Adam Starke (left of AUV) of The Nature Conservancy and Lee Bodkin (right of AUV) retrieve the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle from it's mission mapping the Bergen Point
Tristen Tagliaferri
I have worked for the Long Island, NY sub-district office since 2004. Currently I am co-managing a growing network of continuous tide and water-quality monitors throughout Long Island
I began working in the basic data section in the Long Island, NY sub-district office in 2004 monitoring groundwater levels, helping to organize synoptic runs, surveying and doing general maintenance, and spent many summers sampling for NAWQA and other water-quality projects.
Since transferring to the EHI section in about 2008 I have been co-managing a growing network of continuous tide and water-quality monitors throughout Long Island in support of tidal wetland loss investigations, coastal flood warning systems, and improving the health of our bays. I also currently manage a seasonal network of dissolved oxygen monitors to determine the influence of hypoxic conditions on juvenile hard clam recruitment. Another project consists of sampling water and sediment for mosquito insecticides as the local vector control agency tests new materials and methods of application to combat new mosquito species with different behaviors, vector competencies, and emerging diseases. I have also taken on the role of part-time local data manager and help with related tasks as I can.
Other research interests include:
- Water-quality effects on coastal marine organisms/habitat via stormwater runoff and contaminant transport in hyporheic zones
- Seagrass conservation/restoration
- Understanding local causes and effects of harmful algal blooms
- Hydrodynamics and nutrient flux in wetlands.
I am also interested in finding innovative ways to monitor water-quality to further ecological health and conservation goals. I have used the continuous water-quality monitoring network to assist Stony Brook University in characterizing the variability of dissolved oxygen, pH, and CO2 to study ocean acidification as a stressor to marine organisms, especially in the face of climate change. Since using the University’s large, expensive, CO2 sensor; I have been working with a USGS colleague in Reston to develop affordable CO2 sensors that would work with our existing infrastructure and hold up in the marine environment. I was also recently introduced to autonomous underwater vehicle technology by the TX WSC and we used it to gather high resolution spatial data to complement the high resolution temporal data already collected in the network. I want one for our center! Another goal that is partially realized through experiences gained in the seasonal DO network is the development of a rapid-response, distributed water-quality monitoring network similar to SWaTH.
Professional Experience
USGS, EHI section in 2008-present.
USGS, data section in the Long Island, NY sub-district office in 2004.
Education and Certifications
M.S. in Environmental Studies with emphasis in Conservation Biology, Green Mountain College, 2011.
B.A. in Environmental Studies with emphasis in Ecology, Stony Brook University, 2005.
Science and Products
Assessment of fecal contamination sources to Alley Creek, Queens County, New York
Southeastern New York Coastal Monitoring
Using Microbial Source Tracking to Identify Pollution Sources in Pathogen Impaired Embayments in Long Island, New York
Continuous and Spatially Distributed Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring in Long Island Estuaries in Support of Coastal Resource Management.
Monitoring of Waterways for Mosquito Insecticides, Suffolk County, New York
Monitoring Tidal Water Elevation and Water Quality to Assess Tidal Wetland Loss in Four Embayments of Long Island Sound, New York
Geospatial datasets of AUV observations including bottom dissolved oxygen in Great South Bay, Long Island, New York, August 2016
Adam Starke (left of AUV) of The Nature Conservancy and Lee Bodkin (right of AUV) retrieve the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle from it's mission mapping the Bergen Point
Using microbial source tracking to identify fecal contamination sources in South Oyster Bay on Long Island, New York
Assessment of fecal contamination sources to Alley Creek, Queens County, New York, August 2020–June 2021
Using microbial source tracking to identify fecal contamination sources in Great South Bay on Long Island, New York
Using microbial source tracking to identify fecal contamination sources in Lake Montauk on Long Island, New York
Using microbial source tracking to identify fecal contamination sources in Sag Harbor on Long Island, New York
Using microbial source tracking to identify fecal contamination sources in Patchogue and Bellport Bays on Long Island, New York
Using microbial source tracking to identify contamination sources in Port Jefferson Harbor, Setauket Harbor, and Conscience Bay on Long Island, New York
Using microbial source tracking to identify fecal contamination sources in an embayment in Hempstead Harbor on Long Island, New York
The U.S. Geological Survey worked collaboratively with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to assess the potential sources of fecal contamination entering Hempstead Harbor, an embayment on the northern shore of Nassau County, Long Island, New York. Water samples are routinely collected by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in the harbor and analyzed
Overview and methodology for a study to identify fecal contamination sources using microbial source tracking in seven embayments on Long Island, New York
The impact of onsite wastewater disposal systems on groundwater in areas inundated by Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey
Large natural pH, CO2 and O2 fluctuations in a temperate tidal salt marsh on diel, seasonal, and interannual time scales
Science and Products
Assessment of fecal contamination sources to Alley Creek, Queens County, New York
Southeastern New York Coastal Monitoring
Using Microbial Source Tracking to Identify Pollution Sources in Pathogen Impaired Embayments in Long Island, New York
Continuous and Spatially Distributed Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring in Long Island Estuaries in Support of Coastal Resource Management.
Monitoring of Waterways for Mosquito Insecticides, Suffolk County, New York
Monitoring Tidal Water Elevation and Water Quality to Assess Tidal Wetland Loss in Four Embayments of Long Island Sound, New York
Geospatial datasets of AUV observations including bottom dissolved oxygen in Great South Bay, Long Island, New York, August 2016
Adam Starke (left of AUV) of The Nature Conservancy and Lee Bodkin (right of AUV) retrieve the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle from it's mission mapping the Bergen Point
Adam Starke (left of AUV) of The Nature Conservancy and Lee Bodkin (right of AUV) retrieve the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle from it's mission mapping the Bergen Point
Using microbial source tracking to identify fecal contamination sources in South Oyster Bay on Long Island, New York
Assessment of fecal contamination sources to Alley Creek, Queens County, New York, August 2020–June 2021
Using microbial source tracking to identify fecal contamination sources in Great South Bay on Long Island, New York
Using microbial source tracking to identify fecal contamination sources in Lake Montauk on Long Island, New York
Using microbial source tracking to identify fecal contamination sources in Sag Harbor on Long Island, New York
Using microbial source tracking to identify fecal contamination sources in Patchogue and Bellport Bays on Long Island, New York
Using microbial source tracking to identify contamination sources in Port Jefferson Harbor, Setauket Harbor, and Conscience Bay on Long Island, New York
Using microbial source tracking to identify fecal contamination sources in an embayment in Hempstead Harbor on Long Island, New York
The U.S. Geological Survey worked collaboratively with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to assess the potential sources of fecal contamination entering Hempstead Harbor, an embayment on the northern shore of Nassau County, Long Island, New York. Water samples are routinely collected by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in the harbor and analyzed