About the Project
The NERR System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP) provides an opportunity to compare spatiotemporal dynamics across a wide range of estuaries in the nation to discover patterns and trends in ecosystem dynamics. With decades of SWMP data being amassed, there is ample opportunity and NERR interest to conduct analyses to investigate long-term changes, yet limited personnel capacity has meant that these datasets have not been fully utilized.
To address current SWMP synthesis needs as well as systemic capacity issues, the team developed a graduate-level course at the University of Wisconsin - Madison for Spring 2024 with dual learning objectives: a technical objective to learn ecological big data skills and a collaborative objective to learn how to conduct user-driven collaborative science.
About the Resource
To address current SWMP synthesis needs as well as systemic capacity issues, the team developed a graduate-level course at the University of Wisconsin - Madison for Spring 2024 with dual learning objectives: a technical objective to learn ecological big data skills and a collaborative objective to learn how to conduct user-driven collaborative science.
Summary Reports
- Chesapeake Bay Maryland NERR: Synthesizing Long-Term Chesapeake Bay Maryland NERR SWMP Datasets to Compare Nutrient Loads Pre-and Post-Upgrade of a Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Patuxent River
- South Slough NERR: Eelgrass Loss and Recovery in Oregon’s South Slough Estuary Following a Marine Heatwave
- Great Bay NERR: Dynamics of Temperature, Turbidity, and Nutrient Loading in the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Padilla Bay NERR: Nutrient and Phytoplankton Trends in Padilla Bay, Washington