Principal Investigators: Dr. Faming Wang, Dr. Jianwu (Jim) Tang, Marine Biological Laboratory We use commercially available tea bags as standardized test kits to gather data on salt marsh decomposition rates. This [...]
June 1, 2016
Learn about best practices for reducing storm damage, key state regulations and available guidance and tools....Learn more
March 19, 2015
Engaging the Community in Planning: Learning from Florida and New England Examples...Learn more
March 12, 2015
Developing Decision-Support Tools to Meet Local Needs: Learning from New Jersey and the Sandy Experience...Learn more
June 25, 2014
Results of monitoring programs for water quality, fisheries and contaminants of emerging concern....Learn more
PI: Darrell Oakley, ESS Group, Inc. Matt Robertson, ESS Group, Inc.
PI: Matthew Long, WHOI Funding: WHOI
PI: Hauke-Kit Powell, WHOI Julia Mason, WHOI Summer Student Funding: WHOI Summer Student Program
Lead Investigator: Wally Fulweiler, Boston University Marine Program Funding Source: MIT-Seagrant The negative consequences of excess nutrient loading alter estuarine sediment nutrient cycling in general and the production of methane in [...]
Project Title: Experimental mapping of coastal habitats using small airborne remote-sensing technology Principal Investigators: Hanu Singh, WHOI, David Fisichella, WHOI, Jim Rassman, WBNERR Summary: WHOI scientists are working with Reserve [...]
PIs: Meagan Gonneea, MIT / WHOI Joint Program, PhD Candidate, NERRS GRF Isaiah Bolden, WHOI Summer Student, Bowdoin College Funding: WHOI Summer Student Program
PIs: Ivan Valiela, MBL Ecosystems Center Oliver Newman, WHOI Guest Student Funding: WHOI, Mariot Foundation
PIs: Adrienne Kovach, University of New Hampshire Jennifer Walsh, University of New Hampshire Funding: USFWS, UNH Seagrant
Project Title: Isotopic Composition of Marine Carbonate Fluid Inclusions – Development of a Biorecording Methodology for Marine and Estuarine Environments Date: Principal Investigators: Weifu Guo, WHOI, Chris Weidman, WBNERR Funding: [...]
PIs: Chris Lowe, University of Chicago, MBL Ariel Pani, University of Chicago, MBL
Project Title: Greenhouse Gas Sensing in Coastal and Salt Marsh Environments Date: 2012 Principal Investigators Anna Michel, Princeton University Funding: WHOI and submitted grants (NSF, MIT Seagrant)
PIs: Gina Wimp, Georgetown University Dan Lewis, Georgetown University Shannon Murphy, Denver University Funding: NSF
Project Title: Salt Marsh Sediment Sources – the role of Barrier Beach Aeolian Sand Transport and Deposition Principal Investigator: Camille David, UMASS-Dartmouth, PhD Candidate Advisor: Brian Howes, UMASS-Dartmouth Funding: UMASS-Dartmouth, WBNERR [...]
PI: Hanan Karam, MIT, PhD Candidate Advisor: Charles Harvey, MIT Funding: EPA Star Graduate Fellowship
Project Title: Estuarine Hydrodynamics – the velocity field, tides, seiching, and storm-generated currents Date: 2013 Principal Investigators: Vitalii Sheremet, University of RI, NOAA NMFS Research Fellow, Chris Weidman, WBNERR Funding: [...]
PIs: Rob Evans, WHOI Greg Schultz, Sky Research, Inc. Funding: Sky Research, Inc.
PIs: Rachel Stanley, WHOI Evan Howard, WHOI Funding: WHOI
PIs: Philippe Hensel, National Geodetic Survey Galen Scott, National Geodetic Survey, University of RI Jim Lynch, US Geological Survey WBNERR Staff: Jim Rassman, Jordan Mora, Chris Weidman Description: Sediment Elevation [...]
Project Title: Development of an In-situ Automated pCO2 and Alkalinity Sensor Instrument – RATS Date: 2013 Principal Investigator(s): Dan McCorkle, WHOI, Bill Martin, WHOI, Fred Sayles, WHOI Funding: WHOI Coastal [...]
