Publications
The following are peer reviewed publications from the Munroe Lab. Many are available as open access – if you would like a copy of any of these papers, send a request.
(*indicates graduate student co-author; **indicates undergraduate student co-author; #indicates postdoc co-author)
Steeves#, L., Honecker**, M., Meseck, S., Munroe, D. 2024. Effects of ocean acidification and summer thermal stress on the physiology and growth of the Atlantic surfclam (Spisula solidissima). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering,12(4), 673; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12040673
González-Díaz*, M., Hofmann, E., Klinck, J., Munroe, D.M., Powell, E.N., Scheld, A.M. 2024. Spatial and Temporal Variability of Atlantic surfclam (Spisula solidissima, Dillwyn 1817) Population Demographics Along the Middle Atlantic Bight. Journal of Shellfish Research, 43(1): 37-49. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.043.0104
Acquafredda*, M., Guo, X., Munroe, D. 2024. Transcriptomic response of farmed Atlantic surfclams (Spisula solidissima) to heat stress. Marine Biotechnology, 26: 149-168. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-024-10285-0
Gilsinan**, C., Borsetti, S., Munroe, D., Scheld., A. 2024. Hatchery capacity needed to support Atlantic surfclam fishery enhancement. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 4(1): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.144
Wisner**, B., Wang, Z., Sheehan, A., Guo, X., Munroe, D. 2024. Genetics, age demographics, and shell size of Atlantic surfclams from the southern edge of their range. Estuaries and Coasts, 47:485-493 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-023-01281-z
Horwitz**, R., T. N. Miles, D. Munroe and J. Kohut. 2023. Overlap between the Mid-Atlantic Bight Cold Pool and Offshore Wind Energy Areas. ICES Journal of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsad190
Czaja, R., Beal, B., Busch, E., Pepperman, K., Munroe, D., Pales-Espinosa, E., Cerrato, R., Allam, B. 2023. Interactive roles of temperature and food availability in predicting habitat suitability for marine invertebrates. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 293: 108515.
Barr*, J., Munroe, D., Rose, J., Calvo, L., Cheng, K., Bayer, S., Kreeger, D. 2023.Seasonal feeding behavior of aquaculture Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in the mid-Atlantic. Estuaries and Coasts. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-023-01293-9
Manuel*, E., Caracappa, J., Munroe, D. 2023. Changes in larval oyster swimming behavior with salinity and larval age. Biological Bulletin, 244(2): 94-102. https://doi.org/10.1086/725418
Manuel*, E., Hare, M., Munroe, D. 2023. Consequences of salinity change, salinity history, and shell morphology on early growth of juvenile oysters. Journal of Shellfish Research, 42 (1), 21-28.
Caracappa*, J., Munroe, D. M., Fuchs, H., Chant, B. 2023. Potential influences of brood-dependent behavioral variation in blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) larval transport within wind-driven estuary plumes. Ecological Modelling 478: 110295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2023.110295
Stromp, S., Scheld, A., Klinck, J., Munroe, D., Powell, E., Mann, R., Borsetti, S., Hofmann, E. 2023. Interactive effects of climate change-induced range shifts and wind energy development on future economic conditions of the Atlantic surfclam fishery. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 15(2): e10232
Borsetti, S., Munroe, D., Powell, E., Klinck, J., Scheld, A., Hofmann, E. 2023. Potential Repercussions of Offshore Wind Development in the Northeast U.S. on the Atlantic Surfclam Survey and Population Assessment. Marine and Coastal Fisheries,15(1): e10228.
Pousse, E., Poach, M.E., Redman, D.H., Sennefelder, G., Hubbard, W., Osborne, K., Munroe, D., Hart, D., Hennen, D., Dixon, M.S., Li, Y., Milke, L.M., Wikfors, G.H., Meseck, S.L. 2023. Juvenile Atlantic Sea Scallop, Placopecten magellanicus, energetic response to increased carbon dioxide and temperature changes. PLOS Climate. 2(2): e0000142.
