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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 ...
Spatial Predictive Modeling of Threatened ESA Corals in the U.S ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/spatial-predictive-modeling-threatened-esa-corals-u-s-atlantic-caribbean/
One of the essential needs for place-based and species-based management is a quantitative spatial assessment of species distribution. Our spatial mode ...
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 ...
Marine Bird Spatial Distributions on the Pacific Outer Continental ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/marine-bird-distributions-pacific-outer-continental-shelf/
Developing high resolution spatial models for the Pacific OCS will provide critical information for renewable energy siting and allow BOEM to predict ...
Mapping and Analysis of West Coast Groundfish
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/mapping-analysis-west-coast-groundfish/
We are developing groundfish distribution maps to support fisheries management and conservation. The maps are based on a compilation and analysis of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Developing a Chesapeake Bay HAB Monitoring and Forecast System for ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/developing-a-chesapeake-bay-hab-monitoring-and-forecast-system-for-margalefidinium-and-alexandrium-blooms/
It will expand our understanding of the geographic and temporal distribution of harmful algal bloom (HAB) species throughout the bay and inform ...
Ecological Characterization of Stellwagen Bank National Marine ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/ecological-characterization-stellwagen-bank-national-marine-sanctuary/
The purpose of this study was to characterize the distribution of selected fishes, seabirds, marine mammals, and contaminants within the Sanctuary and ...
Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Project
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/caribbean-coral-reef-ecosystem-monitoring-project/
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 ...
Marine Biogeographic Assessment of Three National Marine Sanctuaries ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/biogeographic-assessment-sanctuaries-north-central-california/
developed ecological metrics and habitat suitability models for assessment of management strategies and modification of sanctuary boundaries. With out ...
Modeling At-sea Density of Marine Birds Informs Pacific Offshore Wind ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/modeling-at-sea-density-of-marine-birds-informs-pacific-offshore-wind-energy-planning/
NCCOS and partners published the at-sea spatial distributions of 33 species of marine birds for the contiguous U.S. Pacific outer ... The team’s ...
Biogeographic characterization of fish and benthic communities, St ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/biogeographic-characterization-of-fish-and-benthic-communities-st-croix-and-st-john-us-virgin-islands-2001-02-06-to-2010-10-29-nodc-accession-0125236/
This fish database is the result of a mutlifaceted effort described below. The intent of this work is five fold: 1) To spatially characterize and ...
Celebrating 25 Years of Science Serving Coastal Communities
coastalscience.noaa.gov/multimedia/celebrating-25-years-of-science-serving-coastal-communities/
Models allow us to essentially fill in those information gaps using estimated relationships between the occurrence of birds and environmental ...
Biogeographic characterization of fish and benthic communities, St ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/biogeographic-characterization-of-fish-and-benthic-communities-st-croix-us-virgin-islands-2012-05-07-to-2012-05-18-nodc-accession-0125237/
To quantify patterns of spatial distribution and make meaningful interpretations, we must first have knowledge of the underlying variables determining ...
Climate Change Impacts on Intertidal Zone Populations
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/climate-change-impacts-intertidal-zone-populations/
Barnacles and mussels control the distribution and abundance of other species in the intertidal zone, because they are able to overgrow their ...
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science - NCCOS
coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/restoration/gulf-mdbc-restoration/
These habitats support many species of corals and associated animals, including fish, anemones, sponges, and sea cucumbers. ... We will carry-out ...
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 ...
Temperature and Oxygen Tolerances of Marine Species Predict their ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/temperature-and-oxygen-tolerances-of-marine-species-predict-their-distributions/
NCCOS-supported researchers found that marine organism geographic distributions are best predicted by measuring temperature and dissolved oxygen ...