CURRICULUM VITAE

ROGER I. E. NEWELL

Horn Point Laboratory
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
P.O. Box 775, Cambridge, MD 21613
Phone: 410-221-8410
Fax: 410-221-8490

Email: newell@hpl.umces.edu

I. Education

B.Sc.Queen Mary College, University of London, 1973, Upper Second Division, with Honours in Zoology and Comparative Physiology.

Ph.D.Student at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Devon, UK. (Thesis title: "The eco-physiology of the cockle Cardium edule.") Degree awarded from University of London, 1978, Marine Biology.

II. Professional Background

1977-1980 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY.

1980-1986 Assistant Professor, Horn Point Laboratory, UMCES.

1986-1995 Associate Professor, Horn Point Laboratory, UMCES.

1995-Pres. Professor, Horn Point Laboratory, UMCES.

III. Awards and Special Recognition

Natural Environment Research Council Postgraduate Studentship, 1973-1976

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1977-1979.

IV. Peer Reviewed Publications

Newell, R.I.E.,  V.S. Kennedy, and K. S. Shaw. Comparative vulnerability to predators, and induced defense responses, of native and non-native oysters.  Submitted to Ecological Applications.

North, E.W., J. Xu, R. R. Hood, R. I. E. Newell, D. F. Boesch, M. W. Luckenbach, and K. T. Paynter. Quantifying the ability of eastern oysters to filter the waters of Chesapeake Bay.  Proceedings National Academy of Sciences. In review.

Kimmel, D. G., and R. I. E. Newell. The influence of climate variation on eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) juvenile abundance in Chesapeake Bay.  Revised after review and resubmitted to Limnology and Oceanography. #

Fulford, R.S., D. L. Breitburg, R. I. E. Newell, W.M. Kemp and M.W. Luckenbach.  2006 Effects of oyster population restoration strategies on phytoplankton biomass in Chesapeake Bay: a flexible modeling approach.  Marine  Ecology  Progress  Series. In Press.

Newell, R.I.E. 2006. A framework for developing “ecological carrying capacity” mathematical models for bivalve mollusc aquaculture.  Japanese Journal of Aquaculture Research. In Press.

Newell, R.I.E. 2006. Oyster Reef Restoration and Oyster Aquaculture.  Pages xx-xx  in: “Sediment BMPS for the Chesapeake Bay Program Tributary Strategies." Proceedings of Sediment Workgroup of the Chesapeake Bay Program workshop Annapolis February 2003.   Paper available on the “Current Projects” page from the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Program Sediment Workgroup's website

Langan, R., R.I.E. Newell, J.P. McVey, C. Newell, J.E. Soles, J.E.J. Rensel, and C. Yarish.  2006.  The USA.Management Scenario.  Pages xx-xx in J. McVey, C-S. Lee, and P.J. O'Bryen, editors.  The Role of Aquaculture in Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: An Ecosystem Approach.  The World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803. United States.

Rensel, J.E.J., A.H. Buschmann, T. Chopin, I.-K. Chung, J. Grant, C.E. Helsley, D.A. Kiefer, R. Langan, R.I.E. Newell, M. Rawson, J.E. Soles, J.P. McVey, and C. Yarish .  2006.  Ecosystem-based management: Models and mariculture. Pages xx-xx in J. McVey, C-S. Lee, and P.J. O'Bryen, editors. The Role of Aquaculture in Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: An Ecosystem Approach.  The World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803. United States. 935

Smith, G.F., D.G. Bruce,  E.B. Roach, A. Hansen, R.I.E. Newell and A.M McManus. 2005. Habitat conditions of mesohaline oyster bars in the Maryland Chesapeake Bay: An Assessment of 40 Years of Oyster Management.  North American Journal Fisheries Management.  25:1569-1590 (pdf)

Kemp, W.M., W.R. Boynton, J.E. Adolf, D.F. Boesch, W.C. Boicourt, G. Brush, J.C. Cornwell, T.R. Fisher, P.M. Glibert, J.D. Hagy, L.W. Harding, E.D. Houde, D.G. Kimmel1, W.D. Miller, R.I.E. Newell, M. R. Roman, E.M. Smith, J.C. Stevenson.  2005. Eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay: Historical trends and ecological interactions.  Marine  Ecology  Progress  Series.  303:1-29. (pdf)

