2010 Research Projects

 Cultural Resources

  • A Noninvasive Geophysical Survey To Determine The Extent Of The Thomas Frazier Homestead, Salem State College 3
  • Cultural Landscape Inventory, Jordan Pond House and Wildwood Stables, National Park Service Olmsted Center 1
  • Ethnography and Traditional Use Study, Otter Cove, University of Washington, Northwest CESU 1
  • Ethnography and Community History, Isle au Haut, University of Washington, Northwest CESU 1
  • Chemical Analysis of Archaeological Shell Specimens from Eastern North America, University of Missouri
  • Fernald Point One Thousand Years Ago: Indian Diet and Season of Occupation, Maine Historic Preservation Commission 9
  • Ethnographic Documentation of the Tarn, University of Rhode Island1
  • Integrating Wabanaki Culture Across Acadia, National Park Service and Abbe Museum1
  • Overview/Assessment of Submerged Cultural Resources at Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, National Park Service 1
  • Assess Erosion Impacts on Archeological Resources, Boston University1

Social Science

  • Research to Support Application of the Visitor Experience and Resource Protection Framework on Mount Desert Island, University of Vermont 1
  • Visitor Impact Protocol Development & Mitigation Experiments to Support Carrying Capacity Planning, US Geological Survey 1
  • Sustainable Transportation for Tourism in Parks: Indicators & Standards, University of Vermont
  • Rock Climber’s Experience and Attitudes toward Climbing Management in Acadia National Park. University of Maine 6
  • Sustainable Transportation for Tourism In Parks: Mode Choice Modeling, University of Vermont

 Geology

  • A Detailed Bedrock Geologic Map of the Schoodic Section of Acadia National Park; Characterizing Granite Genesis and Hybridization in the Maine Magmatic Province, University of Massachusetts
  • Origin and Significance of the Cadillac Mountain Shatter Zone, Mount Desert Island, Maine, University of Maine
  • Modeling Potential Bluff Erosion at St. Croix Island International Historic Site Caused by Increased Boat Traffic Traveling To/From a New LNG Terminal on the Shoreline of the St. Croix River, Boston University 1
  • Determining the Age, Timescale and History of Magmatism and Volcanism in the igneous rocks of Mount Desert Island, Wellesely College

 Air Pollution

  • Air Pollution and Human Health in Park Visitors, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM)
  • Ambient Levels of Persistent and Emerging Air Toxics, State University of New York, Oswego
  • Mercury Cycling in Coastal Settings, US Geological Survey

 Water Quality / Wetland Issues

  • Developing Indicators of Freshwater Emergent Wetland Ecosystem Integrity for Monitoring and Management, US Geological Survey 1
  • Abiotic Controls on the Trophic Status of Oligotrophic Waters, University of Maine
  • Fate of Nitrogen in Urban-Impacted vs. Non-Impacted Estuaries at Acadia National Park, US Geological Survey
  • Adaptive Management Needs for a Coastal Estuary at Risk – Modeling Nitrogen Loading to the Northeast Creek Estuary, US Geological Survey
  • Determine critical nitrogen loads to boreal lake ecosystems in Acadia National Park using the response of phytoplankton, University of Maine 1

Vegetation

  • Surveys of Rare Plant Populations, New England Wildflower Society, College of the Atlantic, Garden Club of America
  • Long-Term Forest Health Monitoring, National Park Service and State University of New York, Syracuse 1
  • Diatom Flora of the Freshwater Habitats of Acadia National Park, John Carroll University 4
  • DNA Fingerprinting the Japanese Barberry populations of Acadia National Park to Determine Degrees of Phenotypic Plasticity and any Relation to Hybrid Vigor, University of Maine
  • Development of Propagation Techniques for Rhododendron canadense and Lonicera Canadensis, University of Maine Extension.
  • Investigating the Symbionts of Invasive Japanese barberry Shrubs for a Potential Role in the Invasion Success and/or Biological Control of the Plant, University of Maine 9
  • Inventory of epiphytic lichens of Acadia National Park, US Forest Service
  • Vascular Flora of Little Duck Island, College of the Atlantic
  • The Influence of Sexual Condition on the Population Genetic Structure of Bryophytes, NY State Museum
  • Calicioid Lichens and Fungi of the Schoodic Section of Acadia National Park, University of Maine Fort Kent 9

Wildlife (Vertebrate and Invertebrate)

  • Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, and Ants) BioBlitz; A Cooperative Venture Between the National Park Service, US Geological Survey, Maine Forest Service, University of Maine, and Maine Entomology Society 1
  • Multiregional Evaluation of Pollinator Response to Climate Change in Critical Habitats, National Park Service, US Geological Survey 1
  • Ecology and Management of the Invasive European Fire Ant, Myrmica rubra, University of Maine
  • Survey of Collembola of Acadia National Park, University of Tennessee
  • Survey for Arboreal Microturbellarians and the Arboreal Parasitic Chytrid Synchytrium cf. musicola, University of Northern Alabama
  • Delimiting species and understanding the evolutionary history of Neophylidorea (Diptera: Tipulidae), Iowa State University
  • Forest Inventories of Federal Campgrounds to Create a Hazard/Risk Model for use In Exotic and Invasive Species Surveys, US Forest Service
  • Survey and Population Assessment of the Freshwater Mussels of Acadia National Park, Southeast Community College 9
  • Long-Term Forest Bird Monitoring, National Park Service and Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences 1
  • Raptor Surveys Along the Coasts of Maine, Maine Maritime Academy
  • Monitoring the Population Dynamics of Terrestrial Salamanders through a Volunteer-Based Artificial Coverboard Study, College of the Atlantic
  • Status and Ecology of Brook Trout, US Geological Survey, US Fish & Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 1
  • A Comparative Genetic Study of Ca 2+ Regulation in Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
  • Population Genetics of Estuarine Fish of Acadia National Park: Connectedness Among Estuaries in Downeast Maine, College of the Atlantic and Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory 9
  • Alewife Migration Patterns within the Mill Pond Drainage System, Gulf of Maine Research Institute 9
  • Ecology and Food Habits of American Mink, Antioch New England
  • Using Stable Isotopes to Identify Population Dynamics of Bats at Acadia National Park, Maine, University of Southern Maine and BioDiversity Research Institute
  • Assessing Population Genetic Structure in the Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus) to Predict the Spread of White-Nose Syndrome, Boston University
  • Porcupine Density and Habitat Use on Schoodic Peninsula and Big Moose Island: A Preliminary Study, University of Maine

 Marine Studies

  • Development of Long-Term Monitoring of Intertidal Communities in Acadia National Park and Boston Harbor Island National Recreation Area, Northeastern University 1
  • Development of Protocols for Monitoring System-Wide Seagrass Condition in Park Estuaries, US Geological Survey 1
  • Development of a Estuarine and Marine Wetland Monitoring Program, Maine Maritime Academy 1
  • Causes of Spatial Variation in Barnacle Recruitment in Acadia National Park, Northeastern University 6
  • Comparison of the Current Health Status of Seagrass Species (Zostera maritime and Ruppia martima) in Three Estuaries within Acadia National Park, Maine Maritime Academy.
  • The Porphyra umbilicalis Genome, University of Maine
  • Induced Responses to Herbivory: Seaweed-Herbivore Interactions in Acadia National Park, San Diego State University
  • Determining Rates and Timing of Silica Fluxes in an Undisturbed New England Salt Marsh, Boston University 9
  • Predicting and Monitoring the Spread of Marine Invasive Species: Development of Approaches and Application to the European Green Crab and the Asian Shore Crab, McGill University
  • Hidden Diversity Among the Western Atlantic Ecotypes of the Dog Whelk: Examination of a Chromosomal Polymorphism Across Wave Exposure Gradients, University of Pennsylvania
  • Monitoring the Abundance and Distribution of the Invasive Asian Shore Crab and its Effects on Intertidal Crab and Bivalve Populations, Unity College

 Climage Change

  • Environmental Responses to Rapid Climate Change During The Younger Dryas Chronozone in Acadia National Park, Maine, Unity College, 8
  • The Seasonal Phenology of Schoodic Birds: A Largely Local or Regional Process? University of Maine, National Park Service 1, 10
  • Changing Landscapes, Changing Climates, and the Changing Needs of Acadia’s Salt Marsh Dependent Birds, Antioch New England, University of Maine
  • Inventory and Protection of Salt Marshes from Risks of Sea Level Rise at Acadia National Park, US Geological Survey 1
  • On The Trail Of Ancient Trees: Dendrochronology In The Maine North Woods, University of Wisconsin – Platteville
  • Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on Migratory Birds and Bats – Quantifying the Gulf of Maine Flyway, University of Maine, College of the Atlantic, National Park Service 1

 Miscellaneous

  • Schoodic-to-Schoodic Wildlife Landscape Corridor Initiative: Toward a science-based assessment, Pennsylvania State University 10

 

1= funded wholly or in part by the National Park Service
2 = LL Bean Acadia Research Fellowship recipient, 2006
3= LL Bean Acadia Research Fellowship recipient, 2007
4= LL Bean Acadia Research Fellowship recipient, 2008
5= Schoodic Research Fellowship recipient, 2008
6= LL Bean Acadia Research Fellowship recipient, 2009
7= Schoodic Research Fellowship recipient, 2009
8= Acadia Partners Unity College Research Fellowship recipient, 2009
9= LL Bean Acadia Research Fellowship recipient, 2010
10 = Schoodic Research Fellowship recipient, 2010