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Non-Federal Partners. Federal Partners. http://www.ci.uri.edu/naccesu/. N ORTHEAST R EGION. Acadia. Boston Harbor Islands. Boston NHP USS Constitution. Saugus Iron Works. Cape Cod. Sagamore Hill. Ecosystem Response to Hurricane Sandy. Physical dynamics of the breach

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  1. Non-Federal Partners Federal Partners http://www.ci.uri.edu/naccesu/

  2. NORTHEAST REGION Acadia Boston Harbor Islands Boston NHP USS Constitution Saugus Iron Works Cape Cod Sagamore Hill

  3. Ecosystem Response to Hurricane Sandy • Physical dynamics of the breach • Great South Bay water levels • Shoreline change monitoring • Estuarine plankton • Seagrass monitoring • Fish utilization of seagrass habitat • Estuarine habitat mapping • Barrier island deer population • Barrier island vegetation change April 2005 • CESU Collaborators • Stony Brook University • Rutgers University • SUNY-ESF • University of Rhode Island • USGS January 2013 Photos: Charles Flagg (Stony Brook Univ)

  4. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior North Atlantic Coast CESU -- some comments on funding process -- • Requests for Statements of Interest and Qualifications • Open only to North Atlantic CESU, several CESUs (those with Northeast focus), or all CESUs • For example, in April 2013, three Requests for Statements of Interest were issued; • Submerged Habitat Mapping ($900,000) • Enhanced geospatial framework and elevation mapping ($850,000) • Geospatial data management, acquisition, change analysis, LiDAR ($800,000) • Seek Investigators with a long-standing commitment to specific issues and with outstanding productivity

  5. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior North Atlantic Coast CESU Opportunities • Marine Habitats • Habitat Mapping and Inventory • Climate Change • Understanding natural resource responses to climate change • Planning for climate change and sea level rise • Cultural Resources • Marine Archeological Assessments • Cultural Landscape Preservation • Other Opportunities • Hurricane Sandy • Long-term Monitoring • Issue-oriented Research • Meet with park staff • Learn of issues and science needs • Help establish the science agenda of parks

  6. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior North Atlantic Coast CESU National Park Service support to partners • Collaborators in • FY12 and FY13 • Bates College • Biodiversity Research Inst. • Columbia University • CUNY – Brooklyn College • Provincetown Center • Rutgers Univ • Stony Brook Univ • SUNY-ESF • Univ of Maine • UMass-Amherst • UMass-Boston • Univ of RI • Only natural resource projects included • Additional funds expected in FY13

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