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Paterno, J., D. Bushek, L. Calvo, and T. Grothues. Assessment of fish utilization on a sub-tidal oyster restoration area in a mid-Atlantic estuary. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Fall 2014 Meeting: Sandy and Superlative Storms: Resilience, Recovery, Restoration. Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2014, Galloway, NJ.

Lopez-Duarte, P., E. McGurk, D. Kreeger, G. DeBrosse, M. Neuman, and D. Bushek. Developing methods to integrate ribbed mussels into living shorelines: reproduction in the field and in a hatchery. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL, Mar. 29 - Apr. 2, 2014. J. Shellfish Research, 33(2):628

Paterno, J., D. Bushek and L. Calvo. Assessment of fish utilization on a sub-tidal oyster restoration area in a mid-Atlantic estuary. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL, Mar. 29 - Apr. 2, 2014. J. Shellfish Research, 33(2):640

Powell, E., R. Mann, K. Ashton-Alcox and D. Bushek. The curious case of oyster allometry. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL, Mar. 29 - Apr. 2, 2014. J. Shellfish Research, 33(2):643

Paterno, J., L. Calvo and D. Bushek. Assessment of fish utilization on a sub-tidal oyster restoration area in a mid-Atlantic estuary. MAC-AFS Annual Meeting, Nov 14-15, 2013 Tuckerton, NJ.

Munroe, D., Tabatabai, A., Bushek, D., Powell, E. N., Wilkin, J. Oyster mortality in delaware bay: impacts and recovery from hurricane irene and tropical storm lee. 21^st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation. November 3-7, 2013, San Diego, CA

Wenczel, A. A. and Bushek, D. Examining bivalve shellfish particle removal efficiencies to enhance restoration and aquaculture implementation within New Jersey waters. 21^st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation. November 3-7, 2013, San Diego, CA

Wenczel, A. A. and Bushek, D. Does single species restoration alter the interactions of native bivalve mollusks?: using aquaculture methods and imaging technology to quantify bivalve feeding. ASLO 2013 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February 17-22, 2013, New Orleans, LA

Carnegie, R. and D. Bushek. 2013. Interstate shellfish seed transport: improving regulations to facilitate commerce while enhancing biosecurity. Aquaculture and Restoration - A Partnership: NACE – Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Exposition; MAS – Milford Aquaculture Seminar; ICSR – International Conference on Shellfish Restoration, December 12-15, 2012, Groton, CT. J. Shellfish Research, 32(2):581

Foca T. and D. Bushek. 2013. Developing remote setting capabilities with disease-resistant triploid oysters for shellfish leases in Delaware Bay. Aquaculture and Restoration - A Partnership: NACE – Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Exposition; MAS – Milford Aquaculture Seminar; ICSR – International Conference on Shellfish Restoration, December 12-15, 2012, Groton, CT. J. Shellfish Research, 32(2):589

Wenczel, A. and D. Bushek. 2013. Using aquaculture methods to measure the interactions of restored and existing bivalve populations. Aquaculture and Restoration - A Partnership: NACE – Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Exposition; MAS – Milford Aquaculture Seminar; ICSR – International Conference on Shellfish Restoration, December 12-15, 2012, Groton, CT. J. Shellfish Research, 32(2):610

Guo, X., C. Milbury, Y. Wang, Y. He, L. Zhang, D. Bushek, and S. Ford. Genetic structure of eastern oyster populations in Delaware Bay and selection by diseases. 104th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 29-24, 2012, Seattle, WA. J. Shellfish Res., 2012, 31(1):292

Kraeuter, J.N., M.W. Luckenbach, D. Bushek, and A. Birch. Effects of northern quahog (=hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria) farming on local biota: results from New Jersey and Virginia. 104th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 29-24, 2012, Seattle, WA. J. Shellfish Res., 2012, 31(1):306

Lopez-Duarte, P.C., E.E. Scarpa, D.A. Kreeger and D. Bushek. Mussels at work: developing methods to integrate ribbed mussels into living shorelines as foundation reinforcers104th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 29-24, 2012, Seattle, WA. J. Shellfish Res., 2012, 31(1):315

