malone@hpl.umces.edu
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Dynamics of marine ecosystems; phytoplankton ecology; coastal eutrophication
marinelli@cbl.umces.edu
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Sedimentary ecology; analytical and numerical modeling of benthic and water column dynamics; animal-sediment interactions; infaunal recruitment;benthic primary production; continental margin processes
ebmay@mail.umes.edu
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Effects of environmental contamination and habitat degradation on aquatic animal health; use of biochemical and metabolic indicators to determine the response of fish to injurious agents of conditions; establishment of clinical methods for non-lethal testing
mmcintos@umd.edu
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Sustainable forestry; genetics of hyperaccumulation of Cd in Thlaspi caerulescens; pytomedicinals; genetic diversity
mckaye@al.umces.edu
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Fisheries science and management; behavioral ecology and evolution of cooperative behavior; tropical biology; mechanisms of speciation
meritt@hpl.umces.edu
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Oyster aquaculture and restoration
miller@umbc.edu
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Surface-water hydrology and fluvial geomorphology; interaction between flow patterns and boundary conditions imposed by geometry; effects of human activities on watershed hydrology and river channels
miller@cbl.umces.edu
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Recruitment and population dynamics of aquatic animals; fish early life history; feeding and bio-physical interactions; aquatic ecology; blue crabs
mitchelmore@cbl.umces.edu
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Investigating molecular, biochemical and cellular responses of aquatic organisms to inorganic and organic pollutants; determining species-specificity; biochemical pathways and toxic effects; applying and developing novel biomarkers to existing and emerging environmental problems
mmitra@mail.umes.edu
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Paleontology, paleocology and paleoenvironmental studies of cretaceous-quaternary sediments of atlantic coastal plain; factors impacting the decline of submerged aquatic vegetation; phytoplankton dynamics
tamollett@mail.umes.edu
Role of hormones in animal growth, reproduction and lactation
bmomen@umd.edu
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Forest ecosystems; air pollution effects on ecosystem processes through plants; tree and crop ecophysiology; applied statistical analysis and experimental design in natural resources
murray@hpl.umces.edu
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Wetlands ecology, nutrient and pore water chemistry dynamics of submerged aquatic vegetation, nutrient retention by wetlands, wetland plant ecology