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Limits of Resilience: Uncertain Recovery in Mangrove Ecosystems Following Repeated Hurricane Disturbance - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Building on the momentum of an earlier collaborative project, this team and their users reunited to assess how mangrove recovery and resilience is impacted by... -
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National Estuarine Research Reserve System - NERRS - Vegetation Monitoring Data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Estuarine Research Reserve System has developed a consistent protocol for monitoring vegetation across the nations estuaries. Eventually, the goal is to... -
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Coastal Hazards Risk Communication: A Technical Assistance Transfer Project within the National Estuarine Research Reserve System - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Risk communication skills are essential for coastal community leaders in order to effectively engage, educate, and trigger behavioral changes that improve resilience... -
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Balancing Freshwater Needs in Texas' Changing Climate - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Healthy estuaries are vital to the economy of the Texas central coast, supporting the regionâs multibillion-dollar fishing industry and growing tourist trade.... -
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The Olympia & Pacific Oyster Data Portal
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Locations (i.e., "records") of Ostrea lurida (Olympia oysters) and Magallana gigas (Pacific oysters) observed 1602 to 2020 along the west coast of North America.... -
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Assessing How Climate Change Will Affect Coastal Habitats in the Northeast - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A new tool has been developed, the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Coastal Habitats (CCVATCH), to help land managers, decision makers, and... -
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Mud on the Move: Predicting How Marshes Will Change as Sea Levels Rise - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Healthy tidal marshes support the food webs that underpin our fisheries; they mitigate the impact of coastal storms, and they improve water quality. However, as sea... -
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Using Estuary Data to Teach about Coastal Impacts of Climate Change - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Estuarine Research Reserve System has a proven track record of successfully transferring and translating reserve science to a broad suite of educators... -
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Healthy Wetlands and Communities for Southern California - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Southern Californiaâs coastal environments are under intense development pressure. In the Tijuana River Valley, this pressure translates into the fragmentation and... -
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Building a Collaborative Water Quality Monitoring Strategy for a Changing St. Louis River Estuary - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Water quality monitoring experts, scientists, and estuary caretakers built a long-term collaborative monitoring strategy for estuary nutrients and phytoplankton... -
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Assessing the Effects of Storm Surge Barriers on the Hudson River Estuary - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Coastal cities around the country are exploring structural engineering options for defending against extreme storms and the resulting surge of ocean water that can... -
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People of the Apalachicola System: Exploring Cultural Heritage to Support Ecosystem Planning, Management, and Adaptation - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
By integrating predictive modeling, heritage sites recording, and community engagement, this project advanced a more representative perspective of local cultural... -
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Testing Low-cost, Ultra-portable, Carbon Dioxide and Methane Sensors for Monitoring Salt Marsh Ecosystem Services, Resilience, and Restoration - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Across all five New England reserves, this project team will deploy a novel sensor package to measure greenhouse gases and develop a salt marsh greenhouse gas... -
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Tools, Techniques, and Tactics for Advancing Successful Climate Adaptation - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project created a web-based toolkit, called Resilience Metrics, designed to complement other climate adaptation planning tools. The toolkit provides a rationale... -
Federal
Watershed Planning Across Boundaries in New Hampshire - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Population growth in New Hampshireâs coastal communities is straining municipal stormwater and wastewater infrastructure and placing water quality and public health... -
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Refining Techniques for High-Frequency Monitoring of Chlorophyll in the NERRS - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Twelve biogeochemically diverse reserves participated in a one -year study to standardize protocols for calibration and data management using both chlorophyll methods... -
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Developing DNA Methods to Monitor Invasive Species and Biodiversity in Estuaries - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project tested the use of eDNA methods to identify fish communities, assess biodiversity, and detect invasive crabs in different types of estuaries and connected... -
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Bringing Wetlands to Market on the Gulf Coast - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve is leveraging approaches and lessons learned from the first "Bringing Wetlands to Market" project, which was... -
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Do Prescribed Burns of Phragmites Australis Increase Denitrification and Carbon Sequestration? - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Coastal managers in Delaware examined whether biochar input from prescribed burns restores ecosystem services after removal of Phragmites australis, an invasive grass... -
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National Estuarine Research Reserve System - NERRS - Meteorological Data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Meteorological data provide information on atmospheric conditions that can affect water quality and biological and physical processes. Core elements currently...