Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Identification and Evaluation of Molecular Interactions Involved in Spider William R. Marcottee Jr. Clemson University Will Gaines Clemson University Dragline Silk Assembly
Wind and Marine Energy Sources in the SE Coastal Environment Paul Gayes PhD Coastal Carolina University Ralph Nichols Savannah River National Laboratory Len Pietrafesa PhD North Carolina State University
The role of microorganisms in the decomposition of Spartina wrack in Morgan Marsh Coastal Carolina University Vlasislav Gulis Coastal Carolina University coastal ecosystems
Photographic Exploration of Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia ) Eradication at Cristin D Fedina Converse College Megan A Heuse Converse College Hobcaw Barony Karissa Terry Converse College
Hobcaw Barony African American Cemetery Survey Project Christina Brooks Winthrop University
The Effects of Trophic Interactions on Oyster Spat Survival Laura L. Canton Coastal Carolina University Keith Walters PhD Coastal Carolina University
Erin Burge PhD Coastal Carolina University
Quantitative Analysis of Coordinated Movement in Animal Groups Steven Viscido Winston Salem University
Comparison of Nekton Migration Patterns in Managed and Unmanaged Salt Matt Kimbel PhD Louisiana State University Dennis Allen PhD University of South Carolina Marshes Using DIDSON Acoustic Imaging Lawrence Rozas NOAA
Bellefield: Visualizing the First Floor Public Space Restoration Ruth Beals Converse College Frazier S.M. Pajak AIA Converse College
Dwight Rose
Geographic Distribution and Relationships of Katydids in the Genus Timothy G. Forrest University of North Carolina Amblycorypha
Geographic Variations in Herbivore Suppression of Solidago sempervirens Huy Vu University of Houston
Tidal Forcing and Geographic Variations in Top-down and Bottom-up Brittany DeLoach University of Houston Steven Pennings PhD University of Houston control of a Salt March Food Web
Hybridization Among Notophthalmus viridescens Subapecies Erin S Kilpatrick PhD University of South Carolina Gavin R. Lawson Bridgewater University
The Flora of Indian Shell Mounds Richard Stalter PhD St. John's University John Baden US Army Corps of Engineers
African Communities in Southeast Coastal Plantation Spaces in America Antoinette Jackson PhD University of South Florida
1 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
GIS Predicative Capabilities for the Distribution of Wetland Specialist Brian G. Scholtens PhD College of Charleston Thomas P. Smith College of Charleston Skipper Species
Ecology of Diamondback Terrapins in North Inlet Peter King PhD Francis Marion University
The Carolina Vegitation Survey III Forbes Boyle University of North Carolina Joel Gramling The Citadel
Tom Wentworth North Carolina State University
Exploration of Mechanistic Basis and Bioeochemical Implications of Scott Neubauer University of South Carolina Curt Richardson Duke University Differential Nutrient Limitation Among Trophic Levels
Drought Tolerance of Epiphyte Communities in Isolated Trees and Forest in Carrie L. Woods Clemson University SC
The Effect of Wrack Cover on the Survival and Recovery of Some Salt Marsh Richard Stalter PhD St. John's University Paul Kenny University of South Carolina Plant Species John Baden US Army Corps of Engineers
The Effect of Oyster and Mussels on the Water Quality of Myrtle Beach Caitlin Wessel Coastal Carolina University Keith Walters PhD Coastal Carolina University Swashes: Settlement Rates, Growth and Survival of Oysters
Erik Smith PhD University of South Carolina
Microclimate Characteristics of Giant Reed (Arundo donax) David Spencer PhD USDA ARS Jack Whetstone Clemson University
Winter Site Fidelity of Salt Marsh Sparrows Chris Hill PhD Coastal Carolina University Susan Shaw Coastal Carolina University
Spartina Interactions in Multiple SC Marsh Systems Danny J. Gustafson PhD The Citadel Brian Silliman PhD University of Florida
Dspatoal Trends in Vegetation and Microbial Diversity Along Environmental Daehyun Kim PhD University of Kentucky Soo Hyun JUNG Ewha Woman's University Gradients
Adaptations of Gastropods to Thermal and Desiccation Stress in the High Josie Iacarella University of South Carolina and Low Salt Marsh: an Integration of Physiological and Behavioral Responses
The Comparison of Nekton Communities in Two National Estuarine Christopher A. Smith Coastal Carolina University Rob Young PhD Coastal Carolina University Research Reserve System Sites and Between Pristine and Impacted Estuaries in South Carolina
2 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
The Influence of Predators on Community Structure and Resultant James Byers University of Georgia Caitlin Yeager University of Georgia Ecosystem Functioning at a Biogeographic Scale
