Activities/Projects:
| Principal Investigator |
Title |
Start Date |
Stop Date |
Purpose |
| Martin Schreibman |
Endocrine Disruption in Jamaica
Bay: Are Winter Flounder Being Affected? |
2/1/2002 |
1/31/2004 |
To
assess whether or not adult and juvenile winter
flounder in Jamaica Bay are showing evidence of
endocrine disruption.
To determine
whether or not there are significant reproductive
and pathological consequences of this exposure.
To determine whether or not nonylphenol
ethoxylate metabolites present in Jamaica Bay
sediment are likely to be contributing to effects
observed in larval fish.
This
project is funded by New York Sea Grant.
|
| Martin Schreibman |
Monitoring and Restoration of
Estuarine Systems in Jamaica Bay |
8/1/2002 |
12/31/2007 |
To continue long term studies
of fishes, marine invertebrates, and salt marshes,
with emphasis on inventory and monitoring, ecology,
biological diversity, indicatory species, and effects
of chemical contaminants.
To coordinate and manage
field studies jointly with Gateway NRA, under
the terms of the Cooperative Agreement and its
Amendments and Task Agreements.
To provide technical supervision
to students who are researching the flora and
fauna of Jamaica Bay. |
| David Franz |
Surveys of invertebrates and
related marsh organisms in Jamaica Bay and associated
water and land |
5/16/2001 |
5/31/2002 |
To continue long-term studies
of invertebrates in the marine environment, with
emphasis on inventory and monitoring, population
ecology, biological diversity, effects of contaminants,
and indicator species.
To provide technical supervision to students
who are researching the flora and fauna of Jamaica
Bay. |
| David Franz |
Population and Community Ecology |
1/1/2002 |
12/31/2005 |
To continue long-term studies
of invertebrates in the marine environment, with
emphasis on the inventory and monitoring, population
ecology and community ecology, biological diversity,
effects of contaminants, and indicator species.
To provide technical supervision to students
who are researching the flora and fauna of Jamaica
Bay. |
City
University of New York (CUNY) - College of Staten Island
Activities/Projects:
| Principal Investigator |
Title |
Start Date |
Stop Date |
Purpose |
| Richard Veit |
Operating MAPS (Mapping Avian
Productivity and Survival) bird-banding and observation
stations. |
1/1/2003 |
12/31/2007 |
The objective of the nationwide
MAPS program is to estimate reproduction and survival
of passerine birds. As maps of abundance of passerines
are already available from Christmas Bird Counts
and Breeding Bird Surveys, the point of this program
is to map variation in reproduction through time.
|
| William Wallace |
Accumulation and toxicity of
metals (e.g. cadmium, zinc, and silver)in marine
organisms: ongoing laboratory studies. |
1/1/2003 |
12/31/2004 |
To develop an understanding
of how metal contaminants impact marine/estuarine
food chains and induce sub lethal toxicity in marine
organisms. Metal concentrations within sediments
and marine invertebrates will also be monitored
on a long-term basis. |
| William Wallace |
Accumulation and toxicity of
metals (cadmium, zinc, silver) in marine invertebrates:
laboratory studies |
7/23/2001 |
12/31/2002 |
To develop an understanding
of how metal contaminants effect the food chain,
from detritis to crustaceans to fishes to humans.
Initial focus is on Great Kills and Jamaica Bay;
later comparisons will be made between Gateway
NRA and the Hudson River.
|
| Richard Veit |
Operating a MAPS (Mapping Avian
Productivity and Survival) bird-banding and observation
station at Fort Tilden |
5/15/2001 |
11/30/2002 |
The objective of the nationwide
MAPS program is to estimate reproduction and survival
of passerine birds. As maps of abundance of passerines
are already available from Christmas Bird Counts
and Breeding Bird Surveys, the purpose of this additional
program |
| Andrew Bernick |
Black-Crowned Night Heron Population
Ecology in Gateway NRA: Developing a Model of Local
Extinction and Recolonization |
4/11/2001 |
4/30/2002 |
To learn about local populations
of Black-Crowned Night Herons and their movements
to foraging sites.
