Project Title: Molecular evidence for sediment nitrogen fixation in a temperate New England estuary Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Newell, S. E., Pritchard, K. R., Foster, S. Q., & Fulweiler, R. [...]
Project Title: Carbon dioxide fluxes reflect plant zonation and below ground biomass in a coastal marsh Date: 2016 Principal Investigators: Moseman‐Valtierra, S., Abdul‐Aziz, O. I., Tang, J., Ishtiaq, K. S., [...]
Project Title: Continuous measurements of dissolved Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe ratios with a field-deployable gas equilibration mass spectrometer Date: 2016 Principal Investigators: Manning, C.C., Stanley, R.H., & Lott III, [...]
Project Title: Sediment dynamics and hydrographic conditions during storm passage, Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Maio, C.V., Donnelly, J.P., Sullivan, R., Madsen, S.M., Weidman, C.R., Gontz, A.M., & [...]
Project Title: Sediment nitrous oxide fluxes are dominated by uptake in a temperate estuary Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Foster, S.Q., & Fulweiler, R.W. Summary: Coastal marine ecosystems are generally considered [...]
Project Title: Direct and indirect trophic effects of predator depletion on basal trophic levels Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Chen, H., Hagerty, S., Crotty, S.M., & Bertness, M.D. Abstract: Human population [...]
Project Title: Evaluation of laser-based spectrometers for greenhouse gas flux measurements in coastal marshes Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Brannon, E. Q., Moseman-Valtierra, S. M., Rella, C.W., Martin, R.M., Chen, X. [...]
Project Title: Potential Effects of Sea-Level Rise on the Depth to Saturated Sediments of the Sagamore and Monomoy Flow Lenses on Cape Cod, Massachusetts Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Bay, C.C. [...]
Project Title: Spartina alterniflora Biomass Allocation and Temperature: Implications for Salt Marsh Persistence with Sea-Level Rise Date: 2017 Principal Investigator(s): Crosby, S.C., Angermeyer, A., Adler, J.M., Bertness, M. D., Deegan, [...]
Project Title: Decoupled distance–decay patterns between dsrA and 16S rRNA genes among salt marsh sulfate‐reducing bacteria Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Angermeyer, A., Crosby, S.C., & Huber, J.A. Summary: In many [...]
Project Title: Indirect human impacts turn off reciprocal feedbacks and decrease ecosystem resilience Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Bertness, M.D., Brisson, C.P., & Crotty, S.M. Summary: Creek bank salt marsh die-off [...]
Project Title: Sex change in sequentially hermaphroditic slipper limpets Lead Investigator: Maryna Lesoway Affiliation: MBL Whitman Fellow, University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana (home institution) Funding Source(s): MBL Whitman Fellowship, [...]
Lead Investigator: Dr. Nicole Millette Affiliation: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Funding Source: Woods Hole Sea Grant High inputs of nutrients, specifically nitrogen, is one of the major issues impacting Waquoit [...]
Project Title: Thin-layer sediment placement: evaluating an adaptation strategy to enhance coastal marsh resilience across the NERRS Lead Investigator: Dr. Kenny Raposa, Research Coordinator, Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Reserve WBNERR [...]
Project Title: Monitoring wind waves in Nantucket Sound off South Cape Beach Date: 2016 Principals: Maxim Sheremet (Sturgis Charter Public School), Chris Weidman (retired, WBNERR) Presentation/Poster: Natural History Conference 2016 [...]
Lead Investigator: Pam Loring (University of Massachusetts – Amherst) Funding Source(s): Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, National Science Foundation
Erika D. Johnson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Funding Source(s): Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Lauren Mullineaux, Dan McCorkle and Bill Martin (WHOI) Funding Source(s): WHOI Coastal Ocean Institute
Anna Michel, Zoe Sandwith (WHOI) Funding Source(s): WHOI
Lead Investigator: Robinson W. “Wally” Fulweiler, Sarah Foster, PhD student, Mollie Yacano, undergraduate researcher Affiliation: Boston University, Earth and Environment Department Funding Source(s): Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), Boston University
Matthew Long, WHOI Funding Source(s): WHOI
Project Title: Investigating Salt Marshes as a source of Alkalinity and Low pH, High CO2 water to the Ocean Principal Investigators: Kevin Kroeger, Meagan Gonneea, U.S. Geological Survey: Woods Hole [...]
2016 Ivan Valiela/ Elizabeth Elmstrom Marine Biological Laboratory- The Ecosystems Center Funding Source(s): WHOI Sea Grant
2016 Harriet Booth, Patrick Barrett, Meredith Burke, Dr. David Kimbro Northeastern University Funding Source(s): Northeastern University
2016 Robinson W. Fulweiler(Boston University); Teri O’Meara (University of Auckland) Funding Source(s): Boston University, University of Auckland
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 [...]
Project Title: Relationship of phenotypic variation and genetic admixture in the Saltmarsh-Nelson’s sparrow hybrid zone Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Walsh, Jennifer, et al. Abstract: Hybridization is influential in shaping species' [...]
Project Title: Experimental assessment of the macroalgae Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus for monitoring N sources at different time-scales using stable isotope composition Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Viana, I. G., [...]
Project Title: Land–sea coupling and global-driven forcing: following some of Scott Nixon’s challenges Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Valiela, I. & Bartholomew, M. Summary: Adjoined watershed–estuary–coastal ecosystems are coupled by biogeochemical [...]
Project Title: The Great Sippewissett salt marsh plots—some history, highlights, and contrails from a long-term study Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Valiela, I. Summary: During the 2013 meeting of the Coastal [...]
Project Title: Primary Producers in the Sea Date: 2015 Principal Investigator: Valiela, I. Abstract: We use the term “primary producers” to include a large variety of organisms that manufacture organic [...]
Project Title: Benthic biogeochemical responses to changing estuary trophic state and nutrient availability: A paired field and mesocosm experiment approach. Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Spivak, A. C. (2015). Abstract: To [...]
Project Title: Preliminary evidence for the amplification of global warming in shallow, intertidal estuarine waters. Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Oczkowski, A., McKinney, R., Ayvazian, S., Hanson, A., Wigand, C., & [...]
Project Title: Geochemistry of redox sensitive trace elements in a shallow subterranean estuary Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): O’Connor, A. E., Luek, J. L., McIntosh, H., & Beck, A. J. Abstract: [...]
Project Title: Greenhouse gas fluxes vary between Phragmites australis and native vegetation zones in coastal wetlands along a salinity gradient Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Martin, R.M., & Moseman-Valtierra, S. Summary: [...]
Project Title: Oxygen metabolism and pH in coastal ecosystems: Eddy Covariance Hydrogen ion and Oxygen Exchange System (ECHOES) Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Long, M.H., Charette, M.A., Martin, W.R., & McCorkle, [...]
Project Title: User Friendly Predictive Modeling of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Fluxes and Carbon Storage in Tidal Wetlands. Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Ishtiaq, K.S., & Abdul-Aziz, O.I. Summary: In AGU Fall [...]
Project Title: Permeable reactive barriers designed to mitigate eutrophication alter bacterial community composition and aquifer redox conditions Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Hiller, K.A., Foreman, K.H., Weisman, D., & Bowen, J.L. [...]
Project Title: Corrigendum: Spatial and historic variability of benthic nitrogen cycling in an anthropogenically impacted estuary Date: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Foster, S.Q., & Fulweiler, R.W. Summary: The authors wish to [...]
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: Mary Carman, WHOI Phil Colarusso, EPA-Boston
PIs: Chris Lowe, University of Chicago, MBL Ariel Pani, University of Chicago, MBL