Pseudo-nitzschia Distribution Along the Southeastern US Coast Steven Morton NOAA Phytoplankton Monitoring Andrew Shuler NOAA Phytoplankton Monitoring Network Network
The Subaerial Trentepohliales from the northern Coast of South Carolina Mark Green Horry Georgetown Technical College and Tennessee Technological Univeristy
Power Field monitoring Equipment with Wetland Detritus Using Microbial YanHong Liang South China Univeristy of Alex Chow Clemson University Fuel Cells Technology
Assessment of organic sunscreen compounds in the marine environment Mike Fulton PhD NOAA National Ocean Service Peter Key PhD NOAA National Ocean Service
James Daugomah NOAA National Ocean Service
Effect of autotomy on Panpoeus herbstii body temperature and survival Cristian Monaco University of South Carolina Ben Toscano University of South Carolina rates Corey Scott University of South Carolina
Quantitative descriptions of oysters population biology in North Inlet Julianna M. Harding Coastal Carolina University estuary
Firefly watch program prompts sustainable development Alex Chow Clemson University Juang-Horng Chong Clemson University
Species diversity and seasonal abundance of wood boring insects in coastal Juang-Hong Chong Clemson University Alex Chow Clemson University forest
Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emmissions from Coastal Wetlands William Conner PhD Clemson University Alex Chow Clemson University
Ken Krauss US Geological Survey
Impact of the invasive parastic nematode, Anguillicoloides crassus, on Jennifer L. Hein College of Charleston Isaure de Buron College of Charleston American ells: a comparison of populations from the ACE Asin NERR, NIWB NERR and Cooper River
Steve Arnott SC Dept of Natural Resources
Bill Roumillat SC Dept of Natural Resources
Plantation path - estblishing and monitoring usage and impacts of an Beth Thomas University of South Carolina Jennifer Plunket University of South Carolina experiential environmental education foot trail
3 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Comparison of Gastric Mill, Mouth Part and Claw morphology in the Karen T Lee University of Pittsburgh at Context of Diet and Foraging in Several Crab Species Johnstown
Investigation of Phytoplankton Diversity in Water Bodies Surronding Veronica April Obregon Converse College H. Neval Erturk PhD Converse College Hobcaw Barony by Using Environmental PCR
Biomarker Assessment of Invertebrate Species withn Hobcaw Barony William E. Roudebush PhD Charleston Southern University
Nesting Ecology of the Diamondback Terrapin in the North Inlet of Winyah Scott L. Parker PhD Coastal Carolina University Kevin Godwin PhD Coastal Carolina University Bay, South Carolina
Tidal and Density Controls on Urosalpinx cinerea Feeding Rates in Coastal Brent Sutten Coastal Carolina University Keith Walters Coastal Carolina University South Carolina Reefs
Temporal Variablity of Wind Speed and Direction on a Barrier Island in the Ralph L. Nichols Savannah River National Elizabeth Kress Santee Cooper Coastal/Marine Transition Zone Laboratory Paul Gayes Coastal Carolina University
National Wetland Condition Assessment Chad Barbour Tetra Tech for EPA Amy Tolley Tetra Tech
Hard Clam Population Dynamics in North Inlet Tidal Creeks with and Juliana M. Harding Coastal Carolina University without Oyster Populations
Installation of a Single HF Radar Station on Belle W. Baruch Foundation George Voulgaris PhD University of South Carolina Property in Hobcaw Barony
Effects of Loxothylacus panopaei on Mud Crabs (Eurypanopeus depressus Katie O'Shaughnessy Coastal Carolina University Erin Burge Coastal Carolina University and Panopeus herbstii ) on South Carolina
STATEMAP National Cooperative Mapping Program FY 2011-2012 William R. Doar III SC Department of Natural Resources
Choices and Consequences of Habitat Selection Throughout the Annual Alyssa Borowske University of Connecticut Chris Elphick PhD University of Connecticut Cycle Chris Hill PhD Coastal Carolina University
Kim Trinkle Coastal Carolina University
Response of eastern oyster (Crassostres virginica) to ahnges in temperature Joshua Lord University of Connecticut and oyster drill (Urosalpinx cinerea) concentration with latitude
Development of monitoring and assessment tools for nitrogen and Dianne I. Greenfield University of South Carolina Robert Van Dolah SC Dept of Natural Resources phosphorus in South Carolina coastal wetlands
4 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Evaluation of changes in the phenology of demersal fishes, oysters and their Juliana M. Harding Coastal Carolina University Dennis M. Allen University of South Carolina interactions
Reproductive biology of representative oyster reef fishes in North Inlet, SC Rachel Tremont Coastal Carolina University Juliana Harding Coastal Carolina University