To investigate patterns
of local extinction and recolonization as a normal
process in animal communities.
To provide information
for improving management of the park's fauna. |
| Andrew Bernick |
Black-Crowned Night Heron Population
Ecology in Gateway NRA: Developing a Model of Local
Extinction and Recolonization |
1/1/2002 |
12/31/2003 |
To learn about local populations
of Black-Crowned Night Herons and their movements
to foraging sites.
To investigate patterns of local extinction and
recolonization as a normal process in animal communities.
To provide information for improving management
of the park's fauna |
City
University of New York (CUNY) - Hunter College
Items
of Interest:
Geology
and Geography of New York Bight Beaches
City
University of New York (CUNY) - Kingsborough Community
College
Activities/Projects:
| Principal Investigator |
Title |
Start Date |
Stop Date |
Purpose |
| Gary Sarinsky |
Field Trips and Collecting for
Educational Purposes by Kingsborough Community College
Biology Department |
9/7/2001 |
9/6/2007 |
Educational purposes only. |
| Gary Sarinsky |
Population and Community Ecology
|
9/1/2002 |
12/31/2005 |
Educational purposes only. Dr.
Sarinsky will observe beach flora and fauna, to
gather information and first-hand observations for
use in his lectures. Dr. Sarinsky, faculty and students,
and assistants may also collect occasional samples
of live or dead invertebrates, live or dead fishes,
other vertebrates (dead only), and plant parts for
classroom demonstration. |
City University of New York (CUNY) - Queens College
Gillian Stewart and John Waldman organized the 1st ever Jamaica Bay BioBlitz, bringing together scientists and volunteers on a survey mission to catalog organisms in Jamaica Bay over a 24-hour period from 3:00pm September 7 through 3:00pm September 8, 2007. For more information on the 2007 BioBlitz, view the 2007 BioBlitz page. For the Results, Species List, and BioBlitz Booklet, visit the NPS Gateway BioBlitz Events site.
John Waldman published a research catalog in April 2008 for the National Park Service entitled Research Opportunities in the Natural and Social Sciences at the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, in partnership with the Research Learning Center for the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway and Jamaica Bay Institute. The catalog identified gaps in resource knowledge and areas in which indicators need to be developed to protect and maintain the quality of park resources and visitor experiences. Research in these areas will help park managers understand these challenges and make decisions based on scientifically credible information. The catalog also played a role in establishing the Gateway Research Learning Center Fellowship Program.
Columbia
University
The Columbia University, School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA) prepared a report for the National Park Service that
may prove useful in shaping Gateway’s approach to climate change adaptation and its new General Management Plan, 2009. View the Report.
Columbia University, New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and the State University
of New York (SUNY), Stonybrook, conducted an assessment
of wetland loss from sea-level rise, storm surges
and other forces with an emphasis on Jamaica Bay as
part of the Metropolitan
East Coast (MEC) Regional Assessment.
Led by Arnold Gordon, the Jamaica Bay Physical and Biogeochemical Study was conducted: Integrated Reconnaissance of the Physical and Biogeochemical Characteristics of Jamaica Bay; Report.
Cornell
University
New
York Sea Grant is part of a nationwide network of
30 university-based programs that works with coastal
communities through NOAA. Sea Grant research and outreach
programs promote better understanding, conservation,
and use of America's coastal resources. Sea Grant is
funded in New York through SUNY and Cornell University
and federally through the National
Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Specialists
in New
York Sea Grant's Extension program
work with Sea Grant administrators and funded
researchers to provide science-based information to
people making and influencing
decisions for the wise development, management and use
of our coastal resources - now
and in the future. Jamaica Bay is within the New
York Sea Grant Marine District. Cornell scientists are
involved in fisheries management,
water quality, coastal processes, and marine education.
