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San Juan Bay Estuary: Research History and Opportunities
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : May 10, 2024]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : May 10, 2024]
We reviewed the available social-ecological, hydrological, and geochemical literature for the ecological systems of the San Juan Bay Estuary (SJBE), a site in the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuarine Program. The objective of the review is to gather in one place a...
Coastal Integrated Hydro-Terrestrial Modeling: A Multi-Agency Invited Workshop
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Nov 01, 2020]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Nov 01, 2020]
This report summarizes the results of the Coastal Integrated Hydro-Terrestrial Modeling (C-IHTM) Workshop that was co-planned, co-hosted and attended by the MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) community, a collective of university- and national lab-based researchers who work on the modeli...
Centering Communities in Great Lakes Restoration and Ecosystem-based Management Programs – Report to Healing Our Waters Coalition
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Oct 10, 2023]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Oct 10, 2023]
A notable transformation is occurring across the US, Canada, and the globe, reframing “ecosystem restoration” as more than technical actions that improve the environment, but also as collective actions that explicitly acknowledge and include the human and social syste...
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks 1990-2021: Chapter 6 Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Apr 16, 2023]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Apr 16, 2023]
Flooded lands are defined as water bodies where human activities have 1) caused changes in the amount of surface area covered by water, typically through water level regulation (e.g., constructing a dam), 2) waterbodies where human activities have changed the hydrology of existin...
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks 1990-2021: 6.9 Land Converted to Wetlands (CRF Source Category 4D2)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Apr 13, 2023]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Apr 13, 2023]
Flooded lands are defined as water bodies where human activities have 1) caused changes in the amount of surface area covered by water, typically through water level regulation (e.g., constructing a dam), 2) waterbodies where human activities have changed the hydrology of existin...
Development of a Cumulative Resilience Screening Index (CRSI) for Natural Hazards: An Assessment of Resilience to Acute Meteorological Events and Selected Natural Hazards
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Aug 03, 2020]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Aug 03, 2020]
This report is a revision of the earlier 2017 CRSI report. The report renames the index to the Cumulative Resilience Screening Index to avoid the confusion associated with the earlier moniker Climate Resilience Screening Index. Both retain the CRSI acronym and are the ostensibly ...
Health Impact Assessment (Hia) and Enviroatlas: Integrating Ecosystem Services Into the Decision-Making Process-Guide (2015, Final)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Aug 28, 2015]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Aug 28, 2015]
This document was created to highlight the many ways that the U.S. EPA EnviroAtlas suite of ecosystem services tools can be used to aid in the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) process. Ecosystems provide numerous services and benefits to individuals, communities, businesses, and ot...
Watershed Management Optimization Support Tool Benefits Module: Theoretical Documentation
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Aug 01, 2020]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Aug 01, 2020]
The Watershed Management Optimization Support Tool (WMOST) was developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) to facilitate integrated water resources management. The new Benefits Module for WMOST enables stakeholders to calculate the value of additional ...
Simulating Metacommunities of Riverine Fishes (SMRF) Model v 1.0 and User Manual
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 30, 2019]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 30, 2019]
Fish communities in river networks provide significant ecosystem services that will likely decline under future land use, human water demand, and climate variability. Modeling can be used to assess the consequences to multiple populations of one or more fish species from multiple...
Community Resilience Planning: A Decision-Making Framework for Coastal Communities
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jul 31, 2019]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jul 31, 2019]
One of the most pervasive challenges facing coastal communities is sea level rise (SLR), both in its geographical extent and potential for adverse social, economic, and environmental impact. Local flooding results in property damage and disruptions to daily life. Likewise, regio...
EnviroAtlas Educational Curriculum: Introduction to Ecosystem Services
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Feb 13, 2019]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Feb 13, 2019]
This module promotes student discovery and learning about the interconnectedness of humans and ecosystems.
Centered on ecosystem services, these six classroom-ready lessons incorporate use of EnviroAtlas to encourage a systems approach to thinking about the world. This approach p...
Climate Change and Interacting Stressors: Implications For Coral Reef Management In American Samoa (Final Report)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Aug 11, 2007]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Aug 11, 2007]
EPA announced the release of the final document,<i> Climate Change and Interacting Stressors: Implications for Coral Reef Management in American Samoa</i>. This report provides a synthesis of information on the interactive effects of climate change and other stressors on the reef...
The Influence of Green Infrastructure Practices on Groundwater Quality: The State of the Science
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Aug 31, 2018]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Aug 31, 2018]
Green infrastructure (GI) technologies applied to stormwater are developed to mimic natural infiltration and hydrologic processes. GI is a design strategy that enhances runoff storage volume, infiltrates runoff, and contributes to groundwater recharge. Urban development often lea...