Evaluating the impact of claw removal on diet, physiological condition and Jessica Hogan University of South Carolina Blaine Griffen University of South Carolina reporductive abilities of the female Stone crab
Erin Adams University of South Carolina
Spatial ecology and nest substrate biophysics of Diamondback terrapin in a William Becket Hills Coastal Carolina University South Carolina salt marsh
Earthquake Liquefaction Ron Andrus Clemson University
Trophic Responses to polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Copper Leslie Muggelberg University of South Carolina Jay Pinckney University of South Carolina Exposure in Tidal Mudflats of North Inlet, SC
Evaluating Connectivity and Resource use Patterns by Resident Fishes of Kevin Boswell Florida International University Dennis Allen University of South Carolina Intertidal and Subtidal Marsh Creeks
Matthew Kimball University of North Florida
Effects of Phragmites Invasion on Ecosystem Carbon Balance Thomas Mozdzer PhD Smithsonian Environmental Scott Neubauer University of South Carolina Research Center
Incorporation of a Nonnative Seaweed into the Food-Web of Southeastern Linsey Haram University of Georgia James E. Byers University of Georgia Estuaries
Geographic Variationin Salt Marsh Endemic Marsh Wrens Sarah Manor University of Maryland Baltimire Russell Greenberg PhD Smithsonian National Zoological County Park
Bernard Lohr PhD University of Maryland
Kleptoplasty in the North Inlet Winyah Bay SC Megan Cevasco PhD Coastal Carolina University
Assessment of Pteridophyte Species within Hobcaw Barony Kevin B. Jones Charleston Southern University
Merging Science and Service: Investigation of Salt Marsh Ecology at Hobcaw Kyra L. Woodyard Converse College H. Navel Erturk Converse College Barony
The Effects of Salimity, pH, and Dissolved Oxygen on the Sensitivity of PCR Paul E. Richardson PhD Coastal Carolina University Joe Cannon Coastal Carolina University Identification of the T4 Bacteriophage in Estuarine Water
5 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Shell repair in Geukensia demissa and predation preferences of Callinectes Madeleine Gillis Coastal Carolina University Keith Walters PhD Coastal Carolina University sapidus: Do crabs target mussels with weakened shells?
Communicating with the Dead Deborah Cunningham Breede PhD Coastal Carolina University Cristine Davis PhD University of North Carolina Charlotte
Mixed Media Watercolor Paintings on Modern Day Hobcaw Barony Maura Kenny Coastal Carolina University
Mutualism Underlies Salt Marsh Areas Resilience to Drought Christine Angelini University of Florida John Griffin PhD University of Florida
Brian Silliman PhD University of Florida
Sampling for MSCI599J Seth John University of South Carolina
Investigation and Modeling Vibrio Growth in Oysters L.C. Lovell PhD University of South Carolina Savannah Klein
Life Cycle of Fish Blood Flukes Dennis E. Kyle PhD University of South Florida Isaure deBuron College of Charleston
Winter Habitiat Us, Home Range Size and Activity Budgets of Saltmarsh Chris Hill Coastal Carolina University Sparrows
The flora of three brackish marshes, Georgetown, SC Richard Stalter PhD St Johns University St. John's Univeristy
Developing baseline information and comparing sampling methodology for Anand D Jayakaran PhD Clemson University William Conner PhD Clemson University an environmental sensor network on Hobcaw Barony, SC
Consequences of developmental timing on population structure in the Paula Teicholtz University of Michigan pyramidellid snail Boonea impressa
Microalgae deposition and resuspension rates over a tidal cycle James Pinckney PhD University of South Carolina Emma Kelly University of South Carolina
Identification of Southeast Bryophyte Mark Green PhD Horry Georgetown Technical Robert Ziehr Horry-Georgetown Technical College College Blanka J Shaw PhD Duke University
The Bacterial Kill Properties of Uropygial glad secretions in Passerines Kristen D Oliver Coker College Jennfier S.M. Borgo PhD Coker College
Tracy Parkinson PhD Coker College
Developing a Pilot Program to Promote Academic Scholarship Among High Shaleshea A Reid Converse College Neval Erturk Converse College School Students
Marsh Bird Response to Urbanization and Sea Level Rise Kyle Barrett PhD Clemson University
6 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Impacts of Laurel Wilt Disease on Redbay Ecosystems Tim Sherman Clemson University Geoff Wang Clemson University
Depredation of Diamondback Terrapin Nest in North Inlet Samuel A Buzuleciu Coastal Carolina University Scott Parker PhD Coastal Carolina University
Community Restoration Through Artifical Oyster Reef Construction at Bly Thomas Funk Coastal Carolina University Keith Walters Coastal Carolina University Creek in North Inlet
Water Sample Collections and Incubations at Clembank Landing James L Pinckney PhD University of South Carolina
