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Restoration - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/restoration/
NCCOS research helps to inform and drive strategic restoration and management of coastal habitats in order to enhance ecosystem services. NCCOS’s ...
Restoration and Nature-Based Solutions - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/climate-change/restoration-and-nature-based-solutions/
Restoration and Nature-Based Solutions Coastal storms, flooding, and rising seas combined with loss of habitat and biodiversity threaten coastal ...
Gulf MDBC Restoration - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/restoration/gulf-mdbc-restoration/
Mapping Ground-Truthing and Predictive Habitat Modeling We will carry-out high-resolution mapping efforts to determine the abundance and distribution ...
[PDF] Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities Restoration Type
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This project would enhance public awareness and perform active management and restoration eforts for mesophotic and deep benthic communities (MDBC) ...
If You Build It, Is It Worth It? The Value of Restoring Coastal Sand ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/if-you-build-it-is-it-worth-it-the-value-of-restoring-coastal-sand-dunes-and-wetlands/
Habitat restoration is often a costly endeavor that can lead coastal communities to question whether the investment is “worth it.” Two NCCOS-supported ...
Coral Restoration for Coastal Resilience: A Decision Support Framework
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/coral-restoration-for-coastal-resilience-a-decision-support-framework/
In a new publication, NCCOS scientists and partners outline a framework for designing and evaluating coral restoration projects for coastal protection ...
Scientific Support for Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Community ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/scientific-support-for-mesophotic-and-deep-benthic-community-restoration-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/
Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Community Restoration goals are: Restore mesophotic and deep benthic invertebrate and fish abundance and biomass for ...
Benthic Mapping, Ground-Truthing, and Habitat Modeling to Support Great ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/benthic-mapping-ground-truthing-and-habitat-modeling-to-support-great-lakes-restoration/
What We Are Doing This project aims to provide essential lakebed maps to resource managers, scientists, and the public for effective ecosystem ...
Help Scientists Restore Gulf of Mexico Habitats with Click-a-Coral
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/help-scientists-restore-gulf-of-mexico-habitats-with-click-a-coral/
Photo of deep-sea reef community in Gulf of Mexico, collected as part of the research team’s restoration activities, 2022. Credit: NOAA. Vital ...
NCCOS-funded Study Helps Guide Estuary Restoration in Northern Gulf of ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-funded-study-helps-guide-estuary-restoration-in-northern-gulf-of-mexico/
An interdisciplinary science team leveraged support from NOAA, USGS, and the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE) to complete an ...
Coral reef restoration monitoring guide: Methods to evaluate ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/coral-reef-restoration-monitoring-guide-methods-to-evaluate-restoration-success-from-local-to-ecosystem-scales/
The Coral Restoration Database allows the input of comparable restoration projects and monitoring data. The Coral Restoration Evaluation Tool allows ...
Developing and Scaling Up Emerging Image-based Technology for ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/developing-and-scaling-up-emerging-image-based-technology-for-evaluating-mission-iconic-reefs-large-scale-coral-restoration-in-the-florida-keys-national-marine-sanctuary/
Developing the capability to co-register spatially and temporally separate underwater image mosaics is critical to scale up coral restoration ...
Evaluation of Coral Reef Restoration Success at
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/evaluation-of-coral-reef-restoration-success-at-missioniconic-reefs-using-photogrammetry/
It is critical to evaluate the effects of this restoration work on coral populations and reef communities, both to measure the progress of restoration ...
NOAA, USGS Investigate Mesophotic Coral Biology to Support Restoration
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-usgs-investigate-mesophotic-coral-biology-to-support-restoration/
Mesophotic and deep benthic communities were injured across a large area in the Gulf of Mexico by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill in 2010. The ...
NCCOS Supports 20-year Plan to Restore Seven Coral Reefs in Florida ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-supports-20-year-plan-to-restore-seven-coral-reefs-in-the-florida-keys/
The goal is to restore diversity and ecological function to the reefs by returning coral cover at target reef sites to a self-sustaining level ...
Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats, Volume One: A ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/science-based-restoration-monitoring-of-coastal-habitats-volume-one-a-framework-for-monitoring-plans-under-the-estuaries-and-clean-waters-act-of-2000-public-law-160-457/
This guidance manual provides technical assistance, outlines necessary steps, and provides useful tools for the development and implementation of ...
Assessment of the Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment to Restore ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/assessment-of-the-beneficial-use-of-dredged-sediment-to-restore-mordecai-island-new-jersey/
The Mordecai Island restoration project is one of the initial testing grounds for this approach. Our research will allow for a scientific evaluation ...
Assessing Blue Carbon Storage at Restoration Sites of Various Ages and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/assessing-blue-carbon-storage-at-sites-restored-through-beneficial-use-of-dredged-sediment/
What We Are Doing To address the knowledge gaps surrounding blue carbon crediting potential of restored habitats, our group is visiting restored sites ...
Evaluating the Beneficial Use of Sediment in a Microtidal Salt Marsh
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/evaluating-the-beneficial-use-of-sediment-in-a-microtidal-salt-marsh/
The Deal Island beneficial use project, implemented in 2024, demonstrates one potential strategy for increasing the lifespan of vulnerable marshes ...
Baseline Environmental Assessment off St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands to ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/environmental-assessment-virgin-islands-effectiveness-watershed-restoration/
Watershed restoration projects are being conducted on St. John, USVI, to improve the health of coral reef ecosystems, create jobs, improve island ...