Cell Biology; structure and function of plant cells
Current research projects:
- role of the cytoskeleton in conifer pollen tube growth and development
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- structure and function of plant secretory hairs including salt glands of marine plants
- bidirectional motility of pigment granules within fish melanophore cells
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- video microscopy
- microinjection
- epifluorescence
- confocal microscopy
- protein electrophoresis
- western blotting
Major instrumentation:
- Inverted microscope equipped with Nomarski optics (40X oil)
- epifluorescence
- Hi resolution video camera sensitive for quantitative epifluorescence. Linked to inverted microscope and image processing software (IP lab on Macintosh).
- Microinjection/Micromanipulation on inverted microscope platform
Selected Publications:
- Fernando DD, Lazzaro MD, Owens JN (2005) Growth and development of conifer pollen tubes. Sex Plant Reprod 18:149-162.
- Lazzaro MD, Cardenas L, Bhatt AP, Justus CD, Phillips MS, Holdaway-Clarke TL, Hepler PK (2005) Calcium gradients in conifer pollen tubes; dynamic properties differ from those seen in angiosperms. Journal of Experimental Botany 56:2619-2628.
- Justus CD, Anderhag P, Goins JL, Lazzaro MD (2004) Microtubules and microfilaments coordinate to direct a fountain streaming pattern in elongating conifer pollen tube tips. Planta 219:103-109.
- Lazzaro MD, Donohue J, Soodavar FM (2003) Disruption of cellulose synthesis by Isoxaben causes tip swelling and disorganizes cortical microtubules in elongating conifer pollen tubes. Protoplasma 220:201-207.
- Anderhag P, Hepler PK, Lazzaro MD (2000) Microtubules and microfilaments are both responsible for pollen tube elongation in the conifer Picea abies (Norway spruce) Protoplasma 214:141-157.
John Leffler
Marine Resources Research Institute
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
217 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 953-3903
lefflerj@dnr.sc.gov
Ph.D., Zoology, University of Georgia at Athens, 1977
B.S., Biology, Albright College, 1971
Research emphasis: Seafood health and safety
Josh Loefer
Marine Resources Research Institute
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422
(843) 953-9060
loeferj@dnr.sc.gov
M.S., 2000, College of Charleston
Research emphasis: Fisheries biology, life history and remote tracking of large pelagic predators
Phil Maier
Manager, Coastal Reserves
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29722-2559
(843) 953-9001
maierp@dnr.sc.gov
M.S. in Marine Biology, College of Charleston
Current research projects:
- invasive species
- natural resource inventory
- recreational use of public lands
- habitat restoration
- ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve (http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/NERR/index.html)
Past and potential research areas of interest:
- using integrated research and education programs to improve stewardship of our coast
- translating science for use in education programs
- the role of social science in natural resource management
Bob Martore
Office of Fisheries Management
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 12559, 217 Ft. Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC
29412
Phone: (843) 953-9303
Fax: (843) 953-9849
martoreb@dnr.sc.gov
M.S., 1986, College
of Charleston
B.S., 1981, College of Charleston
Research emphasis: Marine Artificial Reefs
Current research projects:
- artificial reefs as MPA's
- colonization on new artificial reefs
- coral transplants on artificial reefs
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- trophic relationships of artificial reef communities
- production potential of artificial reef MPA's
- site fidelity of fishes on artificial reefs
Resources
currently used:
Major instrumentation:
- scuba
- sidescan sonar
- uw video
Selected Publications:
- Martore, R.M. 1986. Feeding habits and trophic relationships of fishes in wetland impoundments. Master’s Thesis, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. 96p.
- Martore, R.M. 2003. Use of the Cooper River Bridges in the South Carolina Marine Artificial Reef Program. Preliminary Report, prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, Charleston, S.C., 7p.
- Martore, R.M., C.J. Moore and W. Waltz. 1986. Boat ramp utilization, preferences, and catch of marine recreational anglers surveyed at twenty-five primary coastal boat landings in South Carolina, with emphasis on the harvest and size of channel bass (Sciaenops ocellatus) and spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus). Internal Report, Recreational Fisheries Program, Office of Fisheries Management, S.C. Marine Resources Division, South Carolina Department of Natureal Resources, Charleston, South Carolina, 47p.
- Martore, R.M., T.D. Mathews and M. Bell. 1997. Levels of PCBs and heavy metals in biota found on ex-military ships used as artificial reefs. Contribution No. 419 from the South Carolina Marine Resources Center, Marine Resources Division, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Charleston, South Carolina, 23p.
- Martore, R.M. and M. Bell. 1998. Initial findings of a biological survey of the Confederate submarine H.L. HUNLEY. In: Murphy, L.E. (ed.), H.L. HUNLEY site assessment. Cultural Resources Management Professional Papers, No. 62. Submerged Cultural Resources Unit, Intermountain Region, National Park Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico, pp. 150-151.
Wayne McFee
NOAA/National Ocean Service
219 Ft. Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: (843) 762-8592
Email: wayne.mcfee@noaa.gov
M.S., 1990, Northeastern University
Research emphasis: Marine mammal strandings, marine mammal life history, dolphin/human interactions
Current research projects:
- tooth aging
- female reproductive analysis
- age and growth analysis
- dolphin/human interactions
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- dolphin skeletal pathology
- dolphin/human interactions
- cardiomyopathy
- pygmy sperm whale life history
Resources
currently used: SC Marine Mammal Stranding network
Techniques:
- staining and mounting of dolphin teeth for aga analysis
- field studies
- necropsy techniques
Major instrumentation:
- sledge microtome
- low-speed saws
- GIS software
- necropsy equipment
Selected Publications:
- McFee, W.E., Burdett, L.G., and L.A. Beddia. 2006. A pilot study to determine the movements of buoy line in the crab pot fishery to assess bottlenose dolphin entanglement. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS NCCOS 34. 35 pp.
- McFee, W.E., Hopkins-Murphy, S.R., and L.H. Schwacke. 2006. Trends in bottlenose dolphin strandings in South Carolina, USA, 1997-2003: implications for the Southern North Carolina and South Carolina Management Units. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 8(2).
- Meisner, R. and W.E. McFee. 2004. Preliminary report on bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) uterine samples for parity analysis. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS-NCCOS-CCEHBR-0010, 10p.
- Burdett, L.G. and W.E. McFee. 2004. An evaluation of the Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) fishery categorisation, documented by bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) entanglements in South Carolina. J. Cet. Res. Man., accepted for publication 3/19/04.
- McFee, W.E. and C.A. Osborne. 2004. Struvite calculus in the vagina of a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). J. Wildlife Diseases, 40(1): 86-89
- Burdett, L.G.,
McFee, W.E., and C. Runyon. 2003. Mapping of marine mammal entanglement wounds:
sources of mortality in commercial fisheries predicted with GIS. ArcNews,
25(3): 42.
http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/fall03articles/sources-of-mortality.html - McFee, W.E. and S. Murphy. 2002. Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) strandings in South Carolina, 1992-1996. Fishery Bulletin, 100(2), pp. 258-267.
- M. G. Janech, R. Chen, J. Klein, M. W. Nowak, W. McFee, R. V. Paul, W. R. Fitzgibbon, and D. W. Ploth. 2002. Molecular and functional characterization of a urea transporter from the kidney of a short-finned pilot whale. Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol. 282: R1490
- Blanchard, T.W., N.T. Santiago, T.P. Lipsomb, R.L. Garber, W.E. McFee, and S. Knowles. 2001. Two novel alphaherpesviruses associated with fatal disseminated infections in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). J. Wildlife Diseases, (37)2: pp. 297-305.
- McFee, W.E., K. Robertson, and C. Lux. 1998. Reports of the striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, stranded in South Carolina. J. Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 114(3): 119-124.
- McFee, W.E., H.Root, R. Friedman, E. Zolman. 1997. The occurrence of a stingray spine in the scapula of a bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus. J. of Wildlife Diseases, 33(4): pp. 921-924.
- Beck, K.M., McFee, W.E., Wolf, D.L, and P.A. Fair. 1997. Heavy metals in tissues of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, stranded along the South Carolina coast. Marine Pollution Bulletin 34(9): pp. 734-739.
- McFee, W.E., Wolf, D.L., Parshley, D.E., and P.A. Fair. 1996. Investigation of marine mammal entanglement associated with a seasonal coastal net fishery. NOAA Tech. Memo., NMFS-SEFSC-386, 96pp.
Beth Meyer-Bernstein
Biology Department
College of Charleston
66 George St.
Charleston, SC 29424
(843) 953-2298
meyerbernsteine@cofc.edu
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Research emphasis: Physiological mechanisms underlying the circadian timing system using Drosophila and mouse model systems. Research includes studies at the molecular, cellular, system and behavioral levels
Don Miller
Department of Pharmacology
Medical University of South Carolina
171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425
(843) 792-2471
millerdh@musc.edu
Ph.D., 1970, Johns Hopkins
Research emphasis: Thromboxane A2 system; Kallikrein and Kinin Peptides; Osmoregulation; Elasmobranch
Current research projects:
- Biochemical identification and characterization of the thromboxane A2 system in the atlantic stingray (Dasyatis sabina), and its potential function in the regulation of kidney function during osmotic stress.
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Role of kinin peptides in epithelial ion transport in mammalian tissues
- Potential: gene cloning of thromboxane A2 receptor, and kallikrein-kinin system components from elasmobrachs
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- electrophoresis
- mass spectrometry
- HPLC
- enzyme assay
- RIA
- renal function measurements (GFR, fractional sodium reabsorption, free water clearance)
Major instrumentation:
- HPLC
- various mass spectrometry instruments (through the mass spec facility at MUSC)
- column chromatography
Selected Publications:
- Janech, M.G., Fitzgibbon, W.R., Nowak, M., Miller, D.H., Paul, R.V., and Ploth, D.W. Cloning and Functional Characterization of a Second Urea Transporter Isoform (strUT-2) from the Kidney of the Atlantic Stingray, Dasyatis sabina. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 2006; 291: R844-R853.
- Janech M, Fitzgibbon W, Ploth D, Lacy E, Miller D. Effect of Low Environmental Salinity on Plasma Composition and Renal Function of the Atlantic Stingray, a Euryhaline Elasmobranch. American Journal of Physiology-Renal 2006; 291: F770-F780.
- Cabrera D, Morinelli T, Janech M, Miller D. A Thromboxane A2 System in the Atlantic Stingray, Dasyatis sabina. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 2003; 130: 157-164.
Pam Morris
Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy
Marine Biomedicine & Environmental Science Center
Medical University of South Carolina
Hollings Marine Laboratory
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8803 (office)
(843) 762-8737 (fax)
morrisp@musc.edu
Ph.D., Department
of Crop and Soil Sciences and the Inst. for Environmental Toxicology, Michigan
State University, 1992
M.S., Department of Agronomy, Virginia Tech, 1983
B.S., Department of Agronomy, Virginia Tech, 1981
Research emphasis: Environmental microbial ecology, molecular approaches to examining microbial community diversity, linking microbial diversity to function in marine environments (e.g., coral reefs, oil-impacted sediments and biofilms), metal-microbe interactions, microbial degradation of contaminants.
Past or present research interests:
- The microbial diversity associated with healthy and diseased Caribbean corals; linking coral microbial community diversity with function in order to better understand coral disease processes.
- Anti-microbial production and antibiotic resistance and susceptibility profiles of coral-associated microorganisms.
- The microbial community diversity associated with bottlenose dolphin upper respiratory tract fluids.
- Metal:microbe interactions.
- Microbial degradation of crude oil; biofilms associated with oil-contaminated environments; characterizing the oil associated with the USS Arizona.
Selected Publications:
- Van Nostrand, J., T.V. Khijniak, T.J. Gentry, M.T. Novak, A.G. Sowder, J.Z. Zhou, P.M. Bertsch and P.J. Morris. 2007. Isolation and characterization of four gram-positive nickel-tolerant microorganisms from contaminated riparian sediments. Microbial Ecology (In press).
- Van Nostrand, J., T. Khijniak, B. Neely, M. Abdus Satter, A. Sowder, G. Mills, P. Bertsch and P.J. Morris. 2007. The use of hydroxylapatite to reduce the toxicity of nickel and uranium to Burkholderia vietnamiensis PR1301. Environmental Science & Technology (In press).
- Van Nostrand, J., A. Sowder, P. Bertsch and P.J. Morris. 2005. The effect of pH on the toxicity of nickel and other divalent metals to Burkholderia cepacia PR1301. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24:2742-2750.
- Smithwick, A., A. Smith, J. Quensen, A. Smith, D. Kurtz,, L. London, and P.J. Morris. 2004. The inhibition of LPS-induced splenocyte proliferation by ortho-substituted and microbially dechlorinated polychlorinated biphenyls is associated with a decreased expression of cyclin D2. Toxicology 204:61-74.
- Norman, R.S., P. Moeller, T.J. McDonald, and P.J. Morris. 2004. Effect of pyocyanin on a crude oil-degrading microbial community. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70:4004-4011.
- Russell, M.A., L.E. Murphy, D.L. Johnson, T.J. Foecke, P.J. Morris, and R. Mitchell. 2004. Science for Stewardship: Multidisciplinary Research on USS Arizona. Marine Technology Society Journal 38:35-44.
- Smithwick, A., A. Smith, J. Quensen, A. Stack, L. London, and P.J. Morris. 2003. Inhibition of LPS-induced splenocyte proliferation by ortho-substituted polychlorinated biphenyl congeners. Toxicology 188/2-3:319-333.
- Sowder, A., P. Bertsch, and P.J. Morris. 2003. Uranium and nickel speciation and bioavailability in riparian sediments: Impact of aging, source term, and geochemical controls. Journal of Environmental Quality. 32:885-898.
- Norman, R.S., R. Frontera-Suau, and P.J. Morris. 2002. Variability in Pseudomonas aeruginosa lipopolysaccharide expression during crude oil degradation. Applied and Environmental Microbiolology. 68:5096-5103.
- Frontera-Suau, R., F.D. Bost, T.J. McDonald, and P.J. Morris. 2002. Aerobic microbial degradation of hopanes and other biomarkers by crude oil-degrading cultures. Environmental Science & Technology 36:4578-4584.
Susan
Morrison
Associate Provost & Asst. Prof. of Biology
College of Charleston
morrisons@cofc.edu
Office of Academic Affairs
210 Randolph Hall
66 George St.
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC 29424
Phone: (843) 953-5527
Fax: (843) 953-5840
AND
Department of Biology
Science Center 212
58 Coming St.
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC 29424
Phone: (843) 953-8078
Fax: (843)953-5453
Ph.D., Florida State University
M.S., B.S., Colorado State University
Research interests and experience: Microbial Ecology; Sanitary Microbiology
Resources currently used:
Techniques:
- basic microbiological methods
Major instrumentation in teaching lab:
- autoclave
- incubators
- microscopes
Duncan
Munro
Biology Department
College of Charleston
66 George St.
Charleston, SC 29424
(843) 953-8080
munrod@cofc.edu
Ph.D., The University of Michigan
Research emphasis: Gastric physiology: acid barriers; role of the ECL cell; control of histidine decarboxylase rate within the ECL cell/control of H secretion in isolated, separated parietal cells
Courtney Murren
Biology Department
College of Charleston
66 George St.
Charleston, SC 29424
(843) 953-8077
murrenc@cofc.edu
Ph.D. University of Connecticut
Research emphasis: Plant Ecological Genetics: factors contributing to invasive species establishment success, pollination ecology in forest fragments, phenotypic plasticity and phenotypic evolution
Paul Nolan
Department of Biology
The Citadel
171 Moultrie St.
Charleston, SC 29409
(843) 953-7076
paul.nolan@citadel.edu
Ph.D., Zoology, Auburn University, 2002
M.S., Avian Sciences, The University of California at Davis, 1993
B.S., Environmental Resource Mgmt., The Pennsylvania State Univ., 1987
Research emphasis: Behavioral ecology and ornithology
Geno Olmi
Coastal Services Center
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2234 South Hobson Ave.
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Geno.Olmi@noaa.gov
Ph.D. College of William and Mary
Current research: Management of coastal ecosystems, application of science to management and policy, estuarine ecology, coastal and ocean observing systems
Resources used:
- GIS
- survey
- literature review
- multimedia presentations
- environmental inventory
Dave
Owens
Professor of Biology
Grice Marine Laboratory
College of Charleston
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
Office Phone:
(843) 953-9176
Lab Phone: (843) 953-9177
Fax: (843) 953-9199
owensd@cofc.edu
Ph.D. (1976) University of Arizona.
Research interests: The physiology, behavior and ecology of marine vertebrates with special interest in the reproductive biology of marine turtles and diamondback terrapins. We are particularly interested in discovering basic biological concepts which may be of use in developing improved conservation strategies for marine organisms.
Current research projects:
- Environmental Mercury in the diamondback terrapin
- Sex ratios in natural populations of sea turtles
- The endocrine/environmental control of migration and reproduction in marine vertebrates
Past or potential areas of research interest:
- The reproductive biology of male turtles
- Mating systems and paternity in marine turtles
- Endocrine disruption in marine turtle reproductive biology
Resources currently
used
Techniques:
- Hormone radioimmunoassays
- Satellite, radio and sonic tracking of marine animals
- Ultrasound field diagnostics for reproductive condition
Major instrumentation:
- Aloka Ultrasound system
- refrigerated centrifuge
- Wallac Scintillation Counter
Selected Publications:
- Owens, D.W. 1999. Reproductive Cycles and Endocrinology. In K. L. Eckert, K. A. Bjorndal, F. A. Abreau-Grobois and M. Donnelly (Editors). Research and Management Techniques for the Conservation of Sea Turtles. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialists Group Publication No. 4., pp 119-123.