Lopez-Duarte, P.C., A.A. Wenczel, I.G. Burt, E.E. Scarpa, J. Paterno and D. Bushek. Sentinels on duty: can ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) reliably monitor Perkinsus spp. abundance in Delaware Bay? 104th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 29-24, 2012, Seattle, WA. J. Shellfish Res., 2012, 31(1):315

Burt I., S. Ford, and D. Bushek. Long-term patterns of an oyster disease (Dermo) in Delaware Bay. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting, March 8-10, 2012, Cape May, NJ

Bushek, D., I. Burt, E. Scarpa, and S. Ford. The short-term impacts of hurricane Irene and TS Lee on oyster disease in Delaware Bay. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting, March 8-10, 2012, Cape May, NJ

Bushek, D., D.E. Kreeger, L. Whalen, J. Moody, and A. Padeletti. A practitioner’s guide to mussel-based living shorelines. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting, March 8-10, 2012, Cape May, NJ

Diamond, E. and D. Bushek. Do scavengers influence Dermo disease (Perkinsus marinus) transmission? Experiments in oyster parasite trophic interactions. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting, March 8-10, 2012, Cape May, NJ

Moody, J.A., D. Bushek, D. Kreeger, R. Lathrop, and E.J. Green. Exploring the role of ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) in salt marsh stabilization. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting, March 8-10, 2012, Cape May, NJ

Rothrock, S., D. Kreeger, J. Adkins, L. Wool, L. Whalen, D. Bushek and J. Moody. Delaware estuary living shorelines initiative: Making a local connection. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting, March 8-10, 2012, Cape May, NJ

Scarpa, E.E., P.C. López-Duarte, D. Kreeger, and D. Bushek. Nature versus nurture: developing methods to integrate ribbed mussels into living shorelines. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting, March 8-10, 2012, Cape May, NJ

Wenczel*, A.A., P.C. López-Duarte, and D. Bushek. Using ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) to monitor changes in Perkinsus spp. distribution and transmission. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting, March 8-10, 2012, Cape May, NJ

Whalen L.S., D. Kreeger, D. Bushek, J. Moody, and S. Rothrock. Living shorelines for all - from estuary-wide planning to pilots on the ground. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting, March 8-10, 2012, Cape May, NJ

Bushek, D., D. Kreeger, L. Whalen, J. Moody and A. Padeletti. Status of the Delaware Estuary Living Shoreline Initiative (DELSI). CERF Biennial Meeting, Nov 6-10, 2011, Daytona, FL

Moody, J.A., D. Bushek. D. Kreeger. R. Lathrop and E.J. Green. Exploring the role of ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) in salt marsh stabilization. CERF Biennial Meeting, Nov 6-10, 2011, Daytona, FL

Whalen, L., D. Kreeger, D. Bushek and J. Moody. Practitioner's guide to shellfish-based living shorelines for salt marsh erosion control and environmental enhancement in the Mid-Atlantic. CERF Biennial Meeting, Nov 6-10, 2011, Daytona, FL

Moody, J., D. Bushek and D. Kreeger. Investigating the role of ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) in stabilizing salt marsh shorelines. 103rd Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 27-31, 2011, Baltimore, MD. J. Shellfish Res., 2011, 30(2):533.

Diamond, E. and D. Bushek. Oyster parasite trophic interactions. 103rd Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 27-31, 2011, Baltimore, MD. J. Shellfish Res., 2011, 30(2):499.

Cheng, K. and D. Bushek. Ribbed mussels as sentinels for Dermo disease. 103rd Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 27-31, 2011, Baltimore, MD. J. Shellfish Res., 2011, 30(2):494.

Green-beach, E., X. Guo, P. Smouse and D. Bushek. Population structure of oysters on Martha’s Vineyard, MA in response to selection by Perkinsus marinus, using microsatellite markers. 103rd Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 27-31, 2011, Baltimore, MD. J. Shellfish Res., 2011, 30(2):512.

