Research Projects
| Coastal
Geomorphic Processes |
| Project title: |
Creation of a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) –
based Automated Coastal Change Analysis Toolbox |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Peter
August, Dept. Natural Resources Science, University
of Rhode Island
Arthur Rodriguez, NPS Assateague
Island National Seashore |
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Mark Duffy, NPS, Northeast Coastal & Barrier Network |
| Start date: |
September 2002 |
Status: |
Complete |
| Products: |
To
view a PowerPoint presentation for this project, click
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| Project title: |
Influence of geological framework
on shoreline retreat rates, Assateague Island National Seashore,
Maryland & Virginia |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Douglas
Levin, Earth Mapping Laboratory, University of Maryland,
Eastern Shore
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
David
Krant, USGS, Water Resources
Division & Dept. Earth, Ecological
and Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo |
| Start date: |
2001 |
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| Project title: |
Investigation of Bayside Erosion at Fire Island
National Seashore |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Karl
Nordstrom, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers
University
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
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| Start date: |
January 2004 |
Status: |
Project development / initiation |
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Cultural
Resources  |
| Project title: |
Archeological Overview and Assessment for
Springfield Armory National Historic Site |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Mitchell
T. Mulholland, University of Massachusetts Archaeological
Services, Department of Anthropology, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
William
Griswold, NPS Northeast Region Archeology Program |
| Start date: |
September 2003 |
Status: |
On-going; draft report due May 1, 2004 |
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| Project title: |
Archeological Sites Management Information
System Backlog Project |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Mitchell
T. Mulholland, University of Massachusetts Archaeological
Services, Department of Anthropology, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Allen
Cooper, Manager, NPS Northeast Region Archeology
Program |
| Start date: |
September 2003 |
Status: |
On-going |
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| Landscape
Ecology & Maintenance of Habitat Diversity |
| Project title: |
Feasibility
of Sampling Surf-Zone Fishes in National Seashore Waters |
| Principal investigator(s): |
David
Bengtson, Department of Fish, Animal and
Veterinary Sciences, University of Rhode Island
Conrad
Recksiek, Department of Fish, Animal and
Veterinary Sciences, University of Rhode Island |
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
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| Start date: |
June 2003 |
Status: |
Project development / initiation |
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| Project title: |
Managing the Fisheries Resources of Fire Island
National Seashore |
| Principal investigator(s): |
David
Conover, Marine Science Research Center,
Stony Brook University
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Charles
Roman, U.S. Geological Survey Biological Resources
Division and Graduate School of Oceanography, University
of Rhode Island |
| Start date: |
October 2003 |
Status: |
In development |
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| Project title: |
Vegetation Monitoring at Capped Artesian
Wells, Fire Island National Seashore |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Keith
Killingbeck, Department of Biological Sciences,
University of Rhode Island
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
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| Start date: |
August 2003 |
Status: |
Data analysis |
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| Project title: |
Determination
of the Distribution of Mosquito Species Associated with West
Nile Encephalitis and Survey of Potential Breeding Habitat
in National Park Service Units in the Northeast and National
Capital regions |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Roger
LeBrun, Department of Plant Sciences, University
of Rhode Island & Jeurel
Singleton,
Department of Natural Sciences, University of
Maryland Eastern Shore
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Howard
Ginsberg, U.S. Geological Survey Biological
Resources Division |
| Start date: |
October 2000 |
Status: |
Report publication |
| Products: |
Ginsberg,
H. Research in national parks. Patuxent Wildlife Research
Center FY2001 Annual Science Meeting. January 2001.
Columbia, MD.
Ginsberg,
H. Ecology and management of vector-borne pathogens
on Fire Island. Fire Island National Seashore Fourth
Biennial Science Conference. March 2003. Brookhaven
National Lab, Upton, NY.
Lussier,
C. 2003. Distribution and comparative sampling of
mosquitoes in national park units in the northeastern
United States. Master's Thesis. Department of Plant
Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston,
RI.
 To
view a short video clip of a Discovery Channel episode
filmed during a research field trip for this project,
click here or go to http://www.news.uri.edu/videos/ and click on "Discovery swats at mosquito
virus" at the bottom of the page
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| Project title: |
Marine Protected Areas and the Northeast
National Park Service |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Virginia
Lee,
Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography,
University of Rhode Island
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Charles
Roman, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
& Graduate School of Oceanography, University
of Rhode Island |
| Start date: |
July 2002 |
Status: |
Report publication |
| Products: |
Lee, V.
