Regional Ecological Assessments

Bibliography

1994-1997 Carolinian Province EMAP

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 the 1994 EMAP-Estuaries Demonstration Project in the Carolinian Province. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 97. NOAA/NOS, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, Silver Spring, MD. 102pp. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/1451

Hyland, J. L., 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 Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 123 NOAA/NOS, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, Silver Spring, MD. 143pp. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/22778

Hyland J. L., Snoots T. R., and Balthis, W. L. 1998. Sediment quality of estuaries in the southeastern U.S. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 51:331–343. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1005959907969

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. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18(11):2557–2564. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620181124

1998-1999 Neuse River

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. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery 9:213–225. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1021234816293

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. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 119:367–389. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-005-9031-6

2000 - 2009 South Carolina Estuarine and Coastal Assessment Program

(A cooperative, multi-agency program designed to assess the condition of South Carolina's coastal zone)

Van Dolah, R.F., P.C. Jutte, G.H.M. Riekerk, M.V. Levisen, L.E. Zimmerman, J.D. Jones, A.J. Lewitus, D.E. Chestnut, W. McDermott, D. Bearden, G.I. Scott, M.H. Fulton. 2002. The Condition of South Carolina’s Estuarine and Coastal Habitats During 1999-2000: Technical Report. Charleston, SC: South Carolina Marine Resources Division. Technical Report No. 90. 29p. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/scecap/reports/TechnicalReport9900.pdf

Van Dolah, R.F., P.C. Jutte, G.H.M. Riekerk, M.V. Levisen, S. Crowe, A.J. Lewitus, D.E. Chestnut, W. McDermott, D. Bearden, M.H. Fulton. 2004. The Condition of South Carolina’s Estuarine and Coastal Habitats During 2001-2002: Technical Report. Charleston, SC: South Carolina Marine Resources Division. Technical Report No. 100. 73p. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/scecap/reports/TechnicalReport0102.pdf

Van Dolah, R.F., D.C. Bergquist, G.H.M. Riekerk, M.V. Levisen, S.E. Crowe, S.B. Wilde, D.E. Chestnut, W. McDermott, M.H. Fulton, E. Wirth, J. Harvey. 2006. The Condition of South Carolina’s Estuarine and Coastal Habitats During 2003-2004: Technical Report. Charleston, SC: South Carolina Marine Resources Division. Technical Report No. 101. 70 p. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/scecap/reports/TechnicalReport0304.pdf

Bergquist, D.C., R.F. Van Dolah, G.H.M Riekerk, M.V. Levisen, S.E Crowe, L. Brock, D.I. Greenfield, D.E. Chestnut, W. McDermott, M.H. Fulton, E. Wirth and J. Harvey. 2009. The Condition of South Carolina’s Estuarine and Coastal Habitats During 2005-2006: Technical Report. Charleston, SC: South Carolina Marine Resources Division. Technical Report No. 103. 70 p. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/scecap/reports/TechnicalReport0506.pdf

Bergquist, D.C., R.F. Van Dolah, G.H.M. Riekerk, M.V. Levisen, S.E. Crowe, D.E. Chestnut, W. McDermott, M.H. Fulton, E. Wirth, and J. Harvey. 2011. The Condition of South Carolina’s Estuarine and Coastal Habitats During 2007-2008: Technical Report. Charleston, SC: South Carolina Marine Resources Division. Technical Report No. 106. 64 p. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/49243469.pdf

R.F. Van Dolah, D.M. Sanger, G.H.M. Riekerk, S.E. Crowe, M.V. Levisen, D.C. Bergquist, D.E. Chestnut, W. McDermott, M.H. Fulton, E. Wirth. 2013. The Condition of South Carolina’s Estuarine and Coastal Habitats During 2009-2010: Technical Report. Charleston, SC: South Carolina Marine Resources Division. Technical Report No. 107. 64 p. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/49255951.pdf

2004 South Atlantic Bight Coastal Assessment

Cooksey, C., J. Harvey, L. Harwell, J. Hyland, J. K. Summers. 2010. Ecological Condition of Coastal Ocean and Estuarine Waters of the U.S. South Atlantic Bight: 2000 – 2004. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 114, NOAA National Ocean Service, Charleston, SC 29412-9110; and EPA/600/R-10/046, U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Gulf Ecology Division, Gulf Breeze FL, 32561. 88pp. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/publications/detail.aspx?resource=d3Nk8r8wgifhLUIAOmNa5Nf/midJgcVsJv52khq5r0U=