Extension
specialists work with a variety of audiences throughout
Long Island, Manhattan, and New York's Hudson Valley,
and along the shores of Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake
Champlain, the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara River
on these issues:
- Fostering coastal businesses
- Improving the quality of Seafood
- Maintaining recreational and marine
fisheries
- Preparing for and responding to coastal
hazards and water level changes
- Responding to the spread and impacts
of aquatic nuisance species
- Providing K-12 educators with Sea
Grant resources
- Protecting, enhancing and restoring
coastal habitats
Sea Grant Extension
educational methods include:
- Fact sheets, periodicals, books,
and videos
- Seminars, training programs and demonstration
projects
- Engaging and informing the general
public, government officials, coastal managers, scientists,
industry, the media and schools
Hofstra
University
Activities/Projects:
| Principal Investigator |
Title |
Start Date |
Stop Date |
Purpose |
| Russell Burke |
Ecology of diamondback terrapins:
predation and recruitment |
1/1/2003 |
12/31/2007 |
To develop a better understanding
of the factors affecting the reproduction and survivorship
of diamondback terrapins at Gateway NRA. This better
understanding should facilitate data-based management.
More specifically, the main objective of my research
is to determine whether raccoons and/or other predators
are having a significant impact on recruitment into
the diamondback terrapin population at Jamaica Bay
Wildlife Refuge. |
| Maria Giambianco |
Comparison of fertility rates,
hatchling survivorship, and sex ratios of field
and laboratory incubated nests of estuarine turtle,
Malaclemys terrapin, at Jamaica Bay |
4/23/2001 |
10/31/2001 |
To continue thesis research
on the current fertility rates and recruitment of
the Diamond-back Terrapin population of Gateway
NRA and to determine if the current predation pressures
are causing a bias of hatchlings to one sex. To
update information on the factors affecting the
Conservation status of Diamond-back Terrapins in
Gateway NRA. Major aspects of the investigation
are fertility rates, survival of hatchlings. And
temperature-mediated sex determination. |
| Katrina Atkinson |
Raccoon population size and
movements, and ethology of predation on the Diamond-back
Terrapin at Jamaica Bay in Gateway |
4/19/2001 |
10/31/2001 |
To update information on why
the raccoon has become a nuisance animal and a threat
to the conservation of Diamond-back Terrapins in
Gateway NRA. Incidental data will be gathered on
other mammals for comparison |
| Jamina Oomen |
Diamond-back Terrapin movements,
population size, and habitat use in the Hudson River
Estuary, including Gateway NRA. |
4/19/2001 |
10/31/2001 |
To update information on the
ethology, ecology, and conservation status of Diamond-back
Terrapins in Gateway NRA, and adjacent waters. |
| Sylwia Ner |
Diamond-back Terrapin distribution
and predation rates throughout the Gateway NRA:
Quantifying the impact of predation on the Jamaica
Bay sub-population of terrapins, and predicting
the population trend |
4/19/2001 |
10/31/2002 |
To update information on the
conservation status of Diamond-back Terrapins in
all 3 Units of Gateway NRA. Fieldwork will be concentrated
in seven upland islands of Jamaica Bay: Canarsie
Pol, Little Egg Marsh, Subway Island, Pumpkin Patch,
Elder's Point, Ruffle Bar, Ruler's Bar Hassock. |
| Russell Burke |
Surveys of Mammals, Reptiles,
and Amphibians Throughout Gateway NRA |
4/19/2001 |
10/31/2001 |
To update the inventory and
monitoring of terrestrial animals in all 3 units
of the park.
To provide technical supervision to graduate
students who are researching Diamondback Terrapins
throughout the Gateway NRA |
| Jeremy Feinberg |
Nesting Ecology of Diamondback
Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) at Gateway National
Recreation Area |
6/1/1998 |
5/31/2000 |
To develop a baseline understanding
diamondback terrapin ecology at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge. This research primarily focused on terrapin-nesting
ecology and predation upon terrapin nests. Secondary
foci included monitoring predation of adult terrapins
and developing a better understanding of the distribution
of terrapins throughout the entire Gateway National
Recreation Area. |
Data/Metadata:
| Principal Investigator/Organization |
Title |
Metadata |
Data Download |
| Maria Giambianco |
Clutchsize of field and laboratory
incubated nests of estuarine turtle, Malaclemys
terrapin, at Jamaica Bay |
|
|
| Katrina Atkinson |
GIS from Raccoon Study |
|
|
Long Island University
Items of Interest:
Jamaica Bay: A History
Montclair State University
Kevin Olsen has been actively
researching the history of the bay with special emphasis on its environmental issues.
