About us:
Dr. Beth Darrow
Chief Scientist, Bald Head Island Conservancy (current)
Research Associate, Center for Marine Science, UNCW (2017 - 2020)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Adjunct Faculty, Biology & Marine Biology, UNCW (2016)
Full-Time Lecturer, University of North Carolina Wilmington (2014-15)
PhD Marine Science, University of South Alabama/Dauphin Island Sea Lab (2015)
Food and Drug Administration-Dauphin Island Sea Lab Doctoral Fellow (2010-2015)
MS Marine Science, College of William and Mary/Virginia Institute of Marine Science (2005)
BA Biology, Environmental Science, University of Virginia (2001)
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Research:
I am a systems ecologist, specializing in estuarine and coastal systems. My early interests were shellfish and salt marsh ecology, but I am broadly interested in flows of carbon and nutrients in estuaries, how organisms affect these flows, how humans influence these processes, and their importance on a global scale. I use field observations, lab experiments, and geochemical techniques to examine environmental change.
Current Research
Specialties & Interests - Benthic-pelagic processes in estuaries, including nutrient cycling and ecosystem metabolism - Anthropogenic effects on estuarine systems, including nutrient inputs and climate change - Effects of land-use change on water quality and estuarine function - Paleo proxies in estuarine sediments (cores) and biogenic structures (bivalve shell) - Shellfish ecology - Nitrogen, carbon, and oxygen stable isotopes - Pollution ecology, especially fecal indicator microbiology |
Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Science collaborative (Grand Bay NSC)
A four-year research and management project sponsored by NOAA, partnering scientists and stakeholders from the Grand Bay NERR and surrounding areas to determine how land use change has affected nutrient and organic matter sources and supply, both spatially and temporally. Scientists from Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Food & Drug Administration, Auburn University Shellfish Lab, University of Southern Mississippi, and Grand Bay NERR partnered to collect data and conduct field experiments from 2010-2013. This was an iterative process, where the scientists presented findings to stakeholders each year, and stakeholders helped direct research efforts. In 2014, we held a stakeholder workshop to share our results, and determine how end users would like to apply the information. Currently, the data products are being developed, including scientific journal articles and a tool for predicting how changes in land use (e.g., impervious surface, patchiness) affects water quality and shellfish safety.
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Publications:
PhD Dissertation: "Biogeochemical and microbial indicators of land-use change in a northern Gulf of Mexico estuary" (University of South Alabama 2015)
MS Thesis: "Physiological ecology of the cultured hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria : a case study in Cherrystone Inlet, Virginia" (Elizabeth Darrow Condon, College of William & Mary 2005)
Other Publications (Numbered are Peer-Reviewed):
7. Clements, J.C. and E.S. Darrow. 2018. Eating in an acidifying ocean: a quantitative review of elevated CO2 effects on marine calcifier feeding rates. Hydrobiologia 820(1):1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3665-1
6. Krause, J.W., E.S. Darrow, R.A. Pickering, R.H. Carmichael, A.M Larson, J.L. Basaldua. 2017. Reactive silica fractions in coastal lagoon sediments from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Continental Shelf Research 151:8-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2017.09.014
5. Boulais, M., K.J. Chenevert, A.T. Demey, E.S. Darrow, M.R. Raine, J.P. Roberts, A. Volety. 2017. Oyster reproduction is compromised by acidification experienced seasonally in coastal regions. Scientific Reports 7:13276. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-13480-3
4. Darrow, E.S., R.H. Carmichael, C.F.T. Andrus, H.E. Jackson. 2017. From middens to modern estuaries, oyster shells sequester source-specific nitrogen. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.12.023