- Hamann, Mark, C. Limpus and D. Owens. 2003. Chapter 5: Reproductive Cycles of Males and Females. In: The Biology of Sea Turtles: Volume II. Editors P. Lutz and Jack Musick and Janette Wyneken. CRC Press. New York. Pp. 135-161.
- Hopkins-Murphy, D.W.Owens and, T. Murphy. 2003 Ecology of Immature Loggerheads on Foraging Grounds and Adults in Internesting Habitat in the Eastern United States. In Loggerhead Sea Turtles, A. Bolten and B. Witherington, (Eds.). Smithsonian Books, Washington. Pp. 79-92.
Margie Peden-Adams
Pediatrics/Marine Biomedicine
Medical University of South Carolina
221 Ft. Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
OFFICE PH: (843) 568-8814
LAB PH: (843) 762-8551
FAX: (843) 762-8700
pedenada@musc.edu
Ph.D., Environmental
Toxicology, Clemson University, 1996-1999
M.S., Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University, 1993-1996
B.S., Microbiology, Clemson University, 1987-1991
Research emphasis: Sub-lethal toxicological effects of environmental contaminants. We assess various health effects depending on the mechanism of action of the contaminant and endpoints often include the immune, endocrine, metabolic, and nervous system. Clearly, there is a link between marine/wildlife health and human health that can be assessed using sentential wildlife species. In fact, effects in wildlife are often our first clue to potential effects on human health.
Current research projects:
- Children’s environmental health and marine mammal health
- Development of immunological tests to monitor and assess health risks in bottlenose dolphin and loggerhead sea turtle populations, both ex vivo and in vitro, following exposure to marine contaminants
Publications:
- J. Lamb, R. Balcomb, C. Bens, R. Cooper, J. Gorsuch, P. Matthiessen, M. Peden-Adams, E. Voit (1998). Hazard Identification and Epidemiology. in: Principles and Processes for Evaluating Endocrine Disruption in Wildlife. R. Kendall, R. Dickerson, J. Geisy, and W. Suk Eds. SETAC Special Publications Series. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl.
- M.M. Peden-Adams, J. EuDaly, E. EuDaly, A.C. Dudley, J. Zeigler, A. Lee, J. Robbs, G. Gilkeson, D.E. Keil. (2001). Evaluation of Immunotoxicity induced by Single or Concurrent Exposure to n,n-Diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET), Pyridostigmine Bromide (PYR), and JP-8 jet fuel. Toxicology and Industrial Health. 17: 192-209.
- M.M. Peden-Adams, A.C Dudley, J.G. EuDaly, C.T. Allan, G.S. Gilkeson, D.E. Keil. (2004) Pyridostigmine Bromide (PYR) Alters Immune Function in B6C3F1 Mice Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology, 26(1): 1-15.
- J.M. Keller, P.D. McClellan-Green, A.M. Lee, M.D. Arendt, P.P. Maier, A.L. Segars, J.D. Whitaker, D.E. Keil, M.M. Peden-Adams (2005). Mitogen-induced lymphocyte proliferation in loggerhead sea turtles: comparison of methods and effects of gender, plasma testosterone concentration, and body condition on immunity. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 103 (3-4):269-281.
- J. Yu, M.S. Kindy, B.C. Ellis, J.E. Baatz, M. Peden-Adams, T.J. Ellingham, D.J. Wolff, P.A. Fair, S. Gattoni-Celli. (2005) Establishment of Epidermal Cell Lines Derived from the Skin of the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus). Anat Rec A Discov Mol Cell Evol Biol. 287(2):1246-55.
- M.M. Peden-Adams, J.G. EuDaly, L.M. Heesemann, J. Smythe, J. Miller, G.S. Gilkeson, D.E. Keil. (2006) Developmental Immunotoxicity of Trichloroethylene (TCE): Studies in B6C3F1 Mice. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 41(3):249-71.
- J.M. Keller, P.D. McClellan-Green, J.R. Kucklick, D.E. Keil, M.M. Peden-Adams. (2006) Effects of organochlorine contaminants on loggerhead sea turtle immunity: Comparison of a correlative field study and in vitro exposure experiments. Environ. Health Perspec. 114(1): 70-76.
- A. Mancia, M.L. Lundqvist, T.A. Romano, M.M. Peden-Adams, P.A. Fair, M.S. Kindy, B.C. Ellis, S. Gattoni-Cellia, D.J. McKillen, H.F. Trent , Y.A. Chen, J.S. Almeid, P.S. Gross, R.W. Chapman, G.W. Warr. (In Press) A Dolphin Peripheral Blood Leukocyte cDNA Microarray for Studies of Immune Function and Stress Reactions. Developmental and Comparative Immunology.
- M.M. Peden-Adams, J.G. EuDaly, S. Dabra, A. EuDaly, L. Heesemann, J. Smythe, D.E. Keil. (In Press) Suppression of Immune Function and Possible Endocrine Modulation Caused by The Perfluorinated Insecticide Sulfluramid. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A.
- R.D. Day, A.L. Segars, M.D. Arendt, M. Lee, M.M. Peden-Adams. Relationship Of Blood Mercury Levels To Health Parameters In The Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta Caretta). Submitted to Environ. Health Perspec.
Paul Pennington
Senior Research Marine Biologist
JHT Incorporated / Government Contractor
NOAA National Ocean Service
Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research
Marine Ecotoxicology Branch
219 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412-9110
(843) 762-8620 Phone
(843) 762-8700 Fax
email: paul.pennington@noaa.gov
http://www.chbr.noaa.gov/
Ph.D., 2002, University
of South Carolina, Environmental Health Sciences
M.S., 1996, College of Charleston, Graduate Program in Marine Biology
B.S., 1991, College of Charleston, Biology Department
Research emphasis: The effects of anthropogenic contamination on estuarine flora and fauna. Statistics for environmental sciences and toxicology.
Current Research Projects:
- Acute and sublethal effects of bifenthrin (a pyrethroid insecticide) on grass shrimp and sheepshead minnows
- Effects of triclosan (a personal care product) on estuarine communities
- Effects of Irgarol 1051 (an antifouling paint additive) on estuarine communities
- Statistical relationships between grass shrimp population densities, land-use, contaminant loads, estuarine physical and chemical properties, and bacterial contamination
- Acute and chronic effects of field collected contaminated sediments on benthic amphipods
Resources
Currently Used:
Techniques:
- Single species toxicity testing
- Contaminant testing using estuarine mesocosms
- ELISA technology for pesticide analysis
- In situ field deployment of test organisms
- SAS Programming - Data Manipulation (SAS/BASE, SAS/MACRO)
- SAS Programming - Statistical Analysis (SAS/STAT)
- Environmental field sampling and collections
Major instrumentation:
- 36 independent, tidally manipulated, modular estuarine mesocosms
- RaPID Assay ELISA Analyzer, 96-well plate reader, spectrophotometer
- Water quality monitoring equipment: sondes, probes and dataloggers
- Environmental Chambers/incubators
- Statistical software: SAS, JMP, SigmaStat, RAMAS, PRIMER
Selected Publications:
- Lawton, J.C.; Pennington, P.L.; Chung, K.W.; Scott, G.I. 2006. Toxicity of atrazine to the juvenile hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 65:388-394.
- Bejarano, A.C.; Pennington, P.L.; DeLorenzo, M.E.; and Chandler, G.T. 2005. Atrazine effects on meiobenthic assemblages of a modular estuarine mesocosm. Marine Pollution Bulletin 50:1398-1404.
- Christl, T.J., Pennington, P., DeLorenzo, M., Karnaky, K.J., and Scott, G.I. 2004. Effect of multiple atrazine exposure profiles on hemocyte DNA integrity in the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 73:404-410.
- Pennington, Paul L., Marie E. DeLorenzo, Jennifer C. Lawton, Erich D. Strozier, Michael H. Fulton, and Geoffrey I. Scott. 2004. Modular Estuarine Mesocosm Validation: Ecotoxicological Assessment of Direct Effects with the Model Compound Endosulfan. J Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 298:369-387.
- Walse, S.S., Pennington, P.L., Scott, G.I., Ferry, J.L. 2004. The fate of fipronil in modular estuarine mesocosms. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 6:58-64.
- Wirth, E.F., Pennington, P.L., Lawton, J.C., DeLorenzo, M.E., Bearden, D., Shaddrix, B., Siversten, S., and Fulton, M.H. 2004. The effects of the contemporary-use insecticide (fipronil) in an estuarine mesocosm. Environmental Pollution. 131:365-371
John Peters
Department of Biology
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC 29424
(843) 953-1422
petersj@cofc.edu
Ph.D., Biological
Education, University of Northern Colorado, 2006
M.S., Marine Biology,
College of Charleston, 1987-1990
B.S., Biology, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, 1984
Research emphasis: Age and Growth of Fishes
Craig
Plante
Director, Graduate Program in Marine Biology
Grice Marine Laboratory
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 953-9187
plantec@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1992, Univ. of Washington
Research emphasis: Microbial ecology, benthic biology, the influence of animal-microbe interactions on biogeochemical processes, and the role of autoinduction in the development of marine biofilms.
Current research projects:
- the microbial ecology of sediments, esp. the quantitative and qualitative effects of deposit feeding on sedimentary bacteria
- the importance of disturbance to sedimentary microbial communities, and processes of re-colonization and succession
- role of quorum sensing in production of exopolymeric secretions and biofilms of marine bacteria
- surfactant-resistant bacteria and the use of surfactants in marine sediment bioremediation
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- mechanisms of bacteriolysis in the deposit-feeder gut
- influences of animal-microbe interactions on sediment biogeochemistry
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- epifluorescence microscopy (incl. sediments)
- standard microbiological techniques
- bacteriolytic assays
- molecular techniques including PCR-DGGE, cloning, and DNA sequencing
Major instrumentation:
- epifluorescence microscope (GML)
- sonicator
- spectrophotometer
- standard molecular biology equipment including image analysis system and DNA sequencer (in Molecular Biology Core Facility)
- smaller equipment (shaker, dissecting scope, pH meter, balance, incubator)
Selected Publications:
- Stocum, E., Plante, C. 2006. The effect of artificial defaunation on bacterial assemblages of intertidal sediments. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 337: 147-158
- Easley, J., Plante, S., Hymel, S. 2004. Vertical migrations of benthic microalgae on a semi-protected beach: Temporal aspects. Estuarine, Coastal & Shelf Science 64: 486-496
- Plante, C. J., Wilde, S. 2004. Biotic disturbance, recolonization and early succession of bacterial assemblages in intertidal sediments. Microb. Ecol. 48:154-166
- Wilde, S., Plante, C. 2002. Spatial heterogeneity of bacterial assemblages in marine sediments: The influence of the deposit-feeder, Balanoglossus aurantiacus. Est. Coast. Shelf Sci. 55: 97-107
- Plante, C.J., Wilde, S. B. 2001. Bacterial recovery in deposit-feeder egesta: In situ growth or immigration? Limnol. & Oceanogr. 46: 1171-1181
- Plante, C. J. 2000. The role of bacterial exopolymeric capsules in protection from deposit-feeder digestion. Aquatic Microb. Ecol. 21: 211-219
- Hymel, S., Plante, C. 2000. Feeding and bacteriolytic responses of the deposit-feeder Abarenicola pacifica (Polychaeta: Arenicolidae) (Healy and Wells) to changes in temperature and sediment food quality. Mar. Biol. 136: 1019-1027
Bob
Podolsky
Grice Marine Laboratory
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 953-9186
podolskyr@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1995, Univ. of Washington
Research emphasis: Functional biology and evolutionary ecology of marine invertebrates, larval ecology and life-history evolution, fertilization ecology, physiological ecology, phenotypic plasticity
Current research projects:
- physiological ecology of development in intertidal habitats
- reproductive plasticity of adults in response to developmental risks for offspring
- effects of interacting temperature and oxygen conditions during development
- phylogenetic analysis of gamete and larval character evolution
- tradeoffs governing the expression of larval phenotypic plasticity
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- fertilization ecology of free-spawning organisms
- evolutionary physiology of fertilization and sperm motility
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- microscopy
- motion analysis
- SDS-PAGE
- Western blotting
Major instrumentation:
- ultracold freezer
- refrigerated centrifuge
- micro-plate reader
- spectrophotometer
- smaller equipment (shaker, dissecting scope, pH meter)
- microscopes with digital cameras
Selected Publications:
- Allen, J.D. and R.D. Podolsky. 2006. Uncommon diversity in larval form and developmental mode in Macrophiothrix brittlestars. Marine Biology, doi:10.1007/s00227-006-0470-6.
- Podolsky, R.D. and A.L. Moran. 2006. Integrating function across marine life cycles. Integrative and Comparative Biology, pp. 1–10, doi:10.1093/icb/icl026
- Allen, J.D., Zakas, C. and R.D. Podolsky. 2006. Effects of egg size reduction and larval feeding on juvenile performance in a sea urchin with facultative-feeding development. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 331:186-197.
- Podolsky, R.D. and J.S. McAlister. 2005. Developmental plasticity in Macrophiothrix brittlestars: are morphologically convergent larvae also convergently plastic? Biological Bulletin 209:127-138.
- Hart, M.W. and R.D. Podolsky. 2005. Mitochondrial DNA phylogeny and rates of larval evolution in Macrophiothrix brittlestars. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34:438-447.
Will Post
Charleston Museum
360 Meeting St.
Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 722-2996
Email: grackler@aol.com
Ph.D., Zoology, 1972, NC State University
Research emphasis: Ecology and management of salt marsh birds and mammals; behavior and ecology of waterbirds; mating systems of birds.
Current research projects:
- life history study of the MacGillivray's Seaside Sparrow
- foraging behavior and diets of piscivorous herons in the Charleston Harbor estuary
- movement pattern of neotropical migrants in the Charleston Harbor area
- ecology of salt-marsh nesting Barn Owls
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- mating system of the Boat-tailed Grackle
- cowbird brood parasitism
- breeding ecology of colonial waterbirds
- life histories of Yellow-shouldered Blackbird, Least Bittern, Common Moorhen and Seaside Sparrow
- population ecology of the rice rat and meadow vole
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- traditional methods of capturing and marking individual animals
- intensive studies of marked populations
Selected publications:
- Post, W. 1992. Dominance and mating success in male Boat-tailed Grackles. Animal Behaviour 44: 917-929.
- Post, W. 1994. Are female Boat-tailed Grackle colonies natural assemblages? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 35: 401-407.
- Post, W. 1998. Reproduction of Least Bitterns in a managed wetland. Colonial Waterbirds 21: 273-286.
- Post, W. 1998. Advantages of coloniality in female Boat-tailed Grackles. Wilson Bulletin 110: 489-496.
- Post, W., and J. S. Greenlaw. 1994. Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus). In The Birds of North America, No. 127.
- Post, W., J. P. Poston, and G. T. Bancroft. 1996. Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major). In The Birds of North America, No. 207.
- Post, W., and C. A. Seals. 1991a. Breeding biology of a newly-established Double-crested Cormorant population in South Carolina, USA. Colonial Waterbirds 14: 34-38.
- Greenlaw, J. S., and W. Post. 1985. Evolution of monogamy in Seaside Sparrows, Ammodramus maritimus: tests of hypotheses. Animal Behaviour 33: 373-383.
- McNair, D. B., and W. Post. 1993b. Autumn migration route of Blackpoll Warblers: evidence from southeastern North America. Journal of Field Ornithology 64: 417-425.
Seth Pritchard
Biology Department
College of Charleston
66 George St.
Charleston, SC 29424
(843) 953-5995
pritchards@cofc.edu
Ph.D., Botany,
Auburn University, 1994-1998
B.A., Biology, Berea College, 1988-2002
Research
emphasis: Plant physiological ecology: physiological responses of plants
to ongoing global environmental changes including rising atmospheric carbon
dioxide and ozone concentrations, warming, and soil salinization; implications
for ecosystem function and food production.
Development of fertility strategies for organic crop production; sustainable
agriculture; crop physiology.
Current research projects:
- root dynamics of loblolly pine clones grown under different management strategies
- effects of long-term atmospheric CO2-enrichment on fine root dynamics
- response of mycorrhizae to atmospheric CO2-enrichment
- secondary chemistry of medicinal plants grown with chemical or organic fertilizers
- influence of exogenous harpin application on parthenolide production in medicinal plants
- influence of elevated atmospheric CO2 on wood anatomy
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- light microscopy of wood macerations
- quantification of fine root dynamics using underground microvideo cameras
- image analyses of plant tissues
- analyses of plant gas exchange
Major instrumentation:
- SPAD meter
- LICOR 6400 portable photosynthesis machine with fluorescence capabilities
- pressure bomb
- BTC 100x microvideo camera
- HPFM high pressure flow meter
- laser leaf area and root length meter
- YSI DO/salinity/temperature meter
- Hannah EC meters
- soil coring equipment
Selected publications:
- McCarthy HR, Oren R, Kim H, Johnson KH, Maier C, Pritchard SG, and Davis MA. 2006 Interaction of ice storms and management practices on current carbon sequestration in forests with potential mitigation under future CO2 atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research 111, D15103, doi:10.1029
- Runion GB, Davis MA, Pritchard SG, Prior SA, Mitchell RJ, Torbert HA, Rogers HH, and Dute RR. 2006 Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on biomass and carbon accumulation in a model regenerating longleaf pine ecosystem. Journal of Environmental Quality 35:1478-1486
- Pritchard SG, Prior SA, Rogers HH, Davis MA, Runion GB, and Popham TW. 2006 The effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on root dynamics of sorghum grown under sustainable and conventional agricultural management systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 113:175-183.
