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
Management
Tim Gleason, Division Director
- Phone: 401-782-3033
- Email: Gleason.Timothy@epa.gov
Branches
Program Operations Staff
Acting Chief: Russell Ahlgren
Ecosystem Management and Restoration Branch
Branch Chief: Marty Chintala
Monitoring and Assessment Branch
Acting Branch Chief: Tim Gleason
Ecological Effects Branch
Branch Chief: Nature McGinn
Watershed and Estuarine Diagnostics Branch
Branch Chief: Betty Kreakie
Main Office Location
US EPA Office of Research and Development
Atlantic Coastal Environmental Sciences Division
27 Tarzwell Drive
Narragansett, RI 02882