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Coastal Research

Wise management of coastal resources requires sound scientific understanding of the living and mineral resources of both land and water, from the smallest upland streams through tributaries, bays, and estuaries to the broad expanses of the continental shelf. Learn here about efforts at VIMS to understand watershed dynamics and shoreline erosion, and to manage and conserve tidal and non-tidal wetlands, dunes, sandy beaches, and offshore mineral resources.

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Advisory Service Reports
  1. Norris, L., J. E. Perry, K. J. Havens, and Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Wetlands Program. 2002. A summary of methods for controlling Phragmites australis. Wetlands Program, [Gloucester Point, VA].
  2. Virginia Marine Resources Commission, and Virginia Institute of Marine Science. 1998. Guidelines for the establishment, use and operation of tidal wetland mitigation banks in Virginia. Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Newport News, Va.
  3. National Wetlands Inventory (U.S.). Region 5., and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Annapolis Field Office. 1986. Atlas of National Wetlands Inventory maps, Chesapeake Bay. National Wetlands Inventory, Region 5, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ;Annapolis Field Office,, Newton Corner, Mass., Annapolis, Md.
  4. Hardaway, C. S., and G. L. Anderson. 1980. Shoreline erosion in Virginia. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA.
  5. Boon, J. D., M. E. Boule, and G. M. Silberhorn. 1977. Delineation of tidal wetlands boundaries in lower Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. VIMS, Gloucester Point, VA.
  6. Silberhorn, G. M. 1976. Tidal wetland plants of Virginia. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point.
  7. Owen, D. W., L. M. Rogers, and M. H. Peoples. 1976. Shoreline situation report, cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Portsmouth. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point.
  8. Byrne, R. J., and G. L. Anderson. 1976. Shoreline erosion in Tidewater Virginia. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point.
  9. Owen, D. W., M. H. Peoples, and G. L. Anderson. 1975. Shoreline situation report, Henrico, Chesterfield, and Richmond. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point.
  10. Anderson, R. D., D. Garten, and T. F. Smolen. 1974. Legal symposium on wetlands : an executive summary. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA.
  11. Marcellus, K., and Virginia Institute of Marine Science. 1972. Coastal wetlands of Virginia. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point.
  12. Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Wetlands Program. The Virginia wetlands report. Wetlands Program, Gloucester Point, VA.
Five Most Recent Journal Articles
  1. Xie, W.M., et al., 2018. Impacts of Human Modifications and Natural Variations on Short-Term Morphological Changes in Estuarine Tidal Flats. Estuaries and Coasts, 41(5): p. 1253-1267. 10.1007/s12237-017-0352-9
  2. Wigand, C., et al., 2018. Discontinuities in soil strength contribute to destabilization of nutrient-enriched creeks. Ecosphere, 9(8). ARTN e02329 10.1002/ecs2.2329
  3. Sherwood, C.R., et al., 2018. Cohesive and mixed sediment in the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS v3.6) implemented in the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport Modeling System (COAWST r1234). Geoscientific Model Development, 11(5): p. 1849-1871. 10.5194/gmd-11-1849-2018
  4. Seitz, R.D., et al., 2018. Human Influence at the Coast: Upland and Shoreline Stressors Affect Coastal Macrofauna and Are Mediated by Salinity. Estuaries and Coasts, 41: p. S114-S130. 10.1007/s12237-017-0347-6
  5. Schieder, N.W., D.C. Walters, and M.L. Kirwan, 2018. Massive Upland to Wetland Conversion Compensated for Historical Marsh Loss in Chesapeake Bay, USA. Estuaries and Coasts, 41(4): p. 940-951. 10.1007/s12237-017-0336-9

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