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Stressor-Response Modeling of the Interactive Effects of Climate Change and Land Use Patterns on the Alteration of Coastal Marine Systems by Invasive Species
Grant Number R830877
RFA: Developing Regional-Scale Stressor-Response Models for Use in Environmental Decision-making (2002)


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    Dissertation/Thesis 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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