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What We Do
Management
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What We Do

The Atlantic Coastal Environmental Sciences Division (ACESD):

• Conducts coastal watershed, freshwater, estuarine, and coastal ecological research;
• Develops theories, methods, models, and data to better understand the cumulative effects of stressors and extreme weather events on the coastal waters and watersheds of the Atlantic seaboard;
• Helps develop methods to measure the ecological effects of nutrients and other pollutants and to determine the effects of biogeochemical processes on stressors;
• Uses social-ecological systems approaches to restore and enhance the resilience of the coastal environment and to characterize the tradeoffs inherent to decision making;
• Conducts place-based research to resolve key problems identified by stakeholders and which are transferable to other parts of the nation; and
• Provides research support to states and communities on issues related to the protection and restoration of coastal watersheds and marine ecosystems.

Relevant Research

• Rapid Benefit Indicators (RBI) Approach
• Harmful Algal Bloom and Cyanobacteria Research
• National Aquatic Resource Surveys

• Watershed Management Optimization Support Tool

Management

Wayne Munns, Director

• Phone: 401-782-3017  
• Email: munns.wayne@epa.gov 

Branches

• Ecosystem Management and Restoration Branch
• Monitoring and Assessment Branch
• Ecological Effects Branch
• Watershed and Estuarine Diagnostics Branch

Main Office Location

US EPA Office of Research and Development
Atlantic Coastal Environmental Sciences Division
27 Tarzwell Drive
Narragansett, RI 02882