Technical synthesis report for physical and ecological resources at Fire Island National Seashore
Methratta ET, Pacelli CL, Fields L, Bosma K, Clark HJ. 2017. Technical synthesis report for physical and ecological resources at Fire Island National Seashore. Natural Resource Report. NPS/FIIS/NRR—2017/1415. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
In October 2012, a breach was formed in the National Park Service (NPS) Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness as a result of storm effects from Hurricane Sandy. The NPS is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate alternatives for managing the breach. Because the breach had existed for less than 3 years at the initiation of the EIS project, much of the research relating to the breach was or is still underway. To support the development of the EIS, existing and ongoing research pertaining to the pre-breach and post-breach conditions in Great South Bay and surrounding areas was collected, compiled, and synthesized into this technical synthesis report. This report is a compilation of the best available information and describes the current state of the science for the physical and natural resource issues specific to Great South Bay and surrounding areas, as identified by NPS.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Methratta, Elizabeth; Pacelli, Courtney; Fields, Leslie; Bosma, Kirk; Clark, Heidi
- Date of Issue
- 2017-03
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- FIIS , NRSS
- Keywords
- Army Corps of Engineers, benthic communities, Breach Contingency Plan, breach geomorphology, breach open modeling, climate change, crustaceans, decapods, ecosystem structure, eelgrass, estuarine resources, faunal community, finfish, Fire Island National Seashore, geomorphic impacts, Great South Bay, hard clams, Hurricane Sandy, hydrodynamic processes, marine resources, Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness, physical resources, phytoplankton, salinity, sea level rise, sediment transport, Stony Brook, storm surge modeling, submerged aquatic vegetation, tidal amplitude, tidal marshes, tide data, water levels, water quality, waves, wilderness breach