Shifts in Anuran assemblage strtucture accompanying saltwater intrusion of Kyle Barrett PhD Clemson University Anand Jayakaran PhD Clemson University a freshwater hardwood swamp
Post-hurricane Fuel Dynamics and its Implications to Fire Behavior Geoff Wang Clemson University Shanyue Guan Clemson University
The Ecological Consequences of Woody Plant Encroachment in Coastal Ilka C. Feller Smithsonian Environmental Marguerite Toscano Smithsonian Institution Wetlands Research Center
Selective advantages of apthogenic Vibroparahaemolyticus in eastern oyster, L.C. Lovell PhD University of South Carolina Savannah Klein University of South Carolina Crassostres virginica
Katherine Haney University of South Carolina
Effects of Life Histories throughout the Annual Cycle of Tidal Marsh Alyssa Borowske PhD University of Connecticut Chris Elphick PhD University of Connecticut Sparrows Chris Hill Coastal Carolina University
Spatial and temporal variability of mercury distribution and cycling in salt Sarah Rothenberg University of South Carolina Si Chen University of South Carolina marshes
Conserevation physiology of Crassostrea virginica in North Inlet Winyah Catherine Bowler University of South Carolina Sean Place PhD University fo South Carolina Bay Reserve
Assessing the status of MacGillivary's Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus Chris Hill Coastal Carolina University maritimus macgillivraii in South Carolina
Hydrogeologic Investigation through a Deep Corehole at Hobcaw Barony Brenda L. Hockensmith South Carolina Dept. of Natural C. William Clendenin SC Geological Survey Resources; Land, Water & Conservation Division
Eugene Cobbs, III USGS, Eastern Geologh and Paleoclimate Science Center
7 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Intraspecific Variation in Leaf Traits in North American Viburnum Elizabeth Spriggs Yale Univeristy
Uptake and fate of silver nanoparticles in the American Oyster, Crassostrea Shelby Butz University of South Carolina Jay Pinckney University of South Carolina virginica
Biologically Relevant Sensor Networks for Climate Change Studies in Wenyuan Xu University of South Carolina Brian Helmuth North Eastern University Intertidal Ecosystems Miao Xu University of South Carolina
Seasonal patterns in relative contributions of water column and benthos to Brian J. Roberts Louisiana Universities Marine Erik Smith North Inlet-Winyah Bay ecosystem respiration and nutrient fluxes in the North Inlet Basin Consortium NERR/USC Baruch Institute for Marine & Coastal Sciences
Hobcaw Barony Archaeological Survey Karen Y. Smith USC Leland Ferguson SC ETV
Global methylation of DNA among Spartina alterniflora clones differing in Trenton Agrelius USC, Baruch Institute and MSCI Jeff Dudycha USC, Dept. of Biological Sciences age at North Inlet, SC Dept.
Baseline monitoring of marsh residents Blaine Griffen USC
Co-occurrence and competition between the sympatric killifishes(Fundulus Kristen Trevey Coastal Carolina University Erin Burge Coastal Carolina University luciae and Fundulus heteroclitus in salt marshes of SC
Diurnal and seasonal changes in labile dissolved organic matter in a salt- Yuan Shen University of South Carolina marsh estuary
Predation consequences due to context-specific behavior of Uca pugilator Eilea Knotts University of South Carolina, Biological Sciences Program
Impact of plant diet on molt increment and molt interval of Aratus pisonii Megan Riley University of South Carolina Blaine Griffen PhD University of South Carolina
Eila Knott PhD University of South Carolina
Distribution of the terebellid polchaete Amphitrite ornata, a vector of the Isaure de Buron College of Charleston Taylor Shick College of Charleston seatrout parasite Cardicola laruei in South Carolina Estuaries
Survey of the Freshwater Fishes of Hobcaw Barony John Salter Jr. Clemson University Ryan Marsh Clemson University's BWB Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science
8 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Ridge age along the southern end of Debordieu Island Eric Wright Coastal Carolina University
Triclosan pollution impacts on intrinsically resistant Vibrios: Keri Ann Lydon University of Georgia-Department Erin Lipp PhD University of Georgia Department Understanding how natural bacteria communities change in the presence of of Environmental Health Science of Environmental Health Science triclosan
Linking habitat to the adult stock dynamics of black sea bass (Centropristis Ian Kroll University of North Carolina- striata) Chapil Hill
Feral Swine DNA Study Robert Byrd USDA APHIS Michael Waller USDA APHIS
The flora of Strawberry Swamp, Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown, SC Richard Stalter PhD St. John's University John A Baden US Corp of Engineers (Ret.)
