Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR)

Land Use Impacts

• Overview
• Current Programs
  • Multistress
  • South Florida
• Ecological Forecasting
• Past Programs

Land and Resource Use

Welcome to the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR) coastal impacts of land use theme page. CSCOR is dedicated to high priority multidisciplinary, ecosystem-based regional studies that investigate the cumulative impacts of multiple land use activities on the coastal ocean. CSCOR undertakes these studies on the human impacts of coastal waters through the integration of research, monitoring and modeling. More

Current Programs

• Aquatic Research Consortium (ARC)
• Coastal Hypoxia Research Program (CHRP)
• Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (CRES): Caribbean & Micronesia
• Multiple Stressors
• South Florida Ecosystems

To search all projects sponsored by CSCOR's Land and Resource Use Program, please go to NCCOS' Project Explorer

Ecological Forecasting of Coastal Impacts of Land and Resource Use

In support of land and resource use research for decision makers CSCOR promotes the development of ecological forecasting. Ecological forecasts apply research results to management problems, allowing coastal managers to better predict future environmental conditions using current conditions and various management scenarios. Timely forecasts can provide coastal managers with practical information for better ecosystem management. More

Accomplishments

In the theme area of environmental quality and cumulative coastal impacts CSCOR conducted major studies regarding toxic chemical contaminants, estuarine habitats and multiple stressors. More

Past Programs

• Atmospheric Nutrient Input to Coastal Areas (ANICA) (1991-1995)
• CCMA's Research Activities
• CCMA's Monitoring Data - Bioeffects
• Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) (1990-1995)
• Coastal Services Center (CSC) C-CAP
• Complexity and Stressors in Estuarine Coastal Ecosystems (COASTES) (1995-2003)
• Episodic Events-Great Lakes Experiment (EEGLE) (1998-2002)
• Estuarine Habitat Program (EHP) (1990-1996)
• Keweenaw Interdisciplinary Transport Experiment in Superior (KITES) (1998-2002)
• Land Use-Coastal Ecosystem Study (LU-CES) (1996-2003)
• Long-Term Estuary Assessment Group (LEAG) (2002-2003)
• Nutrient Enhanced Coastal Ocean Productivity (NECOP) (1990-1996)
• NECOP Program Synthesis Report (PDF)
• Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems Regional Study (PNCERS) (1996-2003)
• Urbanization and Southeastern Estuarine Systems (USES) (1990-2003)

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Related Links

• Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats: Volume One
• Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats: Volume Two
• Environmental and Aesthetic Impacts of Small Docks and Piers: Workshop Report