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Overview

Martin H. Posey is affiliated with the University of North Carolina Wilmington in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, and Oceanography.

The main topics of Martin H. Posey's work include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Crustacean biology and ecology
  • Marine and coastal plant biology

Martin H. Posey has contributed to several scientific publications across multiple venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • Spatial Dynamics of Two Host-Parasite Relationships on Intertidal Oyster Reefs, 2021, published in Diversity
  • Impacts of Conspecific Density on Juvenile Blue Crab Food Consumption, 2022, published in Journal of North Carolina Academy of Science
  • Impacts of Changing Seagrass on Juvenile Blue Crab (Callinectes Sapidus) Habitat Utilization in a Biogeographic Transition Zone, 2025, published in Estuaries and Coasts

Frequent collaborators of Martin H. Posey include:

  • Troy D. Alphin
  • George N. Easterly
  • Marc H. Hanke
  • Lai'La K. Harris
  • Jessie C. Jarvis

The main publication venues for their work are:

  • Diversity
  • Journal of North Carolina Academy of Science
  • Estuaries and Coasts

Best Publications

  • Ecosystem services related to oyster restoration

    Loren D. Coen;Robert D. Brumbaugh;David Bushek;Ray Grizzle

  • Shallow water as a refuge habitat for fish and crustaceans in non-vegetated estuaries: an example from Chesapeake Bay

    Gregory M. Ruiz;Anson H. Hines;Martin H. Posey

  • Community Changes Associated with the Spread of an Introduced Seagrass, Zostera Japonica

    Martin H. Posey

  • Organism responses to habitat fragmentation and diversity: Habitat colonization by estuarine macrofauna

    David B Eggleston;Ward E Elis;Lisa L Etherington;Craig P Dahlgren

  • Complex Predator-Prey Interactions within an Estuarine Benthic Community

    Martin H. Posey;Anson H. Hines

  • HURRICANE EFFECTS ON WATER QUALITY AND BENTHOS IN THE CAPE FEAR WATERSHED: NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS

    Michael A. Mallin;Martin H. Posey;G. Christopher Shank;Matthew R. McIver

  • Using transplanted oyster (Crassostrea virginica) beds to improve water quality in small tidal creeks: a pilot study

    Kimberly A Nelson;Lynn A Leonard;Martin H Posey;Troy D Alphin

  • Effects of a burrowing mud shrimp, Upogebia pugettensis (Dana), on abundances of macro-infauna

    Martin H. Posey;Brett R. Dumbauld;David A. Armstrong

  • Oyster Reef Restoration: Convergence Of Harvest And Conservation Strategies

    DL Breitburg;LD Coen;Mark Luckenbach;Roger L. Mann

  • Settlement of blue crab postlarvae in Western North Atlantic estuaries

    J. Van Montfrans;C. E. Epifanio;D. M. Knott;R. N. Lipcius

  • Impacts and Recovery from Multiple Hurricanes in a Piedmont–Coastal Plain River System

    Michael A. Mallin;Martin H. Posey;Matthew R. McIVER;Douglas C. Parsons

  • North and South Carolina Coasts

    Michael A Mallin;JoAnn M Burkholder;Lawrence B Cahoon;Martin H Posey

  • Comparative impacts of two major hurricane seasons on the Neuse River and western Pamlico Sound ecosystems

    JoAnn Burkholder;David Eggleston;Howard Glasgow;Cavell Brownie

  • Effects of proximity to an offshore hard-bottom reef on infaunal abundances

    M. H. Posey;W. G. Ambrose

  • Influence of storm disturbance on an offshore benthic community

    M. Posey;W. Lindberg;T. Alphin;F. Vose

  • Effects of an introduced aquatic plant, Hydrilla verticillata, on benthic communities in the Upper Chesapeake Bay.

    Martin H. Posey;Cathleen Wigand;J.Court Stevenson

  • Top down vs. bottom up control of benthic community composition on an intertidal tideflat

    Martin Posey;Christopher Powell;Lawrence Cahoon;David Lindquist

  • Response of an estuarine benthic community to application of the pesticide carbaryl and cultivation of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in Willapa Bay, Washington.

    Brett R Dumbauld;Kenneth M Brooks;Martin H Posey

  • Importance of low salinity areas for juvenile blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, in river-dominated estuaries of southeastern United States

    Martin H. Posey;Troy D. Alphin;Heather Harwell;Bryan Allen

  • Top-down Versus Bottom-up Limitation in Benthic Infaunal Communities: Direct and Indirect Effects

    Martin H. Posey;Troy D. Alphin;Lawrence B. Cahoon;David G. Lindquist

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Mallin
Michael A. Mallin University of North Carolina Wilmington
Anson H. Hines
Anson H. Hines Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Mark W. Luckenbach
Mark W. Luckenbach Virginia Institute of Marine Science
David B. Eggleston
David B. Eggleston North Carolina State University
JoAnn M. Burkholder
JoAnn M. Burkholder North Carolina State University
Romuald N. Lipcius
Romuald N. Lipcius Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Robert J. Orth
Robert J. Orth Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Sean P. Powers
Sean P. Powers University of South Alabama
Eugene M. Burreson
Eugene M. Burreson Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Howard B. Glasgow
Howard B. Glasgow North Carolina State University

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