Publications

a. Peer–reviewed Contributions

Fiege, D., Ramey, P.A., Ebbe B. (2010) Diversity and distributional patterns of Polychaeta in the deep South Atlantic. Deep-sea Research I  57: 1329-1344

Grassle, J.F., Ramey, P.A., and Petrecca, R.F. (2009) Temporal and spatial variation in infaunal community structure in physically active continental shelf sediments at a long-term ecosystem observatory (LEO-15) off New Jersey, USA. Journal of Marine Research 67: 869-897

Ramey, P.A, Grassle, J.P., Grassle, J.F., and Petrecca, R. M.  (2009) Small-scale, patchy distributions of infauna in hydrodynamically mobile continental shelf sands: Do ripple crests and troughs support different communities? Continental Shelf Research. Continental Shelf Research 29: 2222-2233

Ramey, P.A., Teichman, L., Oleksiak, J., and Balci, F. (2009) Spontaneous alternation in marine crabs: Invasive versus native species. Behavioral Processes 82: 51-55

Avery, L., Ramey, P.A. and Wilson, R. 2009. New Polygordiidae (Polychaeta) from the Australian Region. Zootaxa 2068: 59-68

Schofield, O., Chant, R., Cahill, B., Castelao, R., Gong, D., Kahl, A., Kohut, J., Montes-Hugo, M., Ramadurai, R., Ramey, P., Yu, X. and Glenn, S. (2008) The decadal view of the Mid-Atlantic Bight from the COOLroom: is our coastal system changing? Oceanography 21: 109-117

Ramey, P.A. and Bodnar, E. (2008) Active post-settlement selection by a deposit-feeding polychaete, Polygordius jouinae, for sands with relatively high organic content. Limnology and Oceanography 54: 1512-1520

Ramey P.A. (2008a) Life history and population dynamics of a dominant polychaete, Polygordius jouinae, in inner continental shelf sands of the Mid-Atlantic Bight, USA.
Marine Biology 154: 443-452

Ramey, P.A., Fiege, D. and Leander B.S. (2006) A new species of Polygordius (Polychaeta: Polygordiidae) from the inner continental shelf and in bays and harbours of the north-eastern United States. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 86:1025-1034

Leander, B.C., Ramey, P.A., and Fiege, D. (2006) Cellular identity of a novel small subunit rDNA sequence clade of apicomplexans. Description of the marine parasite Rhytidocystis polygordiae n. sp. (Host: Polygordius sp., Polychaeta). Journal of Eukaryote Microbiology 53: 280-291

Ramey P.A. and Snelgrove P.V.R. (2003) Spatial patterns in coastal and shelf sedimentary macrofaunal communities on the south coast of Newfoundland in relation to surface oceanography and sediment characteristics. Marine Ecology Progress Series 262:215-22

b. Non-peer reviewed contributions

Ramey, P.A. (2010) New Jersey Coastal Ocean Assessment: benthic index development. Preliminary Report. Prepared for: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey 130 pp.

Ramey, P.A. and Fiege, D. (2007) “A famous-- or infamous marine worm”. Global Marine Environment 5, pg. 16

Ramey. P.A. (1997) Stream Invertebrates. In: Brylinsky, M. Grafton Watershed Ecological Restoration Monitoring Project, Kejimkujik National Park: Phase II Final Report. Center for Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Acadia University.  For: Environment Canada Parks and Supply and Services Canada: Contract No. C4600-5- 0059/01-Hal 130 pp

c. Thesis and dissertations

Ramey P.A. (2008b) Processes affecting macrofaunal community structure in sandy sediments on the New Jersey inner continental shelf with a focus on the dominant polychaete Polygordius jouinae. PhD Dissertation, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Ramey, P.A. (2001) Factors influencing patterns in distribution, abundance and diversity of sedimentary macrofauna in deep, muddy sediments of Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and adjacent shelf. Masters Dissertation, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Ramey, P.A. (1997) Recolonization and changes in community structure of benthic macroinvertebrates associated with habitat changes in Grafton Lake Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia. Honor Thesis, Acadia University

d. In Preparation

Ramey, P.A., Fiege, D. and Purschke, G. Polygordiidae Czerniavsky, 1881. Introduction and Phylogeny. In: Handbook of Zoology. (Book Chapter)

