New York City (NYC) is representative of many vulnerable coastal urban populations,
infrastructures, and economies threatened by global sea level rise. The steady loss of …

The salt marshes of Jamaica Bay serve as a recreational outlet for New York City residents,
mitigate wave impacts during coastal storms, and provide habitat for critical wildlife species …

Despite considerable efforts to restore coastal wetlands, the ecological mechanisms
contributing to the success or failure of restoration are rarely assessed. Accumulation of …

Using a new rapid‐computation wave model, improved and validated in the present study,
we quantify the value of salt marshes in Jamaica Bay—a highly urbanized estuary located in …

In recent centuries, human activities have greatly modified the geomorphology of coastal
regions. However, studies of historical and possible future changes in coastal flood …

Using a validated coupled hydrodynamic-tracer transport model, this study quantified the
mean residence time in Jamaica Bay, a highly eutrophic lagoonal estuary in New York City …

The diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is a charismatic and long‐lived species of
the United States eastern coast, and the only North American turtle that exclusively inhabits …

Resilience to extreme weather events and other sudden changes is an issue facing many
communities in the early twenty-first century. Planning to respond to disasters is particularly …

Abstract On October 29, 2012 Superstorm Sandy collided with the Rockaway Peninsula, a
thin barrier beach lying between Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The Rockaways …

Jamaica Bay is one of the largest coastal wetland ecosystems in New York State, one of the
best bird-watching locations in the western hemisphere and an important site for …