Volume 4, Issue 1 [Download pdf]
Contents
Mapping Submerged Habitats: A New Frontier
By Peter August and Barry Costa-Pierce
Shellfishermen, marina operators, resource managers,
scientists, and others want to know where everything
from shellfish beds, submerged vegetation, and bottom-dwelling
species to soil types and chemical pollutants are
located in Rhode Island’s coastal waters. The MapCoast
Partnership and the BayMap project bring together teams
of researchers to provide answers.
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From Land to Shallow Water: The Evolution of Soil Mapping
Contributors: Mark Stolt, Michael Bradley, James Turenne, Eric Scherer, and Maggie Payne
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New Technologies Are Mapping Marine Environments
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- Spying on the Ecosystem
Contributors: John King and Emily Shumchenia
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- Cutting to the Core
Contributors: Mark Stolt, Michael Bradley, James Turenne, Maggie Payne, and John King
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- Bathymetry: An In-depth Study
Contributors: Peter August, Michael Bradley, James Turenne, and Kathryn Ford
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- Into the Deep: Mapping the Bay
Contributor: John King
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- The Sky Above, the Mud Below
Contributors: John King, Emily Shumchenia, Michael Bradley, and Cheryl Hapke
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- Finding More Than Fish
Contributors: John King, Jon Boothroyd, and Brian Oakley
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- MapCoast: Bringing Together Scientists, Technology, and Users
Contributor: Eric Scherer
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- Coastal Ecosystem Management in Rhode Island: The Role of MapCoast
Contributors: Janet Freedman and James Boyd
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A Climate-Changed Bay
By Barry A. Costa-Pierce and Alan Desbonnet
Climate change is on track to impact Narragansett Bay
at most, if not all, ecosystem levels in unexpected and
startling ways.
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UP TO THE MINUTE: What Does the Future Hold for Rhode Island’s Hidden Highway?
By Monica Allard Cox
Whether the future of Providence Harbor lies in coal, condos, or cruise ships was the focus of a workshop designed to address conflicts over projected plans for the waterfront.
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Where Have All the Salt Marshes Gone?
By Meredith Haas
Salt marshes are the base of the marine food chain, but New England’s salt marshes are in serious trouble.
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Conserving Our Submerged Lands
By Ronan Roche and Jay Udelhoven
How do you protect land that’s under water? One place to start is with a map.
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Water from Stone: The Groundwater Journey from Bedrock to Coastal Ponds and Beyond
By Monica Allard Cox
One URI oceanographer is tracing where the water—and associated contaminants—in southern Rhode Island's coastal ponds comes from, how long it stays, and where it goes.
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IN BRIEF
Ecosystem-based management: from theory to practice
Monica Allard Cox
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New England Lobster Research Initiative awards $2.3 million in research and monitoring grants
By Monica Allard Cox
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Rhode Island Sea Grant comings and goings
By Monica Allard Cox
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Nuweetooun School students learn about Narragansett Bay as part of Sea Grant Diversity Initiative
By Heather Rhodes
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Prepublication discount available for Narragansett Bay book
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