Hilary Neckles, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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A socio-ecological imperative for broadening participation in coastal and estuarine research and management A socio-ecological imperative for broadening participation in coastal and estuarine research and management
For most of the scientific disciplines associated with coastal and estuarine research, workforce representation does not match the demographics of communities we serve, especially for Black, Hispanic or Latino, and Indigenous peoples. This essay provides an overview of this inequity and identifies how a scientific society can catalyze representational, structural, and interactional...
Authors
Lora A. Harris, Treda Grayson, Hilary A. Neckles, Christopher T Emrich, Kristy A Lewis, Kristin W. Grimes, Shanna Williamson, Corey Garza, Christine R Whitcraft, Jennifer Beseres Pollack, Drew M Talley, Benjamin Fertig, Cindy M Palinkas, Susan Park, Jamie Vaudrey, Allison M Fitzgerald, Johnny Quispe
Optimization of salt marsh management at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, Connecticut, through use of structured decision making Optimization of salt marsh management at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, Connecticut, through use of structured decision making
Structured decision making is a systematic, transparent process for improving the quality of complex decisions by identifying measurable management objectives and feasible management actions; predicting the potential consequences of management actions relative to the stated objectives; and selecting a course of action that maximizes the total benefit achieved and balances tradeoffs among
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Laurel E. Low, Hilary A. Neckles, James E. Lyons, Jessica L. Nagel, Susan C. Adamowicz, Toni Mikula, Kristina Vagos, Richard Potvin
Applying cumulative effects to strategically advance large‐scale ecosystem restoration Applying cumulative effects to strategically advance large‐scale ecosystem restoration
International efforts to restore degraded ecosystems will continue to expand over the coming decades, yet the factors contributing to the effectiveness of long‐term restoration across large areas remain largely unexplored. At large scales, outcomes are more complex and synergistic than the additive impacts of individual restoration projects. Here, we propose a cumulative‐effects...
Authors
Heida L. Diefenderfer, Gregory Steyer, Matthew C. Harwell, Andrew J LoSchiavo, Hilary A. Neckles, David M. Burdick, Gary E. Johnson, Kate E. Buenau, Elene Trujillo, John C. Callaway, Ronald M. Thom, Neil K. Ganju, Robert R. Twilley
Optimization of tidal marsh management at the Cape May and Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuges, New Jersey, through use of structured decision making Optimization of tidal marsh management at the Cape May and Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuges, New Jersey, through use of structured decision making
Structured decision making is a systematic, transparent process for improving the quality of complex decisions by identifying measurable management objectives and feasible management actions; predicting the potential consequences of management actions relative to the stated objectives; and selecting a course of action that maximizes the total benefit achieved and balances tradeoffs among
Authors
Hilary A. Neckles, James E. Lyons, Jessica L. Nagel, Susan C. Adamowicz, Toni Mikula, Brian Braudis, Heidi Hanlon
Biogeographical patterns of tunicates utilizing eelgrass as substrate in the western North Atlantic between 39o and 47o north latitude (New Jersey to Newfoundland) Biogeographical patterns of tunicates utilizing eelgrass as substrate in the western North Atlantic between 39o and 47o north latitude (New Jersey to Newfoundland)
Colonization of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) by tunicates can lead to reduced plant growth and survival. Several of the tunicate species that are found on eelgrass in the northwest Atlantic are highly aggressive colonizers, and range expansions are predicted in association with climate-change induced increases in seawater temperature. In 2017, we surveyed tunicates within eelgrass...
