Kate Boicourt

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Kate Boicourt Integration and Application Network Kate Boicourt Project Coordinator kboicourt@umces.edu cell(410) 463-1158 workfax(410) 228-3843 work(410) 221-2044 University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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PO Box 775 2020 Horns Point Rd

Cambridge MD 21613 USA

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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Annapolis, MD 9/09 -
Project coordinator
Coordinating expertise and working with President Boesch to address state climate change adaptation needs (following the ‘08 impact assessment produced by the Maryland Commission on Climate Change).

SAGE Magazine, New Haven, CT 4/08- 5/09
Co-editor, art editor and layout/design – Yale F&ES student-run environmental magazine
Spoke on a panel for the conference From Print to Pixel: Carrying Forward the Legacy of Publishing at Yale; brought together an environmental publishing & communications panel; taught Adobe software.

Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT
Teaching Assistant 8/08-12/08
Introduction to soil Science, assistant to Dr. Thomas Siccama and Dr. Florencia Montagnini
Research Assistant 8/07-10/08
Assistant to Dr. Shimon Anisfeld: stream sampling, marsh fertilization and accretion studies.

NOAA/University of MD Center for Environmental Science, Oxford, MD 7/06–7/07
Science Communicator - http://eco-check.org/
Synthesis and communication of estuarine health and science for interested public and environmental  managers; co-taught science communication course (watershed forum - Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay).
Coordination of water quality research, editing/design - National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment

James Cook University phycological laboratory, Townsville, Australia 6/05-8/05
Research Assistant
Assistant to Dr. Kirsten Heimann and Marie Magnusson, Ph.D. candidate with a project on biodiversity of diatoms over time in areas of varied herbicide and pesticide use.

Univ. of MD, Wye Research Education Center (WREC), Wye Mills, MD 6/03-8/03
Research Assistant
Assisted with a project on riparian zone biodiversity, bioassays, beekeeping/entomology studies

OTHER SKILLS

Software: Adobe Creative Suite (advanced), ArcGIS (basic)
Languages: French (advanced), Spanish (basic)
PADI advanced open water diver

Publications

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Peer-reviewed Publications
2008
Bricker SB, Longstaff BJ, Dennison WC, Jones AB, Boicourt KE, Wicks EC, Woerner J (2008) Effects of nutrient enrichment in the nation's estuaries: A decade of change. Harmful Algae 8(1):21–32 Abstract: An updated assessment of nutrient related impacts in US estuaries was completed in 2007. This assessment evaluates three components for each estuary: the influencing factors (e.g. land use, nutrient loads), the overall eutrophic condition (e.g. chlorophyll a, presence of nuisance/toxic algae and macroalgae, extent of dissolved oxygen problems, loss of submerged aquatic vegetation), and future outlook. Eutrophication is a widespread problem with 65% of assessed systems showing moderate to high level problems. The most impacted region was the mid-Atlantic. The majority of estuaries assessed, with the exception of North Atlantic systems (Cape Cod north to Maine), are highly influenced by human related activities that contribute to land-based nutrient loads. Conditions were predicted to worsen in 65% and to improve in 19% of the assessed estuaries in the future. Analysis of the extent of change from the early 1990s to the early 2000s, for those systems for which sufficient data were available, shows that conditions mostly remained the same (32 of 58 systems) though changes were observed in several smaller systems; 13 systems improved and 13 systems worsened. Chlorophyll a and HAB impacts have increased in the mid-Atlantic region, the only region with data adequate for comparison. These symptoms are more prevalent in systems with longer residence times, such as coastal lagoons. The successful restoration of seagrass in Tampa Bay is encouraging though future management to sustain the recovery will be difficult given expected population increases. This national assessment illustrates the need for coordinated and integrated action that balances management action, efficient monitoring to assess the effectiveness of the management, focused research, and a communication campaign aimed at engaging the broader community. Keywords: Algae; Dissolved oxygen; Eutrophication; Nitrogen; HABs; Nutrients; Submerged aquatic vegetation Permanent link  | Save citation:  RTF  PDF  LaTeX

Science Communication Publications Browse all publications for Kate Boicourt on IAN Press OR view individually:
2011
Boicourt KE and Johnson ZP (eds) (2011) Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Maryland's Vulnerability to Climate Change, Phase II: building societal, economic, and ecological resilience. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, Maryland and Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, Maryland, 80pp (Report)
2007
Wicks EC, Boicourt K, Longstaff BJ and Townsend H (2007) Incorporating habitat into ecosystem-based fisheries management: Habitat matters!. IAN Press, Cambridge, MD, 4pp (Newsletter)
Bricker S, Longstaff BJ, Dennison WC, Jones AB, Boicourt K, Wicks EC and Woerner JL (2007) National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment: A Decade of Change. IAN Press, Cambridge, MD, 15pp (Presentation)
Bricker S, Longstaff BJ, Dennison WC, Jones AB, Boicourt K, Wicks EC and Woerner JL (2007) Effects of nutrient enrichment in the Nation's estuaries: A decade of change. National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD, 328pp (Report)
Integration and Application Network (2007) Effects of nutrient enrichment in the Nation's estuaries: A decade of change. IAN Press, Cambridge, MD, 1pp (Poster)
Integration and Application Network (2007) Future directions in fisheries management: An ecosystem-based approach. IAN Press, Cambridge, MD, 1pp (Poster)
2006
Boicourt K, Longstaff BJ and Townsend H (2006) Future directions of fisheries management: An ecosystem-based approach. IAN Press, Cambridge, MD, 4pp (Newsletter)

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Past Projects

NOAA: National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment