{"id":669,"date":"2021-09-15T11:10:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T15:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs-draft\/?page_id=669"},"modified":"2021-09-23T10:52:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T14:52:04","slug":"wetland-and-watershed-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/research\/wetland-and-watershed-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Wetland and watershed science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wetland science and management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Department scientists study multiple aspects of wetlands, including plant ecology, wildlife ecology, soil science, and hydrology. In addition, they address the impacts of land use on the integrity of wetlands and develop management techniques that will assure the wise use of these valuable resources. Recent and current department research in wetlands includes: the breeding ecology of wetland-dependent songbirds; development of field methods for accurately locating wetland boundaries; the influence of wetland hydrology on tree growth and forest community composition; the importance of bordering upland forests to forested wetland birds and mammals; freshwater and coastal wetland restoration; assessment of wetland wildlife habitats using geographic information system technology; and vernal pool ecology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watershed science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Watershed scientists examine the fate and transport of water and waterborne substances in the uplands and wetlands that contribute to our aquifers, lakes, and estuaries. A major research thrust of the Department of Natural Resources Science concerns the sources and sinks of nitrate in coastal watersheds. In one recent project we evaluated numerous alternative onsite wastewater treatment systems for their capacity to remove nitrate and minimize degradation of fragile coastal ponds. In another project, Department scientists have used a combination of field-scale, mesocosm, and laboratory microcosm approaches to examine the role of riparian wetlands as \u201chotspots\u201d for nitrate removal. We also develop GIS models and test the validity of existing spatial data to identify high-risk locations for nitrate contamination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Labs and programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/whl\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Watershed Hydrology Lab<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/ce\/wq\/ww\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>URI Watershed Watch<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/thornber\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Marine Community Ecology<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/graham-forrester\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Graham-Forrester.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Natural Resources Science faculty member, Graham Forrester underwater, wearing scuba gear\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Graham-Forrester.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Graham-Forrester-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Graham-Forrester-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Graham-Forrester-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/graham-forrester\/\">Graham  Forrester<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Chair, Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Natural Resources Science<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.7054<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:gforrester@uri.edu\">gforrester@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/alissa-h-cox\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Alissa-Cox.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Natural Resources Science faculty member, Alissa Cox\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Alissa-Cox.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Alissa-Cox-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Alissa-Cox-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Alissa-Cox-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/alissa-h-cox\/\">Alissa H. Cox<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Clinical Assistant Professor,  Director, New England Onsite Wastewater Training Program<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5707<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:alibba@uri.edu\">alibba@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/arthur-j-gold\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/gold_a.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arthur Gold\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/gold_a.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/gold_a-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/gold_a-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/arthur-j-gold\/\">Arthur J. Gold<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Natural Resources Science<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:agold@uri.edu\">agold@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/nancy-e-karraker\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Nancy-Karraker-Nancy-Karraker.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nancy Karraker, wearing a blue coat, sage backpack, and black beanie, standing next to a large tree, smiling.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Nancy-Karraker-Nancy-Karraker.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Nancy-Karraker-Nancy-Karraker-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Nancy-Karraker-Nancy-Karraker-364x486.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/nancy-e-karraker\/\">Nancy E. Karraker<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Research Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Natural Resources Science<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:nkarraker@uri.edu\">nkarraker@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/michelle-a-peach-lang\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Michelle-Peach.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Natural Resources Science faculty member, Michelle Peach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Michelle-Peach.jpg 281w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Michelle-Peach-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/michelle-a-peach-lang\/\">Michelle A. Peach<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Clinical Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Natural Resources Science<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5586<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wetland science and management Department scientists study multiple aspects of wetlands, including plant ecology, wildlife ecology, soil science, and hydrology. In addition, they address the impacts of land use on the integrity of wetlands and develop management techniques that will assure the wise use of these valuable resources. 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