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The landscapes of the Northeast and Midwest depend on abundant and relatively predictable seasonal water regimes. Human uses of water compete with environmental flows for aquatic species, especially during drought periods. Climate change is predicted to increase temperatures and precipitation variability in the Northeast United States, causing shifts in seasonality.
Potential shifts in seasonality in the Northeast…
Conceptual diagram illustrating ecosystem characteristics along the George Washington Bridge Transect. Source: New York Harbor: Resilience in the face of four centuries of development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.06.004
George Washington Bridge Transect
Conceptual diagram illustrating ecosystem characteristics along the Midtown Manhattan Transect. Source: New York Harbor: Resilience in the face of four centuries of development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.06.004
Midtown Manhattan Transect
Conceptual diagram illustrating ecosystem characteristics along the Statue of Liberty Transect. Source: New York Harbor: Resilience in the face of four centuries of development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.06.004
Statue of Liberty Transect
Conceptual diagram illustrating ecosystem characteristics along the Verrazano Bridge Transect. Source: New York Harbor: Resilience in the face of four centuries of development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.06.004
Verrazano Bridge Transect
Illustration of a cannon from Colonial times.
Cannon
Illustration map of Long Island Sound in Connecticut and New York, USA
USA CT NY: Long Island Sound
Illustration map of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia, USA
USA MD VA: Chesapeake Bay
Illustration map of Hudson River and Raritan Bay in New Jersey and New York, USA
USA NJ NY: Hudson River and Raritan Bay
Illustration map of Gardiners Bay in New York, USA
USA NY: Gardiners Bay
Illustration map of Great South Bay in New York, USA
USA NY: Great South Bay
Illustration map of York River in Virginia, USA
USA VA: York River
Trash on a Staten Island beach
Beach wrack
Illustration map of York River watershed in Virginia, USA
USA VA: York River watershed
Illustration map of York River watershed in Virginia, USA
USA VA: York River watershed 3D
Illustration of Chesapeake Bay watershed
USA: Chesapeake Bay watershed
A scallop dredging boat in Montauk, NY.
Docked Scallop Dredger
Scallop dredger in Montauk Harbor, New York
Scallop Dredger in Montauk Harbor, NY
Illustration locator map of Chesapeake Bay watershed
USA MD VA: Chesapeake Bay watershed locator map
Illustration locator map of York River watershed in Virginia, USA
USA VA: York River watershed locator map
Illustration line map of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia, USA
USA MD VA: Chesapeake Bay line map

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