Changes in the Nesting Populations of Colonial Waterbirds in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, New York, 1974-1998

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 275
Author(s):  
Kevin M. Brown ◽  
Julia L. Tims ◽  
R. Michael Erwin ◽  
Milo E. Richmond
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Wildlife Refuge ◽  
Jamaica Bay ◽  
Colonial Waterbirds

CHANGES IN THE NESTING POPULATIONS OF COLONIAL WATERBIRDS IN JAMAICA BAY WILDLIFE REFUGE, NEW YORK, 1974–1998

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin M. Brown ◽  
Julia L. Tims ◽  
R. Michael Erwin ◽  
Milo E. Richmond
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Wildlife Refuge ◽  
Jamaica Bay ◽  
Colonial Waterbirds

scholarly journals Control of Nonnative Invasive Woody Plant Species at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, New York City

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-156
Author(s):  
Richard Stalter ◽  
Dwight Kincaid ◽  
Michael Byer
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Ailanthus Altissima ◽  
Celastrus Orbiculatus ◽  
Rosa Multiflora ◽  
Small Areas ◽  
Wildlife Refuge ◽  
Japanese Honeysuckle ◽  
Jamaica Bay

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (JBWR) is situated within Jamaica Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean at the western end of Long Island, New York, U.S. (40°35' N latitude, 72°52' W longitude) within Brooklyn and Queens, boroughs of New York City. The vouchered vascular flora of the refuge consists of 456 species within 270 genera and 90 families of which 222 species, 49% of the flora, are nonnative. The most aggressive woody alien species are tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia), autumn olive (E. umbellata), buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), and porcelain berry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata). Ailanthus altissima, Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, and Celastrus orbiculatus are the most aggressive of the aforementioned aliens. These and additional woody nonnative vascular species can be removed from small areas of a few square meters by cutting, herbicide treatment or hand-pulling. It may be impossible to control, much less eradicate these alien invasives from Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. This article presents guidelines for a scientific and experimental approach to this problem.

Avian Morbidity and Mortality from Botulism, Aspergillosis, and Salmonellosis at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA

1988 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Brand ◽  
Ronald M. Windingstad ◽  
Lynne M. Siegfried ◽  
Ruth M. Duncan ◽  
Robert M. Cook
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Wildlife Refuge ◽  
Jamaica Bay

scholarly journals JAMAICA BAY HURRICANE BARRIER

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Frank L. Panuzio
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Mathematical Models ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Beach Erosion ◽  
High Peak ◽  
Flood Protection ◽  
Rainfall Runoff ◽  
Design Storm ◽  
Jamaica Bay ◽  
Ecological Objectives

A 12 4 mile beach erosion control and hurricane flood protection project includes Jamaica Bay and the Rockaway Inlet in the southwest corner of Long Island, New York«i The project would provide 6 1 miles of beach fill and floodwalls along the Atlantic Ocean shore and 6 3 miles of inland structures to tie back to high ground, including a 0 9 mile barrier across the inlet The barrier, with a 300 foot gated opening and a 300 foot ungated opening, would permit suppression of the design hurricane surge so as to eliminate the need of flood protection works within the bay Linear mathematical models were used to determine these openings Because of the limitation of these models to produce adequate data m the bay pertinent to environmental and ecological considerations, three hydraulic models were utilized General conclusions drawn from the hydraulic model test data are that the results of the mathematical models were upheld, a design storm with high peak is critical for determining the height of protection, a design storm with high volume rather than high peak plus rainfall runoff is critical in determining ungated openings and suppression of bay levels, and there is a combination of gated and ungated openings that would meet the flood protection, navigation, environmental and ecological objectives.

scholarly journals Sediment starvation destroys New York City marshes’ resistance to sea level rise

2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (41) ◽  
pp. 10281-10286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy M. Peteet ◽  
Jonathan Nichols ◽  
Timothy Kenna ◽  
Clara Chang ◽  
James Browne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
York City ◽  
Organic Sediment ◽  
Jamaica Bay ◽  
Structural Weakness ◽  
Global Sea Level ◽  
Matter Flux

New York City (NYC) is representative of many vulnerable coastal urban populations, infrastructures, and economies threatened by global sea level rise. The steady loss of marshes in NYC’s Jamaica Bay is typical of many urban estuaries worldwide. Essential to the restoration and preservation of these key wetlands is an understanding of their sedimentation. Here we present a reconstruction of the history of mineral and organic sediment fluxes in Jamaica Bay marshes over three centuries, using a combination of density measurements and a detailed accretion model. Accretion rate is calculated using historical land use and pollution markers, through a wide variety of sediment core analyses including geochemical, isotopic, and paleobotanical analyses. We find that, since 1800 CE, urban development dramatically reduced the input of marsh-stabilizing mineral sediment. However, as mineral flux decreased, organic matter flux increased. While this organic accumulation increase allowed vertical accumulation to outpace sea level, reduced mineral content causes structural weakness and edge failure. Marsh integrity now requires mineral sediment addition to both marshes and subsurface channels and borrow pits, a solution applicable to drowning estuaries worldwide. Integration of marsh mineral/organic accretion history with modeling provides parameters for marsh preservation at specific locales with sea level rise.

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