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Selected Publications

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Safi, L.S.L., McGurk, E. S., Carnegie, R.B., and Bushek, D. (2025 online/in press) The biosecurity of bivalve seed transfers during different life stages with respect to their pathogens. Aquaculture. 606 article 742548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2025.742582

Wang, Z., S. Casas, J. La Peyre, S. Rikard, M.L. Williams, A. Tarnecki, D. Bushek and X. Guo. 2025. Genomic Selection for Dermo Resistance in the Eastern Oyster: Production and Laboratory Testing of F1 Generation. J. Shellish Res. 44(1):75–87. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.044.0108

Shinn, J. P., A. Bredes, D. Bushek, L. Kerr, D. Kreeger, D. McCulloch, J. Miller, J. Moody, E. Rothermel, A. Zito-Livingston. 2025. Seven Years of Monitoring the Development of an Oyster Reef Living
Shoreline. Estuaries and Coasts. 48(11):20 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-024-01437-5

Gustafson, L., M. Remmenga, C. Duncan, C. Bliss, D. Bushek, R. Carnegie, C. Giray, T. Meyers, T., K. Davis, K. Hartman, R. Elston. 2024. Risk-based valuation of surveillance data in open environments: methods application to a key shellfish aquaculture production region. J World Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.13109

Klein, J.C., E.N. Powell, D.A. Kreeger, K.A. Ashton-Alcox, D. Bushek, X. Zhang, R.L. Thomas, J.M. Klinck and E.E. Hofmann. 2023. Modeling performance and settlement windows of larval eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in Delaware Bay. J. Shellfish Res., 42(3): 437–463. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.042.0308

Guo, X., J.B. Puritz, Z. Wang, D. Proestou, S. Allen Jr., J. Small, K. Verbyla, H. Zhao, J, Haggard, N. Chriss, D. Zeng, K. Lundgren, B. Allam, D. Bushek, M Gomez-Chiarri, M. Hare, C. Hollenbeck, J. La Peyre, M. Liu, K.E. Lotterhos, L. Plough, P. Rawson, S. Rikard, E. Saillant, R. Varney, G Wikfors, A Wilbur. 2023. Development and evaluation of high-density SNP arrays for the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. Mar. Biotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-022-10191-3

Ben-Horin, T. C. Audemard, L. Calvo, K.S. Reece and D. Bushek. 2022. Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus increase in intertidal-farmed oysters, but only at low tide. N Amer. J. Aquacult. 84(1): 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10218

Chan, J., L. Wang, L Li1, K. Mu1, D. Bushek, Y. Xu, X. Guo, G. Zhang, L. Zhang. 2021. Transcriptomic response to Perkinsus marinus in two Crassostrea oysters reveals evolutionary dynamics of host-parasite interactions. Front. Genetics. 03 Dec 2021 https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.795706

Ashton-Alcox, K.A., J.M. Morson, E.N. Powell, J.E. Gius, D.M. Munroe and D. Bushek. 2021. Oyster recruitment and persistence on planted versus native substrate over 13 years in the Delaware Bay oyster fishery resource. J. Shellfish Res. 40(2):191-211. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.040.0202

Morris, R. L., M. K. La Peyre, B. M. Webb, D. A. Marshall, D. M. Bilkovic, J. Cebrian, G. McClenachan, K. M. Kibler, L. J. Walters, D. Bushek, E. L. Sparks, N. A. Temple, J. Moody, K. Angstadt, J. Goff, M. Boswell, P. Sacks, & S. E. Swearer. (2021). Large-scale variation in wave attenuation of oyster reef living shorelines and the influence of inundation duration. Ecological Applications. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1002/eap.2382

Maslo, B., J. C. Burkhalter, D. Bushek, T. Yuhas, B. Schumm, J. Burger, & J. L. Lockwood. (2020). Assessing conservation conflict: Does intertidal oyster aquaculture inhibit foraging behavior of migratory shorebirds? Ecosphere, 11 (5): e03097. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3097 -or- Full article

Behringer, D. C., C. L. Wood, M. Krkosek, & D. Bushek. (2020). Disease in fisheries and aquaculture. In D. C. Behringer, B. R. Silliman, & K. D. Lafferty (Eds.), Marine Disease Ecology (pp. 183-212). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198821632.003.0010

Yeh, H., S. A. Skubel, H. Patel, D. C. Shi, D. Bushek, & M. L. Chikindas. (2020). From farm to fingers: An exploration of probiotics for oysters, from production to human consumption. (2020). Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins Online First. DOI: 10.1007/s12602-019-09629-3 -or- Full article

Morris, R. L., D. M. Bilkovic, M. K. Boswell, D. Bushek, J. Cebrian, J. Goff, K. M. Kibler, M. K. La Peyre, G. McClenachan, J. Moody, P. Sacks, J. P. Shinn, E. L. Sparks, N. A. Temple, L. J. Walters, B. M. Webb, & S. E. Swearer. (2019). The application of oyster reefs in shoreline protection: Are we over‐engineering for an ecosystem engineer? Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (7), 1703-1711. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13390

Ben-Horin, T., C. A. Burge, D. Bushek, M. L. Groner, D. A. Proestou, L. I. Huey, G. Bidegain, & R. B. Carnegie. (2018). Intensive oyster aquaculture can reduce disease impacts on sympatric wild oysters. Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 10, 557–567. DOI: 10.3354/aei00290