Newell,  R.I.E., T.R. Fisher, R.R. Holyoke, and J.C. Cornwell.  2005. Influence of eastern oysters on Nitrogen and Phosphorus regeneration in Chesapeake Bay, USA.  Pages 93-120 In: The comparative Roles of Suspension  Feeders in Ecosystems. R Dame and S. Olenin (Eds.) Vol 47 NATO Science Series: IV - Earth and Environmental Sciences. Springer,  Netherlands. UMCES contribution #3796. (pdf)

Apple, JK, del Giorgio, P.A, and R.I.E. Newell. 2004 The effects of system-level nutrient enrichment on bacterioplankton production in a tidally-influenced estuary. Journal of Coastal Research 45: 110-133.

Newell, R.I.E., and E.W. Koch. 2004. Modeling seagrass density and distribution in response to changes in turbidity stemming from bivalve filtration and seagrass sediment stabilization. Estuaries. 27:793-806 (pdf)

Newell, R.I.E. 2004. Ecosystem influences of natural and cultivated populations of suspension-feeding bivalve molluscs: a review. Journal Shellfish Research. 23:51-61 (pdf)

Milbury , C.A. , D. W Meritt , R.I.E. Newell, and P.M. Gaffney. 2004. Mitochondrial DNA markers allow monitoring of oyster stock enhancement in the Chesapeake Bay . Marine Biology. 145:351-359. (pdf)

Porter ET, JC Cornwell, LP Sanford, and RIE Newell 2004. Effect of oysters Crassostrea virginica and bottom shear velocity on benthic-pelagic coupling and estuarine water quality. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 271:61-75.

Huang, S.-C, D.A. Kreeger and R.I.E. Newell. 2003. Seston as a food resource for the ribbed mussel (Geukensia demissa) in a North American, mid-Atlantic salt marsh. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Sci. 56:561-571.

Huang, S.-C, D.A. Kreeger and R.I.E. Newell. 2003. Tidal and seasonal variations in the quantity and composition of seston in a North American, mid-Atlantic salt marsh. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Sci. 56:547-560.

Newell, R.I.E, J.C.Cornwell and M.S.Owens. 2002. Influence of simulated bivalve biodeposition and microphytobenthos on sediment nitrogen dynamics: a laboratory study. Limnol. Oceanogr. 47: 1367-1379. http://aslo.org/lo/toc/vol_47/issue_5/1367.pdf

Huang, S.-C, and R.I.E. Newell. 2002. Seasonal variations in the rates of aquatic and aerial respiration and ammonium excretion of the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 270:241-255.

Kreeger, D.A., and R.I.E. Newell. 2001. Seasonal utilization of different seston carbon sources by the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn) in a mid-Atlantic salt marsh. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 260: 71-91.

Ward, J.E., L.P. Sanford, R.I.E. Newell, and B.A. MacDonald. 2000. The utility of in vivo observations for describing particle capture processes in suspension-feeding bivalve molluscs. Limnol. Oceanogr. 45:1203-1210.

Newell, R.I.E., G. S. Alspach Jr., V.S. Kennedy, and D. Jacobs. 2000. Mortality of newly metamorphosed eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in mesohaline Chesapeake Bay. Marine Biology. 136:665-676.

Kreeger, D.A., and R.I.E. Newell. 1999. Trophic complexity between producers and invertebrate consumers in salt marshes. Pages 187 to 220 Chapter 11 In: M. Weinstein and D.A. Kreeger (eds) Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology. Kluwer Press, New York.

Newell, R.I.E., and J. Ott. 1999. Macrobenthic Communities and Eutrophication. Pages 265 to 293, Chapter 9 In: T.C. Malone, A. Malej, L.W. Harding, Jr., N. Smodlaka,, and R.E. Turner (eds).Ecosystems at the Land-Sea Margin: Drainage Basin to Coastal Sea. Coastal and Estuarine Studies vol. 55, American Geophysical Union.

Ward, J.E., L.P. Sanford, R.I.E. Newell, and B.A. MacDonald. 1998. A new explanation of particle capture in suspension-feeding bivalve molluscs. Limnol. Oceanogr. 43(5):741-752.

