2022 Senior Research Abstracts

• Effects of temperature increase on the production of byssal threads in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis (PDF)
• The effects of short-term salinity changes on the metabolic rate and burrowing behavior of the sand dollar (Echinarachnius parma)(PDF)
• The Ratio of Carbon to Nitrogen in Marine Sediments in Penobscot Bay, ME (PDF)
• Anticipatory antipredator behaviors of Cucumaria frondosa (orange-footed sea cucumber) in response to chemical cues from Asterias rubens (common sea star)(PDF)
• Characterizing the sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by petroleum-based plastic versus biodegradable bio-based plastic  (PDF)
• Using geographic information systems to assess coastal vulnerability due to sea level rise in Castine, Maine, USA (PDF)
• The effects of the chemical agent triclosan on the growth, activity, and pigmentation of the brine shrimp, Artemia salina (PDF)
• The effect of sound frequency on the growth of Saccharina latissima (PDF)
• Analyzing historical CTD data in the Penobscot River, Maine, between 1993 and 2021 (PDF)
• The effect of increased temperature on photosynthetic pigments of Lithothamnion glaciale (PDF)
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Concentration in Sediments from Penobscot Bay, ME (PDF)
• The effect of noise pollution on the behavior of common hermit crabs (Pagurus longicarpus) (PDF)
• Effect of diesel fuel as a soil pollutant on the growth and chlorophyll a concentration of Garden Peas, Pisum sativum (PDF)
• How trematodes influence the motility of the periwinkle species, Littorina littorea in Castine, Maine (PDF)
• Bait preference and behavior of American lobsters, Homarus americanus, to pig hide or pogie bait (PDF)
• Investigating the effects of rising temperatures on the metabolic rates and plankton clearance rates of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis (PDF)
• Using environmental DNA to monitor the presence or absence of Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, in the Penobscot River, Maine, in relation to dam removal (PDF)