Project Description: CCS will analyze water samples collected by Cape Cod National Seashore natural resource management staff for nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus) and elemental constituents and anions. This project will be conducted through close collaboration among the CCS investigators and National Park Service scientists and managers at Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO). CACO kettle ponds and estuaries are not only outstanding natural resources, but also popular recreational resources for park visitors. Monitoring water quality and changes to the physical, chemical, and biological features of these systems of a primary function of the Cape Cod Ecosystem Monitoring Program. In addition, several estuaries, including Herring River and East Harbor, have artificial tidal restrictions that have led to water quality and habitat degradation. The water quality monitoring programs provide critical information about the condition of CACOs water resources and aquatic habitats.
Lead Principal Investigator: Amy Costa, Center for Coastal Studies
Partner Institution: Center for Coastal Studies
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Sophia Fox
Project Type: Research
Project Discipline: Natural Resources
Project Sub-Discipline(s): Natural Hazards & Environmental Quality (NRDA)
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2022
Initial Funding Amount: $20,000.00
Federal Grant Number: P17AC00670
Amendments
- Amendment Number: 01, Year: 2018, Amount: $51,538.00
- Amendment Number: 02, Year: 2019, Amount: $22,512.00
- Amendment Number: 03, Year: 2020, Amount: $40,550.00
- Amendment Number: 04, Year: 2021, Amount: $6,000.00
Location: Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
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