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Development of an Optical Indicator of Habitat Suitability for Submersed Aquatic Vegetation
EPA Grant Number: R828684C002Subproject: this is subproject number 002 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R828684
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: EAGLES - Atlantic Slope Consortium
Center Director: Brooks, Robert P.
Title: Development of an Optical Indicator of Habitat Suitability for Submersed Aquatic Vegetation
Investigators: Gallegos, Charles L.
Current Investigators: Wardrop, Denice Heller , Havens, Kirk , Hershner, Carl , Thornton, Kent
Institution: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Current Institution: Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus , FTN Associates Ltd. , Virginia Institute of Marine Science
EPA Project Officer: Levinson, Barbara
Project Period: March 1, 2001 through February 28, 2005 (Extended to February 28, 2006)
RFA: Environmental Indicators in the Estuarine Environment Research Program (2000)
Research Category: Ecological Indicators/Assessment/Restoration
Description:
Objective:This is one of four subprojects under the Atlantic Slope Consortium (ASC) center. It is closely related to Project R828684C001, Integrated Assessment of Estuarine Ecosystems. The objective of this work is to develop a regionally extensive diagnostic indicator of habitat suitability for submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), based on optical properties. For this purpose, field studies will be conducted to understand the regional variation in optical properties of suspended particulate material in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Publications and Presentations:Publications have been submitted on this subproject: View all 5 publications for this subproject | View all 154 publications for this center
Journal Articles:Journal Articles have been submitted on this subproject: View all 2 journal articles for this subproject | View all 28 journal articles for this center
Supplemental Keywords:ecological indicator, optical indicator, submerged aquatic vegetation, SAV, Chesapeake Bay, mesohaline. , Ecosystem Protection/Environmental Exposure & Risk, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, Water, Geographic Area, Scientific Discipline, RFA, ECOSYSTEMS, Ecosystem/Assessment/Indicators, Risk Assessment, Biology, Nutrients, Ecological Risk Assessment, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Ecological Monitoring, Mid-Atlantic, Ecological Indicators, Hydrology, Ecological Effects - Environmental Exposure & Risk, Ecosystem Protection, Ecology and Ecosystems, integrative indicators, aquatic ecosystem, Chesapeake Bay trophic network, remote sensing, socioeconomics, ecosystem indicators, biomonitoring, nutrient stress, bioindicator, degradation, land use, Chesapeake Bay, watersheds, ecological exposure, aquatic habitat, aquatic ecosystems, ecosystem assessment, environmental stress, integrated assessment, coastal ecosystem, bioindicators, ecological assessment, estuarine ecosystems, optical indicators, aquatic biota , Atlantic Slope Consortium, submerged aquatic vegetation
Progress and Final Reports:
2002 Progress Report
2003 Progress Report
2004 Progress Report
Final Report
Main Center Abstract and Reports:
R828684 EAGLES - Atlantic Slope Consortium
Subprojects under this Center:
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R828684C001 Integrated Assessment of Estuarine Ecosystems
R828684C002 Development of an Optical Indicator of Habitat Suitability for Submersed Aquatic Vegetation
R828684C003 Integrated Assessment of Watersheds
R828684C004 Socioeconomic and Institutional Research