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Publications Details for Grant Number R830877

Stressor-Response Modeling of the Interactive Effects of Climate Change and Land Use Patterns on the Alteration of Coastal Marine Systems by Invasive Species

RFA: Developing Regional-Scale Stressor-Response Models for Use in Environmental Decision-making (2002)

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Dissertation/Thesis Space invaders: the effect of small-scale disturbance on invasion success in marine communities. None Altman S Altman S. Space invaders: the effect of small-scale disturbance on invasion success in marine communities. MS. Thesis. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 2003. R830877 (2005)
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Dissertation/Thesis Potential impacts of the colonial tunicate, Didemnum sp. on benthic communities in Long Island Sound. None Mercer J Mercer J. Potential impacts of the colonial tunicate, Didemnum sp. on benthic communities in Long Island Sound. Masters Thesis. College of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, 2007. R830877 (Final)
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Journal Article Effects of small-scale disturbance on invasion success in marine communities. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY Altman S, Whitlatch RB Altman S, Whitlatch RB. Effects of small-scale disturbance on invasion success in marine communities. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2007;342(1):15-29. R830877 (Final)
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Journal Article The colonial ascidian Didemnum sp. A: current distribution, basic biology and potential threat to marine communities of the northeast and west coasts of North America JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY Bullard SG, Lambert G, Carman MR, Byrnes J, Whitlatch RB, Ruiz G, Miller RJ, Harris L, Valentine PC, Collie JS, et al Bullard SG, Lambert G, Carman MR, Byrnes J, Whitlatch RB, Ruiz G, Miller RJ, Harris L, Valentine PC, Collie JS, Pederson J, McNaught DC, Cohen AN, Asch RG, Dijkstra J, Heinonen K. The colonial ascidian Didemnum sp. A:current distribution, basic biology and potential threat to marine communities of the northeast and west coasts of North America. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2007;342(1):99-108. R830877 (Final)
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Journal Article Fragmentation of colonial ascidians: differences in reattachment capability among species. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY Bullard SG, Sedlack B, Reinhardt JF, Litty C, Dareau K, Whitlatch RB Bullard SG, Sedlack B, Reinhardt JF, Litty C, Dareau K, Whitlatch RB. Fragmentation of colonial ascidians: differences in reattachment capability among species. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2007;342(1):166-168. R830877 (Final)
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Journal Article Effects of temperature on growth rates of colonial ascidians: a comparison of Didemnum sp. to Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides violaceus. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY McCarthy A, Osman RW, Whitlatch RB McCarthy A, Osman RW, Whitlatch RB. Effects of temperature on growth rates of colonial ascidians: a comparison of Didemnum sp. to Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides violaceus. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2007;342(1):172-174. R830877 (Final)
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Journal Article Scale-and intensity-dependent disturbance determines the magnitude of opportunistic response. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY Norkko A, Rosenberg R, Thrush SF, Whitlatch RB Norkko A, Rosenberg R, Thrush SF, Whitlatch RB. Scale-and intensity-dependent disturbance determines the magnitude of opportunistic response. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2006;330(1):195-207. R830877 (2005)
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Journal Article Variation in the ability of Didemnum sp. to invade established communities. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY Osman RW, Whitlatch RB Osman RW, Whitlatch RB. Variation in the ability of Didemnum sp. to invade established communities. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2007;342(1):40-53. R830877 (2005)
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Journal Article Characterizing the role benthos play in large coastal seas and estuaries: a modular approach. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY Tenore KR, Zajac RN, Terwin J, Andrade F, Blanton J, Boynton W, Carey D, Diaz R, Holland AF, Lopez-Jamar E, Montagna P, Nichols F, Rosenberg R, Queiroga H, Sprung M, Whitlatch RB Tenore KR, Zajac RN, Terwin J, Andrade F, Blanton J, Boynton W, Carey D, Diaz R, Holland AF, Lopez-Jamar E, Montagna P, Nichols F, Rosenberg R, Queiroga H, Sprung M, Whitlatch RB. Characterizing the role benthos play in large coastal seas and estuaries: a modular approach. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2006;330(1):392-402. R830877 (2005)
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Journal Article Introduction to the proceedings of the 1st international invasive sea squirt conference. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY Whitlatch RB, Bullard SG Whitlatch RB, Bullard SG. Introduction to the proceedings of the 1st international invasive sea squirt conference. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2007;342(1):1-2. R830877 (Final)
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Journal Article Proceedings of the 1st international sea squirt conference. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY Whitlatch RB, Bullard SG Whitlatch RB, Bullard SG. Proceedings of the 1st international sea squirt conference. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2007;342(1):1-190. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Space invaders: the effect of small-scale disturbance on invasion success in marine communities. None Altman S, Whitlatch RB Altman S, Whitlatch RB. Space invaders: the effect of small-scale disturbance on invasion success in marine communities. Presented at the Institution, International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference, Woods Hole Oceanographic, Woods Hole, MA, April 21-22, 2005. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Diurnal, lunar, and tidal patterns of settlement in tunicate larvae. None Bullard SG, Hamilton JF, Whitlatch RB Bullard SG, Hamilton JF, Whitlatch RB. Diurnal, lunar, and tidal patterns of settlement in tunicate larvae. Presented at the International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, April 21-22, 2005. R830877 (2004)
