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PAPERBACK list:$30.25 Web:$27.23 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond Critical Needs for Research in Veterinary Science Other Related Titles Funding Smithsonian Scientific Research (2003) Board on Life Sciences (BLS) Earth And Life Studies (DELS) Board on Physics and Astronomy (BPA) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 85   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Appendix E Examples of Long-Term Projects and Records at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center RESEARCH AND MONITORING Estuarine Biology Monitoring physical and chemical variables of Rhode River, a subestuary of the Chesapeake Bay – 32 years Monitoring water quality and tide level of Chesapeake Bay main stem – 10 years Monitoring phytoplankton and microzooplankton population dynamics in Rhode River – 27 years and 15 years, respectively Monitoring fish population dynamics in Muddy Creek with fish weir – 20 years Monitoring nearshore fish population dynamics in Rhode River with seining – 22 years Monitoring epibenthic fish and decapod crustaceans with trawls – 22 years Monitoring benthic infauna in Rhode River – 23 years Monitoring nearshore shrimp and fish with sweep-net and log-drop sampling – 11 years Monitoring crab, killifish, and grass shrimp survival with tethering – 11 years Monitoring watershed discharges and stream chemistry in Rhode River weir system – 32 years Plant Ecology Studying effects of CO2 enrichment on marsh communities and ambi- Page 85 Front Matter (R1-R12) Executive Summary (1-5) 1 Introduction and Background (6-20) 2 Description of the Smithsonian Scientific Research Centers (21-50) 3 Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations (51-70) References (71-72) Appendix A: Committee on Smithsonian Scientific Research: Biographical Sketches (73-78) Appendix B: National Academy of Public Administration: Charge to the Panel on Smithsonian Research and Panel Membership (79-80) Appendix C: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Facilities (81-82) Appendix D: Examples of Long-Term Projects and Data Sets at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (83-84) Appendix E: Examples of Long-Term Projects and Records at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (85-86) Appendix F: List of Acronyms (87-88)

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Appendix E Examples of Long-Term Projects and Records at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center RESEARCH AND MONITORING Estuarine Biology Monitoring physical and chemical variables of Rhode River, a subestuary of the Chesapeake Bay – 32 years Monitoring water quality and tide level of Chesapeake Bay main stem – 10 years Monitoring phytoplankton and microzooplankton population dynamics in Rhode River – 27 years and 15 years, respectively Monitoring fish population dynamics in Muddy Creek with fish weir – 20 years Monitoring nearshore fish population dynamics in Rhode River with seining – 22 years Monitoring epibenthic fish and decapod crustaceans with trawls – 22 years Monitoring benthic infauna in Rhode River – 23 years Monitoring nearshore shrimp and fish with sweep-net and log-drop sampling – 11 years Monitoring crab, killifish, and grass shrimp survival with tethering – 11 years Monitoring watershed discharges and stream chemistry in Rhode River weir system – 32 years Plant Ecology Studying effects of CO2 enrichment on marsh communities and ambi-

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ent CO2 in Rhode River marsh (“World’s longest-running field experiment on the effects of CO2 enrichment on natural plant communities”) – 15 years Studying effects of CO2 enrichment on scrub oak at Kennedy Space Center – 6 years Estimating productivity in Rhode River marsh – 20 years Estimating productivity of old forest and mid succession forest – 25 years Studying deciduous-forest tree dynamics in Rhode River watershed: species composition and demography on permanent plots – 12 years Animal Ecology Breeding-bird surveys in Rhode River watershed – 20 years RECORDS AND DATABASES Records of precipitation, temperature, wind speed, and so on in Rhode River watershed – 32 years Records of precipitation chemistry (wet and dryfall) in Rhode River watershed – 26 years Records of micrometeorology of Smithsonian Environmental Research Center deciduous forest – 8 years Records of ultraviolet radiation in Maryland and Hawaii – 25 years and 16 years, respectively Geographic database of topography, land-use composition and patterns, streams and rivers, and shorelines of Rhode River watershed – 55 years Geographic database of land-use history of southern Anne Arundel County based on historical surveys and records, aerial photography, and satellite imagery – 300 years

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