Bao, Y., S. Ford, D. Bushek, and X. Guo. Genetic analysis of Haplosporidium nelsoni from four us populations with internal transcribed spacer sequences. 103rd Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 27-31, 2011, Baltimore, MD. J. Shellfish Res., 2011, 30(2):485.

Cheng, K.M., and D. Bushek. Using ribbed mussels as sentinels for Dermo disease in Delaware Bay. The Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit, January 30 – February 2, 2011, Cape May, NJ. Proceedings: Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit 2011 – PDE Report No. 11-01, pg 55.

Diamond, E. and D. Bushek. Do scavengers influence Dermo disease transmission among Delaware Bay oysters? The Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit, January 30 – February 2, 2011, Cape May, NJ. Proceedings: Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit 2011 – PDE Report No. 11-01, pg 60.

Guo, X., C. Milbury, L. Zhang, Y. Wang, D. Bushek, and S. Ford. Genetic structure of Eastern oyster populations in Delaware Bay. The Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit, January 30 – February 2, 2011, Cape May, NJ. Proceedings: Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit 2011 – PDE Report No. 11-01, pg 69.

Kraeuter, JN, S Ford, D Bushek, WC Walton, DC Murphy, G Flimlin and G Mathis. Evaluation of Hard Clam, Mercenaria mercenaria (Linne), stocks for QPX-resistance. Northeast Aquaculture Convention and Exposition 2010. December 1-3, 2010. Plymouth, MA

Moody, J., D. Bushek, D. Kreeger. Exploring the role of ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) in salt marsh stabilization. 13^th International Conference on Shellfish Restoration. November 17-20, 2010. Charleston, SC

Diamond, E and D Bushek. Do scavengers influence dermo disease (Perkinus marinus) transmission among oysters? Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. November 18-19th, 2010. Lewes, DE

Padeletti, A.T.*, D. Kreeger, M. Maxwell-Doyle, A.D. Jacobs, T. Quirk, D. Velinsky, T. Belton, D. Frizzera and D. Bushek. Collaborative assessment of tidal wetland condition in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society. November 4 – 6, 2010, Kitty Hawk, NC

Padeletti, A. T.*, D.A. Kreeger, L. Whalen, S.G. Hughes, D. Bushek, and R.L. Thomas. From headwaters to coast: a watershed-based perspective on bivalve shellfish restoration. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society. November 4 – 6, 2010, Kitty Hawk, NC

Bushek, D. NSF EID REU students study oyster disease ecology. NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease – PI Meeting March 23-25, 2010, Atlantic City, NJ

Hofmann, E., D. Bushek, S. Ford, X. Guo, D. Haidvogel, D. Hedgecock, J. Klinck,E. Powell, and J. Wilkin. How do oyster populations respond to persistent disease pressure? NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease – PI Meeting March 23-25, 2010, Atlantic City, NJ

Ford, S. and D. Bushek. Development of Resistance to an Introduced Pathogen by Native Oysters. NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease – PI Meeting March 23-25, 2010, Atlantic City, NJ

Guo, X. Rutgers U How disease has modified the genetic structure of oysters in an estuarine system. NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease – PI Meeting March 23-25, 2010, Atlantic City, NJ

Milbury, C. S. Ford, D. Bushek, X. Guo. U Temporal and spatial estimates of effective population size in Delaware Bay oysters. NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease – PI Meeting March 23-25, 2010, Atlantic City, NJ

Kauffman, J., D. Zemeckis, D. Bushek. The sexual preference of Perkinsus marinus. NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease – PI Meeting March 23-25, 2010, Atlantic City, NJ

Evans, T., C. Milbury, X. Guo and D. Bushek. Using microsatellites to determine if two rivers in the Delaware Bay are supporting disease refugia for the eastern oyster (Crassosstrea virginica). NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease – PI Meeting March 23-25, 2010, Atlantic City, NJ

Hofmann, E., J. Klinck, D. Bushek, S. Ford, X. Guo, E. Powell, D. Haidvogel, and J. Wilkin. Understanding disease resistance in estuarine populations and response to climate change. NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease – PI Meeting March 23-25, 2010, Atlantic City, NJ