3. Darrow, E.S., R.H. Carmichael, K.R. Calci, W. Burkhardt III. 2016. Land-use related changes to sedimentary organic matter in tidal creeks of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Limnology and Oceanography. doi:10.1002/lno.10453
2. Schrandt, M.N., J. Cebrian, E.S. Darrow, D.J. Dalrymple, C. Marco-Mendez, L.M. Ferrero-Vicente, K.L. Heck, J.L. Sanchez Lizaso. 2015. Evidence of short-term burial response by benthic macrofauna associated with the Mediterranean seagrass Cymodocea nodosa. Ciencias Marinas 41(1):33-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.7773/cm.v41i1.2476 PDF
1. Lynch, PD, MJ Brush, ED Condon, RJ Latour. 2010. Net removal of nitrogen through ingestion of phytoplankton by Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus in Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series 401:195-209. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08389
Brush, MJ, KL Moore, ED Condon. 2007. Synthesis of data from the National Estuarine Research Reserve System-Wide Monitoring Program for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Final Report to the NOAA/UNH Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET): PDF
MS Thesis: "Physiological ecology of the cultured hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria : a case study in Cherrystone Inlet, Virginia" (Elizabeth Darrow Condon, College of William & Mary 2005)
Other Publications (Numbered are Peer-Reviewed):
7. Clements, J.C. and E.S. Darrow. 2018. Eating in an acidifying ocean: a quantitative review of elevated CO2 effects on marine calcifier feeding rates. Hydrobiologia 820(1):1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3665-1
6. Krause, J.W., E.S. Darrow, R.A. Pickering, R.H. Carmichael, A.M Larson, J.L. Basaldua. 2017. Reactive silica fractions in coastal lagoon sediments from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Continental Shelf Research 151:8-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2017.09.014
5. Boulais, M., K.J. Chenevert, A.T. Demey, E.S. Darrow, M.R. Raine, J.P. Roberts, A. Volety. 2017. Oyster reproduction is compromised by acidification experienced seasonally in coastal regions. Scientific Reports 7:13276. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-13480-3
4. Darrow, E.S., R.H. Carmichael, C.F.T. Andrus, H.E. Jackson. 2017. From middens to modern estuaries, oyster shells sequester source-specific nitrogen. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.12.023
3. Darrow, E.S., R.H. Carmichael, K.R. Calci, W. Burkhardt III. 2016. Land-use related changes to sedimentary organic matter in tidal creeks of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Limnology and Oceanography. doi:10.1002/lno.10453
2. Schrandt, M.N., J. Cebrian, E.S. Darrow, D.J. Dalrymple, C. Marco-Mendez, L.M. Ferrero-Vicente, K.L. Heck, J.L. Sanchez Lizaso. 2015. Evidence of short-term burial response by benthic macrofauna associated with the Mediterranean seagrass Cymodocea nodosa. Ciencias Marinas 41(1):33-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.7773/cm.v41i1.2476 PDF
1. Lynch, PD, MJ Brush, ED Condon, RJ Latour. 2010. Net removal of nitrogen through ingestion of phytoplankton by Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus in Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series 401:195-209. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08389
Brush, MJ, KL Moore, ED Condon. 2007. Synthesis of data from the National Estuarine Research Reserve System-Wide Monitoring Program for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Final Report to the NOAA/UNH Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET): PDF
Students
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Graduate
Jessica Kinsella - 2017-present MS Marine Science (co-advised with Dr. Aswani Volety, Biology & Marine Biology)
Undergraduates - Honors
Nicole Webster - 2018-2019 Acoustic diversity of Southeastern NC benthic environments (co-advised with Dr. Martin Posey, Biology & Marine Biology)
Emily Manuel - 2018 Zooplankton biomass and diversity on Masonboro Island, NC (co-advised with Dr. Jessie Jarvis, Biology & Marine Biology)
Kimberly Gaston - 2017-2018 Impacts of oyster cultivation on phytoplankton biomass and diversity on Masonboro Island, NC (co-advised with Dr. Craig Bailey, Biology & Marine Biology)
