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