Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

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Staff Profile

Kimberly Richie

Research Technician

Research Labs

Fish and Invertebrate Ecology

Fisheries Conservation

RichieK@si.edu

Phone

443-482-2386

Expert Areas

blue crabs

fish

river herring

Biography

Two blue crabs with pink SERC tags

Education:
B.A. Biology, Arcadia University, 2011

Research Interests:
Blue crab reproductive ecology. Estuarine ecology. Fisheries ecology. River Herring habitat use. Mark-recapture studies. Acoustic telemetry.

Publications:

Ogburn, Matthew B., Roberts, Paige M., Richie, Kimberly D., Johnson, Eric G. and Hines, Anson H. 2014. Temporal and spatial variation in sperm stores in mature female blue crabs Callinectes sapidus and potential effects on brood production in Chesapeake Bay.Marine Ecology Progress Series, 507: 249-262. doi:10.3354/meps10869