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Beach Grass Invasions and Coastal Flood Protection: Forecasting the Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Vulnerability

RFA: Ecological Impacts from the Interactions of Climate Change, Land Use Change and Invasive Species: A Joint Research Solicitation - EPA, USDA (2007)

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Book Chapter Barbier E, Hacker SD, Koch E, Silliman B, Stier AD. Estuarine and coastal ecosystems and their services. In: van den Belt M, Costanza R, eds. Volume 12: Ecological Economics of Estuaries and Coasts, in the Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science (Wolanski E, McLusky D, series eds), Waltham, MA: Elsevier, 2011, pp. 109-127. R833836 (2012)
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Book Chapter Gutierrez JL, Jones CG, Byers JE, Arkema KK, Berkenbusch K, Committo JA, Duarte CM, Hacker SD, Hogarth PJ, Lambrinos JG, Hendriks IE, Hogarth PJ, Palomo MG, Wild C. Physical ecosystem engineers and the functioning of estuaries and coasts. In: Heip CHR, Philippart CJM, Middelburg JJ, eds. Volume 7: Functioning of Ecosystems at the Land-Ocean Interface, in the Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science (Wolanski E, McLusky D, series eds), Waltham, MA: Elsevier Publishing, 2011, pp. 53-81. R833836 (2011)
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Dissertation/Thesis Mull JM. Coastal sand dunes in the U.S. Pacific Northwest: regional variability in foredune geomorphology and associated physical vulnerability to hazards. M.S. Thesis. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, December 7, 2010. R833836 (2010)
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Dissertation/Thesis Zarnetske P. The influence of biophysical feedbacks and species interactions on grass invasions and coastal dune morphology in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, September 9, 2011. R833836 (2012)
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Journal Article Barbier EB, Koch EW, Silliman BR, Hacker SD, Wolanski E, Primavera JH, Granek EF, Polasky S, Aswani S, Cramer LA, Stoms DM, Kennedy CJ, Bael D, Kappel C, Perillo GME, Reed DJ. Vegetation's role in coastal protection:response. Science 2008;320:176-177. R833836 (2010)
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Journal Article Barbier EB, Koch EW, Silliman BR, Hacker SD, Wolanski E, Primavera J, Granek EF, Polasky S, Aswani S, Cramer LA, Stoms DM, Kennedy CJ, Bael D, Kappel CV, Perillo GME, Reed DJ. Coastal ecosystem-based management with nonlinear ecological functions and values. Science 2008;319(5861):321-323. R833836 (2010)
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Journal Article Barbier EB, Hacker SD, Kennedy C, Koch EW, Stier AC, Silliman BR. The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystem services. Ecological Monographs 2011;81(2):169-193. R833836 (2010)
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Journal Article David AS, Zarnetske PL, Hacker SD, Ruggiero P, Biel RG, Seabloom EW. Invasive congeners differ in successional impacts across space and time. PLoS One 2015;10(2):e0117283 (15 pp.). R833836 (Final)
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Journal Article David AS, Seabloom EW, May G. Plant host species and geographic distance affect the structure of aboveground fungal symbiont communities, and environmental filtering affects belowground communities in a coastal dune ecosystem. Microbial Ecology 2016;71(4):912-926. R833836 (Final)
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Journal Article David AS, May G, Schmidt D, Seabloom EW. Beachgrass invasion in coastal dunes is mediated by soil microbes and lack of disturbance dependence. Ecosphere 2016;7(11):e01527 (12 pp.). R833836 (Final)
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Journal Article Hacker SD, Zarnetske P, Seabloom E, Ruggiero P, Mull J, Gerrity S, Jones C. Subtle differences in two non-native congeneric beach grasses significantly affect their colonization, spread, and impact. Oikos 2012;121(1):138-148. R833836 (2010)
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Journal Article Kaminsky GM, Ruggiero P, Buijsman MC, McCandless D, Gelfenbaum G. Historical evolution of the Columbia River littoral cell. Marine Geology 2010;273(1-4):96-126. R833836 (2009)
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Journal Article Koch EW, Barbier EB, Silliman BR, Reed DJ, Perillo GME, Hacker SD, Granek EF, Primavera JH, Muthiga N, Polasky S, Halpern BS, Kennedy CJ, Kappel CV, Wolanski E. Non-linearity in ecosystem services: temporal and spatial variability in coastal protection. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2009;7(1):29-37. R833836 (2010)
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Journal Article Mull J, Ruggiero P. Estimating storm-induced dune erosion and overtopping along U.S. West Coast beaches. Journal of Coastal Research 2014;30(6):1173-1187. R833836 (Final)
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Journal Article Ruggiero P, Buijsman M, Kaminsky GM, Gelfenbaum G. Modeling the effects of wave climate and sediment supply variability on large-scale shoreline change. Marine Geology 2010;273(1-4):127-140. R833836 (2009)
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Journal Article Ruggiero P, Komar PD, Allan JC. Increasing wave heights and extreme value projections:the wave climate of the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Coastal Engineering 2010;57(5):539-552. R833836 (2009)
