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The Waquoit Bay Research Reserve facilitates research on coastal ecosystems and
the impacts of human activites on them. The Reserve fulfills this role by providing
a dedicated, stable natural ecosystem representative of the biogeographic region
as a platform for scientific investigation.
Internal research and monitoring have the primary mission of maintaining the Reserve
as a natural laboratory by obtaining and providing critical environmental and societal
information on the Waquoit Bay estuarine system and adjacent marine and terrestrial
systems. External research by visiting scientists addresses a broad range of natural
and social science topics from basic research on the biology and physical environment
to applied research addressing coastal management issues. Collaborative research,
carried out by the Reserve in partnership with outside entities, focuses on filling
information gaps identified by the Reserve or addresses pressing local and regional
coastal management issues.
Research Priority Areas:
Water quality / eutrophication / watershed land-use
Climate change / sea level rise / shoreline change
Assessment of ecosystem response to natural variability and human impacts
For additional information contact the Research Coordinator.
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