Kelley Meehan - 2017 Method development: Chemical cleaning of ancient bivalve shells for use as proxies for marine nitrogen source through stable isotope analysis (co-advised with Dr. Chad Lane, Earth & Ocean Sciences)
Serena Lea - 2016-2017 Testing the Trojan Horse Hypothesis: Shellfish aquaculture gear as substrate for jellyfish polyps In North Carolina (co-advised with Dr. Rob Condon, Biology & Marine Biology)
Undergraduates - Directed Independent Study
Sesalie Rhinehart - Spring 2018 Examining food sources of intertidal wild oysters (Crassostrea virginica) using stable istopes
Connor Kelley - Fall 2017-Spring 2018 Correlations between oyster growout practices and boring sponge (Cliona celata) infections of the Eastern oyster
Emily Manuel - Fall 2017 Zooplankton biomass and diversity on Masonboro Island, NC (co-advised with Dr. Rob Condon)
RJ Bussi - Fall 2017 Impacts of oyster aquaculture on shorebird abundance and diversity on Masonboro Island, NC
Claire Benson - Fall 2017-Spring 2018 Sediment organic enrichment by shellfish aquaculture
Kimberly Gaston - Spring 2017 Ecosystem services of shellfish aquaculture in North Carolina
Lorie Williams - Fall 2016 Bay scallops as indicators of nitrogen inputs in Peconic Bay, NY
Jessica Carlton - Spring 2017 Ecosystem services of shellfish aquaculture in North Carolina
Summer 2016, Spring 2018 Bay scallops as indicators of nitrogen inputs in Peconic Bay, NY
Shelby Pounds - Spring 2015 Stable isotopes in ancient bivalve shells
Jessica Kinsella - Spring 2015 Stable isotopes in ancient bivalve shells
Part-Time Lab & Field Technicians
Kirsten Zitkus - Fall 2017
Michelle Weatherford - Fall 2017-Spring 2018
Alexis Vargas - Fall 2017
Volunteers
Nicole Webster - Spring 2018
Sarah Nicholson - Fall 2017
Kirsten Zitkus - Fall 2017
Marianne DenHartog - Fall 2016 Effects of ocean acidification on oyster physiology and growth
Jessica Kinsella - 2017-present MS Marine Science (co-advised with Dr. Aswani Volety, Biology & Marine Biology)
Undergraduates - Honors
Nicole Webster - 2018-2019 Acoustic diversity of Southeastern NC benthic environments (co-advised with Dr. Martin Posey, Biology & Marine Biology)
Emily Manuel - 2018 Zooplankton biomass and diversity on Masonboro Island, NC (co-advised with Dr. Jessie Jarvis, Biology & Marine Biology)
Kimberly Gaston - 2017-2018 Impacts of oyster cultivation on phytoplankton biomass and diversity on Masonboro Island, NC (co-advised with Dr. Craig Bailey, Biology & Marine Biology)
Kelley Meehan - 2017 Method development: Chemical cleaning of ancient bivalve shells for use as proxies for marine nitrogen source through stable isotope analysis (co-advised with Dr. Chad Lane, Earth & Ocean Sciences)
Serena Lea - 2016-2017 Testing the Trojan Horse Hypothesis: Shellfish aquaculture gear as substrate for jellyfish polyps In North Carolina (co-advised with Dr. Rob Condon, Biology & Marine Biology)
Undergraduates - Directed Independent Study
Sesalie Rhinehart - Spring 2018 Examining food sources of intertidal wild oysters (Crassostrea virginica) using stable istopes
Connor Kelley - Fall 2017-Spring 2018 Correlations between oyster growout practices and boring sponge (Cliona celata) infections of the Eastern oyster
Emily Manuel - Fall 2017 Zooplankton biomass and diversity on Masonboro Island, NC (co-advised with Dr. Rob Condon)
RJ Bussi - Fall 2017 Impacts of oyster aquaculture on shorebird abundance and diversity on Masonboro Island, NC
Claire Benson - Fall 2017-Spring 2018 Sediment organic enrichment by shellfish aquaculture
Kimberly Gaston - Spring 2017 Ecosystem services of shellfish aquaculture in North Carolina
Lorie Williams - Fall 2016 Bay scallops as indicators of nitrogen inputs in Peconic Bay, NY
Jessica Carlton - Spring 2017 Ecosystem services of shellfish aquaculture in North Carolina
Summer 2016, Spring 2018 Bay scallops as indicators of nitrogen inputs in Peconic Bay, NY
Shelby Pounds - Spring 2015 Stable isotopes in ancient bivalve shells
Jessica Kinsella - Spring 2015 Stable isotopes in ancient bivalve shells
Part-Time Lab & Field Technicians
Kirsten Zitkus - Fall 2017
Michelle Weatherford - Fall 2017-Spring 2018
Alexis Vargas - Fall 2017
Volunteers
Nicole Webster - Spring 2018
Sarah Nicholson - Fall 2017
Kirsten Zitkus - Fall 2017
Marianne DenHartog - Fall 2016 Effects of ocean acidification on oyster physiology and growth