2005 Gray's Reef NMS Benthic Assessment

Balthis, W.L., J.L. Hyland, C. Cooksey, M.H. Fulton, 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. 29pp. + Appendices. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/publications/detail.aspx?resource=edrzSp2iYZNnEz0JnXOULAMqEQ3aXJdWWNuYqeXMDU8=

2006 Mid-Atlantic Bight Coastal Assessment

Balthis, W. L., J. L. Hyland, M. H. Fulton, E. F. Wirth, J. A. Kiddon, J. Macauley. 2009. Ecological Condition of Coastal Ocean Waters Along the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Bight: 2006. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 109, NOAA National Ocean Service, Charleston, SC 29412-9110. 63pp. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/publications/detail.aspx?resource=zDKRUEs3gSF7nr/wFfR3HoRs7GG4jjpbf6cYunCtmvU=

2007 West Indian Shelf Coastal Assessment

Cooksey, C., J. Hyland, M. H. Fulton., E. Wirth, L. Balthis. 2012. Ecological Condition of Coastal Ocean Waters of the U.S. Continental Shelf off South Florida: 2007. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 159, NOAA National Ocean Service, Charleston, SC 29412-9110. 68pp. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/publications/detail.aspx?resource=b0UKJ7h3SA1Aki7/3sMiXZF1KxffFLQoZrSTzxxjmNk=

2006 North Carolina NERRS Regional Environmental Assessment

Cooksey, C., J. Hyland, E. Wirth, W. L. Balthis, M. Fulton, D. Whitall and S. White. 2008. Support for Integrated Ecosystem Assessments of NOAA’s National Estuarine Research Reserves System (NERRS), Volume II: Assessment of Ecological Condition and Stressor Impacts in Subtidal Waters of the North Carolina NERRS. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 83. NOAA Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/publications/detail.aspx?resource=ngedCWtgscjxoWgt/NYg9z5eslXAtTOBi4O2ud9xeeQ=

2008 Stellwagen Bank NMS Coastal Assessment

Balthis, W. L., J. L. Hyland, C. Cooksey, M. H. Fulton, E. F. Wirth, D. Cobb, D. N. Wiley. 2011. Ecological Condition of Coastal Ocean Waters within Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary: 2008. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 129, NOAA National Ocean Service, Charleston, SC 29412-9110. 59pp. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/publications/detail.aspx?resource=RyPlhkvc+FOjHlOQLVWW4W3OQhAKO73VIMjcE5xITmU=

2009 Sapelo Island NERRS Regional Environmental Assessment

Balthis, L., J. Hyland, C. Cooksey, E. Wirth, M. Fulton, J. Moore, and D. Hurley. 2012. Support for Integrated Ecosystem Assessments of NOAA’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS): Assessment of Ecological Condition and Stressor Impacts in Subtidal Waters of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 150. NOAA Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/publications/detail.aspx?resource=wSQOSYUfFB51VFMDv0i09TTmhq0PDXGp4lrKFlWNxCg=

2010 Eastern Gulf of Mexico Near Coastal Assessment

Cooksey, C., J. Hyland, M. H. Fulton., L. Balthis, E. Wirth, and T. Wade. In review. Ecological Condition of Coastal Ocean Waters along the U.S. Continental Shelf of Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: 2010. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS XX, NOAA National Ocean Service, Charleston, SC 29412-9110. XX pp.

2011 Western Gulf of Mexico Near Coastal Assessment

Balthis, W. L., J. L. Hyland, C. Cooksey, M. H. Fulton, E. F. Wirth. 2013. Ecological Condition of Coastal Ocean Waters of the Western Gulf of Mexico: 2011. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 171, NOAA National Ocean Service, Charleston, SC 29412-9110. 63pp. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/publications/detail.aspx?resource=OEcPPFo211TLzGx2TF+4vItb0arYxx56KSXa5BTmOMM=

2012 Great Lakes

Cooksey, C., L. Balthis, K. Chung, M. DeLorenzo, J. Dubick, M. Fulton, J. Hyland, E. Johnson, P. Key, K. Kimbrough, P. Pennington, and E. Wirth. 2013. Cruise Report: Assessment of Ecological Condition and Stressor Impacts within Great Lakes Region Areas of Concern (AOCs): Ashtabula River and Milwaukee Estuary. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 168, NOAA National Ocean Service, Charleston, SC 29412-9110. 16pp. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/publications/detail.aspx?resource=Gr+Ta3Oxd4R+0fnwR44x+WD6OLAWF2MNpqfF2bTS0eM=