Pydeski, J.R. and D. Bushek. The role of transmission and infection in establishing refugia from two protozoan oyster diseases in Delaware Bay. NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease – PI Meeting March 23-25, 2010, Atlantic City, NJ

Zemeckis D., Kauffman, J., and D. Bushek. Early summer transmission of Perkinsus marinus to oysters Crassostrea virginica in two Delaware Bay tributaries. NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease – PI Meeting March 23-25, 2010, Atlantic City, NJ

Whalen*, L.S., A. Padeletti, D. Kreeger, J. Moody and D. Bushek. Mussel powered living shorelines for salt marsh erosion control. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting “Nutrient Solutions: Science Based Management of Estuarine and Coastal Systems” March 4 – 6, 2010, Atlantic City, NJ

Moody*, J.A. and D. Bushek. The relationship between ribbed mussel (Geukensia demissa) density and salt marsh shoreline erosion. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting “Nutrient Solutions: Science Based Management of Estuarine and Coastal Systems” March 4 – 6, 2010, Atlantic City, NJ

Diamond, E. and Bushek. The role of scavengers and predators in oyster disease transmission and the use of Dermo (Perkinsus marinus) as a model for aquatic parasite dispersal. Aquaculture 2010, Mar 1-5, 2010, San Diego, CA

Green-Beach, E., D. Bushek and X. Guo. Dermo disease on martha’s vineyard, massachusetts: patterns of infection and population structure. Aquaculture 2010, Mar 1-5, 2010, San Diego, CA

Kraeuter, J, D. Bushek, M. Luckenbach and A. Birch. Preliminary Results from New Jersey and Virginia. 30^th Milford Aquaculture Seminar. Feb. 8-10, 2010, Shelton, CT. J. Shellfish Research, 29(2): 542.

Whalen, L., D. Kreeger, D. Bushek, A. Padeletti and J. Moody. Mussel Powered Living Shorelines for Salt Marsh Erosion Control. CERF Biennial Meeting, Nov 1-5, 2009, Portland, OR

Ford, S. and D. Bushek. Development of Resistance to an Introduced Pathogen by Native Oysters. AFS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Annual Meeting. Oct 1-2, 2009, Pomona, NJ

Bushek D. and S. Ford. How do oyster populations respond to persistent disease pressure? AFS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Annual Meeting. Oct 1-2, 2009, Pomona, NJ

Green-Beach, E., D. Bushek, and X. Guo. Genetic differences among oyster (Crassostrea virginica) populations across a gradient of disease history on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. 101st Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 22-26, 2009, Savannah, GA. J. Shellfish Res., 2009, 28(3):700.

Kauffman, J., D. Zemeckis, D. Bushek. The Sexual Preference of Perkinsus marinus. 101st Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 22-26, 2009, Savannah, GA. J. Shellfish Res., 2009, 28(3):706.

Milbury, C. S. Ford, D. Bushek, X. Guo. Temporal and spatial estimates of effective population size in Delaware Bay oysters. 101st Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 22-26, 2009, Savannah, GA. J. Shellfish Res., 2009, 28(3):715.

Scarpa, E., S. Ford, W. Saidel, X. Guo and D. Bushek. Ciliate xenomas in Crassostrea virginica from Great Bay, NH. 101st Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 22-26, 2009, Savannah, GA. J. Shellfish Res., 2009, 28(3):727.

Zhang, L., D. Bushek, S. Ford, and X. Guo. Mapping quantitative trait loci affecting dermo and MSX infection in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. 101st Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. March 22-26, 2009, Savannah, GA. J. Shellfish Res., 2009, 28(3):740.

