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Metal uptake, transport and release by wetland plants: implications for phytoremediation and restoration by Weis, Judith S., Weis, Peddrick

“…Marshes have been proposed as sites for phytoremediation of metals. The fate of metals within plant tissues is a critical issue for effectiveness of this…”
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Isolation and Characterization of Pleurocidin, an Antimicrobial Peptide in the Skin Secretions of Winter Flounder by Cole, A M, Weis, P, Diamond, G

“…Antimicrobial peptides are found in both myeloid cells and mucosal tissues of many vertebrates and invertebrates. These peptides are predicted to operate as a…”
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Behavior of four species of fiddler crabs, genus Uca, in southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia by WEIS, Judith S, WEIS, Peddrick

“…We studied the behaviors of four species of sympatric fiddler crabs on Kaledupa Island, Indonesia. Species differences in activity level, grooming, burrowing…”
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Rapid changes in fish utilization of mangrove habitat in Western Madagascar by Weis, Judith S, Weis, Peddrick, MacDonald, James, Pearson, Louis

“…Fish use of a mangrove habitat was studied in a small mangrove forest on the West coast of Madagascar. A sand bar near the inlet retains water in parts of the…”
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Mercury Contamination in Diamondback Terrapins in New Jersey by Sherwood, Natalie, Wu, Meiyin, Weis, Peddrick

“…Mercury contamination in consumed foods poses a significant threat to human health globally. The consumption of mercury-contaminated turtle meat is of special…”
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Bioaccumulation and depuration of metals in blue crabs ( Callinectes sapidus Rathbun) from a contaminated and clean estuary by Reichmuth, Jessica M., Weis, Peddrick, Weis, Judith S.

“…Blue crabs from a contaminated estuary (Hackensack Meadowlands-HM) and a cleaner reference site (Tuckerton-TK) were analyzed for Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, and Zn in…”
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Soil metal concentrations and vegetative assemblage structure in an urban brownfield by Gallagher, Frank J., Pechmann, Ildiko, Bogden, John D., Grabosky, Jason, Weis, Peddrick

“…Anthropogenic sources of toxic elements have had serious ecological and human health impacts. Analysis of the soil samples from a brownfield within Liberty…”
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Effects of Contaminants on Behavior: Biochemical Mechanisms and Ecological Consequences by Weis, Judith S., Smith, Graeme, Zhou, Tong, Santiago-Bass, Celine, Weis, Peddrick

“…Killfish from a contaminated site are slow to capture prey and escape predators. Altered neurotransmitters and thyroid may by responsible for this behavior,…”
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Interactions of metals affect their distribution in tissues of Phragmites australis by Weis, Judith S, Glover, Terry, Weis, Peddrick

“…Culms of Phragmites australis were grown in vermiculite in a greenhouse. Some plants were exposed to 1000 μg/g Cu or Pb or Zn, or combinations of two or three…”
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Soil metal concentrations and productivity of Betula populifolia (gray birch) as measured by field spectrometry and incremental annual growth in an abandoned urban Brownfield in New Jersey by Gallagher, Frank J., Pechmann, Ildiko, Bogden, John D., Grabosky, Jason, Weis, Peddrick

“…A forested brownfield within Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA, has soils with arsenic, chromium, lead, zinc and vanadium at concentrations…”
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The Effect of Contaminated Prey on Feeding, Activity, and Growth of Young-of-the-Year Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, in the Laboratory by Candelmo, Allison C., Deshpande, Ashok, Dockum, Bruce, Weis, Peddrick, Weis, Judith S.

“…Young-of-the-year (YOY) bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, reside in some contaminated estuaries of the mid-Atlantic bight during their early life history, and as…”
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Is the invasion of the common reed, Phragmites australis, into tidal marshes of the eastern US an ecological disaster? by Weis, Judith S., Weis, Peddrick

“…Studies of effects of the invasive brackish marsh plant Phragmites australis (common reed) on estuarine biota are reviewed. With few exceptions, most field…”
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Patterns and Processes of Mercury Release from Leaves of Two Dominant Salt Marsh Macrophytes, Phragmites australis and Spartina alterniflora by Windham, Lisamarie, Weis, Judith S., Weis, Peddrick

“…The release of mercury (Hg) from leaf tissue was compared between two dominant salt marsh macrophytes, Spartina alterniflora and Phragmites australis. Rates of…”
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Commentary: Biogeochemical analysis of ancient Pacific Cod bone suggests Hg bioaccumulation was linked to Paleo sea level rise and climate change by Kandasamy, Selvaraj, Weis, Peddrick

“…In this article, Murray and co-authors investigated total concentration of mercury (Hg) and stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) in the bone…”
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Metal dynamics of plant litter of Spartina alterniflora and Phragmites australis in Metal-Contaminated salt marshes. Part 1: Patterns of decomposition and metal uptake by Windham, Lisamarie, Weis, Judith S., Weis, Peddrick

“…To investigate the decay rate and metal uptake in litter from two species of wetland plants, leaves and stems of senescent Spartina alterniflora and Phragmites…”
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Contaminants in Fish of the Hackensack Meadowlands, New Jersey: Size, Sex, and Seasonal Relationships as Related to Health Risks by Weis, Peddrick, Ashley, Jeffrey T. F

“…The trace metal content and related safety (health risk) of Hackensack River fish were assessed within the Hackensack Meadowlands of New Jersey, USA. Eight…”
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Phosphorus utilization in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed practical diets and its consequences on effluent phosphorus levels by Coloso, Relicardo M, King, Kim, Fletcher, John W, Hendrix, Michael A, Subramanyam, Mark, Weis, Peddrick, Ferraris, Ronaldo P

“…Excessive dietary phosphorous (P) concentrations in effluents from aquaculture present a major environmental problem. We therefore studied the effect of…”
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Calcitermin, a novel antimicrobial peptide isolated from human airway secretions by Cole, Alexander M., Kim, Yong-Hwan, Tahk, Samuel, Hong, Teresa, Weis, Peddrick, Waring, Alan J., Ganz, Tomas

“…The human airways are protected from pathogenic colonization by a blanket of fluid impregnated with innate antimicrobial effector molecules. Among several…”
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Mercury uptake by the estuarine species Palaemonetes pugio and Fundulus heteroclitus compared with their parasites, Probopyrus pandalicola and Eustrongylides sp by Bergey, Lauren, Weis, Judith S, Weis, Peddrick

“…When exposed to methylmercury in the laboratory, grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, parasitized by the isopod Probopyrus pandalicola, accumulated lower…”
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Lead Uptake, Distribution, and Effects in Two Dominant Salt Marsh Macrophytes, Spartina alterniflora (Cordgrass) and Phragmites australis (Common Reed) by Windham, Lisamarie, Weis, Judith S., Weis, Peddrick

“…We examined biomass accumulation, tissue concentrations of lead (Pb), and net uptake of Pb in Phragmites australis (common reed) and Spartina alterniflora…”
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