Predicting patterns of vulnerability to climate change in near coastal species using an algorithm-based risk assessment framework
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Nov 30, 2017]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Nov 30, 2017]
Near-coastal (0-200 depth) ecosystems and species are under threat from increasing temperatures, ocean acidification, and sea level rise. However, species vary in their vulnerability to specific climatic changes and climate impacts will vary geographically. For management to resp...
Effects of Climate Change on Aquatic Invasive Species and Implications For Management and Research (Final Report)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Mar 01, 2008]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Mar 01, 2008]
EPA announced the availability of the final report, <em>Effects of Climate Change on Aquatic Invasive Species and Implications for Management and Research </em>. This report reviews available literature on climate-change effects on aquatic invasive species (AIS) and examines sta...
Relationship between canopy structure, microclimate, and Swiss needle cast severity among different ages of Douglas-fir forests
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Dec 25, 2017]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Dec 25, 2017]
Swiss needle cast (SNC) is an endemic disease of Douglas-fir caused by Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii. The fungus infects newly emerged needles between May and August. As the fungus develops, its fruiting bodies (pseudothecia) block the stomata and inhibit gas exchange, reducing the p...
Updates to the Demographic and Spatial Allocation Models to Produce Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios (ICLUS) (Version 2) (External Review Draft)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Feb 23, 2015]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Feb 23, 2015]
EPA announced the availability of the draft report, <em>Updates to the Demographic and Spatial Allocation Models to Produce Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios (ICLUS)</em> for a 30-day public comment period. The ICLUS version 2 (v2) modeling tool furthered land change mod...
Updates To The Demographic And Spatial Allocation Models To Produce Integrated Climate And Land Use Scenarios (Iclus) (Final Report, Version 2)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jul 27, 2016]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jul 27, 2016]
EPA's announced the availability of the final report, <em>Updates to the Demographic and Spatial Allocation Models to Produce Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios (ICLUS)</em> (Version 2). This update furthered land change modeling by providing nationwide housing developmen...
Climate and Land Use Change Effects on Ecological Resources in Three Watersheds: A Synthesis Report (Final Report)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jan 26, 2009]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jan 26, 2009]
EPA announced the availability of the final report, <em>Climate and Land-Use Change Effects on Ecological Resources in Three Watersheds: A Synthesis Report</em>. This report provides a summary of climate change impacts to selected watersheds and recommendations for how to improv...
Aquatic Ecosystems, Water Quality, and Global Change: Challenges of Conducting Multi-Stressor Vulnerability Assessments (Final Report)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jul 31, 2011]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jul 31, 2011]
EPA announced the availability of the final report, <i>Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Change: The Challenges of conducting Multi-Stressor Global Change Vulnerability Assessments</i>. This report investigates the issues and challenges associated with identifying, calculating, and ...
An Assessment of Decision-Making Processes: Evaluation of Where Land Protection Planning Can Incorporate Climate Change Information (Final Report)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 07, 2011]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 07, 2011]
EPA announced the availability of the final report, <em>An Assessment of Decision-Making Processes: Evaluation of Where Land Protection Planning Can Incorporate Climate Change Information</em>. This report is a review of decision-making processes of selected land protection prog...
Implications of Climate Change For State Bioassessment Programs and Approaches To Account For Effects (Final Report)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Nov 21, 2011]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Nov 21, 2011]
EPA announced the availability of the final report, <em>Implications of Climate Change for State Bioassessment Programs and Approaches to Account for Effects</em>. This report uses biological data collected by four states in wadeable rivers and streams to examine the components ...
Watershed Modeling To Assess The Sensitivity Of Streamflow, Nutrient, And Sediment Loads To Potential Climate Change And Urban Development In 20 U.S. Watersheds (Final Report)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 26, 2013]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 26, 2013]
In September 2013, EPA announced the release of the final report, <em>Watershed Modeling to Assess the Sensitivity of Streamflow, Nutrient, and Sediment Loads to Potential Climate Change and Urban Development in 20 U.S. Watersheds</em>.<br><br>Watershed modeling was conducted in ...
Carbon Offset Forestry: Forecasting Ecosystem Effects (COFFEE) Project Implementation Plan
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 15, 2010]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 15, 2010]
COFFEE will evaluate the environmental impacts of implementing various COF practices by using the amount of total ecosystem C (TEC) sequestered in forests as the integrative response metric. These evaluations will be done for current-climate and future-climate scenarios and will...
Best Practices For Continuous Monitoring of Temperature and Flow In Wadeable Streams (Final Report)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jul 27, 2014]
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jul 27, 2014]
This final report is a technical "best practices" document describing sensor deployment for and collection of continuous temperature and flow data at ungaged sites in wadeable streams. This document addresses questions related to equipment needs; configuration, placement, and ins...