Assistant Professor, Marine Invertebrate Ecological Physiologist
Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
University of Florida
7922 NW 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653
Telephone: 352-392-9617 x264
Fax: 352-846-1088
e-mail: smbaker@mail.ifas.ufl.edu

Ph.D. Marine Science, 1994, The College of William and Mary, School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Dissertation: "Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Metamorphosis - Effects of Low Oxygen" Adviser: Roger Mann

M.S. Biology, Marine Ecology Program, 1988, University of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

Thesis: "Hemoglobin function in a burrowing sea cucumber, Paracaudina chilensis" Advisers: Robert and Nora Terwilliger

B.S. Biology, 1986, Seattle Pacific University, WA Magna Cum Laude, Honors program

1999 to present-. Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville
1996-1999. Postdoctoral Associate and Research Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York, Stony Brook
1993-1996. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN 1988-1993. Graduate Research Assistant Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point
1986-1988. Graduate Teaching Fellow, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston, and Biology Department, Eugene, University of Oregon
1986. Fisheries Biologist, BioMed Research Laboratory, Bellevue, WA

Nominated for the George A. Bartholomew Award, given by the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Division of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry.

Develop and Maintain, CLAM-L Listserv for use by Florida Hard Clam Industry, 1999-present

PUBLICATIONS:

Baker, S.M., and D.J. Hornbach. In press. Seasonal metabolism and biochemical composition of two unionid mussels, Actinonaias ligamentina and Amblema plicata. Journal of Molluscan Studies.

Baker, S.M., J.S. Levinton, and J.E. Ward. 2000. Particle transport in the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha. Biological Bulletin 199: 116-125 (video http://www.mbl.edu/BiologicalBulletin/VIDEO/Baker/index.html)

Levinton, J.S., J.E. Ward, S.E. Shumway, S. M. Baker. 2000. Feeding Processes of Bivalves: Connecting the Gut to the Ecosystem. In Organism-sediment Interactions, ed. S. A. Woodin, Columbia, Univ. of South Carolina Press, in press.

Baker, S.M., J.S. Levinton, J.P. Kurdziel, and S.E. Shumway. 1998. Selective feeding and biodeposition by zebra mussels and their relation to changes in phytoplankton composition and seston load. Journal of Shellfish Research.17: 1207-1213.

Baker, S.M. and D.J. Hornbach. 2000. Physiological status and biochemical composition of a natural population of unionid mussels (Amblema plicata) infested by zebra mussels. American Midland Naturalist 143: 443-452.

Baker, S.M. and D.J. Hornbach. 1997. Acute physiological effects of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) infestation on two unionid mussels, Actinonaias ligamentina and Amblema plicata. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 54: 512-519.

Baker, S. 1994. Beneath the Surface: Freshwater Mussels. P. 1 in Two Rivers Journal, St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, National Park Service.

Baker, P., S. Baker and R. Mann. 1994. Potential Range of the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, in and near Virginia. Pp. 19-33. In Zebra Mussels and the Mid-Atlantic: Reports from the Sea Grant Programs of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. Maryland Sea Grant College, University of Maryland, College Park.

Baker P., S. Baker and R. Mann. 1994. Criteria for predicting zebra mussel invasions in the mid-Atlantic region. Pp. 5-18. In Zebra Mussels and the Mid-Atlantic: Reports from the Sea Grant Programs of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. Maryland Sea Grant College, University of Maryland, College Park.

Baker, S.M. and R. Mann. 1994. Description of metamorphic phases in the oyster Crassostrea virginica and effects of hypoxia on metamorphosis. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 104: 91-99.

Baker, S.M. and R. Mann. 1994. Feeding ability during settlement and metamorphosis in the oyster Crassostrea virginica and the effects of hypoxia on post-settlement ingestion rates. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 181: 239-253.

Baker, S., P. Baker and R. Mann. 1993. Zebra mussels in VirginiaÕs future. Virginia Sea Grant Advisory No. 46, VSG-93-05. 2 pp.

Baker, P. and S. Baker. 1993. Criteria for estimating zebra mussel risk for non-invaded regions. Dreissena polymorpha. Information Review 4(4): 4-10.

Baker, S.M. and N.B. Terwilliger. 1993. Hemoglobin structure and function in the rat-tailed sea cucumber, Paracaudina chilensis. Biol. Bull. 185: 115-122.

Baker, S.M. and R. Mann. 1992. Effects of hypoxia and anoxia on larval settlement, juvenile growth, and juvenile survival of the oyster Crassostrea virginica. Biol. Bull. 182: 265-269.