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Forecasting and Modeling - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean ...
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Forecasting and Modeling Ecological forecasting and modeling are used to predict changes in the environment and the resulting impacts to ecosystems ...
NCCOS PROJECT - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/statistical-modeling-marine-bird-distributions/
An understanding of marine bird distribution and abundance is important to environmentally responsible development of offshore renewable energy ...
New Research Shows Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Threatened ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-scientists-publish-on-spatial-modelling-of-threatened-elkhorn-coral/
Scientists and natural resource managers have focused a lot of attention on species distribution models to predict future geographic ranges of species ...
Modeling Seabird Distributions off the Pacific Coast of Washington
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Many scientists contributed to the development of this report and the corresponding seabird models it describes. Contributors provided seabird ...
Mapping and Analysis of West Coast Groundfish
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We are developing groundfish distribution maps to support fisheries management and conservation. The maps are based on a compilation and analysis of ...
Predictive mapping of seabirds, pinnipeds and cetaceans off the Pacific ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/predictive-mapping-of-seabirds-pinnipeds-and-cetaceans-off-the-pacific-coast-of-washington/
Predicted relative density distribution maps were constructed using associative models linking at-sea species observations with environmental ...
Characterizing Potential Distributions of Deep-Sea Corals, Sponges, and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/predictive-benthic-habitat-suitability-modeling-of-deep-sea-biota-on-the-us-pacific-outer-continental-shelf/
We developed spatial predictive models for deep-sea corals, sponges, and benthic macrofauna offshore of the continental U.S. West Coast. Maps and ...
Climate Change Impacts on Intertidal Zone Populations
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Barnacles and mussels control the distribution and abundance of other species in the intertidal zone, because they are able to overgrow their ...
Temperature and Oxygen Tolerances of Marine Species Predict their ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/temperature-and-oxygen-tolerances-of-marine-species-predict-their-distributions/
It is applying coastal ocean models to determine the vulnerability of important species to changing temperature and oxygen in the California Current ...
NCCOS Advancing Climate-informed Decisions in NOAA’S Climate ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/nccos-advancing-climate-informed-decisions-in-noaas-climate-ecosystems-and-fisheries-initiative/
This graphic shows the components of the CEFI system and how ocean models will be used to develop decision support tools that are ultimately shared ...
Models of habitat suitability, size, and age-class structure for the ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/models-of-habitat-suitability-size-and-age-class-structure-for-the-deep-sea-black-coral-leiopathes-glaberrima-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/
Visual observations from these surveys were collated and geo-referenced in a regional database with national museum records in order to: (1) map the d ...
Predictive Modeling and Mapping of Hardbottom Seafloor Habitats off the ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/predictive-modeling-mapping-hardbottom-seafloor-habitats-southeast-u-s/
Detailed maps of seafloor habitats along the southeast U.S. coast are sparse. While efforts to explore and map fish habitats have increased ...
Development and Implementation of an Operational Harmful Algal Bloom ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/development-and-implementation-of-an-operational-harmful-algal-bloom-prediction-system-for-chesapeake-bay/
The variety of harmful algal bloom (HAB) species, their broad geographic distribution, and the breadth of their impact on different ecosystem ...
Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Project
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Since 2000, we have been collecting field data and relating it to habitat maps and bathymetric models that can be used to predict the distribution of ...
NCCOS Helps Define Best Practices for Modeling Distributions of Deep ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-helps-define-best-practices-for-modeling-distributions-of-deep-sea-corals/
Last month, NCCOS researchers co-led a two-day workshop in Seattle, Washington, on best practices for deep-sea coral distribution modeling. Predictive ...
Third Advisory Panel Workshop on Hypoxia Effects on Fisheries Showcases ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/third-advisory-panel-workshop-on-hypoxia-effects-on-fisheries-showcases-visualization-tool-and-models/
Maps and line graphs will then show the concentration and distribution of Chl a and dissolved oxygen, and the biomass and distribution of the selected ...
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science - NCCOS
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Mapping Ground-Truthing and Predictive Habitat Modeling. We will carry-out high-resolution mapping efforts to determine the abundance and distribution ...
Research Expedition Explores Gulf of Maine Near Proposed Offshore Wind ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/research-expedition-explores-gulf-of-maine-near-proposed-offshore-wind-energy-lease-areas/
These maps will help NOAA create species distribution models for the region, which guide researchers to likely locations of coral habitat and inform ...
Regional Essential Fish Habitat Geospatial Assessment and Framework for ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/regional-essential-fish-habitat-geospatial-assessment-and-framework-for-offshore-sand-features/
Here, we concentrate on the attributes of sand dredging that relate directly to fish and EFH: potential impacts of dredging on fish, a synthesis of ...
Causes of Harmful Algal Blooms and Toxicity - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/habs/causes-of-habs-toxicity/
Oceanic, coastal, and Great Lakes waters of the United States are increasingly impacted by HABs with blooms reported in every state. Certain types of ...