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Managers, modelers, and measuring the impact of species distribution ...
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Marine managers routinely use spatial data to make decisions about their marine environment. Uncertainty associated with this spatial data can have ...
Using Acoustic Telemetry to Project Fish Distributions in Chesapeake ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/using-acoustic-telemetry-to-project-fish-distributions-in-chesapeake-bay-due-to-climate-change/
NCCOS is using acoustic telemetry to track movements and identify environmental preferences of striped bass and red drum to support NOAA’s Climate ...
Team Works to Inform Marsh Management Decisions that Consider Plant ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/team-works-to-inform-marsh-management-decisions-that-consider-plant-species-diversity-at-marsh-and-estuary-scales/
A team of scientists partially supported by NOAA NCCOS dug deeper into a dataset of plant species composition spa nning 51 marshes over ten years in ...
Development of a Coupled Hydrodynamic-Biogeochemical Model to Predict ...
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Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in the Chesapeake Bay, which threaten human and ecosystem health, are more frequent and severe than decades ago. We are ...
Comparative Analysis of Quantitative Detection Methods for Enumeration ...
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Our results will be applicable to several HAB species, but the model species for this study is the globally-distributed, fish-killing alga Heterosigma ...
New Research Shows Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Threatened ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-scientists-publish-on-spatial-modelling-of-threatened-elkhorn-coral/
Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata).Credit: Lee Richter, National Park Service. A new modeling study by NOAA scientists predicts the future geographic ...
Understanding HABs Under Climate Change Requires New Models
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Emerging model types such as machine-learning (artificial neural network) approaches allow the torrent of new genomic data to be incorporated in ...
Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Larval Model Suggests Managing Fishery as ...
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Red Snapper, Lutjanas campechanus, is a commercial species that is found throughout the Gulf of Mexico from 50-300 feet in depth. Image courtesy of ...
Seasonal Forecasting of Karenia brevis Red Tide Blooms in the Eastern ...
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The approach combines in situ (field) observations (cell counts, biochemical and circulation data) with satellite remotely sensed data (altimetry ...
Modeling Factors that Contribute to Harmful Algal Blooms
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Harmful algal blooms that disrupt and degrade coastal aquatic ecosystems are occurring with greater frequency. We developed a model that shows these ...
Combining Geostatistical and Mechanistic Models Improves Hypoxia ...
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In contrast, the stand-alone geostatistical model does not always align as well with the spatial structure evident in the fishery (Figure 1B). Because ...
Modeling Impacts of Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
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Using Atlantic croaker as a model species, this project is advancing our understanding of the impacts of hypoxia and is providing the foundation for ...
Hypoxia Leads to Atlantic Croaker Decline in Gulf of Mexico, Models ...
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The model, based on field and laboratory results from the University of Texas Marine Science, simulates realistic conditions of hypoxia effects on ...
Forecasting the Spread and Bioeconomic Impacts of Invasive Species in ...
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We are developing predictions of the arrival and economic impact of non-native aquatic invasive species to better respond to current invasions and ...
Modeling Identifies Locations for Elkhorn Coral Restoration in Florida ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/modeling-identifies-locations-for-elkhorn-coral-restoration-in-florida-keys/
The species has been listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act since 2006, making it a focus of coral restoration efforts over the last ...
Study Finds Lake Erie Hypoxic Zone Doesn’t Affect All Fish The Same
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The model results were compared with conditions in Lake Erie from the recent past to determine when and how often different fish species would be ...
Risks of ocean acidification in the California Current food web and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/risks-of-ocean-acidification-in-the-california-current-food-web-and-fisheries-ecosystem-model-projections/
Model results suggest strong effects of reduced pH on nearshore state-managed invertebrate fisheries, but modest effects on the groundfish fishery ...
Origin of Toxic Red Tides in Texas Identified
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New modelling research sponsored by NCCOS shows that Texas red tides originate in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico in the Bay of Campeche.. These ...
Critical Research on Coral Reproduction During the Annual Spawning ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-scientists-and-partners-conduct-critical-research-on-coral-reproduction-during-the-annual-spawning-event-of-four-caribbean-coral-species/
Recruits of the brain coral Diploria labyrinthiformis that have settled onto substrate and successfully undergone metamorphosis into their polyp ...
Research Provides Parameters to Model Ciguatoxin's Effects on Seals and ...
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Hawaiian monk seal and her pup. Photo courtesy of the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. A single-celled plant known as Gambierdiscus is ...