Current Projects
CRSSA's research focus has been primarily two pronged: 1) investigating the spatial and temporal dynamics of key coastal and marine systems such as salt marshes and seagrass meadows (both key nursery habitats for a number of commercially important fish and shellfish species) as key indicators of estuarine health; and 2) Working collaborating with partners, to translate that understanding into effective approaches and sound policies to promote coastal resilience and coastal & marine spatial planning.
- New Jersey Coastal Ecological Restoration and Adaptation Plan (CERAP)
- NJFloodmapper: Sea Level Rise Planning Tool
- Restoration Explorer App: A Coastal Resilience Support Tool
- Northeast USA Region-Wide Assessment of the Vulnerability of Coastal Forests to Sea Level Rise
- Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Mapping
- Horseshoe Crab Habitat Mapping
- Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
Past Projects
- Investigating the Interconnectedness of Climate Change, Nuisance Mosquito Populations, and Long-term Resilience of Coastal Salt Marsh Systems
- Decision-making for Coastal Adaptation: Sustaining Coastal Salt Marshes for Ecosystem Services along the Jersey Shore
- Resources Inventory of New Jersey's Delaware Bayshore Region
- LiDAR-based Mapping of Salt Marsh and Barrier Island Habitat
- Rapid Ecological Assessment of the Effects of Superstorm Sandy
- NJBoating.org: New Jersey Pumpout Stations and Boat Ramps Mapping Application and Boater Resources
- New Jersey Coastal Conservation and Restoration Targets
- Riparian Zone Assessment of the Barnegat Bay Watershed
- Vulnerability of New Jersey's Coastal Habitats to Sea Level Rise
- Brown Tide Monitoring