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Satellite-derived barrier response and recovery following natural and anthropogenic perturbations, northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
The magnitude and frequency of storm events, relative sea-level rise (RSLR), sediment supply, and anthropogenic alterations drive the morphologic evolution of barrier island systems, although the relative importance of any one driver will vary with the spatial and temporal scales considered. To explore the relative contributions of storms and human alterations to sediment supply on de-cadal change
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Julie Bernier, Jennifer L. Miselis, Nathaniel Plant
Improving ESRI ArcGIS performance of coastal and seafloor analysis with the Python multiprocessing module
Coastal research frequently involves the use of a GIS to analyze large areas for changes in response to major weather events, human action, and other factors. The GIS workflows used to conduct these analyses can be complex and sometimes require multiple days to complete. Long runtimes often exist even on modern high-powered workstations if the GIS software does not use parallel computing technique
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Jonathan Andrew Zieg, David G. Zawada
Distinguishing between regression model fits to global mean sea level reconstructions
Global mean sea level (GMSL) has been rising since the last century, posing a serious challenge for the coastal areas. A variety of regression models have been utilized for determining GMSL rise over the past one hundred years, resulting in a large spread of sea level rise rates and multidecadal variations. In this study, we develop a new nonparametric noise model that is data-dependent and consid
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Yingli Zhu, Gary T. Mitchum, Kara S. Doran, Don P. Chambers, Xinfeng Liang
Hotspot dune erosion on an intermediate beach
A large, low pressure Nor’easter storm and Hurricane Joaquin contributed to multiple weeks of sustained, elevated wave and water level conditions along the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States in Fall 2015. Sea level anomalies in excess of 1 m and offshore wave heights of up to 4 m were recorded during these storms, as observed at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Field Research Facili
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Nicholas Cohn, Katherine Brodie, Bradley Johnson, Margaret Louise Palmsten
Rigorously valuing the impact of projected coral reef degradation on coastal hazard risk in Florida
The degradation of coastal habitats, particularly coral reefs, raises risks by increasing the exposure of coastal communities to flooding hazards. In the United States, the physical protective services provided by coral reefs were recently assessed, in social and economic terms, with the annual protection provided by U.S. coral reefs off the coast of the State of Florida estimated to be more than
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Curt D. Storlazzi, Borja G. Reguero, Kimberly K. Yates, Kristen A. Cumming, Aaron Cole, James B. Shope, Camila Gaido L., David G. Zawada, Stephanie R. Arsenault, Zachery W. Fehr, Barry A. Nickel, Michael W. Beck
Unexpected diversity of Endozoicomonas in deep-sea corals
ABSTRACT: The deep ocean hosts a large diversity of azooxanthellate cold-water corals whose associated microbiomes remain to be described. While the bacterial genus Endozoicomonas has been widely identified as a dominant associate of tropical and temperate corals, it has rarely been detected in deep-sea corals. Determining microbial baselines for these cold-water corals is a critical first step to
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Christina A. Kellogg, Zoe A. Pratte
Holocene evolution of sea-surface temperature and salinity in the Gulf of Mexico
Flows into and out of the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) are integral to North Atlantic ocean circulation, and help facilitate poleward heat transport in the Western Hemisphere. The GoM also serves as a key source of moisture for much of North America. Modern patterns of sea-surface temperature (SST) and salinity in the GoM are influenced by the Loop Current, its eddy-shedding dynamics, and the ensuing inte
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Kaustubh Thiumalai, Julie N. Richey, Terrence M. Quinn
Efficiency of bioaerosol samplers: A comparison study
Bioaerosols, including bacteria and fungi, are ubiquitous and have been shown to impact various organisms as well as biogeochemical cycles and human health. However, sample collection poses a challenge for aeromicrobiologists and can determine the success of a study. Establishing a standard collection procedure for bioaerosol sampling could help advance the field. We tested the efficiency (number
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Esra Mescioglu, Adina Paytan, Bailey W. Mitchell, Dale W. Griffin
Coastal wetland shoreline change monitoring: A comparison of shorelines from high-resolution WorldView satellite imagery, aerial imagery, and field surveys
Shoreline change analysis is an important environmental monitoring tool for evaluating coastal exposure to erosion hazards, particularly for vulnerable habitats such as coastal wetlands where habitat loss is problematic world-wide. The increasing availability of high-resolution satellite imagery and emerging developments in analysis techniques support the implementation of these data into shorelin
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Kathryn Smith, Joseph Terrano, Jonathan L Pitchford, Michael Archer
Integrating high-resolution coastal acidification monitoring data across seven United States estuaries
Beginning in 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) National Estuary Program (NEP) started a collaboration with partners in seven estuaries along the East Coast (Barnegat Bay; Casco Bay), West Coast (Santa Monica Bay; San Francisco Bay; Tillamook Bay), and the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Coast (Tampa Bay; Mission-Aransas Estuary) of the United States to expand the use of autono
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Nicholas A Rosenau, Holly Galavotti, Kimberly K. Yates, Curtis Bohlen, Christopher W. Hunt, Matthew Liebman, A Brown, Stephen R. Pacella, John L. Largier, Karina Nielsen, Xinping Hu, Melissa McCutcheon, James Vasslides, Matthew Poach, Tom Ford, Karina Johnston, Alex Steele
Upwelling and the persistence of coral-reef frameworks in the eastern tropical Pacific
In an era of global change, the fate and form of reef habitats will depend on shifting assemblages of organisms and their responses to multiple stressors. Multiphyletic assemblages of calcifying and bioeroding species contribute to a dynamic balance between constructive and erosive processes, and reef-framework growth occurs only when calcium-carbonate deposition exceeds erosion. Each contributing
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Ian C. Enochs, Lauren Toth, Amanda Kirkland, Derek P. Manzello, Graham Kolodziej, John T Morris, Daniel M Holstein, Austin Schlenz, Carly J. Randall, Juan L Mate, James J Leichter, Richard B. Aronson
Comparison of preservation and extraction methods on five taxonomically disparate coral microbiomes
All animals are host to a multitude of microorganisms that are essential to the animal’s health. Host-associated microbes have been shown to defend against potential pathogens, provide essential nutrients, interact with the host’s immune system, and even regulate mood. However, it can be difficult to preserve and obtain nucleic acids from some host-associated microbiomes, making studying their mic
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Zoe A. Pratte, Christina A. Kellogg