Charles, F., and R.I.E. Newell. 1997. Digestive physiology of the ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn) held at different tidal heights. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol.209:201-213. .

Kreeger, D.A., and R.I.E. Newell. 1997. Ingestion and assimilation of carbon from cellulolytic bacteria and heterotrophic flagellates by the mussels Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn) and Mytilus edulis (L) (Bivalvia, Mollusca). Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 11:205-214. .

Newell, R.I.E., and C.J. Langdon. 1996. Mechanisms and Physiology of Larval and Adult Feeding. Pages 185-230, Chapter 5 In: V.S. Kennedy, R.I.E. Newell, and A. Eble (eds.). The Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Maryland Sea Grant Publication..

Langdon, C.J., and R.I.E. Newell. 1996. Digestion and Nutrition of Larvae and Adults. Pages 231-270, Chapter 6 In: V.S. Kennedy, R.I.E. Newell, and A. Eble (eds.) The Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Maryland Sea Grant Publication.

Thompson, R. J., R.I.E. Newell, V.S. Kennedy, and R. Mann. 1996. Reproduction and Larval Development. Pages 335-370, Chapter 9 In: V.S. Kennedy, R.I.E. Newell and A. Eble (eds.). The Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Maryland Sea Grant Publication.

Kennedy, V.S., R.I.E. Newell, G.E. Krantz and S. Otto. 1995. Reproductive capacity of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin) infested with the parasite Perkinsus marinus. Dis. aquat. Org. 23:135-144.

Newell, R.I.E., N. Marshall, A. Sasekumar, and V.C. Chong. 1995. Relative importance of benthic microalgae, phytoplankton, and mangroves as sources of nutrition for Penaeid prawns from Malaysia. Mar. Biol. 123:595-606.

Baldwin, B.S., and R.I.E. Newell. 1995. Feeding rate responses of oyster larvae (Crassostrea virginica) to seston quantity and composition. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 189:77-91.

Baldwin, B.S., and R.I.E. Newell. 1994. Relative importance of different size food particles in the natural diet of oyster larvae (Crassostrea virginica). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 120:135-145.

Ward, J.E., R.I.E. Newell, R.J. Thompson and B.A. MacDonald. 1994. In vivo studies of suspension-feeding processes in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica Gmelin. Biol. Bull. 186:221-240.

Baldwin, B.S., and R.I.E. Newell. 1991. Omnivorous feeding by planktotrophic larvae of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 78:285-301.

Kreeger, D.A., R.I.E. Newell and C.J. Langdon. 1991. Effect of tidal exposure on utilization of dietary lignocellulose by the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn) (Mollusca: Bivalvia). J. exp. mar. Biol. Ecol. 144:85-100.

Crosby, M.P., R.I.E. Newell and C.J. Langdon. 1990. Bacterial mediation in the utilization of carbon and nitrogen from detrital complexes by the oyster, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin). Limnol. Oceanogr. 35:625-639.

Langdon, C.J., and R.I.E. Newell. 1990. Comparative utilization of detritus and bacteria as food sources by two bivalve suspension-feeders, the oyster Crassostrea virginica and the mussel, Geukensia demissa. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 58:299-310.

Widdows, J., R.I.E. Newell and R. Mann. 1989. Effects of hypoxia and anoxia on survival, energy metabolism and feeding by oyster larvae (Crassostrea virginica). Biol. Bull. 177:154-166.

Newell, R.I.E. 1989. Species Profile of the Blue Mussel, Mytilus edulis. U.S. Fish. Wildl. Ser. Biol. Rep. 82(11). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, TR El-82-4. 4O pp.
http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/wdb/pub/0169.pdf

Crosby, M.P., C.J. Langdon and R.I.E. Newell. 1989. The importance of refractory plant material to the carbon budget of the oyster, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin). Mar. Biol. 100:343-352.

Newell, R.I.E. 1988. Ecological Changes in Chesapeake Bay: Are they the result of overharvesting the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)? Pages 536-546 In: M.P. Lynch and E.C. Krome, (eds.) Understanding the Estuary: Advances in Chesapeake Bay Research. Chesapeake Research Consortium Publication 129 (CBP/TRS 24/88), Gloucester Point, VA. Free download available at
http://www.vims.edu/GreyLit/crc129.pdf

Newell, R.I.E. and B.J. Barber. 1988. The study of the causes and consequences of molluscan diseases: a physiological approach. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 18:269-280.