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Journal Article Seabloom EW, Ruggiero P, Hacker SD, Mull J, Zarnetske P. Invasive grasses, climate change, and exposure to storm-wave overtopping in coastal dune ecosystems. Global Change Biology 2013;19(3):824-832. R833836 (2012)
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Journal Article Zarnetske PL, Seabloom EW, Hacker SD. Non-target effects of invasive species management:beach grass, birds, and bulldozers in coastal dunes. Ecosphere 2010;1(5):1-20. R833836 (2010)
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Journal Article Zarnetske PL, Hacker SD, Seabloom EW, Ruggiero P, Killian JR, Maddux TB, Cox D. Biophysical feedback mediates effects of invasive grasses on coastal dune shape. Ecology 2012;93(6):1439-1450. R833836 (2011)
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Journal Article Zarnetske PL, Gouhier TC, Hacker SD, Seabloom EW, Bokil VA. Indirect effects and facilitation among native and non-native species promote invasion success along an environmental stress gradient. Journal of Ecology 2013;101(4):905-915. R833836 (2012)
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Journal Article Zarnetske PL, Ruggiero P, Seabloom EW, Hacker SD. Coastal foredune evolution:the relative influence of vegetation and sand supply in the US Pacific Northwest. Journal of The Royal Society Interface 2015;12(106):20150017. R833836 (Final)
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Presentation Biel R, Hacker SD, Ruggiero P, Seabloom E. Climate change, coastal hazards, and coastal dune habitat restoration in the Pacific Northwest. Presented at the 98th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, August 4-9, 2013. R833836 (Final)
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Presentation David AS, Zarnetske PL, Seabloom EW, Hacker SD.Invasive congeners uniquely alter community succession of dunes. Presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX, August 7-12, 2011. R833836 (2011)
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Presentation Gladics A, Zarnetske PL, Hacker SD, Seabloom EW. Habitat characteristics related to snowy plover reproductive success in coastal dune restoration areas in Oregon and Washington. Presented at The Wildlife Society Meeting, Oregon Chapter, Lincoln City, OR, February 2008. R833836 (2009)
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Presentation Hacker SD. Invasive species course. Presented at the Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, Newport, OR, 2008 (invited). R833836 (2009)
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Presentation Hacker SD. Presented at the 2008 InterAgency Noxious Weed Symposium, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2008 (invited). R833836 (2009)
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Presentation Hacker SD. Presented to the Department of Botany, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2008 (invited). R833836 (2009)
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Presentation Hacker SD. Presented at the Department of Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2008 (invited). R833836 (2009)
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Presentation Hacker SD. Presented at the Dune Grass Management Meeting, Oregon State University, HMSC, Newport, OR, 2008 (invited). R833836 (2009)
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Presentation Hacker SD. Presented at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon, Coos Bay, OR, 2008 (invited). R833836 (2009)
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Presentation Hacker SD, Zarnetske P, Seabloom E, Ruggiero P. Importance of species identity: implications of two non-native congeneric beach grasses (Ammophila arenaria and A. breviligulata) on dune structure and coastal protection. Presented at the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference, Portland, OR, November 1-5, 2009. R833836 (2010)
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Presentation Hacker SD, Seabloom E, Ruggiero P, Zarnestske P, Mull J. Invasive grasses, climate change, and effects on coastal dune ecosystem functions and services. Presented at the 2nd World Conference on Biological Invasions and Ecosystem Functioning, Mar del Plata, Argentina, November 21-24, 2011. R833836 (2012)
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Presentation Hacker SD. The value of ecosystem services provided by sand dunes. Presented at the 4th International EcoSummit: Ecological Sustainability--Restoring the Planet’s Ecosystem Services, Columbus, OH, September 30-October 5, 2012. R833836 (2012)
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Presentation Mull JM, Ruggiero P, Seabloom E, Hacker S. Coastal dune geomorphology and vulnerability to flooding and erosion in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR, February 22-26, 2010. R833836 (2009)
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Presentation Mull J, Ruggiero P, Seabloom E, Hacker SD. Coastal vulnerability to erosion and flooding along dune-backed beaches in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Presented at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, October 18-21, 2009. R833836 (2011)
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Presentation Mull J, Ruggiero P, Seabloom E, Hacker SD. Coastal vulnerability to erosion and flooding along dune-backed beaches in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Presented at the Geological Society of America Meeting, Portland, OR, October 2009. R833836 (2010)
