Investigating the Interconnectedness of Climate Change, Nuisance Mosquitos, and Resilience of Coastal Salt Marsh Systems - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)

Description

Through data-collection, mapping, and modeling efforts, this project has increased clarity about marsh habitat change to inform mosquito control and coastal restoration efforts in New Jersey. Future modeling and marsh‐upland edge mapping suggest that the marsh‐upland is and will be a hotspot for change, and field sampling confirmed that these “new” habitats can serve as breeding areas for mosquitoes. The project team developed environmental DNA (eDNA) assays for the most common salt marsh mosquitoes in the Middle Atlantic United States. Working closely with mosquito control agency personnel, major advancements were made in mosquito surveillance through the deployment of drone-based sampling of breeding pools paired with the eDNA analyses. The team also developed outreach materials to inform the public about health risks posed by mosquitoes, including how climate change might exacerbate those risks, and a module for middle/high school educators.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Lathrop16
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47693
0 Online Resource http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Lathrop16
0 Website listed for Office for Coastal Management https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/47693.pdf
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords

Tags

  • nerrs
  • human dimensions
  • sea level rise
  • reclamation/revegetation/restoration
  • office of coastal management
  • inundation
  • land surface
  • environmental governance/management
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • jacques cousteau nerr
  • noaa
  • marine ecosystems
  • dredge
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • coastal
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • aquatic ecosystems
  • edna
  • climate indicators
  • landscape
  • atmospheric/ocean indicators
  • mosquito
  • wetlands
  • resilience
  • nj
  • marshes

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