- Pritchard SG, and Amthor JS. 2005 Crops and Environmental Change: An Introduction to Effects of Global Warming, Increasing Atmospheric CO2 and O3 Concentrations, and Soil Salinization on Crop Physiology and Yield. Binghamton NY. The Haworth Press. 421 pp.
- Saxon M, Davis M, Pritchard SG, Peterson CM, Stelzer H, Runion GB, Rogers HH. 2004 Influence of elevated CO2, varying N levels and plant genotypes of Pinus elliottii on performance of Neodiprion lecontei insects. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34:1007-1017.
- Torbert HA, Prior SA, Runion GB, Davis MA, Pritchard SG, and Rogers HH. 2004 Nitrogen and carbon cycling in a model longleaf pine community as affected by atmospheric CO2. Environmental Management 33:132-138.
- Prior SA, Pritchard SG, and Runion GB. 2004 Leaves and the effects of elevated carbon dioxide levels. In Goodman, R.M. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science. pp. 648-650. Marcel Dekker, Inc., NY (Book Chapter).
John Ramsdell
U.S. Department of Commerce
NOAA/National Ocean Service
Center for Coastal Environmental Health & Biomolecular Research
219 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
TEL: (843) 762-8510
FAX: (843) 762-8700
john.ramsdell@noaa.gov
http://www.chbr.noaa.gov/CoastalResearch.html
Ph.D., Endocrinology, University of California, San Francisco, 1982
Research emphasis: Toxicology of algal derived toxins; mechanism of toxin action
Current Research Projects:
Toxicology
- Developmental toxicity of marine toxins in finfish and rodents
- Neuro- and immunotoxicity of marine toxins using cultured cell lines
Biomonitoring
- Development of blood collection cards to monitor toxin levels in marine mammals and aquatic species
- Development of cell-based toxin detection methods
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Past areas of research interest include endocrinology and cancer biology
- Potential areas of research include effects of marine toxins on production of cytokines and inflammatory disease and genetic engineering of cells for toxin detection
Selected Publications:
- Fairey ER, Bottein Dechraoui MY, Sheets MF, Ramsdell JS. 2001. Modification of the cell based assay for brevetoxins using human cardiac voltage dependent sodium channels expressed in HEK-293 cells. Biosensors & Bioelectronics. 16: 579-86.
- Fairey, E.R., N. Shuart, M. Busman, P.D.R. Moeller and J.S. Ramsdell. 2001. Biomonitoring brevetoxin exposure in mammals using blood collection cards. Environmental Health Perspectives 109: 717-20.
- Gordon, CJ Kimm-Brinson KL, Pandos, B and JS Ramsdell. 2001. Acute and delayed thermoregulatory response of mice exposed to brevetoxin. Toxicon 39: 1367-74.
- Khan R.N., E.G. Tall, M. Rebecchi, J.S. Ramsdell and S. Pentyala. 2001. Maitotoxin decreases GTP binding to G-protein alpha subunits. International J. Toxicology 20:1-6.
- Kimm-Brinson, K.L. and J.S. Ramsdell. 2001. The red tide toxin, brevetoxin, induces embryo toxicity and developmental abnormalities. Environmental Health Perspectives 109: 377-381.
- Kimm-Brinson, KL, PDR Moeller, M Barbier, H Glasgow, Jr., JM Burkholder and JS Ramsdell. 2001. Identification of a P2X7 receptor in GH4C1 rat pituitary cells: A target for a bioactive substance produced by Pfiesteria piscicida. Environmental Health Perspectives 109: 457-62.
- Melo, A.C. and J.S. Ramsdell. 2001. Sexual dimorphism of brain aromatase activity in Medaka: Induction of a female phenotype by estradiol. Environmental Health Perspectives 109: 257-264.
- Melo, PD Moeller, H Glasgow, Jr., JM Burkholder and JS Ramsdell. 2001. Microfluorimetric Analysis of a Purinergic Receptor (P2X7) in GH4C1 Rat Pituitary Cells: Effects of a Bioactive Substance Produced by Pfiesteria piscicida. Environmental Health Perspectives 109 Suppl 5: 731-7.
- Moeller, PD, SL Morton, BA Mitchell, SK Sivertsen, ER Fairey, TM Mikulski, H Glasgow, Jr., NJ Deamer-Melia, JM Burkholder and JS Ramsdell. 2001. Current Progress in Isolation and Characterization of Toxins Isolated from Pfiesteria piscicida. Environmental Health Perspectives 109 Suppl 5:739-43.
- Van Dolah FM, and JS Ramsdell. 2001. In vitro detection methods for algal toxins: Conceptual approaches and recent developments. J AOAC International 84: 1617-1625.
Marcel Reichert
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Marine Resources Division
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: (843) 953-5778
reichertm@dnr.sc.gov
Ph.D., 2002, University
of Groningen
M.S., 1985, University of Amsterdam
Research emphasis: Fish Ecology, Fisheries Science
Selected Publications:
- Marcy, B.C., D.E. Fletcher, F.D. Martin, M.H. Paller & M.J.M. Reichert (2005). "Fishes of the Middle Savannah River Basin: With emphasis on the Savannah River Site." University of Georgia Press, 495 pp.
- Reichert, M.J.M. (2003). "Diet, consumption, and growth of juvenile fringed flounder (Etropus crossotus); a test of the "optimum food/maximum growth hypothesis" in a subtropical nursery area." J. Sea Res. 50(1/2): 97-116.
- Reichert, M.J.M. (2002). On the life history of the fringed flounder (Etropus crossotus), a small tropical flatfish in the South Atlantic Bight. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands, 224 pp.
- Reichert, M.J.M., J.M. Dean, R.J. Feller & J.M. Grego (2000). "Somatic growth and otolith growth in juveniles of a small subtropical flatfish; the fringed flounder, Etropus crossotus." J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 254 (2): 169-188.
- Luckhurst, B.E., M.J.M. Reichert & J.M. Dean (2000). "Age, growth, and reproduction of the Lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris (Pisces:Lutjanidae) at Bermuda." Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 203: 255-261.
- Paller, M.H., M.J.M. Reichert, J.M. Dean & J.C. Seigle (2000). "Use of fish community data to evaluate restoration success in Pen Branch." Ecological Engineering 15, S171-S187.
- Reichert, M.J.M. (1998). "Etropus crossotus, an annual flatfish species; age and growth of the fringed flounder in South Carolina." J. Sea Res., 40(3/4): 323-332.
- Luckhurst, B.E., J.M. Dean, M.J.M. Reichert, M. Cameron, S. Manual & T. Trott (1997). "Use of microstructure analysis of the sagittal otoliths for age estimation of the Wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri, from Bermuda." Proceedings of the 49th annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 1996, Christ Church, Barbados, pp. 64-70.
- Paller, M.H., M.J.M. Reichert & J.M. Dean (1996). "Use of fish communities to assess environmental impacts in South Carolina coastal plain streams." Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc., 125(5): 633-644.
Bill Roumillat
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Marine Resources Research Institute
Inshore Fisheries Research Section
PO Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422
(843) 953-9233
roumillatb@dnr.sc.gov
M.S., Biology,
Old Dominion University, 1982
B.S., Biology with emphasis in Marine Biology, College of Charleston, 1975
Research emphasis: Biology of fishes; histologically verified fish reproductive ecology; fish behavioral ecology
Current research projects:
- Life history investigations of estuarine fishes
- Red drum fisheries dynamics
- Autochthonous fish sounds as related to fishery dynamics
Selected Publications:
- McDonough, C. J., W.A. Roumillat and C. A. Wenner. 2005. Sexual differentiation and gonad development in striped mullet (Mugil cephalus L.) from South Carolina estuaries. Fish. Bull. 103(4):601-619.
- Roumillat, W.A. and Myra C. Brouwer. 2004. Reproductive dynamics of female spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) in South Carolina. Fish. Bull. 102:473-487.
- Wenner, C.A., William A. Roumillat and C. W. Waltz. 1986. Contributions to the life history of black sea bass, Centropristis striata, off the Southeastern United States. Fish. Bull. 84(3): 723-741.
Gorka
Sancho
Grice Marine Laboratory
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: (843) 953-9194
Email: sanchog@cofc.edu
Ph.D.,1998, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution / Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research emphasis: Behavioral ecology of fishes and fisheries conservation.
Current research projects:
- spawning ecology of flounder off SC waters
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- behavioral ecology of reef fishes at spawning aggregations
- predatory behaviors of fishes
- trophic ecology of fishes at hydrothermal vents
- ecological effects of "ghost" fishing gillnets
- development of ecologically based fisheries management schemes
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- sonic tagging
- SCUBA
- image analysis
Major instrumentation:
- acoustic tracking system
- UW video cameras
- current meters
- ocean research vessels
- small boats
Selected Publications:
- Moreno, G., Dagorn, L., Sancho, G., Garcia, D. and Itano, D.G. 2007. Using local ecological knowledge (LEK) to provide insight on the tuna purse seine fleets of the Indian Ocean useful for management. Aquatic Living Resources 20: 367-376
- Taquet, M., Sancho, G., Dagorn, L., Gaertner, J.C., Itano, D., Aumeeruddy, R., Wendling, B. and Peignon, C. 2007. Characterization of fish aggregations associated with drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) in the Western Indian Ocean through underwater visual census. Aquatic Living Resources 20: 331-341
- Taquet, M., Dagorn, L., Gaertner, J.C., Girard, C., Aumeeruddy, R., Sancho, G. and Itano, D. 2007. Behaviour of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) around drifting FADs as observed from automated acoustic receivers. Aquatic Living Resources 20: 323-330
- Dagorn, L., Girard, C., Taquet, M., Sancho, G., Itano, D., Aumeeruddy, R., Peignon, C., Moreno, G., Josse, E., Brehmer, P. and Holland, K. 2007. Satellite-linked acoustic receivers to observe behaviour of fish in remote areas. Aquatic Living Resources 20: 307-312
- Moreno, G., Dagorn, L., Sancho, G. and Itano, D.G. 2007. Fish behaviour from fishers´ knowledge: the case study of tropical tuna around drifting fish aggregating devices (DFADs). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64: 1517-1528
- Mann, D.A. and Sancho, G. 2007. Feeding ecology of the domino damselfish, Dascyllus albisella. Copeia 2007(3): 566-576
- Dagorn, L., Holland, K.N., Hallier, J.P., Taquet, M., Moreno, G., Sancho, G., Itano, D.G., Aumeeruddy, R., Girard, C., Million, J. and Fonteneau, A. 2006. Deep diving behaviour observed in yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). Aquatic Living Resources 19: 55-58
- Sancho, G., Mitcheli, F., Mills, S. Fisher, C.R., Peterson, C.H., Johnson, G., Lenihan, H. and Mullineaux, L.S. 2005. Selective predation by the zoarcid fish Thermarces cerberus at hydrothermal vents. Deep Sea Research-I 52: 837–844.
Paul Sandifer
Senior Scientist
NOAA, National Ocean Service
Hollings Marine Laboratory
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: (843) 762-8814
Fax: (843) 762-8737
paul.sandifer@noaa.gov
Ph.D., Marine
Science, University of Virginia, 1972
B.S., Biology, College of Charleston, 1968
Current research interests: Connections between ocean condition and human health; ocean policy; coastal ecology; marine biodiversity
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Aquaculture of marine shrimp and freshwater prawns; aquaculture policy
- Larval development, recruitment and reproduction in decapod crustaceans
- Natural resource management and policy
Selected Publications:
- Palumbi, S. R., P. A. Sandifer, J. D. Allan, M. W. Beck, D. G. Fautin, M. J. Fogarty, B. S. Halpern, L. S. Incze, J-A. Leong, E. Norse, J. J. Stachowicz, and D. H. Wall. In press. Managing for ocean biodiversity: creating a national biodiversity conservation agenda to sustain marine ecosystem services. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
- Rosenberg, A. A. and P. A. Sandifer. In press. A Managers' perspective: Developing the scientific and technical basis for implementing marine ecosystem-based management. Pages 000-000 in K. L. McLeod and H. M. Leslie, editors. Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans: Applying Resilience Thinking. Island Press, Washington, DC.
- Klopchin, J. L., J. R. Stewart, L. F. Webster, and P. A. Sandifer. 2008. Assessment of environmental impacts of a colony of free-ranging Rhesus monkeys (Macca mulatta) on Morgan Island, South Carolina. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 137(1-3): 301-313.
- Sandifer, P., C. Sotka, D. Garrison, and V. Fay. 2007. Interagency oceans and human health research implementation plan: a prescription for the future. Interagency Working Group on Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia and Human Health of the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology. Washington, DC. 92 pp.
- Merrick, R (Chair)., R. Kelty, T. Ragen, T. Rowles, P. Sandifer, B. Schroeder, S. Swartz, and N. Valette-Silver. 2007. Report of the Protected Species SAIP Tier III Workshop, 7-10 March 2006, Silver Spring, MD. U.S. Dep. Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/SPO-78, 79 p.
- Scott, G. I., A. F. Holland and P. A. Sandifer. 2006. Managing coastal urbanization and development in the 21st century: the need for a new paradigm. Pp. 285-299. In: Kleppel, G. S., M. R. DeVoe, and M. V. Rawson (editors). Changing Land Use Patterns in the Coastal Zone: Managing Environmental Quality in Rapidly Developing Regions. Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, New York, 305 pp.
- NOAA Regional Ecosystem Delineation Workgroup. 2005. Report on the Delineation of Regional Ecosystems. Regional Ecosystem Workshop. Charleston, SC. 31 Aug.-1 Sept. 2004. 54 pp. (Member of Work group responsible for report).
- Sandifer, P. A. and A. A. Rosenberg. 2005. Practical recommendations for improving the use of science in marine fisheries management. Pages 197-210 in: Witherell, D., (editor) Managing our Nation's Fisheries II - Focus on the Future. Proceedings of a conference of fisheries management in the United States held in Washington, DC., March 24-26, 2005. 283 p.
- Sandifer, P. A. 2005. Managing ocean and coastal areas, ecosystems and resources. Marine Technology Society Journal 38(4):35-41.
- Sandifer, P.A. US Commission on Ocean Policy. 2004. An ocean blueprint for the 21st century. Final report of the US Commission on Ocean Policy - Pre-publication copy. Washington, DC, 455 pp + appendices (Member of Commission responsible for report).
- Delgado, P. C., Y. Avnimelech, R. McNeil, D. Bratvold, C. L. Browdy, and P. Sandifer. 2003. Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of distinctive regions in paddlewheel aerated shrimp ponds. Aquaculture, 217:235-248.
- Browdy, C. L., D. Bratvold, J. S. Hopkins, A. D. Stokes, and P. A. Sandifer. 2001. Emerging technologies for mitigation of environmental impacts associated with shrimp aquaculture pond effluents. Asian Fisheries Science, 14:255-267.
- Chow, S. and P. A. Sandifer. 2001. Sperm-egg interaction in the palaemonid shrimp, Palaemonetes vulgaris. Fisheries Science 67:370-372.
- Hopkins, J. S., P. A. Sandifer, C. L. Browdy, and J. D. Holloway. 1996. Comparison of exchange and no-exchange water management strategies for the intensive pond culture of marine shrimp. Journal of Shellfish Research 15(2):441-445.
- Sandifer, P. A. and J. S. Hopkins. 1995. Conceptual design of a sustainable pond-based shrimp culture system. Aquaculture Engineering, 15(1):41-52.
- Hopkins, J. S., P. A. Sandifer, and C. L. Browdy. 1995. A review of water management regimes which abate the environmental impacts of shrimp farming. pp. In: C. L. Browdy and J. S. Hopkins. Swimming Through Troubled Waters: Proceedings of the Special Session on Shrimp Farming; Aquaculture '95, World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
- Hopkins, J. S., P. A. Sandifer, M. R. DeVoe, A. F. Holland, C. L. Browdy, and A. D. Stokes. 1995. Environmental impacts of shrimp farming with special reference to the situation in the continental U.S. Estuaries 18 (1A):25-42.
- Sandifer, P. A., J. S. Hopkins, and A. D. Stokes. 1988. Intensification of shrimp culture in earthen ponds in South Carolina: progress and prospects. J. World Aquaculture Soc. 19 (4): 218-226.
- Harris, S. E. G., and P. A. Sandifer. 1986. Sperm production and the effects of electrically induced spermatophore expression in Macrobrachium rosenbergii. J. Crustacean Biol. 6 (4):633-647.
- Sandifer, P. A. and T. I. J. Smith. 1985. Freshwater prawns. pp. 63-125. In: J. V. Huner and E. E. Brown (eds.). Crustacean and Mollusk Aquaculture in the United States. AVI Publishing Co., Inc., Westport, CT.
- Berg, A. B. V. and P. A. Sandifer. 1984. Mating behavior of the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis (Decapoda, Caridea). J. Crustacean Biol. 4 (3):417-424.
- Sandifer, P. A., D. R. Calder, J. J. Manzi, J. V. Miglarese, and L. A. Barclay (eds.). 1980. Ecological Characterization of the Sea Island Coastal Region of South Carolina and Georgia. Vol. III. Biological Features. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS/OBS-70/42: 620 pp.
- Sandifer, P. A., and J. W. Lynn. 1980. Artificial insemination of caridean shrimp. pp. 271-288. In: W. H. Clark, Jr. and T. S. Adams (eds.), Advances in Invertebrate Reproduction. Elsevier Press.