Asessing Immune Response of Fundulus due sto environmental challenges Marlee B. Marsh PhD Columbia College Addrienne Oxley PhD Columbia College
Charles D Rice PhD Clemson University
Saltwater Intrusion Monitoring Alicia Wilson University of South Carolina Bill Clendenin DNR
Tyler Evans USC
Organic phosphorus cycling in a coastal estuary Doug Bell University of South Carolina Tammi Richardson Phd USC
Claudia Benitez-Nelson PhD
Marsh Habitat Mapping and Sedimentation Study from North Carolina to J.P. Walsh East Carolina University and UNC Reide Corbett ECU, UNC CSI Georgia Coastal Studies Institute
Tom Allen ECU
Long term monitoring of redbay after Laurel Wilt Disease G. Geoff Wang Clemson University Tim Shearman Clemson University
The effects of chronic salinity stress on hydrologic cycling in Strawberry Jamie Duberstein Clemson University Ken Krauss Clemson University Swamp William Conner Clemson University
The History, and Application of Chair Canin in South Carolina Kristen Jurewicz Converse College Ruth Beals PhD Converse College
A Cultural Landscape Study of Hobcaw Barony Ralph Muldrow College of Charleston Barry Stiefel College of Charleston
James Ward College of Charleston
Historic Friendfield Outreach and Documentation Ramon Jackson University of South Carolina Valinda Littlefield PhD University of South Carolina
Joseph McGill The Slave Dwelling Project
9 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Between the Waters, Interactive Website Ramon Jackson University of South Carolina
Document and Access the Condition of Extant Slave Dwellngs in South Jospeh McGill Slave Dwelling Proejct Carolina
Effects of cycloheximide on calpain proteolysis during crab claw muscle Astacia R. Watkins Benedict College Rush Oliver Benedict College atrophy in the fiddler crab
Examing the Immune Responses of Fundulus heteroclitus to Environmental Ljubitca Sofia Fadic Columbia College Marlee B. Marsh PhD Columbia College Pressures Sarah E. Smith Jacqueline Mayorga
Moonlight and Magnolia: A History of Southern Plantations Zachary Taylor Southern Wesleyan University Michael Keaton PhD Southern Wesleyan University
Indirect Predation Effects on Crassostrea virginica Filtration Rates Within Caitlin Sylvester Coastal Carolina University Keith Walters PhD Coastal Carolina University South Carolina Intertidal Oyster Reef
The Allelopathic Effects of Domoic Acid on Natural Phytolankton Species Elise Van Meerssche University of South Carolina James Pinckney University of South Carolina
Influences of Individual Personality and Habitat Composition on the Spatial Eilea Knotts University of South Carolina Julia Charpek University of South Carolina Distribution of Uca pugilator .
Oysters and Climate Change: a Geohistorical Perspective Stephen Durham Cornell University Gregory Dietl Cornell University/Paleontological Research Institution
Quantifying the Effects of the Intertidal Snail Littorina irrorata on the Miranda Gore University of South Carolina James Pinckney University of South Carolina Benthic Microalgal Community in a Pristine Salt Marsh
Saving the History of Hobcaw Barony: The Work of the Belle W. Baruch Lynn Hanson Francis Marion University Foundation
A Record of Sea Level Rise as Seen Through Tree Ring Structure and Raymond Torres University of South Carolina Richard Keim Louisiana State University Dendrochronologh
Quantifying and Explaining Spatial Variation in Consumer-plant Interaction Rebecca Atkins University of Georgia Craig Osenberg PhD University of Georgia Strengths Within Salt Marsh Ecosystems
Late Pleistocene Stratigraphic and Landscape Development of the Hobcaw Zhixiong Shen Coastal Carolina University Eric Wright Coastal Carolina University Barony, SC
Blood fluke Parasites of the Spotted Seatrout in North Inlet, SC: Species Isaure de Buron College of Charleston Dennis Kyle College of Charleston Identification and Life Cycle
10 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Recovery of Southeastern US Salt Marshes from Feral Hog Disturbance Sean Sharp University of Florida Christine Angelini University of Florida
Emily Persico University of Florida
Micrometerology of Strawberry Swamp: Addendum to : The Effects of April Hiscox University of South Carolina Alexandria McCombs University of South Carolina Chronic Salinity Stress on Hydrologic Cycling in Strawberry Swamp
Scott Allen Louisiania State University
Origins and Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Matter Within North Inlet Andrew Banks University of South Carolina Yuan Shen University of South Carolina
