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Scientific Publications
Rhode Island Sea Grant has funded scientific research relevant to Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound in service of residents who conserve, enjoy, and make their livelihoods on coastal and marine resources.
The funded projects advance scientific knowledge through the publication of peer-reviewed journal articles.
Most Recent
Global importance of nitrogen fixation across inland and coastal waters
Science | June 2025
Macroalgae host pathogenic Vibrio spp. in a temperate estuary
Frontiers in Marine Science | April 2025
Comparing field-based microplastic observations with ocean circulation model outputs in estuarine surface waters along a human population gradient
Marine Pollution Bulletin | September 2025
Detecting Margalefidinium polykrikoides through high-frequency imagery: Example of a bloom formation, environmental conditions, and phytoplankton community composition changes
Harmful Algae | June 2024
Patterns in the temporal complexity of global chlorophyll concentration
Nature Communications | February 2024
Hit or miss? Impact of time series resolution on resolving phytoplankton dynamics at hourly, weekly, and satellite remote sensing frequencies
Limnology and Oceanography | February 2024
Simulated upwelling and marine heatwave events promote similar growth rates but differential domoic acid toxicity in Pseudo-nitzschia australis
Harmful Algae | August 2023
More Foxes than Hedgehogs: The Case for Nitrogen Fixation in Coastal Marine Sediments
Global Biochemical Cycles | June 2023
Peri-Urban Shore Recreational Fishing In New England And Climate Change
International Journal of Environmental Studies | May 2023
Within-region replication of late Holocene relative sea-level change: An example from southern New England, United States
Quaternary Science Reviews | January 2023
Emerging harmful algal blooms caused by distinct seasonal assemblages of a toxic diatom
Limnology and Oceanography | October 2022
Do views of offshore wind energy detract? A hedonic price analysis of the Block Island wind farm in Rhode Island
Energy Policy | August 2022
A Decade of Time Series Sampling Reveals Thermal Variation and Shifts in Pseudo-nitzschia Species Composition That Contribute to Harmful Algal Blooms in an Eastern US Estuary
Frontiers in Marine Science | July 2022
Detecting population regulation of winter flounder from noisy data
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences | July 2022
Sea Grant Publications
The NOAA Sea Grant Collection is the digital library and official archive for NOAA’s Sea Grant documents from over 30 programs and projects across the United States and Territories.
This collection includes a wide variety of subjects including oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, aquatic nuisance species, coastal hazards, seafood safety, limnology, coastal zone management, marine recreation, and law.
41˚N: Rhode Island's Ocean and Coastal Magazine
Our biennual publication in partnership with the Coastal Institute at the University of Rhode Island explores ocean and coastal issues impacting the Ocean State.
Read online or contact us to sign up for your free subscription today!
Books & Guides
Discovering the Rhode Island Shore
This free web app provides information to over 340 public access points along Rhode Island’s coast
Rhode Island Coastal Property Guide
What coastal property owners, renters, builders, and buyers should know about the Rhode Island shoreline.
Web | PDF
Ocean Special Area Management Plan Practitioner’s Guide
This guide describes Rhode Island’s experience in developing the Ocean Special Area Management Plan, examining the planning process and highlighting successful strategies for marine spatial planning.
Web | PDF
Rhode Island’s Shellfish Heritage: An Ecological History
This book delves into the history of Rhode Island’s iconic oysters, quahogs, and all the well-known and lesser-known species in between.
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A Guide to Rhode Island’s Natural Places
This guide offers descriptions of over 160 sites and accurate directions to each site. It includes information on interesting plants, animals, and habitats to be found in your travels.
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Guide to Sharks, Tunas & Billfishes of the U.S. Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico
This publication is a visual guide to 44 highly migratory species with descriptions on physical characteristics, habitat and distribution, diagnostic and field photographs, as well as side-by-side comparisons. Includes information about reducing the risk of a shark attack.
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Science for Ecosystem-based Management: Narragansett Bay in the 21st Century
This book focuses on nutrient enrichment in Narragansett Bay and contains 19 chapters that review the geological and ecological landscape of the Bay, nutrient inputs, circulation dynamics, climate change, and an “eco-functional approach” for ecosystem-based management. The intent of this information is to provide a baseline of understanding the driving factors in ecosystem health of Narragansett Bay and how those might change with reduced nutrient input.
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