Project Title: Ocean / Estuarine Acidification – pCO2, pH and Aragonite Saturation State in Waquoit Bay and its Potential Impact on Shellfish Date: 2013 Principal Investigator(s): Dan McCorkle, WHOI, Bill [...]
PI: Chris Maio, UMASS-Boston, PhD Candidate. Advisor: Allan Gontz, UMASS-Boston Funding: UMASS-Boston, Geological Society of America Research Award, collaborative in-kind-WBNERR My research looks at coastal changes that have occurred in [...]
PIs: Jennifer Bowen, UMASS-Boston Ken Foreman, MBL Ecosystems Center Funding: MIT Seagrant Description: Permeable Reactive Barriers (PRBs) are currently being tested at the Waquoit Bay Reserve as a potential partial [...]
Project Title: Development of Low-cost, In-situ, Precision Hydrodynamic Instrumentation for Measurement of Tides, Currents and Waves PI: Vitalii Sheremet, University of RI, NOAA NMFS Research Fellow Funding: NOAA NMFS Research [...]
PI: Wally Fulweiler, Boston University Marine Program Funding:WHOI-Seagrant
PI: Scott Lindell, Scientific Aquaculture Program, MBL. Funding: WHOI-Seagrant Description: Nutrient enrichment from septic systems is one of the most pressing coastal problems on Cape Cod. Towns are facing staggering [...]
PI: Warren Boothman (EPA) Description: With the assistance of the Waquoit Bay Reserve, staff from the Atlantic Ecology Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Health and Environmental Effects [...]
PI: Meagan Gonneea, MIT / WHOI Joint Program, PhD Candidate Advisor: Matthew Charette, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Funding: NERRS Graduate Research Fellowship at Waquoit Bay NERR (current) As groundwater flows [...]
PI: Sarah Corman, Brown University, PhD Candidate. Funding: NERRS Graduate Research Fellowship at WBNERR (current) "The goal of my research at WBNERR is to investigate how Spartina alterniflora, the foundation species [...]
PIs: Serena Moseman-Valtierra, University of Rhode Island, Jianwu Tang, MBL Ecosystems Center, Kevin Kroeger, USGS-Woods Hole Science Center, Funding: MIT Seagrant The general goal for the project is to measure [...]
Project Title: Carbon Management in Coastal Wetlands: Quantifying Carbon Storage and Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Tidal Wetlands to Support Development of a Greenhouse Gas Protocol and Economic Assessment Project Lead: [...]
April 30, 2013
Each town will provide a status update on where each town is at in their wastewater/water management efforts including their actions, experiences, lessons and next steps....Learn more
April 5, 2013
The town of Falmouth is currently engaging in a unique project to test the use of eco-toilets as a means of meeting state regulatory requirements for reducing nitrogen loading. This workshop will provide an opportunity to learn about the Falmouth project and wasy it could be applied to different towns....Learn more
December 12, 2012
This workshop will provide an opportunity for local officials to learn about and discuss what using a regional approach to solving Cape Cod’s wastewater problem means for towns. ...Learn more
May 25, 2012
Could ocean outfalls be part of the suite of solutions that municipalities on Cape Cod use to address wastewater management needs? This question is being explored by some municipalities as part of the process to develop comprehensive wastewater management plans...Learn more
May 3, 2012
This workshop will provide an opportunity for local officials to learn about and discuss what using a regional approach to solving Cape Cod’s wastewater problem means for towns....Learn more
April 18, 2012
This workshop is intended to provide local officials, municipal boards, and community members with a solid understanding of nitrogen cycling and pollution budgets (Total Maximum Daily Loads-TMDLs) in the coastal environment. ...Learn more
February 15, 2012
Global sea level is rising and it is rising faster than it has in the past. Sea level rise will impact the coast in many different ways, affecting and transforming coastal communities, beaches, low-lying areas, wetlands, estuaries, aquifers and coastal development and infrastructure....Learn more
January 14, 2012
An expert panel will discuss the pros and cons of centralized and decentralized treatment options including sewers, neighborhood cluster systems, on-site alternative systems (including composting and urine diverting systems), shellfish aquaculture for nitrogen removal, and modifying tidal inlets to improve flushing...Learn more
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