| Abstract: | The northern Gulf of Mexico coastal region and its diverse ecosystems are threatened by population and development pressure and by the impacts of rising sea level and severe storms such as the series of hurricanes that has impacted the northern Gulf in recent years. In response to the complex management issues facing the region, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) organized a multidisciplinary research program to coordinate the activities of USGS and other scientists working in the northern Gulf of Mexico region (fig. 1). The Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM) Ecosystem Change and Hazard Susceptibility Project aims to develop a thorough understanding of the dynamic coastal ecosystems on the northern Gulf coast, the impact of human activities on these ecosystems, and the vulnerability of ecosystems and human communities to more frequent and more intense hurricanes in the future. A special issue of Geo-Marine Letters published in December 2009 is devoted to early results of studies completed as part of this project. These studies, which have been conducted at sites throughout the northern Gulf region, from the Chandeleur Islands to Apalachicola Bay, have focused on three themes: (1) The underlying geologic framework that exerts controls over coastal processes (2) The impact of human activities on nearshore water quality (3) Hurricanes and associated effects |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 9001429 |
| Citation Author: | Brock, John C.; Lavoie, Dawn L.; Poore, Richard Z. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
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| Citation LatN: | 0310000 |
| Citation LatS: | 0271500 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 4 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Coastal and Marine Geology Program |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2011-3031 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Early results from the Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Change and Hazard Susceptibility Project; 2011; FS; 2011-3031; Brock, John C.; Lavoie, Dawn L.; Poore, Richard Z. |
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| Citation Year: | 2011 |
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| Text: | Early results from the Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Change and Hazard Susceptibility Project; 2011; FS; 2011-3031; Brock, John C.; Lavoie, Dawn L.; Poore, Richard Z. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/fs_2011_3031.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3031/ |
| Date Other: | Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
