Additional Resources
System Wide Monitoring Program Status Reports
Publications Library
K.B. Raposa, A. Woolfolk, C.A. Endris, M.C. Fountain, G. Moore, M. Tyrell, R. Swerida, S. Lerberg, B. Puckett, M. Ferner, J. Hollister, ., D. Burdick, L. Champlin, J. Krause, D. Haines, A.B. Gray, E.B. Watson, K. Wasson, 2023 Evaluating Thin‑Layer Sediment Placement as a Tool for Enhancing Tidal Marsh Resilience: a Coordinated Experiment Across Eight US National Estuarine Research Reserves Estuaries and Coasts 1/16/23
K.B. Raposa, M. Bradley, C. Chaffee, N. Ernst, W. Ferguson, T.E. Kutcher, R.A. McKinney, K.M. Miller, S. Ramussen, E. Tymkiw, C. Wigland 2022 Laying It On Thick: Ecosystem Effects of Sediment Placement on a Microtidal Rhode Island Salt Marsh Frontiers in Environmental Science Volume 10
T.E. Kutcher, K.B. Raposa, C.T. Roman, 2022 A Rapid Method to Assess Salt Marsh Condition and Guide Management Decisions Ecological Indicators 138
K.B. Rapoza, T.E. Kutcher, W. Ferguson, R.A. McKinney, K. Miller, and C. Wigand, 2020 Evaluation of Plot-scale Methods for Assessing and Monitoring Salt Marsh Vegetation Composition and Cover Northeastern Naturalist 27 151-167
K. Wasson, N.K. Ganju, Z. Defne, C. Endris, T. Elsey-Quirk, K.M. Thorne, C.M. Freeman, G. Guntenspergen, D.J. Nowacki, K.B. Raposa 2019 Understanding Tidal Marsh Trajectories: Evaluation of Multiple Indicators of Marsh Persistence Environmental Research Letters 14
K. Wasson, K.B. Raposa, M. Almeida, K. Beheshti, J.A. Crooks, A. Deck, N. Dix, C. Garvey, J. Goldstein, D.S. Johnson, S. Lerberg, P. Marcum, C. Peter, B. Puckett, J. Schmitt, E. Smith, K. St.Laurent, K. Swanson, M. Tyrell, R. Guy 2019 Pattern and Scale: Evaluating Generalities in Crab Distributions and Marsh Dynamics From Small Plots to a National Scale Ecology 2813
Wasson, K.B. Raposa, M. Almeida, K. Beheshti, J.A. Crooks, A. Deck, N. Dix, C. Garvey, J. Goldstein, D.S Johnson, S. Lerberg, P. Marcum, C. Peter, B. Puckett, J. Schmitt, E. Smith, K. St. Laurent, K. Swanson, M. Tyrrell, R. Guy 2019 Are Crabs Killing the Nation’s Salt Marshes The Bulletin of Ecological Society of America October Article e01600
K.B. Raposa, R.L. Weber, W. Ferguson, J. Hollister, R. Rozsa, N. Maher, A. Gettman 2019 Drainage Enhancement Effects on a Waterlogged Rhode Island Salt Marsh Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 231 106435
K.B. Raposa, J.S. Goldstein, K. Wilson Grimes, J. Mora, P.E. Stacey, R.A. McKinney 2019 A Comparative Assessment of Salt Marsh Crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura) Across the National Estuarine Research Reserves in New England, USA Journal of Crustacean Biology
K.B. Raposa, R.A. McKinney, C. Wigand, J.W. Hollister, C. Lovall, K. Szura, J.A. Gurak, Jr., J. McNamee, C. Raithel, E.B. Watson 2018 Top-Down and Bottom-Up Controls on Southern New England Salt Marsh Crab Populations PeerJ May
Raposa, K.B., R.L.J. Weber, M. Cole-Ekberg, and W. Ferguson. 2015. Vegetation Dynamics in Rhode Island Salt Marshes During a Period of Accelerating Sea Level Rise and Extreme Sea Level Events. Estuaries and Coasts 38(5): 1-11.
Dionne, M., C. Peter, K. Raposa, R. Weber, J. Fear, S. Lerberg, C. Cornu, H. Harris, and N. Garfield. 2012. Measuring tidal wetland plant, soil, and hydrologic response to restoration using performance benchmarks from local reference systems at National Estuarine Research Reserves. Final report from the NERR Reference Sites project submitted to the NOAA Restoration Center. 88 pp.
Raposa, K.B. and D.M. Talley. 2012. A meta-analysis of nekton responses to restoration of tide-restricted New England salt marshes. Pages 97-118, In (C.T. Roman and D.M. Burdick (eds.) Tidal Marsh Restoration: A Synthesis of Science and Management, Island Press, Washington DC.
McKinney, R.A., K.B. Raposa, and R.M. Cournoyer. 2011. Wetlands as habitat in urbanizing landscapes: Patterns of bird abundance and occupancy. Landscape and Urban Planning 100:144-152.
McKinney, R.A., K.B. Raposa, and T.E. Kutcher. 2010. Use of urban marine habitats by foraging wading birds. Urban Ecosystems 13:191-208.
Raposa, K.B. and M.L. Schwartx (eds.). 2009. An Ecological Profile of the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. 176 pp.
Raposa, K.B., R.A. McKinney, and A. Beaudette. 2009. Effects of tide stage on the use of salt marshes by wading birds in Rhode Island. Northeastern Naturalist 16(2):209-224.
Raposa, K.B. 2008. Early ecological responses to hydrologic restoration of a tidal pond and salt marsh complex in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Journal of Coastal Research SI55:180-192.