Kreeger, D.A., C.J. Langdon and R.I.E. Newell. 1988. Utilization of refractory cellulosic carbon derived from Spartina alterniflora (Loisel) by the ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 42:171-179.

Berg, J.A. and R.I.E. Newell. 1987. The role of physical factors in regulating temporal and spatial variations in seston. Pages 235-253 In: B. Neilson, J. Brubker, and A. Kuo (eds.) Estuarine Circulation, Humana Press, Clifton, NJ.

Newell, R.I.E. and C.J. Langdon. 1986. Digestion and absorption of refractory carbon from Spartina alterniflora (Loisel) by the oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 34:105-115.

Fisher, W.S. and R.I.E. Newell. 1986. Salinity effects on granular hemocytes of the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Biol. Bull. 170:122-134.

Fisher, W.S. and R.I.E. Newell. 1986. Seasonal and environmental variation in the protein and carbohydrate content of hemolymph from American oysters Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 85A:365-372.

Berg, J.A. and R.I.E. Newell. 1986. Temporal and spatial variations in the composition of seston available to the suspension feeder, Crassostrea virginica. Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. 23:375-386. .

Rodhouse, P.G., J.H. McDonald, R.I.E. Newell and R.K. Koehn. 1986. Gamete production, somatic growth and multiple-locus enzyme heterozygosity in Mytilus edulis. Mar. Biol. 90:209-214.

Newell, R.I.E. 1985. Physiological effects of the MSX parasite MSX (Haplosporidium nelsoni, Haskin, Stauber & Mackin) on the American oyster Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin). J. Shellfish. Res. 5:91-95.

Thompson, R.J. and R.I.E. Newell. 1985. Physiological responses to temperature in two latitudinally separated populations of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis. Pages 481-495. In: P.E. Gibbs, (ed). Proc. 19th European Marine Biology Symposium, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Newell, R.I.E. and R.J. Thompson. 1984. Reduced clearance rates associated with spawning in the mussel, Mytilus edulis (L) (Bivalvia, Mytilidae). Mar. Biol. Lett. 5:21-33.

Newell, R.I.E. 1984. The importance of food availability in regulating reproduction of bivalves. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish Aquat. Sci. No. 1263:13-16.

Newell, R.I.E. and S.J. Jordan. 1983. Preferential ingestion of organic material by the American Oyster Crassostrea virginica. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 13:47-537.

Newell, R.I.E. 1983. Molluscan Bioenergetics - A Synopsis. Pages 252-271 In: G.D. Pruder, C.J. Langdon and D.E. Conklin (eds.) Proc. 2nd Int'l. Conf. on Aquaculture Nutrition, Rehobeth Beach, DE. Special publication No. 2 World Mariculture Society, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.

Newell, R.I.E. 1982. The efficiency of wet oxidation techniques in determining the energy content of seston samples. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 39:1383-1388.

Newell, R.I.E., T.J. Hilbish, R.K. Koehn and C.J. Newell. 1982. Temporal variation in the reproductive cycle of Mytilus edulis (Bivalvia, Mytildae) from localities on the East Coast of North America. Biol. Bull. 162:299-310.

Koehn, R.K., R.I.E. Newell and F. Immermann. 1980. Maintenance of an amino-peptidase allele frequency cline by natural selection. Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci., U.S.A. 77(9):5385-5389.

Newell, R.I.E. and B.L. Bayne. 1980. Seasonal changes in the physiology, reproductive condition and carbohydrate content of the cockle Cardium (=Cerastoderma) edule L. Mar. Biol. 56:11-19.

Widdows, J., B.L. Bayne, D.R. Livingstone, R.I.E. Newell and P. Donkin. 1979. Physiological and biochemical responses of bivalve molluscs to exposure to air. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 62A:301-308.

Bayne, B.L., J. Widdows and R.I.E. Newell. 1977. Physiological measurements on estuarine bivalve molluscs in the field. Pages 57-68 In: B.K. Keegan, P. O'Ceidigh and P.J.S. Boaden, (eds.) Biology of Benthic Organisms, Pergamon.

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