Morson, J. M., D. M. Munroe, K. Ashton-Alcox, E. N. Powell, D. Bushek, & J. Gius. (2018). Density-dependent capture efficiency of a survey dredge and its influence on the stock assessment of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Delaware Bay. Fisheries Research, 205, 115-121. DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2018.04.012

Bushek, D., & S. E. Ford. (2016). Anthropogenic impacts on an oyster metapopulation: Pathogen introduction, climate change and responses to natural selection. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene, 4: 000119. DOI: 10.12952/journal.elementa.000119

Carnegie, R. B., I. Arzul, & D. Bushek. (2016). Managing marine mollusc diseases in the context of regional and international commerce: Policy issues and emerging concerns. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 371 (1689), 11pp. DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0215

Dungan, C. F., & D. Bushek. (2015). Development and applications of Ray’s fluid thioglycollate media for detection and manipulation of Perkinsus spp. pathogens of marine molluscs. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 131, 68–82. DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2015.05.004

Ben-Horin, T., G. Bidegain, L. Huey, D. A. Narváez, & D. Bushek. (2015). Parasite transmission through suspension feeding. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 131, 155–176. DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2015.07.006

Baggett, L. P., S. P. Powers, R. D. Brumbaugh, L. D. Coen, B. M. DeAngelis, J. K. Greene, B. T. Hancock, S. M. Morlock, B. L. Allen, D. L. Breitburg, D. Bushek, J. H. Grabowski, R. E. Grizzle, E. D. Grosholz, M. K. La Peyre, M. W. Luckenbach, K. A. McGraw, M. F. Piehler, S. R. Westby, & P. S. E. zu Ermgassen. (2015). Guidelines for evaluating performance of oyster habitat restoration. Restoration Ecology, 23 (6), 737–745. DOI: 10.1111/rec.12262

Ford, S. E., & D. Bushek. (2012). Development of resistance to an introduced marine pathogen by a native host. Journal of Marine Research 70 (2-3), 205-223. DOI: 10.1357/002224012802851922

Bushek, D., S. E. Ford, & I. Burt. (2012). Long-term patterns of an estuarine pathogen along a salinity gradient. Journal of Marine Research, 70 (2-3), 225-251. DOI: 10.1357/002224012802851968

Ford, S. E., E. Scarpa, & D. Bushek. (2012). Spatial and temporal variability of disease refuges in an estuary: Implications for the development of resistance. Journal of Marine Research 70 (2-3), 253-277. DOI: 10.1357/002224012802851850

Ford, S. E., J. Paterno, E. Scarpa, N. A. Stokes, Y. Kim, E. N. Powell, & D. Bushek. (2011). Widespread survey finds no evidence of Haplosporidium nelsoni (MSX) in Gulf of Mexico oysters. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 93 (3), 251-256. DOI: 10.3354/dao02306

Taylor, J., & D. Bushek. (2008). Intertidal oyster reefs can persist and function in a temperate North American Atlantic estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 361, 301-306. DOI: 10.3354/meps07429

Coen L. D., R. D. Brumbaugh, D. Bushek, R. Grizzle, M. W. Luckenbach, M. H. Posey, S. P. Powers, & G. S. Tolley. (2007). AS WE SEE IT: Ecosystem services related to oyster restoration. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 341, 303-307. DOI: 10.3354/meps341303

Bushek, D., M. Heidenreich, & D. Porter. (2007). The effects of several common anthropogenic contaminants on proliferation of the parasitic oyster pathogen Perkinsus marinus. Marine Environmental Research, 64 (4), 535-540. DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.03.004

Allen, D. M., S. S. Haertel-Borer, B. J. Milan, D. Bushek, & R. D. Dame. (2007). Geomorphological determinants of nekton use of intertidal salt marsh creeks. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 329, 57-71. DOI: 10.3354/meps329057

Ellin, R., & D. Bushek. (2006). Adaptation of Ray’s fluid thioglycollate medium assay to detect and quantify planktonic stages of Perkinsus spp. parasites. Journal of Shellfish Research, 25 (3), 1037-1042. DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2006)25[1037:AORFTM]2.0.CO;2

Bushek, D., & S. Boyd. (2006). Seasonal abundance and occurrence of the Asian isopod Synidotea laevidorsalis in Delaware Bay, USA. Biological Invasions, 8 (4), 697-702. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-005-2890-5

Bushek, D., D. Richardson, M. Y. Bobo, & L. D. Coen. (2004). Quarantine of oyster shell cultch reduces the abundance of Perkinsus marinus. Journal of Shellfish Research, 23 (2), 369-373.

Bushek, D., S. E. Ford, & M. M. Chintala. (2002). Comparison of in vitro cultured and wild-type Perkinsus marinus III. Fecal elimination and its role in transmission. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 51 (3), 217-225. DOI: 10.3354/dao051217

Reece, K. S., D. Bushek, K. L. Hudson, & J. E. Graves. (2001). Geographic distribution of Perkinsus marinus genetic strains along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the USA. Marine Biology, 139, 1047-1055. DOI: 10.1007/s002270100657

Bushek, D., & S. K. Allen, Jr. (1996). Host-parasite interactions among broadly distributed populations of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica and the protozoan Perkinsus marinus. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 139, 127-141. DOI: 10.3354/meps139127

Bushek, D., & G. N. Cameron. (1992). Recruitment and reproduction of the Asiatic clam (Corbicula fluminea) in southeastern Texas. The Texas Journal of Science, 44 (1), 123-127. Full article.

Bushek, D. (1988). Settlement as a major determinant of intertidal oyster and barnacle distributions along a horizontal gradient. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 122 (1), 1-18. DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(88)90208-0