A characterization of the habitats, abundance and range of Opuntia Kirk Holmes Clemson University Patrick D. McMillan PhD Clemson University mesacantha, macrarthra, tunoidea, dillenii, stricta Opuntia pusilla
Mosquito Collections in Hobcaw Barony Charles B. Sither Western Carolina University
The Effects of Salinity,pH, and Dissolved Oxygen on the Sensitivity of PCR Paul E. Richardson Coastal Carolina University Joe Cannon Coastal Carolina University Identification of the various Bacteriophage and Bacteria in Estuarine Water
Comparison of Documentation Techniques for African American Grave Sites James L. Ward College of Charleston Brent Fortenberry Warren Lasch Lab
Framing the Lowcountry: An Investigation of the Region's Timber -Framing Brent Fortenberry Clemson University Warren Lasch Tradition Conservation Center
Stone Crab Consumption Rates as a Function of Temperature Variation Blaine Griffin University of South Carolina Eric Hancock University of South Carolina
Impacts of Prescribed Fire on Water Quality Alex Chow Clemson University Clemson University's BWB Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science
Movements, Habitat Use and Wood Duck Nest Box Use by Black Bellied Richard Kaminski Clemson University Gillie Croft Clemson University Whistling Duck's in Coastal South Carolina
Understanding the Flexibility and Competitive Advantages of Animal Ben Belgrad University of South Carolina Blaine Griffen University of South Carolina Personalities
Assessing the Distribution of the Black Rail in Coastal South Carolina Christy Hand SCDNR Kristin Brunk SCDNR
Samanth Apgar SCDNR
11 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Dietary Composition and Prey Selectivity of the Diamondback Scott Parker PhD. CCU Amanda DiBella CCU Terrapin(Malaclemys terrapin ) in Georgetown, SC
How Does Coastal Development Impact Groundwater Inputs to Estuarine Meghan Shanahan USC Erik Smith NERR Tidal Creeks? J. Baker Stevens Wilson Lab Alicia Wilson USC
Monitoring the Recovery of Coastal Plain Forests from Hurricane Hugo Bo Song PhD. Clemson University Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Investigation of Latitudinal Gradients in Isotopic Niche Width of Salt Marsh David Johnson PhD Virginia Institute of Marine James Nelson University of Louisiana at Organisms Science Lafayette Cynthia Crowley Virginia Insititute of Marine Science Serina Sebilian Virginia Insititute of Marine Science
Living Shoreline Project Denise Sanger SC Department of Natural Erik Smith USC Resources Peter Kingsley-Smith SC Dept of Natural Resources
Blaik Keppler SC Dept of Natural Resources
Seed and Tiller Collection of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) Along the Johnny Randall University of North Carolina Eastern Seaboard of the US
Estuarine CrabDiversity Along the US East Coast Jeb Byers University of Georgia Meredith Anne Burke Northeastern University
Patrick D Barrett Northeastern University
The Effect of Evolutionary History on the Ability of a Native Predators to Kaitlin Kinney The Ohio State University Lauren Pintor The Ohio State University Consume and Control an Invaisive Prey
James Byers University of Georgia
Prey Selectionand Its Relation to Digestive Energetics of the Diamonback Scott L. Parker Coastal Carolina University Amanda DiBella Coastal Carolina University Terrapin
American Alligator Home Range and Movement Patterns in Cosstal South Thomas Rainwater Clemson University Patrick Jodice Clemson University Carolina
Hobcaw Barony NVCS Vegetation Map Maureen Mulligan Clemson University William Conner PhD Clemson University
Seasonal Bookletsof Hobcaw Barony Flowering Plants Maureen Mulligan Clemson University William Conner PhD Clemson University Abigail Lawson Clemson University
12 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Exploring the Reproductive Ecology of Yucca aloifolia Using Pollinator Jeremy Rentsch Francis Marion University Exclusion Methods
GPR Investigation of Classic Paleo-Shoreface Deposit Patrick Duff University of South Carolina
Transition in Building Techniques from Antebellum Slave Quarters to Cameron Moon Drayton Hall Preservation Trust Trish Smith Drayton Hall Preservation Trust Postbellum Tenant Houses in the Lowcountry
Biogeomorphic Recovery of the Beach-Dune System Post Hurricane Jean Ellis University of South Carolina Katherine Renken University of South Carolina Matthew Patrick Barrineau TAMU
Measuring Carbon and Water Fluxes in a Longleaf Pine Forest Using en Thomas O'Halloran Clemson University Eddy Covariance Tower
Long-Term Response of Coastal Freshwter Forested Wetland Ecosystems to Conner William Clemson University Song Bo Clemson University Climate Change Van Bloem Skip Clemson University
