Box 20228
3219 College St.
Savannah, GA 31410
Phone: 912-351-6487
Fax: 912-351-6487
email: ogburnm@savannahstate.edu

Research Interests:

• Transport of decapod (esp. blue crab) larvae from oceanic to estuarine habitats and secondary dispersal as juveniles
  
• Salt marsh and estuarine ecology

Education:

• B.S. Biology, Duke University, 2001
• M.S. Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, 2004
• Ph.D. Environment, Duke University, 2008

Bio:
I grew up in Blacksburg, VA, located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Although I have always been interested in biology, my interest in marine biology grew out of a semester and summer spent at DUML during undergrad. I am now a postdoctoral research fellow at Savannah State University working with NOAA's Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (www.ssufisheries.com). I am continuing my research on larval transport of blue crabs and am developing projects on transport and behavior of shrimp larvae. I am also collaborating on projects focusing on use of oyster reef and marsh edge habitats by nekton. I write a blog called From the Shore that focuses on coastal and ocean science, policy, conservation and education (from-the-shore.blogspot.com).

Publications:

• Ogburn MB, Forward RB Jr. 2009. Ingress of brachyuran crab post-larvae to the Newport River estuary. Estuaries and Coasts 32:309-318.
• Crowder LB, Hazen EL, Avissar N, Bjorkland R, Latanich K, Ogburn MB. 2008. The effect of fishing on marine food webs. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 39:259-278.
• Darnell MZ, Ogburn MB, Diaz H. 2008. A novel running wheel apparatus to monitor locomotor rhythms in land crabs. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 41(3):205-210.
• Ogburn MB, Jackson JL, Forward RB Jr. 2007. Comparison of low salinity tolerance in Callinectes sapidus Rathbun and Callinectes similis Williams postlarvae upon entry into an estuary. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 352:343-350.
• Forward RB Jr., Diaz H, Ogburn MB. 2007. The ontogeny of endogenous rhythm in vertical migration of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus at metamorphosis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 348:154-161.
• Ogburn MB, Alber M. 2006. An investigation of salt marsh dieback in Georgia using field transplants. Estuaries and Coasts 29(1):54-62.

Hobbies:
Kayaking, sailing, photography, gardening, cooking, soccer, ultimate frisbee, hiking