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The Reserve's research sector supports and conducts high quality research and monitoring with a focus on NOAA's mission to protect, restore, and manage use of coastal and ocean resources through an ecosystem approach to management. The research and monitoring sector is staffed by a research coordinator, a natural resources/research specialist, a marine research specialist, and a research intern.
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| A visiting researcher hard at work in the field |
Divers prepare to install monitoring equipment |
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| Research Sector Goals |
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The goals of the research sector are: to conduct and provide opportunities for original research in coastal and estuarine systems; to track changes in the Reserve and within the Narragansett Bay estuary to help forecast environmental quality and trends; to protect Narragansett Bay by encouraging and assisting partners in research, monitoring, and science-based ecosystem management; and to provide managers, scientists, and educators with scientific and technical information that fosters research, education, stewardship, and informed decision making. |
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| Research and Monitoring Programs |
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Examples of research and monitoring projects include on-going water quality monitoring in Narragansett Bay as part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Wide Monitoring Program, collaborations with partners to conduct coastal and estuarine research and monitoring throughout Narragansett Bay, the recruitment and support of visiting researchers, and sharing research and monitoring results through publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, conference posters, public presentations and more. |
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| The following links contain more research and monitoring information: |
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EELGRASS REPORT: Report on the Analysis of True Color Aerial Photography to Map and Inventory Zostera marina L. in Narragansett Bay and Block Island, RI (October 2007) NBNERR System Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP) Past and Present NBNERR Biological Monitoring Projects Past and Present NBNERR Research Projects |
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| Intra- and Inter Marsh Variability in Habitat Use by Wading Birds |
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| Regional Water Quality Monitoring |
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| In addition to the water quality monitoring being conducted through the Reserve's SWMP project, our partner agencies are working on and encorporating our data into similar studies. These monitoring programs include: |
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| The Bay Window Program |
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| Narragansett Bay Water Quality Monitoring Network |
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| Bay Assessment and Response Team |
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| Narragansett Bay Project |
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The Insomniacs |
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| Reseach Publications |
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The research sector has been busy characterizing the ecological conditions of the Reserve and Narragansett Bay. A detailed account of habitat types, wildlife, and plant communities has been compiled into a comprehensive Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Site Profile. When this document is ready, we will post a link to it here. |
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| Links to other research and monitoring publications are coming soon. |
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| Visiting Researchers |
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| For those interested in using the Reserve's resources such as the lab and residential facilities for research, please review the document available here and then contact Kenny Raposa, Reseach Coordinator, 401-683-7849 for additional information. |
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| Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) |
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| The National Estuarine Research Reserve System's Graduate Research Fellowship provides master's degree students and Ph.D. candidates with an opportunity to conduct research of local and national significance that focuses on enhancing coastal zone management. Application guidelines are available here. |
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Click here for a summary of past NBNERR GRF projects |
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Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology |
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| The Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET) was established jointly between NOAA and the University of New Hampshire for the purpose of funding research that develops and applies new technologies and techniques in the estuarine environment at the 27 NERR sites. |
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| Since1998, over $3 million from the CICEET program has funded at least 14 diverse research projects at the Reserve. Information on each funded CICEET project and more about the CICEET program can be found at http://ciceet.unh.edu/ |
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For issues related to SWMP and water quality monitoring: |
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| rachel@nbnerr.org |
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For issues related to research, visiting scientists, CICEET, and GRF: |
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kenny@nbnerr.org |
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