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Acadia National Park Resource Management

 

Ongoing Research

 

 
 

CULTURAL RESOURCES
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Native American Ethnographic and Traditional Use Study, Kansas State University
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National Register of Historic Places: Documentation and Nominations, NPS Olmstead Center
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Metals Conservation Treatments of Historic Memorial Plaques, NPS Museum Services
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Assessment and Conservation of Former US Navy Architectural Drawings and Archives, NPS Museum Services
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Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) Oral History Project, University of Maine

SOCIAL SCIENCE
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Visitor Satisfaction at Acadia National Park, NPS GPRA
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Isle au Haut Visitor Experience and Resource Protection (VERP) Study, University of Vermont and Virginia Tech University
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Establishing a Visitor Capacity for Mount Desert Island, University of Vermont
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Development of a Computer Simulation Model to Estimate Visitor Capacity of the Schoodic Peninsula, University of Vermont

AIR POLLUTION
- Assessing Current and Historic Atmospheric Deposition of Toxics, University of Maine
- Evaluating Regional and Global Contributions of Natural and Anthropogenic Sources of Mercury to the
Atmosphere
, University of Connecticut
- Inferring Regional Patterns and Responses of Nitrogen and Mercury Biogeochemistry Using Two Sets of
Gauged Paired-Watersheds
, University of Maine
- Atmospheric Deposition in Mountainous Terrain; Scaling Up to the Landscape, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
- Correlating Predictive Contaminant Deposition Maps with Streamwater Chemistry, University of Maine
- Air Pollution and Human Health in Park Visitors, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM)
- Size- and Time-Resolved Aerosol Sampling and Analysis for the NEAQS-ITCT-2K4 Study, University of California, Davis
- Natural and Anthropogenic Sources of Mercury to the Atmosphere: Global and Regional Contributions, University of Connecticut
- The Rural Aerosol Intensive Network for Air Related Transport Supersites, Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union (MANE-VU) and
Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM)

- Development of Long Term Research and Monitoring Strategy for the Effects of Air Pollutants, National Park Service


LANDSCAPE PLANNING
- Protecting Ecological Resources Through Landscape Scale Conservation and Easement Planning, USGS BRD
- Impacts of Land-Cover Change on National Parks of the Northeast Temperate Network, University of Rhode Island

WATER QUALITY/WETLAND ISSUES
- Developing a Ground Water Flow Model for Northeast Creek, USGS WRD & BRD
- Assessing Ground Water Quality Degradation and Its Impact on Estuaries, USGS WRD & BRD
- Evaluating Impacts of Vehicle Traffic on Stream Water Quality, University of Maine
- Determining Water Mass Balance and Nitrogen Loads in Northeast Creek, USGS WRD & BRD
- Developing Tools to Monitor and Predict Effects of Nutrient Enrichment in Park Estuaries, USGS WRD & BRD
- Developing Indicators of Freshwater Emergent Wetland Ecosystem Integrity for Monitoring and Management, USGS WRD & BRD
- Determining Wetland Susceptibility to Hydrologic Stresses, USGS WRD & BRD
- Assessment of Trends in Contaminant Inputs and Cultural Eutrophication in Cape Cod National Seashore and Acadia National Park
University of Rhode Island and US Environmental Protection Agency
- Development of Freshwater Wetland Monitoring Protocols, USGS BRD

VEGETATION
- Hydrodynamic Regulation of Reproduction in Fuccoid Algae; a Regional Model and Consequences
for Population Structure
, University of Maine
- Porphyra in Integrated Mariculture, University of Maine
- Fire Management Options to Control Woody-Invasive Non-Native Plants in the Northeast
and Mid-Atlantic
, University of Massachusetts and US Forest Service
- Dynamics of Wetland Vegetation Change in Beaver Meadows and Peatlands, University of Wisconsin
- Factors Contributing to Revegetation Success in Park Campgrounds, University of Maine
- Distribution and Abundance of Exotics Plants, College of the Atlantic
- Forest Inventory Analysis; Tracking the Diverse and Dynamic Forests in the Northeastern United States, US Forest Service
- Effects of Invasive Plant Species on Pollinator Service and Reproduction in Native Plants, USGS BRD & University of Maine
- Collection and Propagation of Native Plant Materials, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Effects of Historical Land Use on the Vegetation of Long Island, Blue Hill Bay, University of Maine

WILDLIFE
- Effects of Local and Landscape Heterogeneity on Mercury Loadings in Palustrine Amphibians, USGS BRD & University of Maine
- Inventory of Intertidal and Estuarine Fishes, University of Maine
- Survey of Infectious Agents of Selected Mammal and Bird Species, USGS BRD & University of Maine
- Spatial and Temporal Patterns and Causes of Amphibian Diseases, USGS BRD & University of Maine
- Use of Novel Genetic Markers to Identify and Manage Genetic Diversity in Brook Trout in Selected National Parks, USGS BRD
- Identification of Population Structure and Metapopulation Extent of the Spotted Salamander and Wood Frog, USGS BRD
- Baseline Mammal Surveys Using Remote Video and Photograhy, USGS BRD
- Bullfrog Movement Among Seasonal Woodland Pools: Implications For Amphibian Disease And Management, University of Maine
- Moth and Butterfly Blitz; A Cooperative Venture Between the Maine Entomology Society and the National Park Service
- Mercury Concentrations in Riparian Biota, University of Maine
- Occurrence, Distribution, and Habitat Associations of Four-Toed Salamanders, USGS BRD & University of Maine
- Abundance, Distribution, Movements, and Site Fidelity of Wintering Purple Sandpipers,
US Fish & Wildlife Service, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Coastal Maine Biological Research Station
- Local Survival and Patterns of Philopatry of Wintering Harlequin Ducks, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Maine Department
of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Coastal Maine Biological Research Station

- Ecology and Management of the Invasive European Fire Ant, Myrmica rubra, University of Maine
- Abundance, Distribution, and Ecology of Linyphia triangularis; An Exotic Spider with Potential Adverse Impacts
to Invertebrates
, University of Massachusetts

OTHER
- Significant Sand and Gravel Aquifers in the Seal Harbor and Southwest Harbor, Maine Geological Survey
- Global Positioning System Sonobouy Testing, John Hopkins University

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