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The Effects of Urbanization on Populations of Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/the-effects-of-urbanization-on-populations-of-grass-shrimp-palaemonetes-spp-in-small-high-salinity-estuaries/
Urbanization may pose significant risks to estuarine fauna, particularly crustaceans. The grass shrimp of the genus Palaemonetes, is one of the ...
Stormwater Runoff in Coastal Watersheds: Predicting Impacts of ...
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SWARM output consistently shows higher runoff volume, higher peak rate, and shorter runoff duration with increasing urbanization in three of our study ...
Climate Change Likely to Worsen Impact of Urban Runoff on Southern ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/climate-change-likely-to-worsen-impact-of-urban-runoff-on-southern-california-ocean/
The downtown Los Angeles skyline. Credit Wikimedia Commons. An NCCOS-funded study found that nutrient-laden, urban runoff is fueling algal blooms in ...
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
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the west coast. The high urbanization of wetlands in Southern California places them under serious threat of habitat transformation and loss in the ...
Coastal Ecosystem Assessment of Chesapeake Bay Watersheds: Land Use ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/coastal-ecosystem-assessment-of-chesapeake-bay-watersheds-land-use-patterns-and-river-conditions/
In the Chesapeake Bay watershed, agriculture and urbanization have transformed major portions of the landscape, though some areas of undeveloped land ...
[PDF] LOOKING BACK - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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As Hawaii’s unique and fragile reef ecosystems respond to changing environmental stressors, the Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative’s research has made ...
NCCOS PROJECT - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
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Increases in the volume and flux of storm water runoff associated with urbanization and coastal development may adversely affect water quality, public ...
Could Future Land Use Changes Increase Storm Surge Flooding?
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Land use and land cover changes, particularly increased urbanization, exacerbated storm surge flooding. Conversely, changes in coastal topography had ...
Study Identifies Barriers, Opportunities for Beneficial Reuse of ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/barriers-and-opportunities-for-beneficial-reuse-of-sediment-to-support-coastal-resilience/
Sediment management is increasingly important as urbanization and climate change alter sediment fluxes, relative sea level, and coastal erosion around ...
Growth and Movements of Mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) Along ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/growth-and-movements-of-mummichogs-fundulus-heteroclitus-along-armored-and-vegetated-estuarine-shorelines/
Alteration of estuarine shorelines associated with increased urbanization can significantly impact biota and food webs. This study determined the ...
Hypoxia Impacts Macrobenthic Organism Densities and Composition in Low ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/hypoxia-impacts-macrobenthic-organism-densities-and-composition-in-low-inflow-estuaries/
While low-inflow estuaries in Southern California have historically opened and closed on their own, the heavy urbanization of the landscape now ...
Status of Contaminant Levels in Biota and Sediments of the St. Lucie ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/status-of-contaminant-levels-in-biota-and-sediments-of-the-st-lucie-estuary/
The study addressed various aspects of key environmental issues that have been defined for the estuary, including possible impacts from agricultural ...
Scientists Determine Value of Habitat's Ability to Remove Nitrogen ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-scientists-put-price-tag-on-ability-of-shallow-water-habitats-to-remove-nitrogen/
Humans have dramatically increased the nitrogen load to coastal systems leading to eutrophication. Putting a monetary value on an ecosystem’s ability ...
Real-time Data Aids Managers in Timing Decisions on When to Reopen ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/real-time-data-aids-managers-in-timing-decisions-on-when-to-reopen-estuary-mouth/
While low-inflow estuaries in Southern California have historically opened and closed on their own, the heavy urbanization of the landscape now ...
Land Use and Ecosystem Health: Decision-making Tools for Coastal ...
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We are studying how land-use decisions affect the health of an area’s ecosystem. We are building models that show the consequences of land-use choices ...
National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment: Effects of Nutrient ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/national-estuarine-eutrophication-assessment-effects-nutrient-enrichment-nations-estuaries/
This report presents the results of a National Assessment Workshop held in August 1998 to address the problem of estuarine eutrophication. The ...
Understanding HABs Under Climate Change Requires New Models
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A new book compiles the current evidence on climate change and toxin producing harmful algal species in aquatic systems. A book chapter, sponsored in ...
Dynamics and distribution of natural and human-caused coastal hypoxia ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/dynamics-and-distribution-of-natural-and-human-caused-coastal-hypoxia/
Water masses can become undersaturated with oxygen when natural processes alone or in combination with anthropogenic processes produce enough organic ...
Hardening Shorelines to Reduce Saltwater Intrusion and Coastal Erosion ...
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Many coastal communities consider building above- or below-ground seawalls to avoid the risk of saltwater mixing with the freshwater aquifers that ...
Lake Erie Eutrophication Exacerbated by Release of Sediment Phosphorus ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/lake-erie-eutrophication-exacerbated-by-release-of-sediment-phosphorus-during-anoxia/
Lake Erie not only experiences eutrophication caused by runoff-laden phosphorus (P), but also by internal P loading caused by recycling of “legacy” P ...