Ramey, P.A., Fuller, C., Taghon, G., Grassle, J.P., Noji, C., Fuchs, H., and Chen, Y.  Bottom roughness and turbulent flow on growth of the commercially valuable Atlantic Surfclam, Spisula solidissima in laboratory flumes (prepared for Limnology and Oceanography)

Ramey, P.A., Ambler, J., and Fiege, D. Spatial and seasonal patterns in distribution and abundance of Polygordius larvae along the east coast of the United States (prepared for Marine Ecology Progress Series)

Ramey, P.A., P. Ruamps and F. Balci. An experimental model to assess the exploratory activity and efficiency of the green crab in the absence and presence of a competitor (prepared for Behavioral Processes)

Ramey, P.A. and Fiege, D. Three new species of Polygordius (Polychaeta: Polygordiidae) from North America (prepared for Journal of Marine Biological Association of UK)

Ramey, P.A., Quijón, P., and Snelgrove, P.V.R. Infaunal spatial patterns on the Canadian continental shelf using polychaete functional groups (prepared for Polar Biology)

e. Oral Presentations and Posters (published abstracts)

Ramey, P.A., Ambler, J., and Fiege, D. (2010). Spatial and seasonal patterns in distribution and abundance of Polygordius larvae along the east coast of the United States. International Polychaete Conference, Lecce, Italy, June 17-23

Ramey, P.A. and Fiege, D. (2010). Three new species of Polygordius (Family: Polygordiidae) from North America. International Polychaete Conference, Lecce, Italy, June 17-23

Ramey, P.A., Balci, F.; Ruamps, P.; Oleksiak, J.; and Teichman, E. (2010). An experimental model to assess the exploratory activity and efficiency in invasive vs. native species of marine crabs. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA March 10-14

Chen, Y, and Ramey, P.A. (2010). Effect of habitat on growth rate of juvenile Atlantic surfclams, Spisula solidissima, in an annular flume: shell-hash vs. flat sand bed. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA March 10-14

Goss, J. and Ramey, P.A. (2010) Recruitment and mortality of surfclams, Spisula solidissima: field and flume experiments. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA February 22-26

Schroth-Miller, M., Ramey, P.A., and Chant, R. (2008) Long-term variability in surfclam recruitment in relation to climate and local physical factors. American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, California, USA December 15-19

Schroth-Miller, M., Ramey, P.A., and Chant, R. (2008) Long-term variability in surfclam recruitment in relation to climate and local physical factors. Mid-Atlantic Bight Physical Oceanography and Meteorology Meeting (MABPOM), Woods Hole, MA., USA September 22-23

Ramey, P.A. (2008c) Climate variability and temporal trends in abundance of a dominant polychaete on the Northwest Atlantic continental shelf. ASLO 2008 Interactions On the Edge, St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada  June 8-13

Ramey, P.A. and Fiege, D. (2008) Undescribed diversity in the genus Polygordius (Annelida: Polychaeta): Pygidial glands as a useful taxonomic character. 18th International Symposium "Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology" of the German Botanical Society, Göttingen, Germany April 7-11

Ramey, P.A. and Fiege, D (2007) Undescribed diversity in the genus Polygordius: pygidial glands as a useful taxonomic character. International Polychaete Meeting (IPC), Portland Maine, USA August 12-18

Ramey, P.A. and Bodnar, E (2007) Active post-settlement habitat selection, by a deposit-feeding polychaete, Polygordius jouinae, in a laboratory flume. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Atlanta Georgia, USA. March 21-25

Ramey, P.A. and Quijón, P.A. (2007) Flumes and marine benthos: A single approach to tackle an array of research questions. #14 Northeast Biological Graduate Student Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada February 23-25

Bodnar, E and Ramey, P.A. (2007) Polygordius, an ambitious marine worm. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA February 4-9

Ramey, P.A. and Snelgrove, P.V.R. (2003) Spatial patterns in coastal and shelf sedimentary macrofaunal communities on the south coast of Newfoundland in relation to surface oceanography and sediment characteristics. Gordon Research Conference on Permeable Sediments, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, USA June 15-20

Ramey, P.A. and Snelgrove, P.V.R. (2002) Macrofaunal community structure in muddy sediments in relation to surface oceanography and sediment characteristics off Newfoundland . #8 International Polychaete conference, Madrid, Spain July 5-9

Ramey, P.A. (2000) Does surface oceanography regulate pattern in coastal and shelf sedimentary communities on the South Coast of Newfoundland? Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA March 9-12