Munroe, D., Morson, J., Borsetti, S., Hennen, D. 2023. Sampling High Biomass but Rare Benthic Animals: Methods for Surveying Commercial Clam Stocks Using a Hydraulic Dredge. Fisheries Research, 258: 106538 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106538
Munroe, D., Powell, E.N., Klinck, J.M., Scheld, A., Borsetti, S., Beckensteiner, J., Hofmann, E.E. 2022. The Atlantic surfclam fishery and offshore wind energy development: 1. Model development and verification. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 79(6): 1787–1800. DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsac108
Scheld, A., Beckensteiner, J., Munroe, D., Powell, E.N., Borsetti, S., Hofmann, E.E., Klinck, J.M. 2022. The Atlantic surfclam fishery and offshore wind energy development: Assessing economic impacts. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 79(6): 1801–1814. DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsac109
Acquafredda*, M.P., Morris**, N., Ragone Calvo, L., De Luca, M., Munroe, D. 2022. Evaluating the efficacy of nursery gear types for cultivating Atlantic surfclams (Spisula solidissima). Aquaculture Reports, 25: 101186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101186
Borsetti, S., Wiedenmann, J., Munroe, D. 2022. Evaluation of natural mortality of an unfished gastropod (Buccinum undatum) population using statolith age-frequency data in the southern Mid-Atlantic Bight. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.47
Pousse, E., Munroe, D., Hart, D., Hennen, D., Cameron, L., Rheuban, J., Wang, Z.A., Wikfors, G., Meseck, S. 2022. Dynamic Energy Budget modeling of Atlantic surfclam, Spisula solidissima, under future ocean acidification and warming. Marine Environmental Research, 177: 105602. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105602
Elko, N., Foster, D., Kleinheinz, G., Raubenheimer, B., Brander, S., Kinzelman, J., Kritzer, J.P., Munroe, D., Storlazzi, C., Sutula, M., Mercer, A., Coffin, S., Fraioli, C., Ginger, L., Morrison, E., Parent-Doliner, G., Akan, C., Canestrelli, A., DiBenedetto, M., Lang, J., and Simm, J., 2021. Human and Ecosystem Health in Coastal Systems. Shore & Beach, 90(1), pg 64-91. http://doi.org/10.34237/1009018
Paukert, C., Olden, J.D., Lynch, A.J., Breshears, D.D., Chambers, R.C., Chu, C., Daly, M., Dibble, K.L., Falke, J., Issak, D., Jacobson, P., Jensen, O., Munroe, D. 2021. Climate change effects on North American fish and fisheries to inform adaptation strategies. Fisheries, 46(9): 449-464. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10668
Miles, T., Murphy, S., Kohut, J., Borsetti, S., Munroe, D. 2021. Offshore Wind Energy and the Mid-Atlantic Cold Pool: A Review of Potential Interactions. Marine Technology Society Journal, 55(4): 72-87. https://doi.org/10.4031/MTSJ.55.4.8
Shinn, J.P., Munroe, D.M., Rose, J. A 2021. Fish’s-Eye-View: Shellfish Farms as Marine Habitat In New Jersey. Aquaculture Environment Interactions. 13: 295-300 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00407
Ashton-Alcox, K.A., Morson, J.M., Powell, E.N., Gius, J.E., Munroe, D.M., & Bushek, D. 2021. Oyster recruitment and persistence on planted versus native substrate over 13 years in the Delaware Bay oyster fishery resource. Journal of Shellfish Research 40(2): 191-211. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.040.0202
Chang, J.-H., Hart, D. R., Munroe, D. M., & Curchitser, E. N. 2021. Bias correction of ocean bottom temperature and salinity simulations from a regional circulation model using regression kriging. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 126, e2020JC017140. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JC017140
Borsetti*, S., P. R. Hollyman, & D. M. Munroe. 2021. Using a sclerochronological approach to determine a climate-growth relationship for waved whelk, Buccinum undatum, in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science: 252: 107255. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107255
Acquafredda*, M., Guo, X, Munroe, D. 2021. Exploring the Feasibility of Selectively Breeding Farmed Atlantic Surfclams Spisula solidissima for Greater Heat Tolerance. North American Journal of Aquaculture, 83: 3-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10168