The Effects of Chronic Salinity Stress on Forest Processes in Strawberry Conner William Clemson University Duberstein Jamie Clemson University Swamp Hitchcock Dan Clemson University
Novel Inexpensive Instrumentation for Long Term Monitoring of Water Sheremet Vitalii Northeast Fisheries Science Smith Erik NI-WB NERR Levels and Ground Movement in Salt Marshes Center, NOAA
Co-evolution of Complex Traits Associated with a Key Innovation: Armor Kingston Alexandra University of South Carolina Daniel Speiser University of South Carolina and Vision in the Snapping Shrimp, Alpheus heterochaelis and Alpheus normanni
Can Oysters be Used as an Indicator Organism to Detect Pathogens/Invasive Paul E Richardson Coastal Carolina University Olivia Shirley Coastal Carolina University Species that Might be Present in the Coastal Marine Ecosystem
Determining the First Host to Parasites Glossocercus carobaensis and Marlee B Marsh PhD Columbia College Emiley Masloski Columbia Collage Cyclustera ibisae that are Found in Fundulus heteroclitus in North Inlet- Winyah Bay
Eddy Covariance Flux Measurement to Quantify Salt Marsh Productivity and Tom O'Holloran PhD Clemson University Erik Smith University of South Carolina Tis Response to Environmental Variability Over Multiple Time Scales
Macrobenthos as Potential Indicator Species for the Effects of Climate Juliana Harding Coastal Carolina University Dennis Allen University of South Carolina Change on Tidal Creek Estuary Food Webs
Temporal variation in habitat use and relative trophic position of American Thomas Rainwater PhD Clemson University Abby Lawson Clemson University alligators at the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center and Hobcaw Barony, South Carolina
13 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Art and Earth: Landscapes - Mixed-media Exploration of Environmental Kaye Savage PhD Wofford College Gradients and Their Effects on Biotic Communities
Latitudinal Variation in Marsh Biota Steven Pennings PhD University of Houston
Impact of Crab Burrow on Exchange of Inorganic and Organic Carbon Kai Xiao PhD Southern University of Science Alicia M Wilson University of South Carolina Across the Interface of Water Column and Sediments in Salt Marshes and Technology (China)
Erik Smith University of South Carolina Susan Lang University of South Carolina
Benthic Microalgal Biofilm Characterization and Activity in North Inlet –WinyahGraham Bay National JC Underwood Estuarine Research UniversityReserve of Essex
The Friendfield Archaeology Project Christopher P Barton PhD Francis Marion University Louis Venters PhD Francis Marion University
Restoring Belle Baruch's Riding Habit Allison M Steadman Francis Marion University Lynn Hanson Francis Marion University
Examination of Potential Juvenile Tarpon Overwintering Hanitat in the Matt Kimball PhD University of South Carolina North Inlet Estuary
Field Investigation into Hard Clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) and Dillian Carolyn PhD Coastal Carolina University Crassostrea virginica) Shell Middens of Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown County, South Carolina
Status Surveys for the Rattlesnake Master Borer Moth (Papaipema eryngii) Bess James PhD Northland Environmental Anna Smith SC Department of Natural in the Southeast Region Services Resources
Painted Bunting Breeding Survey Wendy Allen University of South Carolina Jennifer Plunket PhD University of South Carolina
Comparison of Microbial Communities and Enzyme Activity in Freshwater Eric Weingarten University of Mississippi and Saltwater Wetlands on the Guld Coast and Atlantic Coats of the United States
Impact of Storm Surge on Coastal Forest Demography in Response to Thomas O'Halloran PhD Clemson University Skip Van Bloem PhD Clemson University Repeated Hurricane Disturbance William Conner PhD Clemson University Bo Song PhD Clemson University
Data Collection of Long-Term Monitoring of Coastal Plain Forests under Bo Song PhD Clemson University Various Disturbances
Archaeological Investigation of an Early to Late 18th Century House Site - Heathley Johnson SC Institute of Archaeology and Karen Smith SC Institute of Archaeology and Testing Methods of Intrasite Patterning Detection Anthropology Anthropology
14 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Are Tree Swallows Giving Up Migration to Become Sedentary Residents of Mark Stanback Davidson College David Winkler Cornell University the SC Lowcountry