- Sandifer, P. A. and T. I. J. Smith. 1979. Possible significance of variation in the larval development of palaemonid shrimp. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 39:55-64.
- Sandifer, P. A. 1975. The role of pelagic larvae in recruitment to populations of adult decapod crustaceans in the York River estuary and adjacent lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Sci. 3:269-279.
- Sandifer, P. A. 1973. Distribution and abundance of decapod crustacean larvae in the York River estuary and adjacent lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, 1968-1969. Chesapeake Sci. 14 (4):235-257.
Denise Sanger
SC Sea Grant Consortium
287 Meeting St.
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: (843) 727-2078
Fax: (843) 727-2080
Denise.Sanger@scseagrant.org
Ph.D., 1998,
University of South Carolina
B.S., 1993, University of California, Santa Cruz
Research emphasis: Ecology and Ecotoxicology of Estuarine Environments
Current research projects:
- In general, my research involves evaluating the impacts of development on tidal creek and salt marsh ecosystems including examining water quality (e.g., DO levels, salinity alterations), sediment contamination, biological quality (e.g., benthos and nekton), and human health (e.g., fecal coliform contamination).
- Monitoring and Assessment Component of the Hollings Marine Laboratory Center of Excellence for Oceans and Human Health: A field program in shallow tidal creeks and estuaries to determine the reliability of the new methods and tools for application by national and regional monitoring and assessment programs.
- Stormwater Pond Study: A program to assess the efficiencies of stormwater ponds and the water quality of stormwater ponds throughout the coastal zone.
- I am also involved in facilitating the integration of information between the scientific community and both regulatory agencies and the general public.
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- May River Study: The Town of Bluffton surrounds the May River and is currently undergoing tremendous development pressure. The May River Study was funded to conduct a baseline study of the environmental quality of the May River including headwater tidal creeks, large tidal creeks, and the main stem of the river.
- Land Use - Ecosystem Study (LU-CES): A five year study of the effects of land use on tidal creeks in the Okatee River (Hilton Head, SC) system, including benthic community characterization, estimation of secondary benthic production, and water quality characterization. In addition, the response of estuarine oligochaetes and polychaetes to PAH exposures is being assessed.
- EMPACT Study: An evaluation of the water quality, nutrients and chemical contaminants entering tidal creeks with varying levels of development in their watersheds.
- Impacts of chemical contamination in estuarine and marine environments particularly at Superfund sites.
- Analysis of water quality in National Estuarine Research Reserves.
- Evaluation of the impacts of dock structures on tidal creek and salt marsh systems.
- Importance of oligochaetes in tidal creek food webs.
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- benthic sampling techniques and equipment
- taxonomy of tidal creek macrobenthic organisms
- conducting bioassays
- statistical analysis of large datasets
- GIS techniques
Selected Publications:
- Gillett, DJ, AF Holland, DM Sanger. In press. Ecology of oligochaetes: Monthly variation in community composition and environmental characteristics of two South Carolina tidal creeks. Estuaries and Coasts.
- Buzzelli, C, AF Holland, DM Sanger, and P Conrads. In press. Hydrographic characterization of tidal creeks with implications for Watershed Land Use, Tidal Flushing, and Benthic Production. Estuaries and Coasts.
- Filipowicz, AB, JE Weinstein, and DM Sanger. 2006. Dietary Transfer of Fluoranthene from an Estuarine Oligochaete (Monopylephorus rubroniveus) to Grass Shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio): Influence of Piperonyl Butoxide. Marine Environmental Research In Press.
- Van Dolah, RF, GHM Riekerk, MV Levisen, GI Scott, MH Fulton, D Bearden, S Sivertsen, KW Chung, and DM Sanger. 2005. An Evaluation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Runoff from Highways into Estuarine Wetlands of South Carolina. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 49:362-370.
- Gillett, DJ, AF Holland, and DM Sanger. 2005. Secondary Production of a Dominant Oligochaete Monopylephorus rubroniveus in the Tidal Creeks of South Carolina and its Relation to Ecosystem Characteristics. Limnology and Oceanography 50(2): 566-577.
- Holland, AF, DM Sanger, CP Gawle, SB Lerberg, M Sexto Santiago, GHM Riekerk, LE Zimmerman, GI Scott. 2004. Linkages between tidal creek ecosystems and the landscape and demographic attributes of their watersheds. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 298:151-178.
- Sanger, DM, AF Holland, and DL Hernandez. 2004. Evaluation of the Impacts of Dock Structures and Land Use on Tidal Creek Ecosystems in South Carolina Estuarine Environments. Environmental Management 33(3):385-400.
- Wenner, E, D Sanger, M Arendt, AF Holland, and Y Chen. 2004. Variability in Dissolved Oxygen and Other Water-Quality Variables Within the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Journal of Coastal Research 45:17-38.
- Sanger, DM, MD Arendt, Y Chen, EL Wenner, AF Holland, D Edwards and J Caffrey. 2002. A Synthesis of Water Quality Data: National Estuarine Research Reserve System-wide Monitoring Program (1995-2000). National Estuarine Research Reserve Technical Report Series 2002: 3. SCDNR, Marine Resources Division Contribution No. 500. 135 p.
Yelena Sapozhnikova
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Hollings Marine Laboratory
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: (843) 762-8880
yelena.sapozhnikova@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 1999, Rostov State University, Russia (Analytical Chemistry)
Research emphasis: Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Current research interests:
- Application of established and emerging analytical procedures for analysis of organic pollutants in the environment
- Development of new analytical techniques for emerging contaminants (flame retardants, agricultural pesticides, antifouling agents, estrogenic compounds, musks, pharmaceuticals)
- Assessment of chemical impacts on ecosystem health
Current and potential research projects:
- Develop analytical procedures for detecting pharmaceuticals, personal care products and endocrine disruptive chemicals at environmentally significant concentrations applicable to fresh, salt and waste water samples
- Apply the new analytical methods for assessing these contaminants in the marine environment
- Estimate removal of pharmaceuticals, personal care products and endocrine disruptive chemicals during water treatment
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC/MS)
- High-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS)
Selected Publications:
- Schlenk, D., Sapozhnikova, Y., et al. 2002. "Predicting chemical contaminants in freshwater sediments through the use of historical biochemical endpoints in resident fish species". Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21(10): 2138-2145.
- Sapozhnikova, Y., Bawardi, O., Schlenk, D., 2004. Pesticides and PCBs in sediments and fish from the Slton Sea, California, USA. Chemosphere 55, 797-809.
- Sapozhnikova, U., Zubcov, E., Zubcov, N., Schlenk, D., 2005. Occurrence of Pesticides, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), and Heavy Metals in Sediments From the Dniester River, Moldova. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 49, 439-448.
- Sapozhnikova, Y., Zubcov, N., Hungerford, S., Roy, L.A., Boicenco, N., Zubcov, E., Schlenk, D., 2005. Evaluation of pesticides and metals in fish of the Dniester River, Moldova. Chemosphere 60, 196-205.
- Sapozhnikova, Y., Schlenk, D., et al. 2005. Estrogenic activity measurement in wastewater using in vitro and in vivo methods. In: Ostrander, G.K. (Ed.) Techniques in Aquatic Toxicology. Boca Raton, Florida, CRC press, pp.465-477.
- Schlenk, D., Sapozhnikova, Y., Cliff, G., 2005. Incidence of organochlorine pesticides in muscle and liver tissues of South African great white sharks Carcharodon carcharias. Marine Pollution Bulletin 50, 208-211.
- Seruto, C., Sapozhnikova, Y., Schlenk, D., 2005. Evaluation of the relationships between biochemical endpoints of PAH exposure and physiological endpoints of reproduction in male California Halibut (Paralichthys californicus) exposed to sediments from a natural oil seep. Marine Environmental Research 60, 454-465.
- Xie, L., Sapozhnikova, Y., Bawardi, O., Schlenk, D., 2005. Evaluation of Wetland and Tertiary Wastewater Treatments for Estrogenicity Using In Vivo and In Vitro Assays. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 48, 81-86.
- Garcia-Hernandez, J., Sapozhnikova, Y.V., Schlenk, D., Mason, A.Z., Hinojosa-Huerta, O., Rivera-Diaz, J.J., Ramos-Delgado, N.A., Sanchez-Bon, G., 2006. Concentration of contaminants in breeding bird eggs from the Colorado River Delta, Mexico. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25, 1640-1647.
- Sapozhnikova, Y., Wirth, E., Schiff, K., Brown, J., Fulton, M., 2007. Antifouling pesticides in the coastal waters of Southern California. Marine Pollution Bulletin 54, 1972-1978.
Leslie
Sautter
Department of Geology
College of Charleston
66 George St.
Charleston, SC 29424
(843) 953-5586
sautterl@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1990, Univ. of South Carolina
Research emphasis: Seasonal Particulate Flux - Open Ocean, mostly Planktonic Foraminifera
Current research projects:
- I am conducting preliminary investigations of the geology (hardground and sediments) of several deep reef habitats along the edge of the southeast continental shelf. This work is part of NOAA's Ocean Exploration and involves submersible dives for sample collection, and is a collaboration with the NOAA Coastal Services Center and SC DNR marine biologists (Dr. George Sedberry and others).
- At present, most of my time is devoted to a NOAA grant to generate web-based educational and resource materials from the shelf-edge research. Project Oceanica was recently founded with the purpose to educate a broad audience of users (grades 8-12; college and graduate school) on the research and discoveries of the coastal ocean off the Southeast US coast. Oceanica's web site: http://oceanica.cofc.edu
- I continue to work on sediment material from the tropical Atlantic - comparing 3 “end member” hydrographic regions using automatic tim- series sediment traps. We look at the seasonal variability in the flux and oxygen isotopic composition of planktonic foraminifera and pteropids. I wil be studying Gulf Stream seasonal flux, beginning 2003.
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- I’ve worked with sediment traps in the Panama Basin, NE Pacific, off the coast of Los Angeles (California Current), the Gulf Stream, equatorial Atlantic, and equatorial Pacific (Hawaii). My current focus is the shelf-edge and Gulf Stream off the Southeast US coast.
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- Whenever possible, involve undergraduate and graduate students in at-sea research experiences. We are offering several currently, and have many planned.
Major instrumentation:
- automated time series sediment traps
- acoustic releases
- submersibles (Johnson Sea Link II and the Clelia)
- grab sampling devices
- coring devices
- mass spectrometer at Lamont-Doherty (Columbia Univ.) and USC in Columbia
Brian Scholtens
Biology Department
College of Charleston
66 George St. Charleston, SC 29424
(843) 953-5451
scholtensb@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1990, U. of Michigan
Research emphasis: Insect Ecology and Conservation
Current research projects:
- biology and management of the Lake Huron Locust, a Michigan threatened species
- study of co-occurence in a group of 12 congeneric moths in interdunal wetlands
- effect of fire ants on old field communities
- faunistic study of Pyralidae (Lepidoptera) of Michigan
- participant in All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- plant/insect interactions, particularly host use and host range evolution
- effect of natural enemies on evolution of specialization
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- involved in collaborative project using GIS to map organism occurences at Dixie Plantation in coastal South Carolina
Major instrumentation:
- Nikon dissecting scope with camera attachment
Lori Schwacke
Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML)
NOAA/National Ocean Service/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
331 Fort Johnson Road
Charleston, SC 29412-9100
(843) 762-8868
Lori.Schwacke@noaa.gov
Ph.D. (Biometry
& Epidemiology), 1999, Medical University of South Carolina
B.S. (Computer Science), 1986, Florida State University
Research emphasis: Ecological risk assessment, environmental statistics, eco-epidemiology, population models
Current research projects:
- assessment of health and contaminant exposure in populations of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
- application of Bayesian methods for assessing marine mammal abundance and community structure
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- probabilistic risk assessment of reproductive effects of PCBs in marine mammals
- population-level risk assessment frameworks
- analytical methods for marine mammal photo-identification studies
- S-systems
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- individual-based population models
- multivariate statistics
- Monte Carlo simulation
Selected Publications:
- Wayne E. McFee, John H. Schwacke, Megan K. Stolen, Keith D. Mullin, Lori H. Schwacke (accepted). Investigation of growth phases for bottlenose dolphins using a Bayesian modeling approach, Marine Mammal Science.
- Hall, A.J., F.M. Gulland, J.A. Hammond and L.H. Schwacke (in press). Epidemiology, Disease and Health Assessment, In: Techniques in Ecology and Conservation Marine Mammal Ecology, I. Boyd, D. Bowen and S. Iverson (eds).
- Schwacke, L.H., A.J. Hall, F.I. Townsend, R.S. Wells, L.J. Hansen, A.A. Hohn, G.D. Bossart, P.A. Fair, T.K. Rowles (in press). Hematology and clinical blood chemistry reference intervals for free-ranging common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and variation related to geographic sampling site. American Journal of Veterinary Research.
- Bejarano, A.C., F.M. Gulland, T. Goldstein, J. St. Leger, M. Hunter, L.H. Schwacke, F.M. VanDolah, T.K. Rowles 2008. Demographics and spatio-temporal signature of the biotoxin domoic acid in California sea lion (Zaluphus californianus) stranding records. Marine Mammal Science, 24(4):899-912.
- Bejarano, A.C., F.M. VanDolah, F.M. Gulland, T.K. Rowles, L.H. Schwacke 2008. Production and Toxicity of the Marine Biotoxin Domoic Acid and Its Effects on Wildlife: A Review. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 14:544-567.
- Bejarano, A.C., F.M. VanDolah, F.M. Gulland, L.H. Schwacke 2007. Exposure Assessment of the Biotoxin Domoic Acid in California Sea Lions: Application of a Bioenergetic Model, Marine Ecology Progress Series 345:293-304.
- Hall, A.J., B.J. McConnell, T.K. Rowles, J. Kucklick, L.H. Schwacke, R.S. Wells 2006. Population Consequences of Polychorinated Biphenyl Exposure in Bottlenose Dolphins - an Individual Based Model Approach. Environmental Health Perspectives, 114, Supplement 1, 60-64.
- Adams, J.D., T.R. Speakman, E.S. Zolman, L.H. Schwacke 2006. An Automated Cataloging, Matching, and Analysis Tool for Photo-Identification of Bottlenose Dolphins. Aquatic Mammals, 32(2):374-384.
- Hansen, L.J., L.H. Schwacke, G.B. Mitchum, A.A. Hohn, R.S. Wells, E.S. Zolman, and P.A. Fair 2004. Geographic Variation in Polychorinated Biphenyl and Organochlorine Pesticide Concentrations in the Blubber of Bottlenose Dolphins from the US Atlantic Coast. The Science of the Total Environment, 319, 147-172.
- Schwacke, L.H., E.O. Voit, L.J. Hansen, R.S. Wells, G.B. Mitchum, A.A. Hohn, and P.A. Fair 2002. Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Reproductive Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) on Bottlenose Dolphins from the Southeast United States Coast. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21 (12), 2752-2764.
Geoff Scott
Chief, Marine Ecotoxicology Branch
U.S. Department of Commerce
NOAA/NOS CCEHBR
219 Ft. Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
TEL: (843) 762-8508
FAX: (843) 762-8700
geoff.scott@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 1979, Marine
Science, University of South Carolina
M.S., 1976, Marine Science, University of South Carolina
B.S., 1974, Biology, Wofford College
Publications:
- Alava, J.J.,
Keller, J.M., Kucklick, J.R., Wyneken, J., Crowder, L., Scott, G.I. 2006.
Polychlorinated
biphenyl(PCB) and organochlorine pesticide concentrations increase in loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta
caretta) egg yolk samples during embryonic development. Science of the Total Environment.: In Review. - Stewart, J. R., J. Vinje’, S. J. G. Oudejans, G. I. Scott, and M. D. Sobsey. 2006. Sequence variation among Group IIIF-Specific RNA Coliphages from water samples and swine lagoons. Applied and Env. Microbiology 72: 1226-1230.
- Nelson, K.A.,
G. I. Scott and P. F. Rust. 2006. A multi-variate approach for evaluating
major impacts on
water quality in Murrells Inlet and North Inlet, South Carolina. Submitted to the Journal of the National
Shellfish Association: Accepted for Publication. - Scott, G. I.
, A. F. Holland, and P. A. Sandifer. 2006. Managing Coastal Urbanization and
Development in
the 21stCentury: The Need for a New Paradigm. In Coastal Urbanization (G. Kleppel et al., Eds.): Nan
Norstam press, NYC, NY: . - Van, Dolah,
R. F, G. H. M Reikerk, M. V. Levisen, G. I. Scott, M. H. Fulton, D. Bearden,
S. Sivertsen, and
D.M. Sanger. 2005. An evaluation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) runoff from highways into
estuarine wetlands of South Carolina. Submitted to Archives of Env. Contam. And Toxicol. 49:362-370. - Bargar, T., G. Scott and G. Cobb. 2001. "Maternal transfer of contaminants: A case study of the excretion of three PCB congeners and technical grade endosulfan into eggs by white leghorn chickens." Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20(1): 61-67.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., Scott, G.I and Ross, P.E. 2001. Toxicity of pesticides to aquatic microorganisms: A review. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20(1): 84-98.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., A.J. Lewitus, G.I. Scott and P.E. Ross. 2001. Use of metabolic inhibitors to characterize ecological interactions in an estuarine microbial food web. Submitted to Microbial Ecology: In Review.
- Lewis, M., G. Scott and S. Klaine. 2001. Marine and estuarine toxicology and chemistry- editorial. Env. Tox. and Chem. 20(1):1-3. (Lead Editorial for the Annual Review Edition of the Journal).
