Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station[Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory]

People

 

 
Yungkul (Younger) Kim
Research Associate
ykim@hsrl.rutgers.edu
(856) 785-0074 ext. 4341
Mailing Address:
  Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory
  6959 Miller Avenue
  Port Norris, NJ 08349 USA
 

Education

Ph.D. 2003 Rutgers University
M.S. 1995 Texas A&M University
B.S. 1992 Pukyong National University, South Korea

 

Research Interests

My research interests include the physiology, ecology and histopathology of aquatic organisms including both native and non-native species, the effects of long-term climate change on disease spread and mechanisms of host defense/resistance to parasites and diseases, the influence of human and natural stress factors (e.g. chemical contamination, eutrophication, habitat loss, overharvesting, changes in climate, extreme natural events, etc.) on aquatic organism health and contaminant body burden, and the potential relationships of biology including parasites, diseases and tissue pathologies to contaminant body burden in sentinel organisms.
 

Current Research Projects

•National Status and Trends (NS&T) Program - Mussel Watch (MW) Project
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

•Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Project
National Fisheries Institute

 

Selected Publications

Kim, Y., E.N. Powell, T.L. Wade and B.J. Presley. 2008. Relationship of parasites and pathologies to contaminant body burden in sentinel bivalves: NOAA Status and Trends 'Mussel Watch' Program. Marine Environmental Research 65:101–127.

Kim, Y. and E.N. Powell. 2007. Distribution of parasites and pathologies in sentinel bivalves: NOAA Status and Trends 'Mussel Watch' Program. Journal of Shellfish Research 26:1115-1151.

Kim, Y. and E.N. Powell. 2006. Relationships among parasites and pathologies in sentinel bivalves: NOAA Status and Trends 'Mussel Watch' Program . Bulletin of Marine Science 79:83-111.

Kim, Y. and E.N. Powell. 2004 . Surf clam histopathology survey along the Delmarva mortality line. Journal of Shellfish Research 23:429-441.

Kim, Y. , E.N. Powell, T.L. Wade, B.J. Presley and J.M. Brooks . 2001. The geographic distribution of population health and contaminant body burden in Gulf of Mexico oysters. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 41:30-46.

Kim, Y. , E.N. Powell, T.L. Wade, B.J. Presley and J.M. Brooks . 1999. Influence of climate change on interannual variation in contaminant body burden in Gulf of Mexico oysters. Marine Environmental Research 48:459-488.

Kim, Y. and E.N. Powell. 1998. Influence of climate change on interannual variation in population attributes of Gulf of Mexico oysters. Journal of Shellfish Research 17:265-274.

Kim, Y. , E.N. Powell, T.L. Wade, B.J. Presley and J. Sericano. 1998. Parasites of sentinel bivalves in the NOAA Status and Trends Program: distribution and relationship to contaminant body burden. Marine Pollution Bulletin 37:45-55.

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