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- Purple marsh crabs are significantly disrupting carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the U.S., according to a study led by Batten School & VIMS scientists.
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- The R. Todd Stravitz Scholars Program will provide full tuition support for students pursuing the new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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- National TRAP Program funds large-scale cleanup of discarded fishing gear, first round of subawards totaling more than $1.4M supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau.
  
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- As an expression of parental pride in their daughter, Taylor Spencer ‘83 and Martha Spencer recently established an undergraduate field research endowment at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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Molluscan Publications - General Mollusc Papers

Powell, E.N., Mann, R., Munroe, D.M. 2020. “The Case of the “Missing” Arctic Bivalves and the Walrus, the Biggest [Ignored] Clam Fishery on the Planet." Journal of Shellfish Research. 39(3):1-9. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.039.0301

Powell, E.N., Mann, R., Ashton-Alcox, K.A., Kuykendall, K.M., and M.C. Long. 2017. “Can we estimate molluscan abundance and biomass on the continental shelf?” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 198: 213-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.09.012

Walles, B., R. Mann, T. Ysebaert, K. Troost, P.M. J. Herman and A. Smaal. 2015. Demography of the ecosystem engineer Crassostrea gigas, related to vertical reef accretion and reef persistence. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 154: 224-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.01.006

Waldbusser, G.G., E.N. Powell, R. Mann. 2013. Ecosystem effects of shell aggregations and cycling in coastal waters: an example of Chesapeake Bay oyster reefs. Ecology. 94(4):895-903.
https://doi.org/10.1890/12-1179.1

Baker, P.K. and R. Mann. 2003. Late stage bivalve larvae in a well-mixed estuary are not inert particles. Estuaries. 26(4A): 837-845. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1353506

Harding, J.M. and R. Mann. 2003. Influence of habitat on diet and distribution of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in a temperate estuary. Bulletin of Marine Science. 72(3): 841-851. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/handle/internal/17438

Harding, J.M. and R. Mann. 2001. Diet and habitat use by bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, in a Chesapeake Bay estuary. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 60:401-409. https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2013/492/m492p235.pdf

Rosenfield, A. and R. Mann. 1992. Dispersal of living organisms into aquatic systems. Maryland Sea Grant, College Press, UM-SG-TS-92-01. 436 p. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/42201/noaa_42201_DS1.pdf

Rheinhardt, R. & R. Mann. 1990. Development of epibenthic fouling communities on a natural oyster bed in the James River, Virginia. Biofouling. 2: 13-25.
https://doi.org/10.1080/08927019009378126

Mann, R. 1979. Exotic species in mariculture. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. 363 p. https://doi.org/10.1016/0044-8486(82)90114-4