Molluscan Fisheries Publications

Bay Scallops

Arnold, W.S. 2009. The bay scallop, Argopecten irradians, in Florida coastal waters. Mar. Fish. Rev. 71(3): 1-7.

Arnold, W.S., N.J. Blake, M.M. Harrison, D.C. Marelli, M.L. Parker, S.C. Peters and D.E. Sweat. 2005. Restoration of bay scallop (Argopecten irradians (Lamarck)) populations in Florida coastal waters: Planting techniques and the growth, mortality and reproductive development of planted scallops. J. Shellfish Res. 24: 883-904. Download the article

Geiger, S.P., J. Cobb and W.S. Arnold. 2006. Variations in growth and reproduction of bay scallops (Argopecten irradians) (Lamark, 1819) from six subpopulations in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. J. Shellfish Res. 25: 491-501. Download the article

Geiger, S.P., S.P. Stephenson, and W.S. Arnold. 2010. Protracted recruitment in the bay scallop Argopecten irradians in a west Florida estuary. J. Shellfish Res. 29: 809-817. Download the article

Greenawalt, J.M., T.K. Frazer, C.A. Jacoby and W.S. Arnold. 2007. Mortality and exploitation rate estimates for the recreational bay scallop fishery off the Gulf Coast of Florida, USA. North American J. Fish. Manag. 27: 1230-1242. Download the article

Leverone, J.R., S.P. Geiger, S.P. Stephenson, and W.S. Arnold. 2010. Increase in bay scallop (Argopecten irradians) populations following releases of competent larvae in two west Florida estuaries. J. Shellfish Res. in press.

Wilbur, A.E., S. Seyoum, T.M. Bert and W.S. Arnold. 2005. A genetic assessment of bay scallop (Argopecten irradians) restoration efforts in Florida's Gulf of Mexico coastal waters (USA). Cons. Gen. 6: 111-122.

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Hard Clams

Arnold, W.S., S.P. Geiger and S.C. Stephenson. 2009. Mercenaria mercenaria introductions into Florida USA waters: duration, not size of introduction, influences genetic outcomes. Aquat. Bio. 5: 49-62.

Arnold, W.S., G.L. Hitchcock, M.E. Frischer, R. Wanninkhof and Y.P. Sheng. 2005. Dispersal of an introduced larval cohort in a coastal lagoon. Limnol. Oceanogr. 50: 587-597. Download the article

Hitchcock, G.L., W.S. Arnold, M. Frischer, C. Kelble and R.W. Cowen. 2008. Short-term dispersal of an intentionally-released patch of larval Mercenaria in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. Bull Mar. Sci. 82(1): 41-57. Download the article

Surge, D., G. Kelly, W.S. Arnold, S.P. Geiger, A.E. Goewert, and K.J. Walker. 2008. Isotope sclerochronology of Mercenaria mercenaria, M. campechiensis, and their natural hybrid form: Does genotype matter? Palaios 23: 559-565.

Surge, D., G. Kelly, W.S. Arnold, A. Goewert and K.J. Walker. 2008. Variation in oxygen and carbon isotope ratios in shells of juvenile Mercenaria mercenaria, M. campechiensis, and their natural hybrid form (Bivalvia). Palaios 23: 559-565.

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Introduced Species

Baker, P., J.S. Fajans, W.S. Arnold, D. Ingrao, D. Marelli and S.M. Baker. 2007. Range and dispersal of a tropical marine invader, the Asian green mussel, Perna viridis, in subtropical waters of the southeastern United States. J. Shellfish Res. 26(2): 345-355.

Geiger, S.P., C.R. Crawford, S.P. Stephenson, T. Kanaszka, and A. Machniak. 2010. Commercially or Recreationally Important Invertebrates in Tampa Bay. Pages 219-232 in Cooper, S.T. (ed.). Proceedings, Tampa Bay Area Scientific Information Symposium, BASIS 5: 20-23 October 2009, St. Petersburg, FL. 528 pp.

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Eastern Oysters

Buzzelli, C., M. Parker, S. Geiger, Y. Wan, P. Doering, and D. Haunert. 2012. Predicting System-Scale Impacts of Oyster Clearance on Phytoplankton Productivity in a Small Subtropical Estuary. Environmental Modeling and Assessment. Online First: 1-14.

Volety, A.K., M. Savarese, S.G. Tolley, W.S. Arnold, P. Sime, P. Goodman, R. Chamberlain and P.H. Doering. 2009. Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) as an indicator for restoration of Everglades' ecosystems. Ecological Indicators. 9 (Supplement 1): S120-S136.

Ermgassen, P.S.E. zu, M.D. Spalding, P.Banks, B. Blake, L. Coen, B. Dumbauld, S. Geiger, J.H. Grabowski, R. Grizzle, M. Luckenbach, K. McGraw, B. Rodney, J. Ruesink, S. Powers, and R. Brumbaugh. 2012. Historical ecology with real numbers: Past and present extent and biomass of an imperilled estuarine ecosystem. Proc. Royal Acad. Lond., B.

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Other Molluscs

Arnold, W.S. 2008. Application of larval release for restocking and stock enhancement of coastal marine bivalve populations. Rev. Fish. Sci. 16(1-3): 65-71. Download the article

Cobb, J.C., S.P. Stephenson, W.S. Arnold. 2011. Reproductive cycle and recruitment patterns of the coquina clam Donax variabilis Say along the central Gulf Coast of Florida. J. Shellfish Res. 30:25-34. Download the article

Dukeman, A.K., N.J. Blake and W.S. Arnold. 2005. The reproductive cycle of the flame scallop, Ctenoides scaber (Born 1778), from the lower Florida Keys and its relationship with environmental conditions. J. Shellfish Res. 24: 341-351.

Joaquim, S., M. Gaspar, D. Matias, A. Leitao, R. Ben-Hamadou and W.S. Arnold. 2008. Rebuilding viable spanner patches of the overfished Spisula solida (Mollusca: Bivalvia): A preliminary contribution to fishery sustainability. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 65: 60-64.

Joaquim, S., D. Matias, B. Lopes, W.S. Arnold and M. Gaspar. 2009. The reproductive cycle of the white clam Spisula solida (L.)(Mollusca: Bivalvia): Implications for aquaculture and wild stock management. Aquaculture 281: 43-48.

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Other Invertebrates

Bishop, R.E. and S.P.Geiger. 2006. Phronima Energetics: Is there a bonus to the barrel? Crustaceana 79(9): 1059-1070.

Cobb J. and J.M. Lawrence. 2005 Diets and coexistence of the sea urchins Lytechinus variegatus and Arbacia punctulata (Echinodermata) along the central Florida gulf coast. Marine Ecology Progress Series 295:171-182.

Geiger, S. P. and T. M. Bert. 2006. Coloration characterization of post-settlement juvenile stone crabs (Genus Menippe De Haan, 1833) in the Gulf of Mexico. Crustaceana 79(11): 1369-1391. Download the article

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