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Presentation Growth of the colonial ascidian Didemnum sp. under different environmental conditions depth, salinity, coastal land use patterns. None Bullard SG, Whitlatch RB Bullard SG, Whitlatch RB. Growth of the colonial ascidian Didemnum sp. under different environmental conditions (depth, salinity, coastal land use patterns). Presented at the Second International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference, Brudenell, Prince Edward Island, Canada, October 2-4, 2007. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Increasing temperatures and its implications for seasonality of a shallow water fouling community in Portsmouth Harbor, NH. None Dijkstra J, Harris LG, Whitlatch RB, Bullard S Dijkstra J, Harris LG, Whitlatch RB, Bullard S. Increasing temperatures and its implications for seasonality of a shallow water fouling community in Portsmouth Harbor, NH. Presented at the Benthic Ecology Meetings, Quebec City, Canada, 2006. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation A coupled hydrodynamic-larval transport model for assessing source-sink recruitment dynamics in estuarine habitats. None Hamilton JF, Whitlatch RB, Osman RW Hamilton JF, Whitlatch RB, Osman RW. A coupled hydrodynamic-larval transport model for assessing source-sink recruitment dynamics in estuarine habitats. Presented at the Benthic Ecology Meetings, Williamburg, VA, 2005. R830877 (2004)
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Presentation A coupled hydrodynamic-larval transport model for assessing source-sink recruitment dynamics in estuarine habitats. None Hamilton JF, Whitlatch RB, Osman RW Hamilton JF, Whitlatch RB, Osman RW. A coupled hydrodynamic-larval transport model for assessing source-sink recruitment dynamics in estuarine habitats. Presented at the Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, AL, 2004. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation The interplay of life history strategies and flow regimes in maintaining locally persistent populations in turbulent environments. None Hamilton J, Whitlatch RB, Osman RW Hamilton J, Whitlatch RB, Osman RW. The interplay of life history strategies and flow regimes in maintaining locally persistent populations in turbulent environments. Presented at the 36th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, March 21-24, 2007. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Effects of temperature on growth rates of colonial ascidians: a comparison of Didemnum sp. to Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides violaceus. None McCarthy AB, Drabek CM, Whitlatch RB, Osman RW McCarthy AB, Drabek CM, Whitlatch RB, Osman RW. Effects of temperature on growth rates of colonial ascidians: a comparison of Didemnum sp. to Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides violaceus. Presented at the Benthic Ecology Meetings, Williamburg, VA, 2005. R830877 (2004)
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Presentation Effects of temperature on growth rates of colonial ascidians: a comparison of Didemnum sp. to Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides violaceus. None McCarthy A, Whitlatch RB, Osman RW McCarthy A, Whitlatch RB, Osman RW. Effects of temperature on growth rates of colonial ascidians: a comparison of Didemnum sp. to Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides violaceus. Presented at the International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference, Woods Hole Oceanographic, Woods Hole, MA, 2005. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Potential impacts of an ascidian (Didemnum sp) on seafloor communities in southern New England, USA. None Mercer J, Whitlatch RB Mercer J, Whitlatch RB. Potential impacts of an ascidian (Didemnum sp) on seafloor communities in southern New England, USA. Presented at the Second International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference, Brudenell, Prince Edward Island, Canada, October 2-4, 2007. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Scale-dependent recruitment processes at early stages of macrobenthic recovery. None Norkko A, Whitlatch RB, Norkko J, Hamilton J Norkko A, Whitlatch RB, Norkko J, Hamilton J. Scale-dependent recruitment processes at early stages of macrobenthic recovery. Presented at the 41st European Marine Biology Symposium, University College Cork, Ireland, 2006. R830877 (2005)
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Presentation Habitat variability in the invasion of Long Island Sound by Didemnum sp. and its interaction with the resident community. None Osman RW, Whitlatch RB Osman RW, Whitlatch RB. Habitat variability in the invasion of Long Island Sound by Didemnum sp. and its interaction with the resident community. Presented at the International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, April 21-22, 2005. R830877 (2004)
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Presentation The importance of initial community composition for understanding invasion dynamics. None Reinhardt J, Whitlatch RB, Osman RW Reinhardt J, Whitlatch RB, Osman RW. The importance of initial community composition for understanding invasion dynamics. Presented at the Benthic Ecology Meetings, Atlanta, GA, 2007. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Biodiversity enhances in invasion resistance and temporal consistency of sessile marine invertebrate communities. None Stachowicz JJ, Whitlatch RB Stachowicz JJ, Whitlatch RB. Biodiversity enhances in invasion resistance and temporal consistency of sessile marine invertebrate communities. Presented at the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Annual Meeting, 2004. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Ascertaining suitable methods to quantify genetic diversity of Didemnum sp. in eastern Long Island Sound: some preliminary findings. None Stefaniak LM, Lin S, Whitlatch RB Stefaniak LM, Lin S, Whitlatch RB. Ascertaining suitable methods to quantify genetic diversity of Didemnum sp. in eastern Long Island Sound: some preliminary findings. Presented at the Benthic Ecology Meetings, Quebec City, Canada, 2006. