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Fact Sheets
- General Fact Sheet
- Aquatic Habitat Fact Sheet
- Further information on Gulf of Maine habitats (PDF, 18.1 mb)
- Further information on potential impacts from climate change
- Information on fringing marshes
Morgan, P. A., M. Dionne, R. MacKenzie, and L. Curci. 2005. Ecological functions and values of fringing salt marshes susceptible to oil spills in Casco Bay, Maine. Report submitted to the Maine Oil Spill Advisory Committee. 61 pp.
Morgan, P., D. M. Burdick, and F. T. Short. 2009. The functions and values of fringing salt marshes in Northern New England, USA. Estuaries and Coasts 32: 483-495. - Restoration and tidal restrictions
Moore, G.E., D.M. Burdick, C.R. Peter, A. Leonard_Duarte, and M. Dionne. 2009. Regional assessment of tidal marsh restoration in New England using the restoration performance index. Final Report submitted to NOAA Restoration Center. 237 pp. - Eutrophication and seagrass
Latimer, J.S., Rego, S.A., 2010. Empirical relationship between eelgrass extent and predicted watershed-derived nitrogen loading for shallow New England estuaries. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 90, 231-240. - Nitrogen inputs
Latimer, J.S., Charpentier, M.A., 2010. Nitrogen inputs to seventy - four southern New England estuaries: application of a watershed nitrogen loading model. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 89, 125-136.
- Climate Change Fact Sheet
- Further information on climate change in the region (PDF, 2.7 mb)
- Further information on the IPCC
- Further information from the University of Maine's Climate Change Institution
- Further information from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Further information from New Brunswick's Department of the Environment
- Aquaculture Fact Sheet
Documents
- A Strategy for Gulf of Maine Ecosystem Indicators and State of the Environment Reporting (PDF, 344 KB)
- Gulf of Maine Indicators: Final Report of Listening Sessions and Evaluation of Tides of Change Report (PDF, 327 KB)
- One-page summary (PDF, 32 KB) of the two documents listed above
- In Transboundary Gulf of Maine: Environmental Indicators Bring Tide of Change for Coastal and Ocean Managers (DOC, 112 KB)
- E43 - In Transboundary Gulf of Maine: Environmental Indicators Bring Tide of Change for Coastal and Ocean Managers (Abstract) (DOC, 112 KB)
Reference info for the two documents above:
CZC 2008/ZCC 2008 and CCC 2008
Managing our Oceans and Coastal for a Sustainable and Prosperous Future/GÉRER NOS OCÉANS ET ZONES
CÔTIÈRES POUR UN AVENIR DURABLE ET PROSPÈRE
Abstracts and Papers/Les résumés et les Papiers
University of British Columbia/Université de Colombie-Britannique
Vancouver, BC Canada/ Vancouver, C-B, Canada
25-29 mai 2008
Events
- A workshop on Development of Ecosystem Indicators for Multiple Management and Research Needs occurred November 15, 2006, at Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve in Wells, Maine. RARGOM, the Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine, convened a workshop focusing on the science, development, and application of ecosystem-related regional indices. This session built on the 2004 Northeast Coastal Indicators Workshop and other related forums to examine the state of the art, define multiple management needs, and facilitate methods of comparison for indices representing a variety of Gulf of Maine habitats. The workshop touched on the chemical, physical, biological, geological and socio/economic factors that affect the ecosystem, and contrasted how indices reflect specific measures versus overall ecosystem health. Participants identified the distribution and condition of regional habitats for assessment, protection, and restoration; considered methods to combine various data types; and commented on the level of detail and specificity required to achieve index development goals. Workshop Summary (PDF, 86 KB)
- The Gulf of Maine Summit: Committing to Change was convened October 26-29, 2004, in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick. The Summit brought together coastal experts, concerned citizens, fisheries and aquaculture representatives, businesses, and leaders from around the Gulf of Maine to celebrate 15 years of partnerships, assess current environmental conditions, share knowledge, and together develop plans for future actions needed to continue improving the environmental quality of the Gulf. Tides of Change Across the Gulf: An Environmental Report on the Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy (PDF, 5.4 MB) and Appendices (2.4 MB)
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