Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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

Publications

Ogburn, Matthew B. ; Plough, Louis V. ; Bangley, Charles W. ; Fitzgerald, Catherine L. ; Hannam, Michael P. ; Lee, Benjamin ; Marafino, Gabriella ; Richie, Kimberly D. ; Williams, Meghan R. ; Weller, Donald E. (2023). Environmental DNA reveals anadromous river herring habitat use and recolonization after restoration of aquatic connectivity . Environmental DNA, 5 (1) , 25-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/edn3.348
Bangley, Charles W. ; Edwards, Michelle L. ; Mueller, Claire ; Fisher, Robert A. ; Aguilar, Robert ; Heggie, Keira ; Richie, Kimberly ; Ahr, Bonnie J. ; Ogburn, Matthew B. (2021). Environmental associations of cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) seasonal presence along the US Atlantic Coast . Ecosphere, 12 (9) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3743
Ogburn, Matthew Bryan ; Richie, Kimberly D. ; Jones, Morgan A. ; Hines, Anson H. (2019). Sperm acquisition and storage dynamics facilitate sperm limitation in the selectively harvested blue crab Callinectes sapidus . Marine Ecology Progress Series, 629 , 87-101. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps13104
Plough, Louis V. ; Ogburn, Matthew Bryan ; Fitzgerald, Catherine L. ; Geranio, Rose ; Marafino, Gabriella A. ; Richie, Kimberly D. (2018). Environmental DNA analysis of river herring in Chesapeake Bay: A powerful tool for monitoring threatened keystone species . Plos One, 13 (11) http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205578
Ogburn, Matthew Bryan ; Spires, Jason ; Aguilar, Robert ; Goodison, Michael R. ; Heggie, Keira ; Kinnebrew, Eva ; McBurney, William ; Richie, Kimberly D. ; Roberts, Paige M. ; Hines, Anson H. (2017). Assessment of River Herring Spawning Runs in a Chesapeake Bay Coastal Plain Stream using Imaging Sonar . Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 146 (1) , 22-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2016.1235612