- Lewis, M., G.I. Scott, D.W. Bearden, R.L. Quarles, J. Moore, E.D. Strozier, S.K. Sivertsen, A.R. Dias, M. Sanders. 2001. Fish tissue quality on the near coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico receiving point source discharges. Science of the Total Environment: In Press.
- Pennington, P.L. and G.I. Scott. 2001. Analysis of pesticide runoff from mid-Texas estuaries and risk assessment implications for marine phytoplankton. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. In press.
- Pennington, P.L. and G.I. Scott. 2001. The Toxicity of Atrazine to the Estuarine Phytoplankter Pavlova Sp. (Prymnesiophyceae): Increased Sensitivity After Chronic Exposure. Environ Toxicol and Chem.: In Press.
- Wirth, E.F., S.A. Lund, M.H. Fulton and G.I. Scott. 2001. Determination of acute mortality in adults and sublethal embryo responses of Palaemonetes pugio to endosulfan and methoprene exposure. Aquatic Toxicology: In Press.
- Colbert, A.A., G.I. Scott, M.H. Fulton, J.W. Daugomah, P.B. Key, E.D. Strozier, E.F. Wirth, and S.B. Galloway. 2000. Procedures to investigate unusual mortalities of bottlenose dolphins along the mid-Texas bay ecosystem during 1992: Fisheries Bulletin: NMFS Technical Report 147: 23pp.
- Ngabe, Barnaby, T.F. Bidelman and G.I. Scott. 2000. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in stormwater runoff from urban and coastal South Carolina. Science of the Total Environment 255: 1-9.
- Richards, G.P., B.C. Thompson, S.A. Herbein, L.F. Webster, G.I. Scott, and G.M. Simons Jr. 2000. Clonal nature of human, animal and environmental Escherishia coli isolates as determined by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis. Submitted to Applied and Env. Micro.: In Review.
- Thompson, R.E., Voit, E.O. and Scott, G.I. (2000) "A probabilistic model for predicting distributions of PAH ratios between oysters and marine sediments." Ecological Modelling, 135: 231-242.
- Anadue, D.I., G.I. Scott and M.H. Fulton. 1999. Toxicity of DDT to the different life history stages of the mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus (Wabum). Bull. Env. Contam. and Toxicol. 63: 181-87.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., J. Lauth, P.L. Pennington, G.I. Scott and P.E. Ross. 1999. Atrazine effects on the microbial food web in tidal creek mesocosms. Aquatic Toxicology 46: 241-251.
- DeLorenzo, M.E., G.I. Scott and P.E. Ross. 1999. Effects of the agricultural pesticides atrazine, deethylatrazine, endosulfan and chlorpyrifos on the estuarine microbial food web. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 18(12): 2824-2835.
- Finley, D.B., G.I. Scott, J.W. Daugomah, S.L. Layman, L.A. Reed, M. Sanders, S.K. Sivertsen and E.D. Strozier. 1999. An ecotoxicological assessment of urban and agricultural nonpoint source runoff effects on the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. In: Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment for Wetlands, M.A. Lewis, R.L. Powell, M.K. Nelson, M.G. Henry, S.J. Klaine, G.W. Dickson and F.L. Mayer Eds. SETAC Press: 243-274.
- Ringwood, A.H., M.J. Hameedi, R.F. Lee, M. Brouwer, E.C. Peters, G.I. Scott, S.N. Luoma and R.T. Digiulio. 1999. Bivalve Biomarker Workshop: Overview and discussion group summaries. Biomarkers 4: 391-400.
- Sanger, D.M., A.F. Holland, G.I. Scott. 1999. Tidal creek marsh sediments in South Carolina estuaries I. Distribution of trace metal contaminants. Archives of Env. Contam. and Toxicol. 37: 445-457.
- Sanger, D.M., A.F. Holland, G.I. Scott. 1999. Tidal creek marsh sediments in South Carolina estuaries II. Distribution of organic contaminants. Archives of Env. Contam. and Toxicol. 37: 458-471.
- Scott, G.I., Fulton, M.H., Moore, D.W., Wirth, E.F., Chandler, G.T., Key, P.B., Daugomah, J.W., Strozier, E.D., DeVane, J., Clark, J.R., Lewis, M.A., Finley, D.B., Ellenberg, W. and Karnaky Jr., K.J. 1999. Assessment of risk reduction strategies for the management of agricultural nonpoint source pesticide runoff in estuarine ecosystems. Proceedings of the Wingspread Workshop on Contemporary Use Pesticides as Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Theo Colborne Ed. Toxicology and Industrial Health 15 (1-2): 200-213.
- Vernberg, F.J., W.B. Vernberg, D.E. Porter, G.T. Chandler, H.N. Mckellar, D. Tufford, T. Siewicki, M. Fulton, G. Scott, D. Bushek, and M. Wahl. 1999. Impact of coastal development on land-coastal waters. In: Land Ocean Interactions: Managing Coastal Ecosystems, E. Ozhan Ed., MEDCOAST, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey: 612-622.
- Colbert, A.A., M.H. Fulton, J. Landsburg, J. Newton, J. Cullen, and G.I. Scott. 1998. Ecotoxicology and Histopathology conducted in response to sea turtle and fish mortalities along the Texas coast: May-June, 1994. In: Characteristics and Causes of Texas Marine Strandings, R. Zimmerman Ed.; NOAA Tech. Report 143: 73-80.
- Key, P.B., M.H. Fulton, S.L. Layman, and G.I. Scott. 1998. Azinphosmethyl exposure to grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) life stages with emphasis on larval acetylcholinesterase activity. Bullet. of Env. Contam. and Toxicol. 60: 645-50.
- Key, P.B., M.H. Fulton, G.I. Scott, S.L. Layman and E.F. Wirth. 1998. Lethal and sublethal effects of malathion on 3 life history stages of the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. Aquatic Toxicology 40: 311-22. [CL 850]
- Wirth, E.F., Fulton, M.H., Chandler, G.T., Key, P.B. and Scott, G.I. 1998. Toxicity of sediment associated PAHs to the estuarine crustaceans, Palaemonetes pugio and Amphiascus tenuiremis. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 61: 637-644.
- Kucklick, J.R., S. Sivertsen, M. Sanders and G. Scott. 1997. Factors influencing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations and patterns in South Carolina sediments. J. Exper. Mar. Bio. 213: 13-29.
- Porter, D., D. Edwards, G.I. Scott, B. Jones and W.S. Street. 1997. Assessing the impacts of anthropogenic and physiographic influences on grass shrimp in localized salt-marsh estuaries. Aquatic Botany 58: 289-306.
- Scott, G.I. 1997. Results of managing agricultural nonpoint source pollution in a southeastern estuary. In: C.D. Stephan and K. Beidler Eds, A Management of Coastal Marine Fish Habitat@, Atlantic States Fisheries Commission Habitat Management Series #2, Philadelphia, PA: 149-154.
- Van Dolah, R.F., P.P. Maier, M.H. Fulton, and G.I. Scott. 1997. Comparison of azinphosmethyl toxicity on juvenile red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, versus the mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus. Env. Toxicol. and Chem. 16: 1488-1493.
- Fulton, M.H., G.T. Chandler, and G.I. Scott. 1996. Urbanization effects on the fauna of a southeastern U.S.A. estuary bar-built estuary. In: F.J. Vernberg, W.B. Vernberg and T. Siewicki Eds., Sustainable Development in the Southeastern Coastal Zone; Belle W. Baruch Library in Marine Science, Vol. 20: 477-504.
- Kavlock, R.J., G.P. Gaston, C. DeRosa, P. Fenny-Crisp, L.E. Gray, S. Kaattari, G. Lucier, M. Luster, M.J. Mac, C. Maczka, R. Miller, J. Moore, R. Rolland, G.I. Scott, D.M. Sheehan, T. Sinks and H.A. Tilson. 1996. Research needs for risk assessment and health effects of endocrine disruptors: A report of the U.S. EPA sponsored workshop. Env. Health Perspectives 104: 715-740.
- Vernberg, W.B., G.I. Scott, S.H. Strozier, J. Bemiss and J.W. Daugomah. 1996. The effects of urbanization on human and ecosystem health. In: F.J. Vernberg, W.B. Vernberg and T. Siewicki, editors, Sustainable Development in the Southeastern Coastal Zone, Vol. 20: Belle W. Baruch Library in Marine Science: 221-240.
- Ross, P., G.I. Scott, M.H. Fulton, and E.D. Strozier. 1996. Immunoassays for rapid, inexpensive monitoring of agricultural chemicals. In: Environmental Xenobiotics, Taylor and Francis London: 345-367.
- Wirth, E.F., G.I. Scott, M.H. Fulton, R.F. Van Dolah, P.P. Maier, N. Hadley, J.W. Daugomah, and P.B. Key. 1996. In situ bioassay approaches for the determination of toxicity of dredge spoils using Crassostrea virginica. Archives of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 30: 340-348.
George
Sedberry
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
10 Ocean Science Circle
Savannah, GA 31411
Phone: (912) 598-2439 (direct)
Phone: (912) 598-2345 (switchboard)
Mobile Phone: (912) 247-0637
Fax: (912) 598-2367
George.Sedberry@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 1980, William and Mary
Research emphasis: Fish Ecology
Current research projects:
- biology and conservation of reef and highly migratory pelagic fishes
- marine protected areas
- fisheries management
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Deep-sea biology, ichthyoplankton ecology, coral reef ecology, trophic ecology of marine fishes, community ecology
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- SCUBA
- visual census
- high-resolution sonar (multibeam, side scan)
Major instrumentation:
- ocean research vessels
- small boats
- ROV
Links to research
interests:
http://www.graysreef.noaa.gov/
http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02sab/
http://oceanica.cofc.edu/charlestonbump/
Selected Publications:
- Ball, A.O., G.R. Sedberry, J.H. Wessel III and R.W. Chapman. 2003. Large-scale genetic differentiation of Pagrus pagrus in the Atlantic. J. Fish. Biol. 62:1232-1237.
- Ball, A.O., G.R. Sedberry, M.S. Zatcoff, R.W. Chapman and J.L. Carlin. 2000. Population structure of the wreckfish Polyprion americanus determined with microsatellite genetic genetic markers. Mar. Biol. 137: 1077-1090.
- Ball, A.O., M.G. Beal, R.W. Chapman and G.R. Sedberry. 2007. Population structure of red porgy, Pagrus pagrus, in the Atlantic Ocean. Mar. Biol. 150:1321-1332.
- Burgos, J.M., G.R. Sedberry, D.M. Wyanski and P.J. Harris. 2007. Life history of red grouper (Epinephelus morio) off the coasts of North Carolina and South Carolina. Bull. Mar. Sci. 80:45-65.
- Caruso, J.H., S.W. Ross, G.R. Sedberry and K.J. Sulak. 2007. Deep-water chaunacid and lophiid anglerfishes (Pisces: Lophiiformes) off the south-eastern United States. J. Fish Biol. 70:1015-1026.
- Chapman, R.W., G.R. Sedberry, C.C. Koenig, and B.M. Eleby. 1999. Stock identification of gag, Mycteroperca microlepis, along the southeast coast of the United States. Mar. Biotechnol. 1: 137-146.
- Chapman, R.W., G.R. Sedberry, J.C. McGovern, and B.A. Wiley. 1999. The genetic consequences of reproductive variance: studies of species with different longevities, in: Musick, J.A. (ed.), Life in the Slow Lane: Ecology and Conservation of Long-Lived Marine Animals. American Fisheries Society Symposium 23: 169-181.
- Coleman, F.C., C.C. Koenig, G.R. Huntsman, J.A. Musick, A.M. Eklund, J.C. McGovern, R.W. Chapman, G.R. Sedberyy and C.B. Grimes. 2000. Long-lived reef fishes: The grouper-snapper complex. Fisheries 25(3): 14-21.
- Collins, M.R., J.C. McGovern, G.R. Sedberry, H.S. Meister and R. Pardieck. 1999. Swim bladder deflation in black sea bass and vermilion snapper: potential for increasing postrelease survival. N. Amer. J. Fish. Management 19: 828-832.
- Filer, K.R. and G.R. Sedberry. 2008. Age, growth and reproduction of the barrelfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis (Mitchill, 1818), in the western North Atlantic. J. Fish Biol. 72:861-882.
- Fraser, S.B. and G.R. Sedberry. 2008. Reef morphology and invertebrate distribution at continental shelf edge reefs in the South Atlantic Bight. Southeastern Naturalist. In press.
- Gibson, J., M. McField, W. Heyman, S. Wells, J. Carter and G. Sedberry. 2004. Belize's evolving system of marine reserves. Pp. 287-315 in J. Sobel and C. Dahlgren, Marine reserves: a guide to science, design and use. Island Press, Washington DC.
- Harasewych, M.G., and G.R. Sedberry. 2006. Rediscovery, range extension, and redescription of Calliostoma torrei Clench and Aguayo, 1940 (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Calliostomatidae). The Nautilus 102(2):39-44.
- Hare, J.A., H.J. Walsh, K.E. Marancik, D. Score, G.R. Sedberry, R.O. Parker Jr. and R.W. Mays. In press. Fish fauna of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and the implications for place-based management. NOAA Cons. Ser.
- Harris, M.S., E. Wright, L. Sautter, M. Katuna and G.R. Sedberry. 2008. Surficial sedimentology and geomorphology of the South Carolina lower and middle coastal plain and continental shelf. Geological Society of America GSA Abstracts Vol. 40(4).
- Hill, J.C., P.T. Gayes, N.W. Driscoll, E.A. Johnstone and G.R. Sedberry. 2008. Iceberg scours along the southern U.S. Atlantic margin. Geology. In press.
- Loefer, J.K. and G.R. Sedberry. 2003. Life history of the Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) (Richardson, 1836) off the southeastern United States. Fish. Bull. 101:75-88.
- Loefer, J.K., G.R. Sedberry and J.C. McGovern. 2005. Vertical movements of a shortfin mako in the western North Atlantic, as determined by pop-up satellite tagging. Southeastern Naturalist 4:237-246.
- Loefer, J.K, G.R. Sedberry and J.C. McGovern. 2007. Nocturnal depth distribution of western North Atlantic swordfish (Xiphias gladius, Linnaeus, 1758) in relation to lunar illumination. Gulf. Carib. Res 19:83-88.
- McGovern, J.C., G.R. Sedberry, H.S. Meister, T.M. Westendorff, D.M. Wyanski, and P.J. Harris 2005. A tag and recapture study of gag, Mycteroperca microlepis, off the southeastern U.S. Bull. Mar. Sci. 46:47-59.
- Musick, J.A., M.M. Harbin, S.A. Berkeley, G.H. Burgess, A.M. Eklund, L. Findlay, R.G. Gilmore, J.T. Golden, D.S. Ha, G.R. Huntsman, J.C. McGovern, S.J. Parker, S.G. Poss, E. Sala, T.W. Schmidt, G.R. Sedberry, H. Weeks and S.G. Wright. 2000. Marine, estuarine, and diadromous fish stocks at risk of extinction in North America (exclusive of Pacific salmonids). Fisheries 25(11): 6-30.
- Paz, G. and G.R. Sedberry. In press. Identifying black grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) spawning aggregations off Belize: conservation and management. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Inst. 60.
- Rountree, R.A. and G.R. Sedberry. 1999. A preliminary model of shoaling behavior based on visual field overlap patterns. Pages 57-60 in: MacKinlay, D.D., and D. Houlihan. (eds.), Fish Feeding Ecology and Digestion: Gutshop '98. International Congress on the Biology of Fish, Towson University, Baltimore MD, July 27-30, 1998.
- Rowe, J.J., and G.R. Sedberry. 2006. Integrating GIS with fishery survey historical data: a possible tool for designing marine protected areas. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Inst. 57:9-30.
- Sedberry, G. and P. Weinbach. 2005. Using GIS to investigate the Charleston bump, pp 72-73 in: Sappington, N. (ed.), GIS in State Government, Volume One. ESRI, Redlands CA. ISBN 1-58948-134-8.
- Sedberry, G.R. 2001. Review of Tropical Estuarine Fishes-Ecology, Exploitation and Conservation, by Stephen J.M. Blaber. Copeia 2001(3): 880-883.
- Sedberry, G.R. 2002. Polyprionidae. In: K.E. Carpenter (ed.). The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 2. Bony fishes part 1 (Ascipenseridae to Grammatidae). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologist Special Publication No. 5. Rome, FAO. pp. 1297-1298.
- Sedberry, G.R. and J.K. Loefer. 2001. Satellite telemetry tracking of swordfish, Xiphias gladius, off the eastern U.S. Mar. Biol.: 355-360. link
- Sedberry, G.R., C.A.P. Andrade, J.L. Carlin, R.W. Chapman, B.E. Luckhurst, C.S. Manooch III, G. Menezes, B. Thomsen and G.F. Ulrich. 1999. Wreckfish Polyprion americanus in the North Atlantic: fisheries, biology, and management of a widely distributed and long-lived fish, in: Musick, J.A. (ed.), Life in the Slow Lane: Ecology and Conservation of Long-Lived Marine Animals. American Fisheries Society Symposium 23: 27-50.
- Sedberry, G.R., editor. 2001. Island in the stream: oceanography and fisheries of the Charleston Bump. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 25. Bethesda, Maryland. 244pp. http://www.fisheries.org/publications/epubs/bump/contents.pdf
- Sedberry, G.R., H.S. Meister and J.K. Loefer. 2007. First in-situ observation of a frill shark, Chlamydoselachus anguineus, and an additional record for the western North Atlantic. J. N. Carolina Acad. Sci. 123:127-132.
