Research Project: Improving the Sustainability and Productivity of Shellfish Culture in Pacific Estuaries

Location: Pacific Shellfish Research Unit

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

An amplicon panel for high-throughput and low-cost genotyping of Pacific oyster - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sutherland, B.J., Thompson, N., Surry, L.B., Gujjula, K., Carrasco, C.D., Chadaram, S., Lunda, S.L., Langdon, C.J., Chan, A.M., Suttle, C.A., Green, T.J. 2024. An amplicon panel for high-throughput and low-cost genotyping of Pacific oyster. G3, Genes/Genomes/Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkae125.

Assessing selection potential for Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) to a North American OsHV-1 µvar: Comparing two experimental assay methods - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thompson, N., Agnew, V.M., Calla, B., Burge, C.A. 2024. Assessing selection potential for Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) to a North American OsHV-1 µvar: Comparing two experimental assay methods. Aquaculture. Vol 590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741076.

Microhaplotpes boost power for relatedness analysis from SNP-based amplicon sequence panels in Pacific oyster - (Abstract Only)
Thompson, N., Sutherland, B., Green, T., Delomas, T.A. 2024. Microhaplotpes boost power for relatedness analysis from SNP-based amplicon sequence panels in Pacific oyster. Plant and Animal Genome Conference.

Evaluating recent shifts in long-term trajectories of burrowing shrimp in two US west coast estuaries - (Abstract Only)

Relationship between a parasite, their ghost shrimp host, and sturgeon in US west coast estuaries - (Abstract Only)

Landscape-scale assessment of nekton production in channel-fringing habitats provided by eelgrass and oyster aquaculture - (Abstract Only)

Monitoring recent shifts in burrowing shrimp populations in coastal estuaries: are they new phenomena and should a shellfish grower be concerned? - (Abstract Only)

The influence of seagrass on juvenile Pacific oyster growth in two US West Coast estuaries with different environmental gradients - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dumbauld, B.R., Mc Intyre, B.A. 2023. The influence of seagrass on juvenile Pacific oyster growth in two US West Coast estuaries with different environmental gradients. Aquaculture Environment Interactions. 15:287-306. https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00466.

Multi-decade changes in the condition index of adult Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in response to climate in a US west coast estuary - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dumbauld, B.R., Du, X., Hunsicker, M., Forster, Z. 2023. Multi-decade changes in the condition index of adult Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in response to climate in a US west coast estuary. Journal of Sea Research. 193. Article 102383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2023.102383.

Genetics of tolerance in honeybees to the neonicotinoid clothianidin - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tsvetkov, N., Bahia, S., Calla, B., Berenbaum, M.R., Zayed, A. 2023. Genetics of tolerance in honeybees to the neonicotinoid clothianidin. iScience. 26(3). Article 106084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106084.

Flooding and herbivory: The effect of concurrent stress factors on plant volatile emissions and gene expression in two heirloom tomato varieties - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ngumbi, E., Dady, E., Calla, B. 2022. Flooding and herbivory: The effect of concurrent stress factors on plant volatile emissions and gene expression in two heirloom tomato varieties. BMC Plant Biology. 22. Article 536. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-022-03911-3.

Predicted changes in seagrass cover and distribution in the face of sea level rise: Implications for bivalve aquaculture in a US West Coast estuary - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dumbauld, B.R., Graham, E.R., McCoy, L.M., Lewis, N. 2022. Predicted changes in seagrass cover and distribution in the face of sea level rise: Implications for bivalve aquaculture in a US West Coast estuary. Estuaries and Coasts - Journal of the Estuarine Research Federation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-022-01060-2 .

Genetic improvement of survival in Pacific oysters to the Tomales Bay strain of OsHV-1 over two cycles of selection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Divilov, K., Schoolfield, B., Cortez, D.M., Wang, X., Fleener, G.B., Jin, L., Dumbauld, B.R., Langdon, C. 2021. Genetic improvement of survival in Pacific oysters to the Tomales Bay strain of OsHV-1 over two cycles of selection. Aquaculture. 543. Article 737020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737020.

A comparison of juvenile dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) habitat provided by contemporary oyster aquaculture versus historical native oyster habitat in a U.S. West Coast estuary - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dumbauld, B.R., Murphy, J., McCoy, L., Lewis, N. 2021. A comparison of juvenile Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) produced in current oyster aquaculture versus historical native oyster habitat in a U.S. West Coast estuary. Journal of Shellfish Research. 40(1):161-175. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.040.0116.

Differential mortality and high viral load in naive Pacific oyster families exposed to OsHV-1 suggests tolerance rather than resistance to infection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Agnew, M., Friedman, C.S., Langdon, C., Konstantin, D., Schoofield, B., Morga, B., Degremont, L., Dhar, A.K., Kirkland, P., Dumbauld, B.R., Burge, C.A. 2020. Differential mortality and high viral load in naive Pacific oyster families exposed to OsHV-1 suggests tolerance rather than resistance to infection. Journal of Pathogens. 9(12):1057. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9121057.