About the Atlantic Coastal Environmental Sciences Division
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What We Do
Management
Branches
Main Office Location
What We Do
The Atlantic Coastal Environmental Sciences Division (ACESD):
- Conducts coastal watershed, freshwater, estuarine, and coastal ecological research;
- Develops theories, methods, models, and data to better understand the cumulative effects of stressors and extreme weather events on the coastal waters and watersheds of the Atlantic seaboard;
- Helps develop methods to measure the ecological effects of nutrients and other pollutants and to determine the effects of biogeochemical processes on stressors;
- Uses social-ecological systems approaches to restore and enhance the resilience of the coastal environment and to characterize the tradeoffs inherent to decision making;
- Conducts place-based research to resolve key problems identified by stakeholders and which are transferable to other parts of the nation; and
- Provides research support to states and communities on issues related to the protection and restoration of coastal watersheds and marine ecosystems.
Relevant Research
- Rapid Benefit Indicators (RBI) Approach
- Harmful Algal Bloom and Cyanobacteria Research
- National Aquatic Resource Surveys
- Watershed Management Optimization Support Tool
Management
Tim Gleason, Division Director
- Phone: 401-782-3033
- Email: Gleason.Timothy@epa.gov
Branches
Program Operations Staff
Ecosystem Management and Restoration Branch
Monitoring and Assessment Branch
Ecological Effects Branch
Watershed and Estuarine Diagnostics Branch
Main Office Location
US EPA Office of Research and Development
Atlantic Coastal Environmental Sciences Division
27 Tarzwell Drive
Narragansett, RI 02882