Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

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Staff Profile

Denise Breitburg

Scientist Emeritus

breitburgd@si.edu

Research Labs

Marine and Estuarine Ecology

Curriculum Vitae

Expert Areas

Chesapeake Bay

hypoxia

jellyfish

marine ecology

ocean acidification

oysters

Publications

Breitburg, Denise L. ; Hondorp, Darryl W. ; Davias, Lori A. ; Diaz, Robert J. (2009). Hypoxia, Nitrogen, and Fisheries: Integrating Effects Across Local and Global Landscapes . Annual Revue of Marine Science, 1 (1) , 329-349. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.marine.010908.163754
Diaz, Robert J. ; Breitburg, Denise L. (2009). The hypoxic environment. Hypoxia (2-23) Academic Press .
Rose, Kenneth A. ; Adamack, Aaron T. ; Murphy, Cheryl A. ; Sable, Shaye E. ; Kolesar, Sarah E. ; Craig, J. Kevin ; Breitburg, Denise L. ; Thomas, Peter ; Brouwer, Marius H. ; Cerco, Carl F. ; Diamond, Sandra. (2009). Does hypoxia have population-level effects on coastal fish? Musings from the virtual world . Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 381 , S188-S203.
Tamburri, M. N. ; Luckenbach, M. W. ; Breitburg, Denise L. ; Bonniwell, S. M. (2008). Settlement of Crassostrea ariakensis larvae: Effects of substrate, biofilms, sediment and adult chemical cues . Journal of Shellfish Research, 27 , 601-608.
(2007). A Review of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy . The National Academies Press .
Fulford, Richard S. ; Breitburg, Denise L. ; Newell, R. I. E. ; Kemp, W. M. ; Luckenbach, M. (2007). Effects of oyster population restoration strategies on phytoplankton biomass in Chesapeake Bay: a flexible modeling approach . Marine Ecology Progress Series, 336 , 43-61.
Breitburg, Denise L. ; Fulford, Richard S. (2006). Oyster-sea nettle interdependance and altered control within the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem . Estuaries and Coasts, 29 , 776-784.
Breitburg, Denise L. ; Houde, E. (2006). Habitat, habitat requirements, and habitat management. Fisheries ecosystem planning for Chesapeake Bay (145-188) Fisheries ecosystem planning for Chesapeake Bay. American Fisheries Society, Trends in Fisheries Science and Management 3, Bethesda, Maryland .
Breitburg, Denise L. and Riedel, Gerhardt F. (2005). Multiple stressors in marine systems. Marine conservation biology (167-182) .
Grove, M. ; Breitburg, Denise L. (2005). Growth and reproduction of gelatinous zooplankton exposed to low dissolved oxygen . Marine Ecology Progress Series, 301 , 185-198.
Richmond, C. E. ; Breitburg, Denise L. ; Rose, K. A. (2005). Role of environmental generalist species in ecosystem function . Ecological Modelling, 188 , 279-295.
(2004). River Basins and Coastal Systems Planning within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . National Academies Press .
(2004). Identifying and prioritizing research required to evaluate ecological risks and benefits of introducing diploid Crassostrea ariakensis to restore oysters to Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake Bay Program. Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee .
Decker, Mary Beth ; Breitburg, Denise L. ; Purcell, Jennifer E. (2004). Effects of low dissolved oxygen on zooplankton predation by the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi . Marine Ecology Progress Series, 280 , 163-172.
Breitburg, Denise L. ; Adamack, Aaron ; Rose, Kenneth A. ; Kolesar, Sarah E. ; Decker, Beth ; Purcell, Jennifer E. ; Keister, Julie E. ; Cowan, James H. (2003). The pattern and influence of low dissolved oxygen in the Patuxent River, a seasonally hypoxic estuary . Estuaries, 26 (2A) , 280-297.

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