- Sedberry, G.R., J. Carter and P.A. Barrick. 1999. A comparison of fish communities between protected and non-protected areas of the Belize Barrier Reef ecosystem: implications for conservation and management. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Inst. 45: 95-127.
- Sedberry, G.R., J.C. McGovern and O. Pashuk. 2001. The Charleston Bump: an island of essential fish habitat in the Gulf Stream. Pages 3-24, in G.R. Sedberry, editor. Island in the stream: oceanography and fisheries of the Charleston Bump. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 25, Bethesda, Maryland. link
- Sedberry, G.R., O. Pashuk, D.M. Wyanski, J.A. Stephen and P. Weinbach. 2006. Spawning locations for Atlantic reef fishes off the southeastern U.S. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Inst. 57:463-514.
- Weaver, D.C. and G.R. Sedberry. 2001. Trophic subsidies at the Charleston Bump: food web structure of reef fishes of the continental slope of the southeastern United States. Pages 137-152, in G.R. Sedberry, editor. Island in the stream: oceanography and fisheries of the Charleston Bump. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 25, Bethesda, Maryland.
- Zatcoff, M.S., A.O. Ball and G.R. Sedberry. 2004. Population genetic analysis of red grouper (Epinephelus morio) and scamp (Mycteroperca phenax) from the southeastern U.S. atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Mar. Biol. 144: 769-777. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-00003-01236-z.
Al Segars
SCDNR Marine Division
16 Coastal Seafood Rd.
St. Helena Island, SC 29920
(843) 252-4244
SegarsA@dnr.sc.gov
DVM, University of Georgia, 1983
Research Emphasis: Biosecurity and Disease Prevention in Mariculture; Health/Population Assessment in Marine Turtles
Current research projects:
- in-water index of abundance of sea turtles in SE US
- biosecurity of SCDNR regulated mariculture industries
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- disease in aquatic animals
- impacts of ecosystem on health of aquatic animals
Resources/Instrumentation currently used:
- offshore vessels
- commercial diagnostic labs
- rely strongly on partnering efforts with multiple institutions
Virginia Shervette
Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences
University of South Carolina
607 EWS Building
Columbia, SC 29208
SCDHEC
Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management
1362 McMillan Avenue, Suite 400
Charleston, SC 29405
Work: (803) 777-3967
Mobile: (706)
836-5403
shervette@sc.edu
shervette@gmail.com
Ph.D., 2006, Texas A&M University
Research emphasis: Estuarine ecology and management, conservation biology, fish ecology, oyster reef ecology, urbanization of estuaries, Human Dimensions of fisheries management, tropical ecology
Current research projects:
- Fish and invertebrate ecology of disturbed mangrove wetlands, Ecuador
- Fish ecology and evolution in the coastal plains of Ecuador
- Angler attitudes in Weeks Bay, AL NERR - NOAA
- Longnose gar feeding and reproduction in SC estuaries - SCDNR
- Created and restored oyster reef ecology - SCDNR
- SCECAP data analyses for oyster disease and health - SCDNR and NOAA
- Fish and invertebrate ecology in Grand Bay, MS NERR
- Application of IOOS stations for predicting water quality - OCRM/SCDHEC
- Assessment of coastal monitoring programs in SC - OCRM/SCDHEC
- Understanding Planned Unit Developments in coastal South Carolina - OCRM/SCDHEC
Selected Publications:
- Shervette VR, Gelwick F. 2007. Habitat related growth of juvenile pinfish Lagodon rhomboides. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136(2): 445-451.
- Shervette VR, Ibarra N, Gelwick F. 2007. Influences of salinity on growth and survival of juvenile pinfish Lagodon rhomboides. Environmental Biology of Fishes 78:125-134.
- Zueg S, Shervette VR, Hoeinghaus D, Davis SE. 2007. Differences in fish and invertebrate assemblages in natural and created areas of a Texas wetland. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 71:457-466.
- Aguirre WE, Shervette VR. 2006. Occurrence of Sphoeroides rosenblatti Bussing (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) along the continental coast of Ecuador, with a comparison to sympatric Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842). Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía 41:231-238.
- Aguirre WE, Shervette VR. 2005. Morphological diversity of the Cynoscion group (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) in the Gulf of Guayaquil region, Ecuador: a comparative approach. Environmental Biology of Fishes 73: 403-413.
- Shervette VR, Perry HM, Rakocinski CF, Biesiot, PM. 2004. Recruitment of post-settlement stone crab Menippe adina juveniles in Mississippi Sound: factors influencing shelter occupation. Journal of Crustacean Biology 24(4): 652-665.
- Shervette VR, Perry H, Larsen K, Warren JT. 2001. Build it, but will they come? Preliminary results of the refuge limitation bottleneck hypothesis in juvenile Menippe adina in the Mississippi Sound. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Proceedings 52: 531-540.
Erik Smith
Baruch Marine Laboratory
Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences
University of South
Carolina
P.O. Box 1630
Georgetown, SC 29442
Tel: (843) 856-1632
erik@belle.baruch.sc.edu
Ph.D., 2000, University
of Maryland
M.S., 2000, University of Maryland
B.A., 1987, New York University
Current research interests:
- Estuarine Ecology: Plankton community production and respiration; carbon and nutrient cycling in relation to plankton community structure; benthic-pelagic interactions; terrestrial-aquatic coupling; eutrophication; environmental monitoring and assessment of coastal ecosystems
- Aquatic Microbial Ecology: Factors regulating bacterial production, respiration and growth efficiency; dissolved organic carbon bioavailability; measures of cell-specific metabolic activity in bacterial communities
Selected Publications:
- Kemp WM, Boynton WR, Adolf JE, Boesch DF, Boicourt WC, Brush G, Cornwell JC, Fisher TR, Glibert PM, Hagy JD, Harding LW, Houde ED, Kimmel DG, Miller WD, Newell RIE, Roman MR, Smith EM, Stevenson JC (2005) Eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay: Historical trends and ecological interactions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 303:129
- Smith EM, Benner R (2005) Photochemical transformations of riverine dissolved organic matter: Effects on estuarine bacterial metabolism and nutrient demand. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 40:37-50
- Cammack WKL, Kalff J, Prairie YT, Smith EM (2004) Fluorescent dissolved organic matter in lakes: Relationships with heterotrophic metabolism. Limnology and Oceanography 49:2034-2045
- Smith EM, Prairie YT (2004) Bacterial metabolism and growth efficiency in lakes: The importance of phosphorus availability. Limnology and Oceanography 49: 137-147
- Smith EM, Kemp WM (2003) Planktonic and bacterial respiration along an estuarine gradient: responses to carbon and nutrient enrichment. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 30: 251-261
Ted Smith
Marine Resources Research Institute
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422
smitht@dnr.sc.gov
Ph.D., 1973, University of Miami
Research emphasis: Aquaculture
Current research projects:
- Evaluation of the fishery impacts of stocking red drum into coastal waters.
- Development of a culture technology for southern flounder for aquaculture purposes
- Development of hatchery and nursery techniques for black sea bass
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Development of culture techniques and systems for anadromous and marine fishes
- Development of environmentally friendly aquaculture technology
- Utilization of aquaculture techniques to address fishery issues
- Evaluation of the potential for stock enhancement of native fishes through stocking
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- wide variety of culture systems utilizing fresh, brackish and seawater; broodstock conditioning chambers, hatchery and nursery facilities, grow-out ponds; boats and field sampling gear
Major instrumentation:
- a variety of aquatic holding and production systems
Erik Sotka
Grice Marine Laboratory
College of Charleston
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
Voice: 843-953-9191
Fax: 843-953-9199
sotkae@cofc.edu
PhD. 2001 University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S. 1993 University of Washington
Research emphases: Ecology and evolution of marine biotic interactions, Larval dispersal, Molecular ecology, Chemical ecology
Resources currently used:
- DNA genotyping
- phylogenetic and population genetic analyses
- isolation and manipulation of secondary metabolites from seaweeds and invertebrates
- HPLC
Selected publications:
- Sotka, E.E. (2005) Invited Review: Local adaptation in host use among marine invertebrates. Ecology Letters
- Sotka, E.E., J.P. Wares, J.A. Barth, R.K. Grosberg and S.R. Palumbi. (2004) Strong genetic clines and geographical variation in gene flow in the rocky intertidal barnacle Balanus glandula. Molecular Ecology 13: 2143-2156
- Sotka, E.E., J.P. Wares, M.E. Hay (2003) Geographic and genetic variation in feeding preferences for chemically-rich seaweeds Evolution 57: 2262-2276
- Sotka, E.E.*, R.B. Taylor*, M.E. Hay (2002) Tissue-specific induction of resistance to herbivores in a brown seaweed: the importance of direct grazing versus waterborne signals from grazed neighbors. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 277: 1-12
Jill Stewart
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Environmental Science and Engineering
Campus Box #7431
1301 Michael Hooker Research Center
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
(843) 762-8609
Jill.Stewart@unc.edu
Ph.D., 2003, UNC - Chapel Hill
Research emphasis: Environmental Health Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Ecology; the impacts human activities have on microbial water quality, and in the impacts water quality has on human health
Current research projects:
- developing and improving methods to detect microorganisms of public health significance in environmental samples
- tracking sources of microbial pollution using genotypic and phenotypic characterizations
- linking detection of waterborne microbes to human health outcomes through participation in epidemiological investigations
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- examining genetic variability of single-stranded RNA viruses found in the environment
- using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and statistical modeling to relate microbial contamination to environmental and land use factors
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- standard microbiological techniques
- molecular biology techniques, including polymerase chain reaction
- nonradioactive oligonucleotide hybridization assays
Major instrumentation:
- Luminex xMAP system
- Cepheid Smart Cycler PCR system
- GeneAmp thermocycler
- AirClean 600 PCR workstation
- Hybaid hybridization oven
- general equipment necessary for performing micro- and molecular biology
Selected Publications:
- Stewart, JR, J Santo Domingo, and TJ Wade (2007). Fecal pollution, public health and microbial source tracking. Ch. 1 In: Microbial Source Tracking. J Santo Domingo and M Sadowsky (eds). American Society for Microbiology. Washington D.C.
- Siewicki, TC, T Pullaro, W Pan, S McDaniel, R Glenn and J Stewart (2007). Models of total and presumed wildlife sources of fecal coliform bacteria in coastal ponds. Journal of Environmental Management. 82:120-132.
- Klopchin, J, PA Sandifer and JR Stewart (2007). Assessment of environmental impacts of a colony of free-ranging rhesus monkeys (Macca mulatta) on Morgan Island, South Carolina. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. In Review.
- Stewart, JR, JW Daugomah, DE Chestnut, DA Graves, MD Sobsey and GI Scott (2006). FRNA coliphage typing for microbial source tracking in surface waters. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 101(5): 1015-26.
- Stewart, JR, J Vinjé, SJG Oudejans, GI Scott, & MD Sobsey (2006). Sequence variation among group III F+RNA coliphages from waters and swine lagoons. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72(2):1226-1230.
- EPA Work Group on Microbial Source Tracking (2005). Microbial Source Tracking Guide Document. EPA # 600-R-05-064. Office of Research & Development. Cincinnati, OH.
- Richter, J, M Livet, J Stewart, G Scott, G Feigley (2005). Coastal Terrorism: Using tabletop discussions to enhance infrastructure through relationship building. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Nov. (Suppl). S45-S49.
- Vinjé, J, SJG Oudejans, JR Stewart, MD Sobsey and SL Long (2004). Molecular detection and genotyping of male-specific coliphages by reverse transcription-PCR and reverse line blot hybridization. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70(10):5996-6004.
- Noble, RT, SM Allen, AD Blackwood, W Chu, SC Jiang, GL Lovelace, MD Sobsey, JR Stewart, and DA Wait (2003). Use of viral pathogens and indicators to differentiate between human and nonhuman fecal contamination in a microbial source tracking comparison study. Journal of Water and Health. 1(4): 195-208.
- Stewart, JR, RD Ellender, JA Gooch, S Jiang, SP Myoda, & SB Weisberg (2003). Recommendations for microbial source tracking: Lessons from a methods comparison study. Journal of Water and Health. 1(4): 225-231.
Allan Strand
Grice Marine Laboratory
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 953-9189
stranda@cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1997, New Mexico State University
Research emphasis: Plant evolutionary biology, population genetics, demography and conservation
Current research projects:
- biogeography of Sea Rocket
- empirical and statistical approaches for estimating seed dispersal rates in beach plants
- conservation of beach plants (seabeach amaranth)
- conservation genetics of captive freshwater fish
- hybridization in Sarracenia
- simulations of landscape-level population genetics
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- molecular systematics
- evolution of seed dispersal
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- PCR
- DNA sequencing
- Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
- computer modeling
- field demography
Major instrumentation:
- standard PCR lab equipment
- DGGE rig
- core facility DNA sequencer
Mike Twiner
NOAA, National Ocean Service, Marine Biotoxins Program
219 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: (843) 762-8649
Mike.Twiner@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 2002, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Research emphasis: Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Toxicology, Pharmacology; The effects of harmful algal blooms and biotoxins on marine organisms and humans
Current research interests:
- Trophic transfer of biotoxins through the food web during Unusual Mortality Events (UMEs) of marine mammals
- Azaspiracid toxicology and detection assay development
- Algal gene expression patterns and toxin dynamics during lysis by algicidal bacteria
- Development of gene and protein biomarkers for microcystin exposure to fish
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Raphidophyte HAB dynamics and toxin production
- Mixture toxicity of multiple algal toxins
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- Standard microbiological and culturing techniques
- Molecular biology techniques including gene microarrays (i.e., Agilent, Affymetrix)
- Receptor binding assays for toxin detection
- Intracellular secondary messenger signaling (i.e., Ca+2, cAMP) and cell death (apoptosis)
Major instrumentation:
- General equipment necessary for performing micro-and molecular biology
- Agilent microarray technologies and pathway analysis software
- RT-PCR
- Luminex xMAP systems
Selected Publications (10 most recent):
- Wiley, F.E., Twiner, M.J., Leighfield, T.A., Wilde, S.B., Van Dolah, F.M., Fischer, J.R., Bowerman, W.W. (submitted). An extract of Hydrilla verticillata and associated epiphytes induces avian vacuolar myelinopathy in laboratory mallards. Environmental Toxicology.
- Fire, S.E., Flewelling, L.J., Naar, J., Twiner, M.J., Henry, M.S., Pierce, R.H., Gannon, D.P., Wang, Z., Davidson, L., and Wells, R.S. (accepted). Prevalence of brevetoxins in prey fish of bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
- Twiner, M.J., Rehmann, N., Hess, P., Doucette, G.J. (accepted). Azaspiracid Shellfish Poisoning: A review on the ecology, chemistry, toxicology and human health impacts. Marine Drugs (Special issue on Marine Toxins).
- Roth, P.B., Twiner, M.J., Mikulski, C.M., Barnhorst, A.B., and Doucette, G.J. (accepted). Comparative analysis of the effects of two algicidal bacteria on the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. Harmful Algae.
- Twiner, M.J., Ryan, J.C., Morey, J.S., Smith, K.J., Hammad, S.M., Van Dolah, F.M., Hess, P., McMahon, T., Satake, M., Yasumoto, T., and Doucette, G.J. (2008). Transcriptional profiling and inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis in human lymphocyte T cells by the marine toxin azaspiracid. Genomics 91, 289-300.
- Roth, P.B., Twiner, M.J., Wang, Z., Bottein Dechraoui, M.-Y., and Doucette, G.J. (2007). Fate and distribution of brevetoxin (PbTx) following lysis of Karenia brevis by algicidal bacteria, including analysis of open A-ring derivatives. Toxicon 50, 1175-1191.
- Twiner, M.J., Bottein-Dechraoui, M.-Y., Wang, Z., Mikulski, C.M., Henry, M.S., Pierce, R.H., Doucette, G.J. (2007) Extraction and analysis of lipophilic brevetoxins (PbTx) from the red tide dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. Analytical Biochemistry 369, 128-135.
- Twiner, M.J., Hess, P., Bottein Dechraoui, M.-Y., McMahon, T., Ramsdell, J.S., Samons, M.S., Satake, M., Yasumoto, T., and Doucette, G.J. (2005). Cytotoxic and cytoskeletal effects of azaspiracid-1 on multiple mammalian cell lines. Toxicon 45, 891-900.
- Colman, J.R., Twiner, M.J., Hess, P., McMahon, T., Doucette, G.J. and Ramsdell, J.S. (2005). Teratogenic effects of azaspiracid-1 identified by microinjection of Japanese medaka Oryzias latipes embryos. Toxicon, 45, 881-890.
- Twiner, M.J., Chidiac, P., Dixon, S.J., and Trick, C.G. (2005). Extracellular organic compounds from the ichthyotoxic alga Heterosigma akashiwo elevate cytosolic calcium and induce apoptosis in Sf9 cells. Harmful Algae 4, 789-800.
Fran Van Dolah
NOAA National Ocean Service
Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research
219 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: (843) 762-8529
Fax: (843) 762-8700
fran.vandolah@noaa.gov
Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, 1992
Current research interests:
- Marine algal toxins: toxin mode of action; toxin detection methods, toxin impacts on living marine resources
- Growth regulation in toxic marine dinoflagellates: cell cycle control, intracellular signaling pathways in dinoflagellates, circadian regulation of gene expression
Selected Publications:
- Van Dolah, F.M., Lidie K., Morey, J., Brunelle, S., Ryan, J., Monroe, E., Haynes, B. (in press) Microarray analysis of diurnal and circadian regulated genes in the Florida red tide dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis. J. Phycology.
