Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise
Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise

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Publisher: Climate Change Science Program

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 320

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One of 21 climate change synthesis and assessment products commissioned by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), this report examines the effects of sea level rise, impacts on society, and opportunities to prepare for those consequences, focusing on the eight coastal states from New York to North Carolina. Using scientific literature and policy documents, the report describes potential changes to barrier.

Condition Of The Mid-atlantic Estuaries
Condition Of The Mid-atlantic Estuaries

Author: W. Michael McCabe

Publisher:

Published: 1998-10-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9780756705060

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Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Estuary, and Delmarva coastal estuaries are vital Mid-Atlantic resources. For many years, the EPA has led efforts to protect and restore these estuaries by implementing such laws as the Clean Water Act and by participating in projects like the Chesapeake Bay Program. This peer-reviewed report addresses the questions: Are these protective measures having an impact? What is the current condition of our natural resources? How widespread are ecological problems and what are their probable causes? It breaks new ground in employing the latest scientific tools and by drawing upon carefully designed sampling plans.

Mid-Atlantic Freshwater Wetlands: Advances in Wetlands Science, Management, Policy, and Practice
Mid-Atlantic Freshwater Wetlands: Advances in Wetlands Science, Management, Policy, and Practice

Author: Robert P. Brooks

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-01-25

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 1461455960

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The lands and waters of the Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) have changed significantly since before the 16th century when the Susquehannock lived in the area. Much has changed since Captain John Smith penetrated the estuaries and rivers during the early 17th century; since the surveying of the Mason-Dixon Line to settle border disputes among Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware during the middle of the 18th century; and since J. Thomas Scharf described the physiographic setting of Baltimore County in the late 19th century. As early as 1881, Scharf provides us with an assessment of the condition of the aquatic ecosystems of the region, albeit in narrative form, and already changes are taking place – the conversion of forests to fields, the founding of towns and cities, and the depletion of natural resources. We have always conducted our work with the premise that “man” is part of, and not apart from, this ecosystem and landscape. This premise, and the historical changes in our landscape, provide the foundation for our overarching research question: how do human activities impact the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and the ecosystem services that they provide, and how can we optimize this relationship?