Authors
Mary R. Carman, Philip D. Colarusso, Hilary A. Neckles, Paul Bologna, Scott Caines, John D. P. Davidson, N. Tay Evans, Sophia Fox, David W. Grunden, Sarah Hoffman, Kevin C. K. Ma, Kyle Matheson, Cynthia McKenzie, Eric P. Nelson, Holly Plaisted, Emily Reddington, Stephen Schott, Melisa C. Wong
Optimization of salt marsh management at the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex through use of structured decision making Optimization of salt marsh management at the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex through use of structured decision making
Structured decision making is a systematic, transparent process for improving the quality of complex decisions by identifying measurable management objectives and feasible management actions; predicting the potential consequences of management actions relative to the stated objectives; and selecting a course of action that maximizes the total benefit achieved and balances tradeoffs among
Authors
Hilary A. Neckles, James E. Lyons, Jessica L. Nagel, Susan C. Adamowicz, Toni Mikula, Nicholas T. Ernst
Non-USGS Publications**
Moore, K. A., H. A. Neckles, and R. J. Orth.1996. Zostera marina (eelgrass) growth and survival along a gradient of nutrients and turbidity in the lower Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series 142:247-259. DOI: 10.3354/meps142247
Neckles, H. A. (ed). 1994. Indicator development: seagrass monitoring and research in the Gulf of Mexico. EPA/620/R-94/029. 64pp.
Neckles, H. A., E. T. Koepfler, L. W. Haas, R. L. Wetzel, and R. J. Orth. 1994. Dynamics of epiphytic photoautotrophs and heterotrophs in Zostera marina L. (eelgrass) microcosms: responses to nutrient enrichment and grazing. Estuaries 17:597-605. DOI: 10.2307/1352407
Neckles, H. A., H. R. Murkin, and J. A. Cooper. 1990. Influences of seasonal flooding on macroinvertebrate abundance in wetland habitats. Freshwater Biology 23:311-322. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.1990.tb00274.x
Neckles, H. A. and R. L. Wetzel. 1989. Effects of forage harvest in seasonally flooded prairie marshes: simulation model experiments. pp. 975-990 in R. R. Sharitz and J. W. Gibbons (eds). Freshwater Wetlands and Wildlife. DOE Symposium Series No. 61, USDOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information, Oak Ridge, TN.
Wetzel, R. L. and H. A. Neckles. 1986. A model of Zostera marina L. photosynthesis and growth: simulated effects of selected physical-chemical variables and biological interactions. Aquatic Botany 26:307-323. DOI: 10.1007/BF00317683
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 39
A socio-ecological imperative for broadening participation in coastal and estuarine research and management A socio-ecological imperative for broadening participation in coastal and estuarine research and management
For most of the scientific disciplines associated with coastal and estuarine research, workforce representation does not match the demographics of communities we serve, especially for Black, Hispanic or Latino, and Indigenous peoples. This essay provides an overview of this inequity and identifies how a scientific society can catalyze representational, structural, and interactional...
Authors
Lora A. Harris, Treda Grayson, Hilary A. Neckles, Christopher T Emrich, Kristy A Lewis, Kristin W. Grimes, Shanna Williamson, Corey Garza, Christine R Whitcraft, Jennifer Beseres Pollack, Drew M Talley, Benjamin Fertig, Cindy M Palinkas, Susan Park, Jamie Vaudrey, Allison M Fitzgerald, Johnny Quispe
Optimization of salt marsh management at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, Connecticut, through use of structured decision making Optimization of salt marsh management at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, Connecticut, through use of structured decision making
Structured decision making is a systematic, transparent process for improving the quality of complex decisions by identifying measurable management objectives and feasible management actions; predicting the potential consequences of management actions relative to the stated objectives; and selecting a course of action that maximizes the total benefit achieved and balances tradeoffs among
Authors
Laurel E. Low, Hilary A. Neckles, James E. Lyons, Jessica L. Nagel, Susan C. Adamowicz, Toni Mikula, Kristina Vagos, Richard Potvin
Applying cumulative effects to strategically advance large‐scale ecosystem restoration Applying cumulative effects to strategically advance large‐scale ecosystem restoration
International efforts to restore degraded ecosystems will continue to expand over the coming decades, yet the factors contributing to the effectiveness of long‐term restoration across large areas remain largely unexplored. At large scales, outcomes are more complex and synergistic than the additive impacts of individual restoration projects. Here, we propose a cumulative‐effects...