Mann, R., Powell, E.N., Munroe, D. 2020. The Case of the “Missing” Arctic Bivalves and the Walrus, the Biggest [Overlooked] Clam Fishery on the Planet. Journal of Shellfish Research. 39(3): 501-509. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.039.0301
Pousse, E., Poach, M.E., Redman, D.H., Sennefelder, G., White, L.E., Lindsay, J.M., Munroe, D., Hard, D., Hennen, D., Dixon, M.S., Li, Y., Wikfors, G.H., Meseck, S.L. 2020. Energetic response of Atlantic surfclam, Spisula solidissima, to ocean acidification. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 161B: 111740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111740
Hart, D.R., Munroe, D.M., Caracappa*, J.C., Haidvogel, D., Shank, B.V., Rudders, D.B., Klinck, J.M., Hofmann, E.E. and Powell, E.N. 2020. Spillover of sea scallops from rotational closures in the Mid-Atlantic Bight (United States). ICES Journal of Marine Science 77(5):1992-2002. doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaa099
Acquafredda*, M., Munroe, D. 2020. The effect of species diversity on particle clearance and productivity in farmed bivalves. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 639, 107-126. DOI: 10.3354/meps13266
Munroe, D.M., Grothues, T.M., Cleary**, N.E., Daw**, J., Estrada**, S. 2020. Oyster aquaculture does not impede spawning beach access for Atlantic horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus.: Aquaculture Ecosystem Interactions, 12:81-90. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00351
Borsetti*, S., Munroe, D., Rudders, D., Chang, J.H. 2020. Timing of the reproductive cycle of waved whelk, Buccinum undatum, on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Bight. Helgoland Marine Research. 74:5. doi.org/10.1186/s10152-020-00537-6
Caracappa*, J. Munroe, D. 2019. Variability in Swimming Behavior among Broods of Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Zoeae. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 518: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2019.151176
Goodwin#, JD, Munroe, D, Defne, Z, Ganju, NK, Vasslides, J. 2019. Estimating connectivity of hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) and eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) larvae in Barnegat Bay. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 7: 167. doi:10.3390/jmse7060167
Poach, M., Munroe, D., Vasslides, J., Abrahamsen, I., Coffey, N. 2019. Monitoring coastal acidification along the U.S. East coast: concerns for shellfish production. Bull. Jap. Fish. Res. Edu. Agen. 49: 53-64.
Acquafredda*, M.P., Munroe, D., Calvo, L.M., DeLuca, M. 2019. Thermal tolerance of juvenile Atlantic surfclams (Spisula solidissima): a step towards diversifying the New Jersey aquaculture sector. Aquaculture Reports 13: 100176 DOI:10.1016/j.aqrep.2018.100176
Caracappa*, J.C., Munroe, D.M. 2018. Morphological Variability Among Broods of First-Stage Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Zoeae. Biological Bulletin. 235: 123–133. https://doi.org/10.1086/699922
Hofmann, E., Powell, E., Klinck, J., Munroe, DM., Mann, R., Haidvogel, D., Narváez, DA, Zhang, X., Kuykendall, KM. 2018. An Overview of Factors Affecting Distribution of the Atlantic Surfclam (Spisula solidissima), a Continental Shelf Biomass Dominant, During a Period of Climate Change. Journal of Shellfish Research, 37(4): 821-831. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.037.0412
Watts*, J., Carroll, J., Munroe, D., Finelli, C. 2018. Examination of the potential relationship between boring sponges and pea crabs and their effects on eastern oyster condition. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 130: 25-36 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03257
Munroe, D, Haidvogel D, Caracappa*, J, Klinck J, Powell E, Hofmann E, Shank B, Hart D. 2018. Modeling larval dispersal and connectivity in the Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) in the Middle Atlantic Bight. Fisheries Research, 208: 7-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.06.020