- Brunelle, SA, Hazard, S., Sotka, E., Van Dolah, FM. (in press) Characterization of a dinoflagellate cryptochrome blue light receptor with a possible role in circadian control of the cell cycle. J. Phycology.
- Nosenko T, Lidie TL, Van Dolah FM, Lindquist E., Cheng J-F., DOE-JGI, Bhhatcharya, D. (2006) Chimeric plastid proteome in the Florida red tide dinoflagellate. Mol Biol Evoln. 23: 2026-2038.
- Morey JS, Ryan, JC, Van Dolah, FM. (2006) Microarray validation: factors incfluencing correlation between oligonucleotide microarrays and real-time PCR. Biological Methods 8: 175-193.
- Brodie, E. Gulland, F. Greig, D., Hunter, M., Jaakola, J., St. Leger, J., Leighfield, T., Van Dolah, F. (2006) Domoic acid causes reproductive failure in California sea lions. Marine Mammal Science 22:700-707.
- Ryan, JC. Miller JS, Ramsdell JS, and Van Dolah FM. (2005) Acute Phase Gene Expression in Mice Exposed to the Marine Neurotoxin Domoic Acid. Neuroscience 136: 1121-1132
- Lidie, K.L., Ryan, J.C., Barbier, M., and Van Dolah, F.M. (2005) Gene Expression in the Florida Red Tide Dinoflagellate Karenia brevis: Analysis of an Expressed Sequence Tag (EST) Library and Development of a DNA Microarray. Marine Biotechnology 7:481-493
- Miller-Morey J.S. and F.M. Van Dolah (2004) Differential expression of stress proteins, antioxidant enzymes, and photosynthetic efficiency to physiological stresses in the Florida red tide dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C 138: 493-505
- Barbier, M, Leighfield, TA, Soyer-Gobillard, M-O., and Van Dolah, F.M. (2003) Expression of a cyclin B homologue in the cell cycle of a primitive dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis. J. Euk. Microbiol. 50(2):123-31
- Leighfield, TA, Barbier, M, and Van Dolah, FM (2002) Evidence for cyclic AMP dependent protein kinase in the dinoflagellate, Amphidinium operculatum. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B. 133:2317-324
Bob Van Dolah
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Marine Resources Division
217 Fort Johnson Road
P. O. Box 12559
Charleston,. SC 29422-2559
(843) 953-9819
vandolahr@dnr.sc.gov
Ph.D., 1978, Univ. of Maryland
Research emphasis: Benthic Ecology, Toxicology, Environmental Assessment
Current research projects:
- physical and ecological monitoring of the beach nourishment projects
- development and testing of bioassay protocols using various invertebrate species
- mapping and assessment of coastal resources in South Carolina coastal shelf habitats
- assessment of habitat quality in South Carolina estuaries
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- development and testing of in situ bioassay protocols to evaluate sediment toxicity
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- benthic taxonomy
- a wide variety of benthic sampling gear
- GIS capabilities with Arcview 2
- hydrolabs water quality data sounder
- bioassay laboratories (2) with incubators, water bath, temperature control, etc.
Major instrumentation:
- CHNS analyzer
- combustion oven
- incubators (for temporary access only)
- miscellaneous bottom sampling gears, including grabs, dredges and trawls
Keith Walters
Department of Marine Science
PO Box 261954
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC 29528-6054
(843) 349-2477
kwalt@coastal.edu
Ph.D., Biology,
University of South Florida, 1987
M.S., Biology, Florida State University, 1977
B.S., Biology, University of Oregon, 1974
Research Emphasis: Marine ecology, habitat restoration, marine snow dynamics, plant-animal interactions, meiofauna, oyster reefs
Current research projects:
- Effects of terrestrial boundary development on high-marsh communities
- Site selection criteria and success metrics for oyster reef restoration projects
- Predation effects on salt marsh invertebrate populations
Selected Publications:
- Walters, K. and L. Coen. 2006. Approaches to analyzing community compositional change over ecological time: examples from natural and constructed intertidal oyster reefs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology. 330: 81-95.
- Hutchens, J. and K. Walters. 2006. Gastropod abundance and biomass relationships with salt marsh vegetation within ocean-dominated South Carolina, USA estuaries. Journal Shellfish Research. 25: 947-954.
- Walters, K., E. Jones and L. Etherington. 1996. Experimental studies of predation on metazoans inhabiting Spartina alterniflora stems. Journal Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology195: 251-265.
- Walters, K. and S.S. Bell. 1994. Benthic, pelagic, and phytal linkages in a subtidal seagrass bed. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 108: 237-249.
- Walters, K. and D.J.W. Moriarty. 1993. The effects of complex trophic interactions on a marine microbenthic community. Ecology 74: 1475-1489.
- Walters, K. 1991. Influences of behavior, abundance, species composition and ontogenetic stage on active emergence of meiobenthic copepods in subtropical habitats. Marine Biology 108: 207-215.
- Walters, K. 1988. Diel vertical migration of sediment-associated meiofauna in subtropical sand and seagrass habitats. Journal Experimental Marine Biology Ecology 117: 169-186.
- Walters, K. and S.S. Bell. 1986. Diel patterns of active vertical migration in seagrass meiofauna. Marine Ecology Progress Series 34: 95-103.
- Abele, L.G. and K. Walters. 1979. Marine benthic diversity: a critique and alternative explanation. Journal of Biogeography 6: 115-126.
Greg Warr
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Medical University of South Carolina
173 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425
(843) 792-4321
Hollings Marine Lab
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8869
warrgw@musc.edu
Ph.D., University of London, 1973
Research emphasis: Evolution of immune recognition
Current research projects:
- Molecular basis of immunity in shrimp
- Response of shrimp to viral infection
- Structure and expression of antibody genes in teleost fish
- Structure and expression of antibody genes in ducks
Past or potential research areas of interest
- Genomics of marine organisms
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- Standard methods of protein biochemistry and molecular biology for cloning, mapping and sequencing of genes, and for studying the regulation of gene expression by transcription factors
Selected Publications:
- Jun-ichi Hikima, Mary L. Lennard, Melanie R. Wilson, Norman W. Miller, L. William Clem, Gregory W. Warr. 2006. Conservation and divergence of the Eµ3' enhancer in the IGH locus of teleosts. Immunogenetics 58: 226-234.
- Charles Cunningham, Jun-ichi Hikima, Matthew J. Jenny, Robert W. Chapman, Guang-Chen Fang, Chris Saski, Mats L. Lundqvist, Rod A. Wing, Pauline M. Cupit, Paul S. Gross, Greg W. Warr, Jeff P. Tomkins. 2006. New Resources for Marine Genomics: Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Libraries for the Eastern and Pacific Oyster (Croassostrea virginica and C. gigas). Marine Biotechnology, Vol. 8, 521-533.
- Javier Robalino, Thomas Bartlett, Eleanor Shepard, Sarah Prior, Guillermo Jaramillo, Edward Scura, Robert W. Chapman, Paul S. Gross, Craig L. Browdy, and Gregory W. Warr. Double-Stranded RNA Induces Sequence-Specific Antiviral Silencing in Addition to Nonspecific Immunity in a Marine Shrimp: Convergence of RNA Interference and Innate Immunity in the Invertebrate Antiviral Response? Journal of Virology, Nov. 2005, p. 13561-13571.
John Weinstein
Dept. of Biology
The Citadel
Charleston, SC 29409
(843) 953-7796
john.weinstein@citadel.edu
Ph.D., 1994, University of South Carolina
Research emphasis: Environmental Toxicology
Current research projects:
- influence of salinity of the photoinduced toxicity of PAH to estuarine organisms
- PAH-contaminated sediment toxicity to estuarine annelids
- impact of mosquito control agents on estuarine shrimp and hard clams
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- PAH phototoxicity
- histopathological alterations of estuarine organisms exposed to pollutants
- pesticide research
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- aquatic and sediment toxicity testing
- HPLC
- GC/ECD
- bioaccumulation
Major instrumentation:
- analytical microbalance
- UV radiometer
Allison Welch
Department of Biology
College of Charleston
Rita Liddy Hollings Science Center
58 Coming St., Rm.
217-A
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 953-5451
welcha@cofc.edu
Ph.D., Biological Sciences,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000
B.S., Biology, Truman State University, 1993
Research Emphasis: Evolutionary Biology and Behavioral Ecology: evolution of sexual displays and mating preferences; quantitative and ecological genetics; context-dependent sexual selection
Selected Publications:
- Welch, A. M. 2003. Genetic consequences of a female mating preference in gray tree frogs are context dependent. Evolution 57: 883-893. pdf
- Doty, G. V. and A. M. Welch. 2001. Advertisement call duration indicates good genes for offspring feeding rate in gray tree frogs (Hyla versicolor). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 49: 150-156. pdf
- Semlitsch, R. D., C. M. Bridges and A. M. Welch. 2000. Genetic variation and a fitness tradeoff in the tolerance of gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) tadpoles to the insecticide carbaryl. Oecologia 125: 179-185. pdf
- Bultman, T. L., A. M. Welch, R. A. Boning and T. I. Bowdish. 2000. The cost of mutualism in a fly-fungus interaction. Oecologia 124: 85-90. pdf
- Welch, A. M., R. D. Semlitsch and H. C. Gerhardt. 1998. The handy-dandy kitchen device–Response. Science 282: 1994.
- Welch, A. M., R. D. Semlitsch and H. C. Gerhardt. 1998. Call duration as an indicator of genetic quality in male gray tree frogs. Science 280: 1928-1930. pdf
- Bultman, T. L., J. F. White Jr., T. I. Bowdish and A. M. Welch. 1998. A new kind of mutualism between fungi and insects. Mycological Research 102: 235-238.
- Bultman, T. L., J. F. White Jr., T. I. Bowdish, A. M. Welch and J. Johnston. 1995. Mutualistic transfer of Epichloe spermatia by Phorbia flies. Mycologia 87: 182-189.
- Welch, A. M. and T. L. Bultman. 1993. Natural release of Epichloe typhina ascospores and its temporal relationship to fly parasitism. Mycologia 85: 756-763.
Betty
Wenner
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Marine Resources Division
217 Fort Johnson Road
P. O. Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422-2559
(843) 953-9226
wennere@dnr.sc.gov
Ph.D., 1979, College of William and Mary
Research emphasis: Marine Ecology, Crustacean Biology
Current research projects:
- Population status of blue crab populations
- Water quality and biological monitoring of rivers in ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Invertebrates associated with deep water habitats of the continental slope
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Life history and ecology of decapod crustaceans continues to be a major interest. I have studied organisms in the deep sea to those in coastal wetland impoundments. I am also interested in wetland restoration, functioning and habitat utilization.
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- taxonomy of decapod crustaceans
- numerous ecological sampling methods
- statistical analysis of large data sets (incl. multivariate techniques)
- histology
Major instrumentation:
- hydrolab and YSI data loggers
- CTD
David Whitaker
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 12559
Charleston SC 29722-2559
(843) 953-9392
whitakerd@dnr.sc.gov
M.S. Marine Biology, College of Charleston
Current research:
- Sea Turtle Index of Abundance/Migratory studies
- Ecology of coastal hummock islands
- Best Management Practices for Green Development
- Saltmarsh restoration
Past or Potential research:
- Population dynamics of White Shrimp
- Blue Crab life history
- Assessment of Octopus populations and fishery potential
- Squid life biology
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- Ecological field studies of hummock islands
- Nearshore trawling on shrimp trawlers
- Octopus potting
- Deepwater trawling
Selected Publications:
- Lam, C. F., J. D. Whitaker and F. S. Lee, 1989. Model for white shrimp landings for the central coast of South Carolina. N. Amer. Journal of Fisheries Mgt. 9:12-22.
- Whitaker, J.D., L.B. DeLancey and J.E. Jenkins. 1991. Aspects of the biology and fishery potential for Octopus vulgaris off the coast of South Carolina. Bull. Mar. Sci. 49(1-2): 482-493.
- DeLancey, L., J. Jenkins, and D. Whitaker. 1994. Results of long-term, seasonal sampling for Penaeus postlarvae at Breach Inlet, South Carolina. Fish. Bull 92:633-640.
- DeLancey, L.B., J.E. Jenkins, M.B. Maddox, J.D. Whitaker, and E.L. Wenner. 2005. Field observations on white shrimp, Litopenaeus setiferus, during spring spawning season in South Carolina USA. 1980-2003. J. Crust. Biol. 25(2):212-218.
- Whitaker, J. D., J.W. McCord, P.P. Maier, A.L. Segars, M.L. Rekow, N. Shea, J. Ayers, and R. Browder. 2004. An Ecological Characterization of Coastal Hammock Islands in South Carolina. Final Rep to Ocean and Coastal Resources Management Office of SC Dept. of Health and Environmental Control. Project 475774. 115 pp.
- Maier, P.P., A.L. Segars, M.D. Arendt, J.D. Whitaker, B.W. Stender, L. Parker, R. Vendetti, D.W. Owens, J. Quattro, and S. Murphy. Development of an Index of Sea Turtle Abundance Based upon In-water Sampling with Trawl Gear. Final Project Report. NOAA grant NAA07FL0499. 86 pp.
Susan White
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Hollings Marine Laboratory &
Center of Excellence in Oceans and Human Health
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8993
susan.white@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 2004, University of Georgia
Research emphasis: Estuarine ecology
Dara Wilber
Bowhead Information Technology Services
664 Old Plantation Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 795-6599
wilberdh@aol.com
Ph.D., 1987, Florida State University
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- ecological impact assessment in the marine and estuarine environment
- oyster reef ecology and restoration
- behavioral ecology of marine crustaceans
- crustacean aquaculture
Selected Publications:
- Wilber, D.H., Clarke, D.G., and S.I. Rees. 2006. Responses of benthic macroinvertebrates to thin-layer disposal of dredged material in Mississippi Sound, USA. Marine Pollution Bulletin in press.
- Wilber, D.H., Clarke, D.G., and M.H. Burlas. 2006. Suspended sediment concentrations associated with a beach nourishment project on the northern coast of New Jersey. Journal of Coastal Research. 22:1035-1042.
- Wilber, D.H., Clarke, D.G., Ray, G.L., and M.H. Burlas. 2003. Surf zone fish responses to beach nourishment on the northern coast of New Jersey. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 250: 231-246.
- Wilber D.H., Clarke D.G., Burlas M.H., Ruben H., W.J. Will. 2003. Spatial and temporal variability in surf zone fish assemblages on the northern New Jersey shoreline. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 56: 291-304.
- Wilber, D.H. and D.G. Clarke. 2001. Biological effects of suspended sediments: A review of suspended sediment impacts on fish and shellfish with relation to dredging activities in estuaries. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21: 455-475.
- Wilber, D.H. and R. Bass. 1998. Effect of the Colorado River diversion on Matagorda Bay epifauna. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 47: 309-318.
- Wilber, D.H. and D.G. Clarke. 1998. Estimating secondary production and benthic consumption in monitoring studies: a case study of the impacts of dredged material disposal in Galveston Bay, Texas. Estuaries 21: 230-245.
- Wilber, D.H., Tighe, B., and L.J. O'Neil. 1996. Associations between changes in agriculture and hydrology in the Cache River Basin, Arkansas, USA. Wetlands 16: 366-378.
- Wilber, D.H. 1995. Claw regeneration among north Florida stone crabs and its implications to the southwest Florida fishery. Bulletin of Marine Science 56: 296-302.
- Wilber, D.H. 1994. The influence of Apalachicola River flows on blue crab harvests in north Florida. Fishery Bulletin 92: 180-188.
- Wilber, D.H. 1992. Associations between freshwater inflows and oyster productivity in Apalachicola Bay, Florida. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 35: 179-190.
- Wilber, D.H. and T.P. Wilber, Jr. 1991. Environmental influences on growth and survival of West Indian spider crabs (Mithrax spinosissimus) in culture. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 146: 27-38.
- Wilber, D.H. and T.P. Wilber, Jr. 1989. The effects of holding space and diet on juvenile West Indian spider crab (Mithrax spinosissimus) growth and survival. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 131: 215-222.
- Wilber, D.H. 1989. The influence of sexual selection and predation on postcopulatory guarding durations in stone crabs (Xanthidae, Menippe). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 24: 445-451.
- Wilber, D.H. 1989. The reproductive biology and distribution of stone crabs (Xanthidae, Menippe) in the hybrid zone on the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 52: 235-244.
- Wilber, D.H. 1986. The distribution and daily movement of stone crabs (Menippe mercenaria) in an intertidal oyster habitat on the northwest coast of Florida. Marine Behavioral Physiology 12: 279-291.
- Wilber, D.H., and W.F. Herrnkind. 1986. The fall emigration of stone crabs (Menippe mercenaria) from an intertidal oyster habitat and temperature's effect on locomotory activity. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 102: 209-221.
Pace Wilber
Southeast Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries
PO Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422-2559
843-953-7200
FAX 843-953-7205
Pace.Wilber@noaa.gov
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/dhc/habitat.htm
Ph.D., 1988, Florida State University
Current research:
- My current work focuses on how management actions affect the quality and quantity of coastal habitat, subtidal and wetland habitats in particular.
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- Benthic ecology particularly the benthos from urban estuaries.
- Environmetnal impacts from beach nourishment.