Authors
Heida L. Diefenderfer, Gregory Steyer, Matthew C. Harwell, Andrew J LoSchiavo, Hilary A. Neckles, David M. Burdick, Gary E. Johnson, Kate E. Buenau, Elene Trujillo, John C. Callaway, Ronald M. Thom, Neil K. Ganju, Robert R. Twilley
Optimization of tidal marsh management at the Cape May and Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuges, New Jersey, through use of structured decision making Optimization of tidal marsh management at the Cape May and Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuges, New Jersey, through use of structured decision making
Structured decision making is a systematic, transparent process for improving the quality of complex decisions by identifying measurable management objectives and feasible management actions; predicting the potential consequences of management actions relative to the stated objectives; and selecting a course of action that maximizes the total benefit achieved and balances tradeoffs among
Authors
Hilary A. Neckles, James E. Lyons, Jessica L. Nagel, Susan C. Adamowicz, Toni Mikula, Brian Braudis, Heidi Hanlon
Biogeographical patterns of tunicates utilizing eelgrass as substrate in the western North Atlantic between 39o and 47o north latitude (New Jersey to Newfoundland) Biogeographical patterns of tunicates utilizing eelgrass as substrate in the western North Atlantic between 39o and 47o north latitude (New Jersey to Newfoundland)
Colonization of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) by tunicates can lead to reduced plant growth and survival. Several of the tunicate species that are found on eelgrass in the northwest Atlantic are highly aggressive colonizers, and range expansions are predicted in association with climate-change induced increases in seawater temperature. In 2017, we surveyed tunicates within eelgrass...
Authors
Mary R. Carman, Philip D. Colarusso, Hilary A. Neckles, Paul Bologna, Scott Caines, John D. P. Davidson, N. Tay Evans, Sophia Fox, David W. Grunden, Sarah Hoffman, Kevin C. K. Ma, Kyle Matheson, Cynthia McKenzie, Eric P. Nelson, Holly Plaisted, Emily Reddington, Stephen Schott, Melisa C. Wong
Optimization of salt marsh management at the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex through use of structured decision making Optimization of salt marsh management at the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex through use of structured decision making
Structured decision making is a systematic, transparent process for improving the quality of complex decisions by identifying measurable management objectives and feasible management actions; predicting the potential consequences of management actions relative to the stated objectives; and selecting a course of action that maximizes the total benefit achieved and balances tradeoffs among
Authors
Hilary A. Neckles, James E. Lyons, Jessica L. Nagel, Susan C. Adamowicz, Toni Mikula, Nicholas T. Ernst
Non-USGS Publications**
Moore, K. A., H. A. Neckles, and R. J. Orth.1996. Zostera marina (eelgrass) growth and survival along a gradient of nutrients and turbidity in the lower Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series 142:247-259. DOI: 10.3354/meps142247
Neckles, H. A. (ed). 1994. Indicator development: seagrass monitoring and research in the Gulf of Mexico. EPA/620/R-94/029. 64pp.
Neckles, H. A., E. T. Koepfler, L. W. Haas, R. L. Wetzel, and R. J. Orth. 1994. Dynamics of epiphytic photoautotrophs and heterotrophs in Zostera marina L. (eelgrass) microcosms: responses to nutrient enrichment and grazing. Estuaries 17:597-605. DOI: 10.2307/1352407
Neckles, H. A., H. R. Murkin, and J. A. Cooper. 1990. Influences of seasonal flooding on macroinvertebrate abundance in wetland habitats. Freshwater Biology 23:311-322. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.1990.tb00274.x
Neckles, H. A. and R. L. Wetzel. 1989. Effects of forage harvest in seasonally flooded prairie marshes: simulation model experiments. pp. 975-990 in R. R. Sharitz and J. W. Gibbons (eds). Freshwater Wetlands and Wildlife. DOE Symposium Series No. 61, USDOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information, Oak Ridge, TN.
Wetzel, R. L. and H. A. Neckles. 1986. A model of Zostera marina L. photosynthesis and growth: simulated effects of selected physical-chemical variables and biological interactions. Aquatic Botany 26:307-323. DOI: 10.1007/BF00317683
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.