17 Nearshore and Estuarine Research: Dynamics and Future Resiliency in the Coastal Zone

This session focuses on drivers of change in coastal environments as well as planning for future resiliency in tidal marshes, mudflats, estuaries, and barrier systems, including human activity impacts, sea level rise, & changing sediment supply.

Monday, 23 March 2026
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CCC, Room 22/23

Participants

• Chair Bryan Oakley
• Chair Mark Borrelli
• Chair Zoe Hughes
• Chair Brian C. Yellen
• Chair Tim Cook
• Chair Sintra Reves-sohn
• Chair Tansir Zaman Asik
• Chair Phoenix Susak
• Chair Ashlyn Oh

Presentations

• 8:05 AM
  Investigating Salt Marsh Conditions of the Past, Present, and Future: Contributions Towards Restoration Efforts
  Phoenix Susak, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA and Jon Woodruff, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA and Molly Autery, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA and Hannah Baranes, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME and Brian Yellen, The Massachusetts Geological Survey, Amherst, MA
  411156 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:25 AM
  GeoMARSH: A Novel Approach for Salt Marsh Management within a Geologic Context
  Katherine Castagno, Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA and Daniel Solazzo, Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA and Mark Borrelli, Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA
  411442 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:45 AM
  Remote Sensing of Salt Marsh Pools: Automated Identification, Trend Analyses, and Restoration Efficacy
  William Speiser, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Northampton, MA and Brian Yellen, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts and Tim Cook, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Ma and Jonathan Woodruff, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
  411160 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:25 AM
  Sediment Controls on Nesting Site Selection of Northern Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) at Aucoot Marsh, MA
  Christine Brandon, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA and Carol Carson, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
  411190 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:00 AM
  Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Holocene Relative Sea-Level Change Adjacent to the Adam’s Point and Burnham Archaeological Sites, Great Bay, New Hampshire
  Cassie Aimetti, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut and Zachary Knowlton, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut and David Leslie, Heritage Consultants LLC, Berlin, Connecticut and William Ouimet, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
  411494 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:20 AM
  The Living and the Dead (Mollusks) of Boston Harbor
  Noel Heim, Tufts University, Medford, MA
  411276 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:40 AM
  Spatiotemporal Distribution of Microfibers in the Upper Hudson River Estuary: Evidence for Dry Weather Accumulation
  Wallace Tonks, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY and Sarah Cadieux, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
  411426 (Technical Sessions)