NOAA National Benthic Inventory

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• 1998 Neuse river data report
• 1994 1995 1996 EMAP final report
• 1994 EMAP
• 1995 EMAP
• 2004 Characterization of Deep Reef Habitat off the Southeastern U.S., with Particular Emphasis on Discovery, Exploration and Description of Reef Fish Spawning Sites
• 2004 Intensive Monitoring for Pfiesteria and Pfiesteria-like organisms in the St. Johns River
• 2004 GRNMS NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 6. 55 pp.
• Ecological Condition of Coastal Ocean and Estuarine Waters of the U.S. South Atlantic Bight: 2000 – 2004
• Ecological Condition of Coastal Ocean Waters Along the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Bight: 2006
• FY01 Benthic MERHAB annual report
• GRNMS Benthic FY01 annual report
• GRNMS Benthic FY02 annual report
• Hudson Raritan report
• Long-Term Monitoring of Ecological Conditions In Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary: Comparison of Soft-Bottom Benthic Assemblages and Contaminant Levels in Sediments and Biota in Spring 2000 and 2005
• Sabine Lake NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS CCMA 137
• UNESCO IOC report

Citations

• Balthis, L., J.L. Hyland, C. Cooksey, M.H. Fulton, E. Wirth, and G. McFall. 2007. Long-Term Monitoring of Ecological Conditions in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary: Comparison of Soft-Bottom Benthic Assemblages and Contaminant Levels in Sediments and Biota in Spring 2000 and 2005. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 68. NOAA Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC. 36 p.
• Balthis, W.L, J.L. Hyland, G.I. Scott, M.H. Fulton, D.W. Bearden, and M.D. Greene. 2002. Sediment quality of the Neuse River estuary, North Carolina: an integrated assessment of sediment contamination, toxicity, and condition of benthic fauna. J. of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery , 9:213-225.
• Balthis, W.L., J.L. Hyland, and D.W. Bearden. 2006. Ecosystem responses to extreme natural events: Impacts of three sequential hurricanes in fall 1999 on sediment quality and condition of benthic fauna in the Neuse River estuary, North Carolina. Environ. Monitor. & Assess. , 119: 367-389.
• Balthis, W.L., J.L. Hyland, G.I. Scott, M.H. Fulton, and D.W. Bearden. 2000. Environmental quality of the Neuse River, North Carolina during summer 1998: Data summary. NOAA Data Report CCMA-DR-00-01. NOS, NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Silver Spring, MD. 70 p.
• Cooksey, C. and J. Hyland. 2007. Cruise Report: Spring 2007 Survey of Ecological Conditions along the continental shelf off Florida from Anclote Key to West Palm Beach. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 69. NOAA Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC.
• Cooksey, C. and J. Hyland. 2007. Sediment quality of the Lower St. Johns River, Florida: An integrative assessment of benthic fauna, sediment-associated stressors, and general habitat characteristics. Mar. Pollut. Bull. , 54: 9-21.
• Cooksey, C. J. Hyland, W. L. Balthis, M. Fulton, G. Scott, and D. Bearden. 2004. Soft-bottom benthic assemblages and levels of contaminants in sediments and biota at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and nearby shelf waters off the coast of Georgia (2000 and 2001). NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS NCCOS 6. NOAA National Ocean Service, National Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC. 55p.
• Engle, V.D., J.L. Hyland, and C. Cooksey. (2009). Effects of Hurricane Katrina on benthic macroinvertebrate communities along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. Envir. Monitor & Assess. Submitted May 2007.
• Fulton, M.H., J. Hyland, P.B. Key, E.F. Wirth, L. Balthis, C. Cooksey, K.W. Chung, and A. Leight. 2007. Characterization of toxic impacts on living marine resources in tidal rivers of the Chesapeake Bay. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 64. NOAA Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC. 78 pp.
• Hyland, J., C. Cooksey, W.L. Balthis, M. Fulton, D. Bearden, G. McFall, and M. Kendall. 2006. The soft-bottom macrobenthos of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and nearby shelf waters off the coast of Georgia, USA. J. Exper. Mar. Biol. Ecol. , 330: 307-326.
• Hyland, J.L., I. Karakassis, P. Magni, A. Petrov, and J. Shine. 2000. Ad Hoc Benthic Indicator Group: Results of initial planning meeting, Paris France, 6-9 December, 1999. IOC Technical Series No. 57. UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, 7 place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France. 57 p.
• Hyland, J.L., L. Balthis, I. Karakassis, P. Magni, A.N. Petrov, J.P. Shine, O. Vestergaard, and R.M. Warwick. 2005. Organic carbon content of sediments as an indicator of stress in the marine benthos. Mar Ecol. Progr. Ser. , 295: 91-103.
• Hyland, J.L., M. Posey, W.L. Balthis, and C.T. Hackney. 2004. The soft-bottom macrobenthos of North Carolina estuaries, U.S.A. Estuaries , 27(3): 501-514.
• Hyland, J.L., R.F. Van Dolah, and T.R. Snoots. 1999. Predicting stress in benthic communities of southeastern U.S. estuaries in relation to chemical contamination of sediments. Environ. Toxicol. & Chem. , 18(11): 2557-2564.