Hennen, D., Mann, R., Munroe, D., Powell, E. 2018. Biological reference points for Atlantic surfclam (Spisula solidissima) in warming seas. Fisheries Research, 207: 126-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.06.013
Morson*, J., Munroe, D., Ashton-Alcox, K., Powell, E.N., Bushek, D., Gius, J. 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
Borsetti*, S., Munroe, D, Rudders, D, Dobson**, C, Bochenek, E. 2018. Spatial variation in life history characteristics of waved whelk (Buccinum undatum L.) on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic continental shelf. Fisheries Research 198: 129-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2017.10.006
Morson*, J., Munroe, D., Harner**, R., Marshall**, R. 2017. Evaluating the potential for a sex-balanced harvest approach in the recreational Summer Flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) fishery. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 37(6): 1231-1242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2017.1362490
Munroe, D., Bushek, D., Woodruff, P., Calvo, L. 2017. Intertidal rack-and-bag oyster farms have limited interaction with Horseshoe Crab activity in New Jersey, USA. Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 9: 205-211. https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00227
Bidegan, G., E.N. Powell, J.M. Klinck, E.E. Hofmann, T. Ben-Horin, D. Bushek, S.E. Ford, D.M. Munroe, X. Guo, 2017. Modeling the transmission of Perkinsus marinus in the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. Fisheries Research, 186: 82-93. dio:10.1016/j.fishres.2016.08.006
Munroe, D., S. Borsetti*, K. Ashton-Alcox, and D. Bushek. 2017. Early post-settlement growth in wild Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica Gemlin 1791) populations. Estuaries and Coasts. 40(3): 880-888. DOI: 10.1007/s12237-016-0185-y
Powell, E. N., J. M. Klinck, E. E. Hofmann, P. Moreno, Kuykendall*, KM, D. M. Munroe, and R. Mann. 2016. Captains’ response to a declining stock as anticipated in the surfclam (Spisula solidissima) fishery on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast by model evaluation. Ocean and Coastal Management, 134:52-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.09.012
Munroe, D. 2016. Habitat effects on early post-settlement growth of intertidal clams, Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Journal of Molluscan Studies, 82(4): 507-514. doi: 10.1093/mollus/eyw014
Zhang*, X., Munroe, D., Haidvogel, D., Powell, E.N.P. 2016. Atlantic surfclam connectivity within the Middle Atlantic Bight: Mechanisms underlying variation in larval transport and settlement. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 173: 65-78. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2016.02.019
Munroe, D.; D. Narvaez; D. Hennen; E. Hofmann; L. Jacobsen; R. Mann, E. Hofmann, E.N. Powell, J. Klinck. 2016. Fishing and bottom water temperature as drivers of change in maximum shell length in Atlantic surfclams (Spisula solidissima). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Sciences. 170: 112–122. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2016.01.009
Munroe, DM, Kraeuter, J., Beal, B., Chew, K., Luckenbach, M., Peterson, CP. 2015. Clam predator protection is effective and necessary for food production. Marine Pollution Bulletin 100(1): 47-52. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.09.042
Kuykendall*, KM, Moreno, P, Powell, EN, Soniat, TM, Colley, S, Mann, R, Munroe, DM. 2015. The exposed surface area to volume ratio: Is shell more efficient than limestone in promoting oyster recruitment? Journal of Shellfish Research 34(2): 217-225. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2983/035.034.0203
Munroe, D., E. Hofmann, J. Klinck, E. Powell, Ford, SE. 2015. Outcomes of asymmetric selection pressure and larval dispersal on evolution of disease resistance: a metapopulation modeling study with oysters. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 531: 221-239. doi:10.3354/meps11349