Analysis of Benthic Microalgae Composition in Salt Pan and Marsh Ashley Foulk University of South Carolina Ashley Davis University of South Carolina Sediments of North Inlet-Winyah Bay Abbey Davis University of South Carolina
Investigating the Political Economy at Hobcw Barony William Bolt Francis Marion University
A Detailed Timeline of the Life of Belle Baruch Lynn Hanson Francis Marion University
Freindfield Village Archaeology Project Christopher P Barton PhD Francis Marion University
Inventory and Assesment of Garments and Soft Goods in Bellefield Allison Steadman Francis Marion University
Developing a behavioral bioindicator of habitat health for coastal Blaine Griffen Brigham Young University saltmarshes
Characterizing the Population Genomics of the Hemichordate Saccoglossus kowalevskiiCaitlin Redak’ Auburn University Ken Halanych Auburn University Michael Tassia Auburn University
3D Subsurface Modeling of a Clastic Paleo-Shoreface Deposit Patrick Duff Univeristy of South Carolina
Mosquitoes of the Carolinas Brian Byrd Western Carolina University
Response of Ips Bark Beetles to Prescribed Fire Jessica Hartshorn Clemson University David Coye Clemson University W. Cory Heaton Clemson University
Assessing South Carolina Estuaries for Contamination Affecting Fish Shannon Davis University of South Carolina Embryogenesis Using the Atlantic Silverside, Menidiaa menidia
The Effects of Climate Change on Littoraria irrorata and Ilyanassa obsoleta Samantha McClain University of South Carolina Jay Pinckney University of South Carolina Distribution and Movement
Art Historical Research on Works of Art in Hobcaw House: Summer Course Elizabeth Howie Coastal Carolina University Melissa Hydock Coastal Carolina University
Physiological Plasticity and Adaptation to Microhabitata within Populations Denise Furr University of North Carolina Anna Ivanina PhD University of North Carolina of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica Charlotte Charlotte
Adam Reitzel PhD University of North Carolina Charlotte
15 of 16 Research Projects Conducted at Hobcaw Barony Through 2019
Project Title Primary Investigator(s) Affiliation Co Investigator(s) Affiliation
Quantifying Elevation and Latitudinal Gradients in Marsh Snail Predation Rebecca Atkins University of Georgia Craig Osenberg PhD University of Georgia
Daniel Hawkins University of Georgia
Relating Nonpoint Source BOD Loading to Land Use and Stormwater Erik Smith University of South Carolina Claudia Benitez-Nelson University of South Carolina Managmement Practices in Coastal South Carolina
Kelly McCabe University of South Carolina
Validation of back-calculation methods for juvenile Tarpon ( Megalops Derek Crane PhD Coastal Carolina University Matt Kimball PhD University of South Carolina atlanticus ), and assessment of laval recruitment to South Carolina estuaries
Garrett Elmo Coastal Carolina University
Exploring Macroinvertebrate Diversity of Non-native Macroalgae Timothy Lee East Carolina University Agarophton vermiculophyllum
Assessing the Health , Diversity, and Population Size of Salamanders at James Brooks Charleston Southern University Hobcaw Barony
Ips Bark Beetles Response to Hurricane Damage Jessica Harshorn Clemson University
Tracking Gravid Female Movements of Diamondback Terrapins Daniella Capella Coastal Carolina University Scott Parker PhD Coastal Carolina (Malaclemys terrapin) in North Inlet, SC
Conservation of Daimondback Terrapin Nesting Sites in North Inlet, South Colleen Naeger Coastal Carolina University Scott Parker PhD Coastal Carolina Carolina; Using Predator Vocalization to Deter Raccoon Nest Predation
Analyzing the Seasonal Change of the Heavy Metal Sediment Content in Isabel Fangman Converse College Jennifer Hawk PhD Converse College Winyah Bay at Hobcaw Barony
The Implications of Geographic Location and Intraspecific Size Variation on Christina Salerno University of North Carolina Stephanie Kamel PhD University of North Carolina Littoraria irrorate Personality Types Wilmington Wilmington
Benthic Foraminifera as Indicators of Ecosystem Health in North Inlet Kelly Gibson University of South Carolina Sarah Rebecca Shealy University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken
Using Genetic Techniques to Understand the Mechanism Behind the Paola Lopez-Duarte University of North Carolina Taylor Parker University of North Carolina Expression of Circatidal Clocks in an Estuarine Crab Charlotte Charlotte
Leyna Pence University of North Carolina Charlotte
SC Sea Grant - Nature Based Tourism Lauren Duffy Clemson University Devyani Singh Clemson University Amber Mann Clemson University
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