Calvo, L., B. Shadel and D. Bushek. Today’s students, tomorrow’s stewards—promoting oyster restoration through schools. The Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit, January 11 - 14, 2009, Cape May, NJ

Hofmann, E., J. Klinck, D. Bushek, S. Ford, X. Guo, E. Powell, D. Haidvogel, and J. Wilkin. Understanding disease resistance in estuarine populations and response to climate change. The Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit, January 11 - 14, 2009, Cape May, NJ

Moody, J., D. Bushek, D. Kreeger, A. Padeletti and L. Whalen. The Delaware Estuary Living Shoreline Initiative (DELSI). The Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit, January 11 - 14, 2009, Cape May, NJ

Zhang, L., X. Guo, D. Bushek, and S.E. Ford. Mapping quantitative trait loci conferring dermo resistance in the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica. Plant and Animal Genome XVII Conference, January 10-14, 2009 San Diego, CA

Wang, S., H. Liu, D. Bushek, S.E. Ford, H. Kucuktas, J. Quilang, P. Li, R. Wallace, Y. Wang, X. Guo, and Z. Liu. Microarray Analysis of Gene Expression in Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) Reveals Activation of Apoptosis Inhibition after Dermo (Perkinsus marinus) Challenge. Plant and Animal Genome XVII Conference, January 10-14, 2009 San Diego, CA

Ford, S., N. Stokes, E. Scarpa, E. Burreson, R. Carnegie, J. Kraeuter, and D. Bushek . Making sense of a new hard clam parasite. ICES Annual Science Conference. September 22-26, 2008, Halifax, Canada

Zemeckis D., Kauffman, J., and D. Bushek. Early Summer Transmission of Perkinsus marinus to Eastern Oysters, Crassostrea virginica, in Two Delaware Bay Tributaries. NSF REU RIOS 2008 Colloquium. August 8, 2008, New Brunswick, NJ.

Kauffman, J., D. Zemeckis and D. Bushek. The sexual preference of Perkinsus marinus. NSF REU RIOS 2008 Colloquium. August 8, 2008, New Brunswick, NJ.

Taylor J. and D. Bushek. The habitat value of constructed intertidal oyster reefs and aquaculture structures in Delaware Bay. First Annual Science and Restoration Symposium – Clear into the Future: A Dupont Delaware Estuary Initiative. May 29, 2008, Wilmington, DE.

Bushek, D., S. Ford, X. Guo, I. Burt, B. Landau, C. Milbury, E. Scarpa and L. Zhang. Field and laboratory studies to understand disease resistance in Delaware Bay oysters and response to climate change. 100th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. April 6-10, 2008, Providence, RI. J. Shellfish Res., 2008, 27(4):993.

Evans, T., C. Milbury, X. Guo and D. Bushek. Using microsatellites to determine if two rivers in the Delaware Bay are supporting disease refugia for the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). 100th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. April 6-10, 2008, Providence, RI. J. Shellfish Res., 2008, 27(4):1007.

Hofmann, E. Bushek, D., S. Ford, X. Guo, E. Powell, D. Haivogel, J. Wilkin, D. Hedgecock and J. Klinck. Field and modeling studies in support of understanding disease resistance in estuarine populations and responses to climate change. 100th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. April 6-10, 2008, Providence, RI. J. Shellfish Res., 2008, 27(4):1016.

Milbury, C., X. Guo, D. Bushek and S, Ford. Spatial population structure in Delaware Bay oysters. 100th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. April 6-10, 2008, Providence, RI. J. Shellfish Res., 1033.

Pydeski, J.R. and D. Bushek. The role of transmission and infection in establishing refugia from two protozoan oyster diseases in delaware bay. 100th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. April 6-10, 2008, Providence, RI. J. Shellfish Res., 2008, 27(4):1044.

Richards, G., M. Crane, and D. Bushek. Hemolytic strains of Shewanella, Photobacterium and Listonella in Delaware Bay oysters and seawater. 100th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. April 6-10, 2008, Providence, RI. J. Shellfish Res., 2008, 27(4):1047-8.

Taylor J. and Bushek D. An assessment of habitat value of constructed intertidal oyster reefs and oyster aquaculture systems in Delaware Bay, USA. 100th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. April 6-10, 2008, Providence, RI. J. Shellfish Res., 2008, 27(4):1056.

Zhang, L., X. Guo, D. Bushek, and S. Ford. Mapping quantitative trait loci conferring dermo resistance in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. 100th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. April 6-10, 2008, Providence, RI. J. Shellfish Res., 2008, 27(4):1067.