Powell, E. N., J. M. Klinck, D. M. Munroe, E. E. Hofmann, P. Moreno, and R. Mann. 2015. The value of captains’ behavioral choices in the success of the Surfclam (Spisula solidissima) fishery on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast: a model evaluation. J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci., 47: 1–27. doi:10.2960/J.v47.m701
Zhang*, P., Haidvogel, D., Powell, E., Klinck, J., Mann, R., Castruccio, F., Munroe, D. 2015. Modeling larval connectivity of the Atlantic surfclams within the Middle Atlantic Bight: Model development, larval dispersal and metapopulation connectivity. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 153: 38-53. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2014.11.033
Narváez, D., D. Munroe, E. Hofmann, J. Klinck, E. Powell, R. Mann, and E. Curchitser. 2015. Long-term dynamics in Atlantic surfclam (Spisula solidissima) populations: The role of bottom water temperature. Journal of Marine Systems 141: 136-148. doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.08.007
Munroe, D., J. Klinck, E. Hofmann, and E.N.P. Powell. 2014. A modeling study of metapopulation genetic connectivity in Delaware Bay oysters and the role of marine protected areas. Aquatic Conservation. 24: 645-666. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2400
Munroe, D., J. Klinck, E. Hofmann, and E.N.P. Powell. 2013. How do shellfisheries influence genetic connectivity in metapopulations? A modeling study examining the role of lower size limits in oyster fisheries. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 70(12): 1813-1828, DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2013-0089
Munroe, D., Tabatabai*, A., Burt, I., Bushek, D., Powell, E. N., & Wilkin, J. 2013. Oyster mortality in Delaware Bay: Impacts and recovery from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 135:209-219. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.10.011
Munroe, D., Powell, E.N.P., Mann, R., Klinck, J., Hofmann, E. 2013. Underestimation of primary productivity on continental shelves: evidence from maximum size of extant surfclam populations. Fisheries Oceanography. 22: 220-233. DOI: 10.1111/fog.12016
Munroe, D., Klinck, J., Hofmann, E., Powell, E.N.P. 2012. The role of larval dispersal in metapopulation gene flow: local population dynamics matter. Journal of Marine Research. 70: 441-467. DOI: 10.1357/002224012802851869
Munroe, D.M., and Noda, T. 2010. Physical and biological factors contributing to changes in the relative importance of recruitment to population dynamics in open populations. Marine Ecology Progress Series 412: 151-162. DOI:10.3354/meps08712
Munroe, D.M., Noda, T., and Ikeda*, T. 2010. Shore level differences in barnacle (Chthamalus dalli) recruitment relative to rock surface topography. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 392: 188-192. DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.04.019
Munroe, D.M, and T. Noda. 2009. Spatial pattern of rocky intertidal barnacle recruitment: comparison over multiple tidal levels and years. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89(2): 345-353. DOI:10.1017/S0025315408003160
Munroe, D. M., and R. S. McKinley. 2007. Effect of predator netting on recruitment and growth of Manila clams (Venerupis philippinarum) on soft substrate intertidal plots in British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Shellfish Research. 26(4): 1035-1044. DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[1035:EOPNOR]2.0.CO;2
Munroe, D. M. and R. S. McKinley. 2007. Commercial Manila clam (Tapes philippinarum) tenures in British Columbia, Canada: the effects of anti-predator netting on intertidal sediment characteristics. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 72: 319-328. DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2006.10.025
Munroe, D., and S. McKinley. 2005. Consideration of turbulence in calibration of plaster blocks used for flow measurement. Aquaculture Canada 2004 Proceedings of Contributed Papers. AAC Spec. Publ. No. 9. C.I. Henrdry Editor.
Munroe, D. M., D. Bright and S. McKinley. 2004. Separation of recently settled manila clams (Tapes philippinarum A. Adams and Reeve, 1850) from three sediment types using sucrose density solution. Journal of Shellfish Research, 23(1):89-92.