• Hyland, J.L., T.J. Herrlinger, T.R. Snoots, A.H. Ringwood, R.F. Van Dolah, C.T. Hackney, G.A. Nelson, J.S. Rosen, and S.A. Kokkinakis. 1996. Environmental Quality of Estuaries of the Carolinian Province: 1994. Annual Statistical Summary for 1994 EMAP-Estuaries Demonstration Project in Carolinian Province. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS ORCA 97. NOS, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, Silver Spring, MD. 102 p.
• Hyland, J.L., T.R. Snoots, and W.L. Balthis. 1998. Sediment quality of estuaries in the southeastern U.S. Environ. Monitor. & Assess. , 51: 331-343.
• Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, C.T. Hackney, and M. Posey. 2000. Sediment quality of North Carolina estuaries: An integrative assessment of sediment contamination, toxicity, and condition of benthic fauna. J. Aquatic Ecosystem Stress & Recovery, 8:107-124.
• Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, C.T. Hackney, G. McRae, A.H. Ringwood, T.R. Snoots, R.F. Van Dolah, and T.L. Wade. 1998. Environmental quality of estuaries of the Carolinian Province: 1995. Annual statistical summary for the 1995 EMAP-Estuaries Demonstration Project in the Carolinian Province. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS ORCA 123. NOS, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, Silver Spring, MD. 143 p.
• Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, C.T. Hackney, G. McRae, , A.H. Ringwood, T.R. Snoots, R.F. Van Dolah, and T.L. Wade. 1998. Environmental quality of estuaries of the Carolinian Province: 1995. Annual statistical summary for the 1995 EMAP-Estuaries Demonstration Project in the Carolinian Province. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS ORCA 123. NOS, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, Silver Spring, MD. 143 p.
• Hyland, J.L., W.L. Balthis, V.D. Engle, E.R. Long, J.F. Paul, J.K. Summers, and R.F. Van Dolah. 2003. Incidence of stress in benthic communities along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts within different ranges of sediment contamination from chemical mixtures. Environ. Monitor. & Assess. , 81(1-3): 149-161.
• Ingersoll, C.G., S.M. Bay, J.L. Crane, L.J. Field, T.H. Gries, J.L. Hyland, E.R. Long, D.D. MacDonald, and T.P. O'Connor. 2005. Use of sediment quality guidelines to estimate effects or no effects of sediment-associated contaminants in laboratory toxicity tests or in benthic community assessments. In: Wenning RJ, Ingersoll CG, Batley G, Moore DW (eds.),Use of sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) and related tools for the assessment of contaminated sediments. Society of Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Press, Pensacola FL , pp. 497-556.
• Long, E. R., M. J. Hameedi, G. M. Sloane, and L. B. Read. 2002. Chemical Contamination, Toxicity, and Benthic Community Indices in Sediments of the Lower Miami River and Adjoining Portions of Biscayne Bay, Florida. Estuaries. 25 (4A) :622-637.
• Magni, P., J. Hyland, G. Manzella, H. Rumohr, P. Viaroli, and A. Zenetos (eds.). 2005. Indicators of stress in the marine benthos. Proceedings of an international workshop on the promotion and use of benthic tools for assessing the health of coastal marine ecosystems, Torregrande-Oristano, Italy, 8-9 October 2004. Workshop Report No. 195. UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, 7 place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France. 46 p.
• Michelle Harmon, Anthony S. Pait, and M. Jawed Hameedi. 2003. Sediment Contamination, Toxicity, and Macroinvertebrate Infaunal Community in Galveston Bay. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS NCCOS CCMA 122. Silver Spring, MD: NOAA, NOS, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment. 66pp + appendices.
• R.J. Llansó, R. J., L.C. Scott, D.M. Dauer, J.L. Hyland, and D.E. Russell. 2002. An estuarine benthic index of biotic integrity for the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. I: Classification of assemblages and habitat definition. Estuaries , 25(6A): 1219-1230.
• R.J. Llansó, R. J., L.C. Scott, J.L. Hyland, D.M. Dauer, D.E. Russell, and F.W. Kutz. 2002. An estuarine benthic index of biotic integrity for the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. II: Index development. Estuaries , 25 (6A): 1231-1242.
• Ranasinghe J.A., J.B. Frithsen, F.W. Kutz, J.F. Paul, D.E. Russell, R.A. Batiuk, J.L. Hyland, J. Scott, and D.M. Dauer. 2002. Application of two indices of benthic community condition in Chesapeake Bay. Environmetrics , 13: 499-511.
• Ringwood AH, Holland AF, Kneib R, Ross PE. 1995. EMAP/NS & T pilot studies in the Carolinian Province: Indicator testing and evaluation in southeastern estuaries. Silver Spring (MD): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment. Report nr NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS ORCA 102.
• USEPA 2007. Environmental Conditions in Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Waters Following Hurricane Katrina. EPA/600/R-07/063. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Gulf Ecology Division, Gulf Breeze, Florida.
• Van Dolah, R.F., J.L. Hyland, A.F. Holland, J.S. Rosen, and T.R. Snoots. 1999. A benthic index of biological integrity for assessing habitat quality in estuaries of the southeastern U.S.A. Mar. Environ. Res. , 48: 269-283.