Kevin co-authored a poster entitled The Vinylguaiacol/Indole or VGI ("Veggie") Ratio: A Novel Molecular Parameter to Evaluate the Relative Contributions of Terrestrial and Aquatic Organic Matter to Sediments, at the
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 2010, San Francisco, California, describing the rational for a VGI ratio which can provide a simple and effective molecular parameter
useful in determining the relative contributions of terrestrial and aquatic organic matter to estuarine and near-shore marine sediments, supplementing traditional bulk chemical and isotopic indicators.
Kevin presented a poster entitled Can a City of 5,000,000 Recycle 60% of its Organic Waste? Lessons from 1910 New York,
at the International Symposium on Sustainability Science: The Emerging Paradigm and the Urban Environment, October 25-27, 2010, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, emphasizing the waste reduction and recycling methods used by the city from the 1840's through the 1920's.
A student of Kevin's, Elaine Gomez of the American Chemical Society SEED project, published a report in June 2010 entitled Sources of Sedimentary Organic Matter in the New York Jamaica Bay Region, analyzing sediment samples to determine sources of organic sedimentation by mapping the ratios of a terrestrial plant biomarker versus an aquatic organism biomarker on a Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer. Elaine presented material from this report at The Jersey Journal's 52nd annual Hudson County Science Fair in March of 2010 at the Liberty Science Center and won a gold medal. Elaine was then invited to attend the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in San Jose, California in May 2010 where she won a third place award in the environmental science category. She plans to attend the New Jersey Institute of Technology, where she'll major in chemical engineering and minor in environmental sciences. She is also one of 1,000 students awarded the Bill Gates Millennium Scholarship.
Kevin also published a report in December 2008 entitled Anthropogenic PAH Distribution in the Sediments Found Within Gateway NPS as Determined by Thermal Extraction GC/MS, in which he analyzed surface sediment samples from 3 locations in the Gateway National Recreation Area (primarily Jamaica Bay) for concentrations of Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in order to map areas of contamination.
On October 26, 2008, Kevin
presented Jamaica Bay as New York City's Conflicted Backyard: Recreation and Refuse, Transportation and Trash, Wetlands and Wastelands (abstract, presentation), a lecture on the history of the bay
with special emphasis on its role in recycling New York's garbage,
at the 28th Drew Symposium on Industrial Archaeology.
The Gateway National Recreation Area section of Kevin's website provides more information on his work, including several maps which he contributed to the Historical Maps section of this website.
St.
John's University
Brook
Lauro conducts research on waterbird conservation at
the Jamaica Bay Unit, Breezy Point District, with a
focus on rare and endangered species, including Piping
Plover.
State
University of New York (SUNY) - Stony Brook
New
York Sea Grant is part of a nationwide network of
30 university-based programs that works with coastal
communities through NOAA. Sea Grant research and outreach
programs promote better understanding, conservation,
and use of America's coastal resources. Sea Grant is
funded in New York through SUNY and Cornell University
and federally through the National
Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Items of Interest:
Activities/Projects:
| Principal Investigator |
Title |
Start Date |
Stop Date |
Purpose |
| Steven Goodbred |
Restoration of Jamaica Bay Salt Marsh, Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE) |
9/2003 |
|
Restoration Ecology |
| Steven Goodbred, Robert Wilson, Kirk Cochran, Roger Flood, Henry J. Bokuniewicz, R. Lawrence Swanson |
Collaborative Evaluation of the Present and Historic Sediment Dynamics of Jamaica Bay, NY (Gateway National Recreation Area) |
9/2003 |
|
Monitoring & Modeling Long-term Changes |
| Daria Merwin |
Submerged evidence of early
human occupation on the Middle Atlantic Coastal
Plain. |
1/1/2003 |
12/31/2005 |
Prehistoric archeological sites
that were submerged by sea level rise have significant
research potential. In particular, investigation
of Early and Middle Archaic sites on the continental
shelf in the Middle Atlantic region fill substantial
gaps in knowledge of these periods. Data from submerged
sites can contribute to the debate over the antiquity
of coastal adaptations, and clarify issues regarding
continuity versus change in subsistence and settlement
strategies on the coastal plain over time. The study
of submerged cultural resources in New York Harbor
will increase our understanding of long-term economic
and demographic patterns in Gateway NRA and elsewhere
throughout the region. Archeological exploration
of the continental shelf in the Middle Atlantic
takes on some urgency in light of the increasing
rate of possible site destruction resulting from
offshore dredging, installation of pipelines and
cables, and other construction activities. The proposed
GIS-based predictive model will provide a needed
framework for management of submerged cultural resources
in Gateway NRA and New York Harbor, and provide
a useful research strategy for future archeological
investigations. |
| R. Lawrence Swanson |
National Coastal Assessment--Coastal
2000 |
1/1/2002 |
12/31/2004 |
The National Coastal Assessment
(Coastal 2000) Program is part of a multi-state
effort organized by the SEPA to assess coastal water
for a variety of contaminants in sediments and fishes.