Resources currently used:
- Geographic information systems (GIS)
- spatial analysis and modeling
- multi-media Internet technologies
- sediment profile imagery
Selected Publications:
- Bain, M., J. Lodge, D.J. Suszkowski, D. Botkin, A. Brash, C. Craft, R. Diaz, K. Farley, Y. Gelb, J.S. Levinton, W. Matuszeski, F. Steimle and P. Wilber. 2007. Target Ecosystem Characteristics for the Hudson Raritan Estuary: Technical Guidance for Developing a Comprehensive Ecosystem Restoration Plan. A report to the Port Authority of NY/NJ. Hudson River Foundation, New York, NY. 106 pp.
- Yozzo, D., P. Wilber and R. Will. (2004) Beneficial use of dredged material for habitat creation, enhancement, and restoration in New York - New Jersey Harbor. Journal of Environmental Management 73:39-52.
- Wilber, P. and L. Iocco. (2003) Using GIS to examine changes in the bathymetry of borrow pits and in Lower Bay, New York Harbor, USA. Marine Geodesy 26:49-61.
Susan Wilde
Research Assistant Professor
Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: (706) 542-3346
swilde@warnell.uga.edu
Ph.D., School of Forest Resources, University
of Georgia, 1998
M.S., Department of Zoology, University of Georgia, 1989
B.S., Ecology, Ethology and Evolution, University of Illinois, 1983
Current research interests:
- Ecological impacts of harmful algal blooms in freshwater and marine systems on fish and wildlife
- Watershed development, stormwater best management practices, and impacts on water quality
- Toxic cyanobacteria, invasive plants, reservoir limnology, and Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy
- Interactions between invasive and endangered species
- Co-occurrence of pathogens and harmful algal blooms
Selected Publications:
- Peterson, A. Townsend, Susan B. Wilde and Sarah Williams. (in revision) A Tale of Four Continents and Three Phyla: Potential Distribution of Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy in North America. Lake and Reservoir Management.
- Alan J. Lewitus, Larissa M. Brock, Marianne K. Burke, Krista A. DeMattio, and Susan B. Wilde. 2008. Lagoonal stormwater detention ponds as promoters of harmful algal blooms and eutrophication along the South Carolina coast. Harmful Algae XX-XXX.
- Kempton, Jason, Charles J. Keppler, Alan Lewitus, Andrew Shuler, Susan Wilde. 2008. A Novel Heterosigma akashiwo (Raphidophyceae) Bloom Extending from a South Carolina Bay to Offshore Waters. Harmful Algae 7:235-240.
- Liu, Jiqing, Alan J. Lewitus, Patrick J.P. Brown, and Susan B. Wilde. 2008. Growth-promoting effects of a bacterium on three raphidophytes and three other phytoplankton. Harmful Algae 7:1-10.
- Liu, Jiqing, Alan Lewitus, Jason Kempton and Susan B. Wilde. 2008. The Association of Algicidal Bacteria and Raphidophyte Blooms in South Carolina Brackish Detention Ponds. Harmful Algae 7:184-193.
- Wiley, Faith E., Susan B. Wilde, Anna H. Birrenkott, Sarah H. Williams, Thomas M. Murphy, Charlotte P. Hope, and William W. Bowerman. 2007. Investigation of the link between avian vacuolar myelinopathy and a novel species of cyanobacteria through laboratory feeding trials. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 43:337-344.
- Williams, Sarah K., Jason Kempton, Susan B. Wilde, and Alan J. Lewitus. (2007). A novel epiphytic cyanobacterium associated with reservoirs affected by Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy. Harmful Algae 6:343-353.
- Wilde Susan B., Tom M. Murphy, Charlotte P. Hope, Sarah K. Habrun, Jason Kempton, Anna Birrenkott, Faith Wiley, William W. Bowerman, and Alan J. Lewitus. 2005. Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy (AVM) Linked to Exotic Aquatic Plants and a Novel Cyanobacterial Species. Environ. Toxicol. 20:348-353.
Ed Wirth
Chemical Contaminants Research Lead
Marine Ecotoxicology
Hollings Marine Laboratory
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-8903
Ed.Wirth@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 1999 University of South Carolina (Public Health)
Research emphasis: Environmental Toxicology
Current research interests:
- Analytical detection of chemical contaminants in the environment
- Development of protocols to detect emerging chemical contaminants
- Contaminant effects on vertebrate and invertebrate aquatic animals
- Reproductive/life cycle assessments of invertebrates
- Development of protocols to measure physiologically-important chemicals
- Sediment toxicity tests utilizing benthic and pelagic animals
Current research projects:
- The Chemical Contaminants Research Program focuses on analytical method development and environmental contaminant assessment while striving to collaborate with various federal, state and academic partners in the quantification of chemical contaminants (both emerging and historical) in the environment.
- Currently examining the effects of selected pharmaceuticals on an estuarine fish when exposed to sublethal levels of the chemicals. This involves the development of the necessary protocols to quantify several pharmaceuticals and neurotransmitters as well as basic toxicological.
- Through the Oceans and Human Health Initiative, develop protocols to quantify emerging contaminants and utilize these protocols in site specific and regional contaminant assessment.
- Develop in house capabilities to better assess reproductive and lifecyle toxicity testing using the grass shrimp and other crustacean species such as the sediment dwelling amphipod Leptocheirus plumulosus.
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- Chemical extractions of various environmental matrices
- acute and chronic toxicity testing
- laboratory and mesocosm testing
- antibody and fluorescent plate kit bioassays
- collecting, breeding and maintaining aquatic animals
Major instrumentation:
- LC/MS
- GC/MS
- spectrophotometer
- fluorescent microplate reader
Selected Publications:
- Fulton, M.H., Key, P.B., Wirth, E.F., Leight, A.K., Daugomah, J., Bearden, D., Sivertsen, S., Scott, G.I. 2006. An Evaluation of Contaminated Estuarine Sites Using Sediment Quality Guidelines and Ecological Assessment Methodologies. Ecotoxicology. 15(7):573-581.
- Key, P.B., Wirth, E.F., Fulton, M.H. 2006. The Use of Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes spp., as a Bioindicator of Anthropogenic Impacts. Environmental Bioindicators. 1:115-128.
- Wirth, EF; Pennington, PL; Lawton, JC; DeLorenzo, ME; Bearden, D; Shaddrix, B; Sivertsen, S; Fulton, MH. 2004. The effects of the contemporary-use insecticide (fipronil) in an estuarine mesocosm. Environmental Pollution. 131(3):365-371.
- Volz, DC; Wirth, EF; Fulton, MH; Scott, GI; Block, DS; Chandler, GT. Accepted 8/2002. Endocrine-mediated effects of UV radiation and endosulfan on growth and reproduction of the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. Comp. Biochem. Physiol.
- Wirth, EF; Lund SL; Fulton MH; Scott, GI. 2002. Reproductive alterations in adult grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, following chronic endosulfan exposure. Aquatic Toxicology. 59:93-99.
Reid Wiseman
Biology Department
College of Charleston
66 George St.
Charleston, SC 29424
(843) 953-8082
wisemand@cofc.edu
Ph.D., Duke University
Research emphasis: Systematics and ecology of marine algae
Cheryl Woodley
NOAA/NOS/CCEHBR
Hollings Marine Laboratory
Office 208, Laboratory C108
331 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: 843-762-8862
Fax: 843-762-8737
Email: cheryl.woodley@noaa.gov
Ph.D., 1984, Medical University of South Carolina
Research emphasis:
- the application of biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology to understanding the effects of biotic and abiotic stressors on coral health
- molecular microbiology and biochemistry applied to the diseases of marine organisms
Current research projects:
- development of bioindicators for assessing marine organismal health
- assessing coral health using novel molecular diagnostics system
- coral health and disease: host, pathogen interactions and the influence of environmental factors on disease susceptibility
Potential research areas of interest:
- biochemistry and molecular biology of coral defense systems
- coral genomics
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- protein electrophoresis (1-D & 2D)
- western blotting
- DNA cloning
- DNA sequencing
- PCR amplification
Major instrumentation:
- Beckman DNA sequencer
- PCR thermocyclers
- protein electrophoresis and western blotting
Selected Publications:
- Craig A. Downs, John E. Fauth, Charles E. Robinson, Richard Curry, Brenda Lanzendorf, John C. Halas, Judith Halas, and Cheryl M. Woodley. 2005 Cellular Diagnostics and Coral Health: Declining Coral Health in the Florida Keys. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 51:558-569.
- Craig A. Downs, Aaron G. Downs, Robert B. Jonas, Kay Briggs, Tom Capo, and Cheryl M. Woodley. 2005. “IMCOMP-P: an assay for coral immuno-competence” In: Techniques in Aquatic Toxicology Vol. II. Ed. G.K. Ostrander. CRC Press, Boca Raton. Pp 301-313.
- Cheryl M. Woodley, Andrew W. Bruckner, Sylvia B. Galloway, Shawn M. McLaughlin, Craig A. Downs, John E. Fauth, Emmett B. Shotts and Kristy L. Lidi. 2003. Coral Disease and Health: A National Research Plan. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD. 72pp.
- John E. Fauth , Craig A. Downs, John C. Halas, Philip Dustan and Cheryl M. Woodley. Mid-range prediction of coral bleaching: a molecular diagnostic system approach. In N. Valette-Silver and D. Scavia, 2003 (Editors). Ecological Forecasting: New Tools for Coastal and Ecosystem Management. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 1. 116pp.
- M. Katherine Moore, John A. Bemiss, Susan M. Rice, Joseph M. Quattro, Cheryl M. Woodley. “Use of Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms to Identify Sea Turtle Eggs and Cooked Meats to Species”, Conservation Genetics 4:95-103 (2003).
- Cheryl M. Woodley, Craig A. Downs, John E. Fauth, Erich Mueller, John C. Halas, John A. Bemiss, Yael Ben-Haim, and Eugene Rosenberg, 2002. "A novel molecular biomarker system to assess the physiological status of corals". In M.K. Kasim Moosa, S.Soemodihardjo, A.Nontji, A.Soegiarto, K. Romimohtarto, Sukarno and Suharsono. 2002 (Editors) Proceedings of the Ninth International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali, Indonesia, October 23-27 2000. Published by the Ministry of Environment, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences and the International Society for Reef Studies. 1267-1272 pp. ISBN 979-8105-97-4.
- Craig A. Downs, John E. Fauth, John Halas, Phillip Dustan, John Bemiss, and Cheryl M. Woodley. "Oxidative Stress and Seasonal Coral Bleaching", Free Rad. in Biol. Med. 33: 533-543 (2002).
- Craig A. Downs, Robert T. Dillon, Jr., John E. Fauth, and Cheryl M. Woodley. "A Molecular Biomarker System for Assessing the Health of Gastropods (Ilyanassa obsoleta) Exposed to Natural and Anthropogenic Stressors", J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 259: 189-214 (2001).
- Craig A. Downs, John E. Fauth and Cheryl M. Woodley, “Molecular Biomarker System for the Health Assessment of the Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, Exposed to Heat Stress, Cadmium, Endosulfan, Atrazine, Diesel Fuel and Bunker Fuel”, Mar. Biotechnol., 3: 380-397 (2001).
- Craig A. Downs, Erich Mueller, Susan Phillips, John E. Fauth and Cheryl M. Woodley. 2000. "Molecular Biomarker System for Assessing the Health of Coral (Montastraea faveolata) during Heat Stress, J. Mar. Biotechnol., 2:533-544.
- Cheryl M. Woodley. 2000. "Viral Diseases Associated with Seafood”, In: Marine and Freshwater Products Handbook, Eds RE Martin, EP Carter, GJ Flick and LM Davis. Technomic Publishing Co, Inc, Lancaster PA. pp. 751-759.
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- protein electrophoresis (1-D & 2D)
- western blotting
- DNA cloning
- DNA sequencing
- PCR amplification
Major instrumentation:
- ABI 377 DNA sequencer
- PCR thermocyclers
- protein electrophoresis and western blotting
David
Wyanski
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
P. O. Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422
(843) 953-9065
wyanskid@dnr.sc.gov
M.A., 1990, College of William and Mary
Research emphasis: Life history and taxonomy of marine fishes, fisheries biology
Current research projects:
- reproductive biology of speckled hind (grouper), moray eels, and wreckfish
- monitoring the population size of black sea bass at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
Past or potential research areas of interest:
- trophic ecology and growth of marine fishes
- taxonomy of estuarine gobiids
Resources currently
used:
Techniques:
- fishery-independent sampling, image analysis
- histology
Major instrumentation:
- Global Labs image analysis software
- automated tissue processor
- GIS
Selected Publications:
- McGovern, J.C., G.R. Sedberry, H.S. Meister, T.M. Westendorff, D.M. Wyanski, and P.J. Harris. 2005. A tag and recapture study of gag, Mycteroperca microlepis, off the southeastern U.S. Bull. Mar. Sci. 76:47-59.
- Meister, H.S., D.M. Wyanski, J.K. Loefer, S.W. Ross, A.M. Quattrini, and K.J. Sulak. 2005. Further evidence for the invasion and establishment of Pterois volitans (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) along the Atlantic coast of the United States. Southeast. Naturalist 4:193-206.
- Harris, P.J., D.M. Wyanski, D.B. White, and J.L. Moore. 2002. Age, growth, and reproduction of scamp, Mycteroperca phenax, in the southwestern North Atlantic, 1979-1997. Bull. Mar. Sci. 70:113-132.
- White, D.B., D.M. Wyanski, B.M. Eleby, and C.G. Lilyestrom. 2002. Tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris): Profile of a spawning aggregation. Bull. Mar. Sci. 70:233-240.
- Wyanski, D.M., and T.E. Targett. 2000. Development of transformation larvae and juveniles of Ctenogobius boleosoma, C. shufeldti, and Gobionellus oceanicus (Pisces:Gobiidae) from western North Atlantic estuaries, with notes on early life history. Bull. Mar. Sci. 67:709-728.
- Wyanski, D.M., D.B. White, and C.A. Barans. 2000. Growth, population age structure, and aspects of the reproductive biology of snowy grouper, Epinephelus niveatus, off North Carolina and South Carolina. Fish. Bull. 98:199-218.
- White, D.B., D.M. Wyanski, and G.R. Sedberry. 1998. Age, growth, and reproductive biology of the blackbelly rosefish, Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Teleostei:Scorpaenidae), from the Carolinas, USA. J. Fish Biol. 53:1274-1291.
- Wyanski, D.M., and T.E. Targett. 1981. Feeding biology of fishes in the endemic Antarctic Harpagiferidae. Copeia 1981:686-693.
John Zardus
Dept. of Biology
The Citadel
171 Moultrie Street
Charleston, SC 29409
(843) 953-7511
John.Zardus@Citadel.edu
Ph.D., 1998, Northeastern University
Research emphasis: Marine invertebrate zoology, benthic ecology, larval biology, population genetics, and biology of commensal barnacles.
Current research projects:
- phylogenetics of commensal barnacles
- settlement selection of turtle barnacles
- population genetics of epibionts
- functional morphology of barnacle attachment
Past or potential research interests:
- genetics of marine invasions
- deep-sea phylogeography
- soft-sediment community ecology
Resources
currently used:
Techniques:
- DNA molecular techniques
- electron microscopy
- larval bioassays
- digital photo-microscopy
Major instrumentation:
- gel electrophoresis
- microcentrifuge
- thermal cycler
- scanning electron microscope
- photo-microscope
- incubator
- larval culturing system
Selected publications:
- Zardus, J.D. and G.H. Balazs (submitted). Two previously unreported barnacles commensal with sea turtles in Hawaii and a comparison of their difference in attachment mode. Crustaceana.
- Zardus, J.D., Y. Huang, C. Tran and M.G. Hadfield (submitted). Microbial biofilms facilitate adhesion in biofouling invertebrates. Biological Bulletin.
- Zabin, C.J., J.D. Zardus, F. Pitombo, V. Fread and M.G. Hadfield (in press). A tale of three seas: consistency of natural history traits in a Caribbean-Atlantic barnacle introduced to Hawaii. Biological Invasions.
- Zardus, J.D., R.J. Etter, M.R. Chase, M.A. Rex and E.E. Boyle 2006. Bathymetric and geographic population structure in the pan-Atlantic deep-sea bivalve Deminucula atacellana (SCHENCK 1939). Molecular Ecology 15:639-651.
- Zardus, J.D. and M.G. Hadfield 2005. Multiple origins and incursions of the Atlantic barnacle Chthamalus proteus in the Pacific. Molecular Ecology 14:3719-3733.
- Zardus, J.D. and M.G. Hadfield 2004. Larval development and complemental males in Chelonibia testudinaria, a barnacle commensal with sea turtles. Journal of Crustacean Biology 24: 409-421.
- Boyle, E.E., J.D. Zardus, M.R. Chase, R.J. Etter and M.A. Rex 2004. Strategies for molecular genetic studies of preserved deep-sea macrofauna. Deep-Sea Research 51:1319-1336.
- Zardus, J.D. 2002. Protobranch bivalves. Advances in Marine Biology 42:1-65.
- Zardus, J.D. and A. Martel 2001. Phylum Mollusca: Bivalvia. In, Atlas of Marine Invertebrate Larvae. C.M. Young, M. Sewell & M. Rice eds., pp. 289-325. Academic Press.
Ana Zimmerman
Biology Department
College of Charleston
66 George St.
Charleston, SC 29424
zimmermana@cofc.edu
B.S., Biology,
Gonzaga University
M.S., Marine Science, University of San Diego
Ph.D., Animal Science/Genetics, Washington State University
Research emphasis: Molecular evolution of the vertebrate immune system, genome-wide analyses of innate and adaptive immune loci in fishes, use of the zebrafish as an immunological model