Ecosystem modeling of the Puget Sound to support decision making
Qualitative network modeling of the Puget Sound social-ecological system, including the linkages between watershed land use and biophysical and human wellbeing recovery objectives, in order to support ecosystem management. Multiple projects are being funded by the US EPA National Estuary Program, Puget Sound Partnership, University of Washington EarthLab, and The Nature Conservancy. Collaborators: Tessa Francis (UW-Tacoma Puget Sound Institute) & Phil Levin (University of Washington & TNC)
Drivers and consequences of macrophyte declines in South Slough, Coos Bay, Oregon
Combined with available oceanographic, watershed, and meteorological data across 15 years, we investigated the drivers and water quality consequences, including for pH and dissolved oxygen, of recent macrophyte (seagrass and macroalgae) declines in South Slough in Coos Bay, Oregon. For this project, we also maintained pH and pCO2 sensors in the marine zone of South Slough.
Collaborators: Sally Hacker & Francis Chan (Oregon State University) & Ali Helms (South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve)
Collaborators: Sally Hacker & Francis Chan (Oregon State University) & Ali Helms (South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve)
Value of coastal wetlands for Oregon Coast coho salmon
We are working to understand public preferences for restoring natural infrastructure along the Oregon coast, including estuarine salt marsh habitats, by performing a survey of Pacific Northwest residents. Oregon coast coho salmon and the proposed salmon habitat restoration plan will be used as a model for determining the value of salt marsh habitats. Learn more here. Collaborators: Sally Hacker & David Lewis (Oregon State University), Mark Scheuerell (University of Washington) & Eric Buhle (Mount Hood Environmental & NOAA)