Fishes will be captured for enumeration by species
and inspection |
| R. Lawrence Swanson |
Coastal 2000
(A project of the Environmental Protection Agency) |
5/24/2001 |
12/31/2001 |
To assess the quality of the
coastal environment (water, sediment, and fishes)
in 24 states |
| Jamina Oomen |
Diamond-back Terrapin movements,
population size, and habitat use in the Hudson River
Estuary, including Gateway NRA |
4/19/2001 |
10/31/2001 |
To update information on the
ethology, ecology, and conservation status of Diamond-back
Terrapins in Gateway NRA, and adjacent waters. |
| Anne McElroy |
Endocrine Disruption in Jamaica
Bay: Are Winter Flounder Affected? |
2/1/2002 |
1/31/2004 |
To
assess whether or not adult and juvenile winter
flounder in Jamaica Bay are showing evidence of
endocrine disruption.
To determine
whether or not there are significant reproductive
and pathological consequences of this exposure.
To determine whether or not nonylphenol
ethoxylate metabolites present in Jamaica Bay
sediment are likely to be contributing to effects
observed in larval fish.
This
project is funded by New York Sea Grant.
|
| Anne McElroy |
Research Experiences For Undergraduates:
Urban Estuaries-A Comparison Between Jamaica Bay,
U.S. and Venice Lagoon, Italy |
1/1/2002 |
12/31/2002 |
To provide a high-quality field-oriented
research experience for undergraduate students (a
National Science Foundation sponsored program).
This residential program
will introduce eight students from around the
country to basic oceanographic principles and
research methods, involve them in a collaborative,
multidisciplinary study of real environmental
problems in a specific study location, and provide
one-on-one mentoring by a research scientist to
enable each to carry out her/his own individual
project as part of the group effort.
The
focus of this year's study is a comparison of
two shallow urban estuarine systems, Jamaica Bay,
NY and Venice Lagoon, Italy.
This study will examine
basic oceanographic properties of both study sites
(water column and sediment productivity, sediment
processes (grain, sedimentation rate, porosity)
hydrology (surface and ground water flow), and
contaminant fate and effects. |
| Lucia Magliulo-Cepriano |
Endocrine Disruption in Jamaica
Bay: Are Winter Flounder Affected? |
2/1/2002 |
12/31/2004 |
To assess whether or not adult
and juvenile winter flounder in Jamaica Bay are
showing evidence of endocrine disruption.
To determine whether there are significant reproductive
and pathological consequences of this exposure.
To determine whether nonylphenol ethoxylate metabolites
present in Jamaica Bay sediment are likely to be
contributing to the effects observed in larval fish. |
Columbia
University, New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC), and the State University of New
York (SUNY), Stonybrook, conducted an assessment
of wetland loss from sea-level rise, storm surges
and other forces with an emphasis on Jamaica Bay as
part of the Metropolitan
East Coast (MEC) Regional Assessment
University
of Rhode Island
Items of Interest:
Gateway
National Recreation Area GIS Implementation Project
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