Bradley, M., K. Raposa, and S. Tuxbury. 2007. Report on the analysis of true color aerial photography to map and inventory Zostera marina L. in Narragansett Bay and Block Island, Rhode Island. 17 pp., plus map atlas.
Oviatt, C, S. Olsen, M. Andrews, J. Collie, T. Lynch, and K. Raposa. 2003. A century of fishing and fish fluctuations in Narragansett Bay. Reviews in Fisheries Science 11(3):221-242.
Technical Reports
2023 Prescribed Fire Plan Southeast Pine Barrens
2018. Prudence Island Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Weber, R.L.J. 2018. RI Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Salt Marsh Habitat
Weber, R.L.J. and Schultz, L. 2017. Climate Change Adaptation Plan: Heritage Unit (Prudence Island)
Plunket, J., (Madden) Stanzel, K., Weber, R.L.J., Lerberg, S. 2015. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Tool For Coastal Habitats.
Raposa, K.B., R.L.J. Weber, and D. Durant. 2013. Using underwater video to map subtidal habitats and eelgrass (Zostera marina) around Prudence Island, RI. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2013:2
Schmidt, C.E. 2014. Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition: Analysis of a little studied, but important, piece of the N budget in Narragansett Bay. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2014:1
Raposa, K.B., and R.L.J. Weber. 2013. Implementing the NERR Sentinel Sites Program at the Narragansett Bay Research Reserve to Track Salt Marsh Responses to Climate Change Stressors. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2013:1
2012. Technical Report: Rhode Island Salt Marsh Habitat Mapping Project
Weber, R.L.J. 2012. NBNERR Vertical Control Plan. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2012:2.
Wilson, C.A. 2012. Prudence Island Salt Marsh Restoration Initiative: Mill Creek and T-Wharf Geologic Analysis. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2012:1.
Weber, R.L. 2011. Prudence Island Cooperative Weed Management Area: Scope and Activities through 2011. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2011:5.
Raposa, K.B. B. Russell, and A. Bertrand. 2011. A protocol for rapidly monitoring macroalgae in the Narragansett Bay Research Reserve. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2011:4.
Raposa, K.B. and R.L.J. Weber. 2011. NERRS reference sites project: Final report from the Narragansett Bay Research Reserve. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2011:3.
Weber, R.L.J. 2011. A report of the Prudence Island groundwater task force. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2011:2.
Durant, D., and K.B. Raposa. 2011. Water quality, nutrients, and meteorological trends at the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in 2009. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2011:1
Weber, R.L.J. 2010. NBNERR woodcutting stewards program report. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2010:3
Durant, D,. and K.B. Raposa. 2010. Water quality, nutrients, and meteorology at the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve: 2008 annual report. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2010:2
Raposa, K.B. and M. Bradley. 2010. A method for rapidly assessing the distribution and cover of submersed aquatic vegetation in Rhode Island estuaries. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2010:1
Raposa, K.B. and M. Bradley. 2009. Methods and protocols for eelgrass mapping in Rhode Island: Recommendations from the Rhode Island Eelgrass Mapping Task force. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2009:5
Raposa, K.B. and R.L. Weber. 2009. Establishing salt marshes in the Narragansett Bay Research Reserve as reference marshes for long-term ecological monitoring. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2009:4.
Durant, D., K.B. Raposa, and R. Stankelis. 2009. Water quality and meteorological station annual report 2007: recent and long-term data. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2009:3
Raposa, K.B. and R.M. Dapp. 2009. A protocol for long-term monitoring of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina concolor) in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2009:2
Heffner, L. 2009. Nutrients in mid-Narragansett Bay: A spatial comparison of recent and historical data. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2009:1
Raposa, K.B. and D. Durant. 2008. Spatial and temporal patterns in water quality conditions in Narragansett Bay’s coves and embayments in 2008. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2008:2
Raposa, K.B. and F. Olmeta. 2008. High-resolution water quality mapping in Narragansett Bay, RI using DATAFLOW. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2008:1
Raposa, K.B. and T.E. Kutcher. 2007. Home range and habitat use patterns of Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) on Prudence Island, Rhode Island. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2007:1
Raposa, K.B. 2006. Nekton use of transplanted eelgrass beds in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2006:2
Raposa, K.B. 2006. Ongoing nekton monitoring within the NERRS. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2006:1
Kutcher, T.E. and K.B. Raposa. 2005. An analysis of the vegetative composition of an Atlantic coastal pitch pine barren. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2005:2
Kutcher, T.E., N.H. Garfield, and K.B. Raposa. 2005. A recommendation for a comprehensive habitat and land use classification system for the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2005:1
Vigness-Raposa, K. 2004. The relationship of landscape composition to the distribution of birds on Prudence Island. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2004:6
Vigness-Raposa, K. 2004. Land cover map of Prudence Island, RI from Landsat imagery. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2004:5
Raposa, K.B. and M. Rehor. 2004. Monitoring wildlife in the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve using weekly driving surveys. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2004:4
Raposa, K.B. 2004. Using a survey to gauge public opinion on the status of the Prudence Island, RI deer herd. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2004:3
Kutcher, T.E., K.B. Raposa, and F. Golet. 2004. Habitat classification and inventory for the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2004:2
Stabach, J.A. 2004. The potential for salt marsh pool restoration in the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2004:1
Raposa, K.B. and M. Rehor. 2003. Herpetological monitoring in the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in 2003. Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Technical Reports Series 2003:1
Ecological Profile
The Reserve’s ecological profile is a comprehensive ecological overview that compiles and summarizes relevant literature and data pertaining to the terrestrial, freshwater, and estuarine ecosystems in and around the Reserve in one comprehensive document. It also provides background on the role and history of the NERR System, discusses the chronology, organization, and infrastructure of the NBNERR, and summarizes the human and cultural history of the Reserve.