• Atlantic Ocean beach at Cape Cod National Seashore

    Cape Cod

    National Seashore Massachusetts

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  • Access at seashore locations; reduction in programming

    Stairs at Marconi Beach are being constructed, and the beach will remain closed until late June. Parts of the Nauset Marsh and Red Maple Swamp trails are closed. More »

Research Posters

This page contains posters that communicate a sampling of the natural resource science that has taken place and is underway at Cape Cod National Seashore. Posters from both park staff and outside researchers (and in many cases a combination of both) are displayed for viewing. The posters have been grouped according to ecosystem type.

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Estuaries and Salt Marshes

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ponds and Freshwater Wetlands

 
Smith_DuneSlack_Wetland_Poster

Dune slack wetlands of Cape Cod National Seashore. S. Smith, M. Hanley, K. Killingbeck. 2011.

 
 
Drought and vernal ponds

Effects of drought on community dynamics of vernal wetlands on
Cape Cod
. J. Hubbard, J. Portnoy, C. Roman, N. Barrett, and E.
Gwilliam. 2001.

 

Coastal Uplands

 
 
 
 
 
 

Beaches, Spits and Barrier Islands

 
 
 

Park-Wide / Multi-System

 
CODAR

Producing ocean current maps using high frequency radar (CODAR). S. King, W. Brown, C. Jakubiak, G. Marques. 2008.

 
 

Did You Know?

Highland Light

The original Highland Light was built in 1797, becoming the first lighthouse on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. It had 24 whale oil lamps set in 2 circles, one on top of the other with the reflector behind.