Publications by Veronica Lucchese

IAN is committed to producing practical, user-centered communications that foster a better understanding of science and enable readers to pursue new opportunities in research, education, and environmental problem-solving. Our publications synthesize scientific findings using effective science communication techniques.

Invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay: A risk to realizing Bay restoration investments (Page 1)

Invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay: A risk to realizing Bay restoration investments

Robertson E, Malpass J, Ottinger C, Griffin J, Densmore C, and Hyer K ·
22 August 2024

The partners of the Chesapeake Bay are investing billions of dollars in the restoration of critical habitats to improve conditions for people and living resources throughout the Bay and its watershed. However, the recent proliferation of invasive Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish) in the Chesapeake Bay’s major rivers has the potential to disrupt these restoration efforts and limit the full potential improvement of the ecosystem.

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Controls on Oxygen Variability and Depletion in the Patuxent River Estuary (Page 1)

Controls on Oxygen Variability and Depletion in the Patuxent River Estuary

Dreiss A, Azarnivand AR, Hildebrand A, Ahmadi SFP, Ali SS, Lucchese VM, Zhang Q, Lapham LL, Woodland RJ, Harris L, Testa JM. ·
2024

Oxygen depletion in coastal waters is increasing globally due primarily to eutrophication and warming. Hypoxia responses to nutrient loading and climate change have been extensively studied in large systems like the Chesapeake Bay and the Baltic Sea, while fewer studies have investigated smaller, shallower hypoxic zones.

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2023/2024 Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Report Card (Page 1)

2023/2024 Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Report Card

Vargas-Nguyen V, Edgerton J, Nair R, Anderson S, Badri L, Lucchese V, Fife A, Kelsey H, Dennison B, Knauss C, Trenholm N ·
9 July 2024

This report card provides a transparent, timely, and geographically detailed assessment of Chesapeake Bay and its Watershed. Since 2016, UMCES has engaged stakeholders throughout the watershed to transform the report card into an evaluation of the Chesapeake Watershed health. Watershed health includes traditional ecological indicators, but also economic and societal indicators.

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Tool Guide for Stakeholder Engagement in Coastal Communities (Page 1)

Tool Guide for Stakeholder Engagement in Coastal Communities

Stakeholder Engagement is Key to Creating a Vision for the Future

William C. Dennison, Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen, Keita Furukawa, Sidney Anderson, Roshni Nair, Arga C. Anil, Rhodora V. Azanza, S. Lili Badri, Lourdes J. Cruz, Pål I. Davidsen, Dattesh V. Desai, Charissa Ferrera, Tom Gerald Genovia, Gil Jacinto, Lidita Khandeparker, Midori Kawabe, Masashi Kodama, Pheng Lor, Veronica M. Lucchese, Yasumasa Miyazawa, Yushi Morioka, Hilde Maria Nacorda, Kazuo Nadaoka, Takashi Nakamura, Aklilu Tilahun Tadesse, Hiroshi Yagi ·
29 May 2024

To learn more about best practices for organizing, facilitating, and interpreting the responses from stakeholder engagement events, download our Tool Guide for Stakeholder Engagement in Coastal Communities here.

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2022 Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card (Page 1)

2022 Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card

Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen, Alexandra Fries, Joe Edgerton, Bill Dennison, Sidney Anderson, Lili Badri, Veronica Lucchese, Katie May Laumann, Heath Kelsey ·
6 June 2023

This report card provides a transparent, timely, and geographically detailed assessment of Chesapeake Bay and its Watershed. Since 2016, UMCES has engaged stakeholders throughout the watershed to transform the report card into an evaluation of the Chesapeake Watershed health. Watershed health includes traditional ecological indicators, but also economic and societal indicators. This is the fourth year the watershed has been scored, and one new ecological indicator has been added.

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