2003. Marine Protected Areas and the Northeast National
Park Service. CESU Technical Report. In prep. URI,
Narragansett, RI. |
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| Project title: |
Remote Sensing and Landscape
Analysis of Indicators of Estuarine Condition in the Northeastern
United States |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Wilfrid
Rodriguez, Department of Natural Resources Science,
University of Rhode Island
Peter
August, Coastal Institute & Department
of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode
Island.
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Norman
Rubinstein, EPA; Department of Natural Resources Science, University
of Rhode Island. |
| Start date: |
September 2000 |
Status: |
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| Products: |
Rodriguez,
W. 2003. Remote Sensing and Landscape Analysis of
Indicators of Estuarine Condition in the Northeastern
United States. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of
Rhode Island. (PDF,
2.1Mb) |
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| Monitoring
& Modeling Long-term Changes |
| Project title: |
Analysis of Benthic Invertebrate Occurrence,
Community Structure, and Correlation with Submerged Aquatic
Vegetation Beds at Assateague Island National Seashore |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Clement
Counts, Department of Natural Resources, University
of Maryland Eastern Shore |
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Charles
Roman, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
& Graduate School of Oceanography, University
of Rhode Island |
| Start date: |
September 2002 |
Status: |
Complete |
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| Project title: |
Collaborative
Evaluation of the Present and Historic Sediment Dynamics of
Jamaica Bay, NY (Gateway National Recreation Area) |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Steven
Goodbred, Marine Science Research
Center, Stony Brook University
Robert
Wilson, Marine Science Research
Center, Stony Brook University
Kirk
Cochran,Marine Science Research
Center, Stony Brook University
Roger
Flood, Marine Science Research
Center, Stony Brook University
Henry
J. Bokuniewicz, Marine Science Research
Center, Stony Brook University
R.
Lawrence Swanson, Marine Science Research
Center, Stony Brook University
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
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| Start date: |
September 2003 |
Status: |
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| Project title: |
Relationships Among Barrier Island Processes, Sea
Level Rise, and Maintenance of Salt Marsh Habitat at Fire
Island National Seashore |
| Principal investigator(s): |
John
King, Graduate School of Oceanography, University
of Rhode Island
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Charles
Roman, National Park Service, University of Rhode
Island
Donald
Cahoon,
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Start date: |
May 2002 |
Status: |
Complete |
| Products: |
Roman,
C.T., D.R. Cahoon, J.W. King, and M. Lawrence. 2003.
Monitoring salt marsh development processes at Fire
Island National Seashore: Are salt marshes keeping
pace with sea-level rise? Fire Island National Seashore
4th Biennial Science Conference. March 24, 2003.
Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, New York.
Roman,
C.T., J.W. King, D.R. Cahoon, J.C. Lynch, and P.G.
Appleby. July 2007. Evaluation of marsh development
processes at Fire Island National Seashore (New York):
recent and historic perspectives. Technical Report
NPS/NER/NRTR – 2007/089. National Park Service,
Boston, MA. (PDF,
1.2 Mb) |
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| Project title: |
Inventory and Monitoring at the Cape Cod National
Seashore: Benthic Macrofauna |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Sheldon
Pratt, Graduate School of Oceanography, University
of Rhode Island
Candace
Oviatt, Graduate School of Oceanography, University
of Rhode Island |
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
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| Start date: |
September 2000 |
Status: |
Data collection |
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| Project title: |
Development of Salt Marsh Change Detection Protocol
Using Remote Sensing and GIS |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Y.Q.
Wang, Department of Natural Resources Sciences,
University of Rhode Island |
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Kathryn
Mellander, NPS, Gateway National Recreation Area |
| Start date: |
September 2003 |
Status: |
Data collection |
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| Nutrient
Enrichment & Contaminants |
| Project title: |
Assessment of Trends in Contaminant
Inputs and Cultural Eutrophication in Cape Cod National Seashore
and Acadia National Park |
| Principal investigator(s): |
John
King, Graduate School of Oceanography, University
of Rhode Island
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Charles
Roman, U.S. Geological Survey Biological Resources
Division and Graduate School of Oceanography, University
of Rhode Island |
| Start date: |
2001 |
Status: |
Data collection |
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| Project title: |
Assessment of Nutrient Loading in Coastal Ecosystems:
Assateague Island National Seashore |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Scott
Nixon, Graduate School of Oceanography, University
of Rhode Island
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
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| Start date: |
February 2001 |
Status: |
Complete |
| Products: |
Granger,
S., S. Nixon, L. Harris, J. Chaves, R. Fulweiler,
C. Mueller, B. Sturgis, and A. Almario. A preliminary
assessment of seagrass health and vitality in Assateague
National Seashore's coastal bays. Understanding
the Role of Macroalgae in Shallow Estuaries. January
10-11, 2002. Linthicum, Maryland.
Nixon,
S.W. (Plenary Speaker) Responses of shallow marine
ecosystems to nutrient enrichment. Understanding
the Role of Macroalgae in Shallow Estuaries Conference.
January 10-11, 2002. Linthicum, Maryland.
Nixon,
S., B Buckley, S. Granger, J. Bintz. 2001. Responses
of very shallow marine ecosystems to nutrient enrichment. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment. 7:
1457-1481. |
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| Project title: |
Restoration of Jamaica Bay Salt Marsh, Gateway
National Recreation Area (GATE) |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Steven
Goodbred,
Marine Science Research Center, Stony Brook University |
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
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| Start date: |
September 2003 |
Status: |
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| Project title: |
Monitoring
the Success of Salt Marsh Restoration by Evaluating Trophic
Relationships: a Multiple Stable Isotope Approach |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Mary-Jane
James-Pirri, Graduate School of Oceanography,
University of Rhode Island |
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Charles
Roman, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
& Graduate School of Oceanography, University
of Rhode Island
Richard
McKinney, US Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 1 Atlantic Ecology Division |
| Start date: |
2001 |
Status: |
Data analysis |
| Products: |
Wozniak,
A., MJ James-Pirri, C. Roman, S. Wainright, and R.
McKinney. Monitoring the success of salt marsh restoration
by evaluating trophic relationships: a multiple stable
isotope approach. Estuarine Research Federation, September
14-18, 2003. Seattle, Washington. |
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| Project title: |
Implementing
Long -Term Monitoring of Salt Marsh Communities within the
Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network of the National Park
Service |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Mary-Jane
James-Pirri, Graduate School of Oceanography,
University of Rhode Island
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Charles
Roman, National Park Service, University of Rhode
Island
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| Start date: |
July 2002 |
Status: |
Data collection |
| Products: |
James-Pirri,
M.J., and C.T. Roman. A new nekton sampler for sale
marsh ditches. New England Estuarine Research Society.
May 9-11,Bar Harbor, Maine |
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| Project title: |
Hydrodynamic
Assessment of Estuarine Restoration of Pilgrim Lake, Moon
Pond, and Salt Meadow, Truro, Massachusetts |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Malcolm
Spaulding, Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode
Island |
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
John
Portnoy, NPS, Cape Cod National Seashore |
| Start date: |
October 2003 |
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Technical
Support
| Project title: |
Geospatial
Statistical Analysis: A Seminar |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Peter
August, Dept. Natural Resources Science, University
of Rhode Island
Lilliana Gonzales, Dept. Computer Science and Statistics, University
of Rhode Island |
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Anne Kuhn, Environmental Protection Agency |
| Start date: |
June 2nd – 6th, 2003 |
Status: |
Complete |
| Products: |
Seminar agenda and proceedings: http://www.ci.uri.edu/projects/geostats/ |
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| Project title: |
Science
Synthesis Papers in support of the Fire Island National Seashore
General Management Plan |
| Principal investigator(s): |
David
Conover, Marine Sciences Research Center,
Stony Brook University
Howard
Ginsberg, USGS, Patuxent Wildlife Research
Center
Kenneth
Hinga, Graduate School of Oceanography, University
of Rhode Island
Karl
Nordstrom,
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers
University
Norbert
Psuty, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences,
Rutgers University
Brian
Underwood, USGS, Patuxent Wildlife Research
Center
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| Federal collaborator(s): |
Charles
Roman,
National Park Service |
| Start date: |
2005 |
Status: |
Complete |
| Products: |
Background
and products: http://www.ci.uri.edu/naccesu/CESU_FIIS.htm. |
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| Project title: |
Technical
Assistance in the Northeastern U.S. Coastal Parks: Coastal
Processes |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Norbert
Psuty, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences,
Rutgers University
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Advice and consultation to
Park and regional administrators on both short and
long-term programs related to coastal processes and
changes associated with storm events, structures,
dredging, dune stabilization and other natural and
human-induced processes. |
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| Project title: |
Topographic
Survey and Data Analysis, Big Egg Marsh, Jamaica Bay, Gateway
National Recreation Areas |
| Principal investigator(s): |
Norbert
Psuty, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences,
Rutgers University
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