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Past Research

Here you will find a compilation of work from our partners and other agencies that has informed our understanding of the Sanctuary, its habitat and the health of its organisms. Read on for past research that has formed the groundwork for Hudson River Park’s science initiatives.

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General Ecology

Bain, M.B., Meixler, M.S., and Eckerlin, G.E. (2006). Final Report: Biological Status of Sanctuary Waters of the Hudson River Park in New York.
Hudson River Foundation (2018). State of the Estuary Report.
Levinton, J.S. & Waldman, J.R (2006). The Hudson River Estuary.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (2015). Shallow water benthic mapping: West Side Manhattan and Brooklyn Waterfront. 
Reid D.J., E.K. Bone, M.A. Thurman, R. Newton, J.S. Levinton and D.L. Strayer. 2015. Development of a Protocol to Assess the Relative Habitat Values of Urban Shorelines in New York – New Jersey Harbor.

Fishes

Able, K.W. & Duffy-Anderson, J.T. (2005). A synthesis of impacts of piers on juvenile fishes and selected invertebrates in the lower Hudson River.
Able, K.W. & Manderson, J.P. (1998). The Distribution of Shallow Water Juvenile Fishes in an Urban Estuary: The Effects of Manmade Structures in the Lower Hudson River.
Able, K.W., Manderson, J.P., and Studholme, A.L. (1999). Habitat quality for shallow water fishes in an urban estuary: the effects of man-made structures on growth.
Duffy-Anderson, J.T., Manderson, J.P., and Able, K.W. (2003). A characterization of juvenile fish assemblages around man-made structures in the New York-New Jersey harbor estuary, U.S.A.
Grothues, T.M. & Able, K.W. (2010). Association of Adult Fishes with Piers in the Lower Hudson River: Hydroacoustic Surveys for an Undersampled Resource.
Grothues, T.M. & Able, K.W. (2013). Final Report: Impacts of shoreline modifications on fishes and crabs in New York Harbor.
Martignac, F., Daroux, A., Bagliniere, J-L., Ombredane, D., and Guillard, J. (2015). The use of acoustic cameras in shallow waters: New hydroacoustic tools for monitoring migratory fish population. A review of DIDSON technology.
Philips, G., Redman, D., Mercaldo-Allen, R., and Rose, J.M. (2019). Using underwater video to observe aquaculture gear in Long Island Sound- A Citizen Science Guide.

Oysters and Epibenthic Organisms

Carthan, R. & Levinton, J.S. (2013) Recruitment of oysters within the Hudson River Estuary.
Connell, S.D. (2001). Urban structures as marine habitats: an experimental comparison of the composition and abundance of subtidal epibiota amongst pilings, pontoons, and rocky reefs.
Grizzle, R., K. Ward, J. Lodge, K. Mosher-Smith, K. Kalchmayr, and P. Malinowski. (2013). ORRP Phase I: experimental oyster reef development and performance results, 2009-2102.
Holthuis, T.D., Bergström, P., Lindegarth, M., and Lindegarth, S. (2015). Monitoring Recruitment Patterns of Mussels and Fouling Tunicates in Mariculture.
Hudson River Foundation (2010). Oyster Restoration Feasibility Study.
Levinton, J.S. & Drew, C. (2006). Assessment of Population Levels, Biodiversity, and Design of Substrates that Maximize Colonization in NY Harbor: Experimental Study.
Lodge, J., Grizzle, R., Ward, K., Malinowski, P., and Mosher Smith, K. (2017). Final Report: Tier 3 Tappan Zee Bridge Oyster Restoration Pilot Study.

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