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Presentation Mull J, Ruggiero P, Seabloom E, Hacker S. Coastal dune geomorphology and vulnerability to flooding and erosion in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Presented at the Geological Society of America (GSA) Meeting, Portland, OR, 2009. R833836 (2009)
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Presentation Mull J, Ruggiero P, Seabloom E, Hacker SD. Coastal dune geomorphology and vulnerability in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR, February 22-26, 2010. R833836 (2011)
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Presentation Mull J, Ruggiero P, Seabloom E, Hacker SD. Coastal dune geomorphology and vulnerability in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR, March 2010. R833836 (2010)
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Presentation Ruggiero P, Zarnetske P, Mull J, Hacker S, Seabloom E. Coastal foredune evolution: (1) evidence for physical control. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 2010. R833836 (2010)
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Presentation Ruggiero P, Mull J, Zarnestske P, Hacker S, Seabloom E. Interannual to decadal foredune evolution. Presented at the Coastal Sediments Conference, Miami, FL, May 2-6, 2011. R833836 (2011)
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Presentation Ruggiero P, Mull J, Seabloom E, Hacker S, Zarnestske P. Interannual to decadal foredune evolution. Presented at the Coastal Sediments Meeting, Miami, FL, May 2011. R833836 (2010)
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Presentation Ruggiero P, Hacker SD, Kaminsky G. Morphodynamics of prograding beaches. Presented at the 7th International Conference on Coastal Dynamics, Bordeaux, France, June 24-28, 2013. R833836 (2012)
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Presentation Seabloom EW. Presented to the Department Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2008 (invited). R833836 (2009)
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Presentation Zarnetske PL, Hacker SD, Seabloom EW. Does removal of an invasive species restore the disturbance regime and native community on coastal dunes? Presented at the Ecological Society of America, 93rd Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, August 3-8, 2008. R833836 (2009)
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Presentation Zarnetske PL, Seabloom EW, Hacker SD, Ruggiero P, Killian J, Maddux T, Cox D, Pattanapol W, Bokil V. Coastal dune building capabilities of native and exotic beach grasses:initial results from a moveable bed wind tunnel experiment. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 15-19, 2008. R833836 (2009)
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Presentation Zarnetske PL, Hacker SD, Seabloom EW. Characteristics of coastal dunes with and without invasive beachgrass. Presented at the Pacific Northwest Coastal Dunes Ecosystem Workshop 2008, March 2008. R833836 (2009)
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Presentation Zarnetske PL, Hacker SD, Seabloom EW, Ruggiero P. Biotic or abiotic control? Assessing the mechanisms behind coastal dune-building plant distributions. Presented at the 95th Ecological Society of America Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2010. R833836 (2010)
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Presentation Zarnetske PL, Hacker SD, Seabloom EW, Ruggiero P. Biotic or abiotic control? Assessing the mechanisms behind coastal dune-building plant distributions. Presented at the 95th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA, August 1-6, 2010. R833836 (2011)
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Presentation Zarnetske P, Ruggiero P, Mull J, Hacker S, Seabloom E. Coastal foredune geomorphology: (2) evidence for ecological control. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 2010. R833836 (2011)
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Presentation Zarnetske P, Ruggiero P, Mull J, Hacker S, Seabloom E. Coastal foredune geomorphology: (2) evidence for ecological control. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2010. R833836 (2010)
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Presentation Zarnetske P, Hacker S, Seabloom E, Ruggiero P, Mull J. Connecting process with pattern: towards a mechanistic understanding of invasions' impacts on coastal dune ecology and geomorphology. Presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX, August 7-12, 2011. R833836 (2010)
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Presentation Zarnetske P, Hacker S, Seabloom E, Ruggiero P, Mull J. Connecting process with pattern:towards a mechanistic understanding of invasions' impacts on coastal dune ecology and geomorphology. Presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX, August 7-12, 2011. R833836 (2011)
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Proceedings Ruggiero P. Impacts of climate change on coastal erosion and flood probability in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. In: Proceedings of the Solutions to Coastal Disasters, Oahu, HI, 2008. R833836 (2009)
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Proceedings Ruggiero P, Mull J, Zarnetske P, Hacker S, Seabloom E. Interannual to decadal foredune evolution. In: Rosati JD, Wang P, Roberts TM, eds. The Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments 2011 Volume 3. Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2011, pp. 698-711. R833836 (2010)
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