Project Title: Runnel Restoration Duration: May 1, 2025 – December 31, 2028 Funding Source: NFWF Lead Investigator / onsite-contact: Hillary Sullivan Affiliation: Friends of Herring River/Woodwell Climate Research Center Contact: [...]
Project Title: Hamblin Pond Oyster Project Duration: June 2025-Aug 2025 Funding Source: The Nature Conservancy, USDA NRCS Lead Investigator: Daniel GoulartAffiliation, TNC Contact: daniel.goulart@tnc.org Project Description: TNC and it's project [...]
Project Title: Effects of microplastic particles in Cape Cod salt marshes Duration: Sample collection: June and July 2025 Lead Investigator / onsite-contact: Ivan Valiela / Kelsey Chenoweth Affiliation: Marine Biological [...]
Project Title: Effect of Sea Level Rise-Driven Vegetation Shifts and Die-Off on GHG Fluxes Duration: 09/24-09/25 Funding Source: NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Fellowship Lead Investigator: Emily Wilson, Boston University Contact: [...]
Project Title: Deciphering drivers and variability in salt marsh lateral carbon export Duration: Project duration 8/1/2023 – 7/31/2026; field project duration April 2025 – August 2025 Funding Source(s): NSF Principal [...]
Project Title: Comparison of Carbon Stock in Pannes and Adjacent Marsh Duration: July 2024 to June 2025 Funding Source(s): MIT Energy Initiative Shell Corporation Seed Funding Principal Investigator(s): Co-Lead Investigator [...]
Project Title: Exploring the Role of Geukensia demissa in Carbon Sequestration Duration: 8/2025-9/2025 Funding Source(s): ORISE / NECASC supported research Principal Investigator(s), Julie Walker (NECASC) juliewalker@umass.edu, Erin Peck (URI) erin.peck@uri.edu [...]
Project Title: Understanding hyperspectral responses to environmental stressors in coastal wetlands Duration: 6/1/2023-5/31/2025 Funding Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Interdisciplinary Grant Lead Investigator / onsite-contact: Julia Guimond, Woods Hole Oceanographic [...]
Project Title: Biogeographic variation in decomposition of a foundation species Duration: January 2024 – June 2024 Funding Source: Duke University Lead Investigator / onsite-contact: David DeLaMater / Megan Tyrrell Affiliation: [...]
Project Title: Efficacy of established and emerging tidal marsh restoration methods Lead Investigator: Brian Yellen, UMass Amherst, byellen@umass.edu Onsite Contact: Sintra Reves-Sohn, UMass Amherst, srevessohn@umass.edu Project Description: Salt marshes are [...]
Project Title: Hyperlocal water level monitoring Duration: 2011-present Funding Source: NERRS Science Collaborative and other sources Principal Investigator(s), institutional affiliation(s), and contact info: Lead Investigator / onsite-contact: Vitalii Sheremet, Megan [...]
Project Title: Impacts of tidal hydrology on maritime forest and coastal marsh dieback Duration: July 2023 – Dec 2023 (continuation of July 2020-present project) Funding Source(s): NSF, Geological Society of [...]
Seasonal changes in Salicornia depressa metal accumulation and rhizosphere composition Duration: June 2023—September 2023 Funding Source: Startup grant from the University of Massachusetts Boston to B. Moyers Principal Investigators, institutional [...]
Project Title: Restoring hydrology using runnels and salt marsh N biogeochemistry Duration: Aug 2022-Jul 2024 Funding Source(s): Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship, NOAA Lead Investigator / onsite-contact: Linda Deegan, Jen [...]
Project Title: Impacts of tidal hydrology on maritime forest and coastal marsh diebackDuration: July 2022 – Dec 2022 (continuation of July 2020-2021 project)Funding Source(s): NSF, Geological Society of America Student [...]
Title: Pilot Drone Mapping of Marsh Biomass and Species for estimating Vegetation Drag Lead Investigator / onsite-contact: Heidi Nepf Affiliation: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology The flow resistance [...]
Project Title: USGS-Woods Hole Spectroradiometer Testing and UAV flights Duration: (9/22/2021 to 10/29/2021): Funding Source(s): USGS Lead Investigator: Jennifer Cramer, USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Phone:716-708-2103 Email:jcramer@usgs.gov [...]
Title: Transfer of a low-cost tidal wetland water level monitoring system: hyperlocal calculations of inundation and tidal datums for understanding change and restoration planning Affiliation: Okeanolog/WBNERR Funding Source: NERRS Science [...]
Project Title: Evaluating the Impact of Hydrologic Alterations on Salt Marsh Sustainability in a Changing Climate Project Partners: Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project, Louisiana State University, National Park Service, United States [...]
Project Title: Genetic Variation and Adaptation in the Salt Marsh Plant Salicornia depressa Date: 2019 Principal Investigator: Brook Moyers, Affiliations: University of Massachusetts Summary: Salicornia are small annual saltwater marsh [...]
Project Title: Tackling microplastic pollution in Waquoit BayDate: 2019 Principal Investigator(s): Javier Lloret , Rut Pedrosa-PamiesAffiliation: Marine Biological LaboratoryLink to Cape Cod Times article: https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20190810/tackling-microplastic-pollution-in-waquoit-bay Additional Resources: Salt marsh sediments [...]
Project Title: Spatial variability of carbon export from tidal marsh drainage Date: 11/2018-8/2019 Principal Investigator(s): Joseph Tamborski Affiliations: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summary: Salt marshes provide significant environmental and economic [...]
Project Title: Phragmites porewater geochemistry Date: 6/2019-8/2019 Principal Investigator(s): Meagan Gonneea Affiliations: U.S. Geological Survey: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Summary: Methane is an important greenhouse gas produced [...]
Project Title: USGS Drone Flights at Sage Lot Pond Date: 7/2017-7/2018 Principal Investigator(s): Kevin Kroeger, Sandy Brosnahan, Meagan Gonneea Affiliations: USGS Summary: The U.S. Geological Survey in Woods Hole is [...]
Project Title: Intertidal salt marshes as an important source of inorganic carbon to the coastal ocean. Limnology and Oceanography, 61(5), 1916-1931. Date: 2016 Principal Investigators: Wang, Z. A., Kroeger, K. [...]
Project Title: Genotype environment associations support a mosaic hybrid zone between two tidal marsh birds. Date: 2016 Principal Investigators: Walsh, J., Rowe, R. J., Olsen, B. J., Shriver, W. G., [...]
Title: Precision Monitoring of Water Level in a Salt Marsh with Low Cost Tilt Loggers. Date: 4/2016 Authors: Sheremet, V. A., & Mora, J. W. (2016). Affiliation: NOAA Northeast Fisheries [...]
Project Title: Assessing tidal marsh resilience to sea-level rise at broad geographic scales with multi-metric indices Date: 2016 Principal Investigator(s): Raposa, K. B., et al. (2016). Affiliation: Kenneth B. Raposa [...]
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: 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: 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: 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: 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 [...]
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
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 Harriet Booth, Patrick Barrett, Meredith Burke, Dr. David Kimbro Northeastern University Funding Source(s): Northeastern University
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: 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: 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]
