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A repository of data, publications, tools, and other products from project teams, Science Collaborative program, and partners.

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SWMP Exhibit Guide
This toolkit organizes and consolidates content from a combination of literature reviews, SWMP data interpretation, and interviews and exhibit evaluations at multiple reserves into a comprehensive package of resources that is accessible to all education coordinators and exhibit designers in the Reserve System.
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Project Sustainability Plan
The Connect to Protect project team created this project sustainability plan so that team members could evaluate which science transfer activities should continue, prioritize next steps, and consider ways the work can continue with and without additional funding.
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Guide Resource: Example Beta Testing Exercise
GUIDE RESOURCE: This "homework assignment," which was given to attendees the week between two virtual workshop sessions, allowed a project team to gather specific feedback on the function and usability of a tool they were developing.
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Guide Resource: Example Action Plan for Buffers
GUIDE RESOURCE: This action plan, which emerged through user engagement around the Great Bay Estuary, provides an example of how planning early for end-of-project transitions can successfully fuel future projects with partners.
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Juvenile Brown Shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus) Use of Salt Marsh Intertidal Creeks as Nursery Habitat | Estuaries and Coasts
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Designation of essential fish habitat requires a detailed understanding of how species-specific vital rates vary across habitats and biogeographical regions.

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Evaluating Thin-Layer Sediment Placement as a Tool for Enhancing Tidal Marsh Resilience: a Coordinated Experiment Across Eight US National Estuarine Research Reserves
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Thin-layer sediment placement (TLP) is a promising management tool for enhancing tidal marsh resilience to rising seas.

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Effects of Storm Surge Barrier Closures on Estuary Saltwater Intrusion and Stratification
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Gated storm surge barriers have been constructed or proposed in many estuaries worldwide for coastal flood risk reduction.

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Increased Utilization of Storm Surge Barriers: A Research Agenda on Estuary Impacts
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Rising coastal flood risk and recent disasters are driving interest in the construction of gated storm surge barriers worldwide, with current studies recommending barriers for at least 11 estuaries in the United States alone.

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NAMASTE dashboard

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Coastal Vulnerability Index Assessment Viewer

Northeastern Florida and the Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR have some of the most intact estuarine ecosystems in the southeastern United States; however, some areas are expected to need targeted management to stabilize land, protect habitat, and maintain surface elevation relative to sea level rise