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Generation of alternatives to mitochondrial markers for molecular analyses of Didemnum sp. None Stefaniak LM, Zhang H, Lambert G, Lin S, Whitlatch RB Stefaniak LM, Zhang H, Lambert G, Lin S, Whitlatch RB. Generation of alternatives to mitochondrial markers for molecular analyses of Didemnum sp. Presented at the 36th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, March 21-24, 2007. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Alternatives to mitochrondial markers for phylogenetics and population genetics of Didemnum sp. None Stefaniak LM, Zhang H, Whitlatch RB, Lambert G Stefaniak LM, Zhang H, Whitlatch RB, Lambert G. Alternatives to mitochrondial markers for phylogenetics and population genetics of Didemnum sp. Presented at the Third International Bioinvasions Conference, Boston, MA, 2007. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Untangling temperature tolerance discrepancies between growth, abundance, and recruitment in Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides violaceus. None Westerman EL, Whitlatch RB, Dijkstra J, Harris LG, Bolker JA Westerman EL, Whitlatch RB, Dijkstra J, Harris LG, Bolker JA. Untangling temperature tolerance discrepancies between growth, abundance, and recruitment in Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides violaceus. Presented at the Second International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference, Brudenell, Prince Edward Island, Canada, October 2-4, 2007. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Multiple treats to marine biodiversity: the interactive effects of climate change and land use patterns on the alteration of coastal marine systems by invasive species. None Whitlatch RB Whitlatch RB. Multiple treats to marine biodiversity: the interactive effects of climate change and land use patterns on the alteration of coastal marine systems by invasive species. Presented at the 38th European Marine Biological Symposium, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, September 8-12, 2003. (Abstract Book/Programme, p. 67-68). R830877 (2003)
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Presentation Is climate change facilitating the invasion of alien species into Connecticut’s coastal waters. None Whitlatch RB Whitlatch RB. Is climate change facilitating the invasion of alien species into Connecticut’s coastal waters. Presented at the Symposium on Climate Change in New England, Groton, CT, 2005. R830877 (2004)
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Presentation Multiple threats to marine biodiversity: the interactive effects of climate change and land use patterns on the alteration of coastal marine systems by invasive species. None Whitlatch RB Whitlatch RB. Multiple threats to marine biodiversity: the interactive effects of climate change and land use patterns on the alteration of coastal marine systems by invasive species. Special Session: coastal invasive species: impacts, management and the role of modified habitats. Presented to the Estuarine Research Federation, Norfolk, VA, 2005. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Post-settlement predation on ascidian recruits: predator responses to changing prey density. None Whitlatch RB, Osman RW Whitlatch RB, Osman RW. Post-settlement predation on ascidian recruits: predator responses to changing prey density. Presented at the International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference, Woods Hole Oceanographic, Woods Hole, MA, 2005. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation The interactive effects of climate change and land use patterns on the alteration of coastal marine habitats by invasive species. None Whitlatch RB, Osman RW, Zajac RN, Mercer J Whitlatch RB, Osman RW, Zajac RN, Mercer J. The interactive effects of climate change and land use patterns on the alteration of coastal marine habitats by invasive species. Presented at the Benthic Ecology Meetings, Williamburg, VA, 2005. R830877 (2004)
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Presentation Linkages between climate change and the facilitation of invasive species: the importance of understanding year-to-year variations in seawater temperatures in southern New England, USA. None Whitlatch RB, Osman RW Whitlatch RB, Osman RW. Linkages between climate change and the facilitation of invasive species: the importance of understanding year-to-year variations in seawater temperatures in southern New England, USA. Presented at the 41st European Marine Biology Symposium, University College Cork, Ireland, 2006. R830877 (2005)
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Presentation Factors influencing invader success in coastal ecosystems: a 20 year retrospective look at studies of southern New England non-native ascidians. None Whitlatch RB, Osman RW Whitlatch RB, Osman RW. Factors influencing invader success in coastal ecosystems: a 20 year retrospective look at studies of southern New England non-native ascidians. Presented at the Third International Bioinvasions Conference, Boston, MA, 2007. R830877 (Final)
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Presentation Assessing the application of marine protected area design models in large estuarine systems based on benthoscapes and functional groups. None Zajac RN, Whitlatch RB, Wheeler AE Zajac RN, Whitlatch RB, Wheeler AE. Assessing the application of marine protected area design models in large estuarine systems based on benthoscapes and functional groups. Presented at the 41st European Marine Biology Symposium, University College Cork, Ireland, 2006. R830877 (2005)
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Proceedings Continuing studies on invasive ascidians in Long Island Sound: the newest invader, Didemnum sp., and its effect on the ecology of the Sound. None Whitlatch RB, Osman RW Whitlatch RB, Osman RW. Continuing studies on invasive ascidians in Long Island Sound: the newest invader, Didemnum sp., and its effect on the ecology of the Sound. In: Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial Long Island Sound Research Conference, 2006, p. 85. R830877 (Final)
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