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[edit]Ecology
[edit]The location of Jamaica Bay, combined with its rich food resources, make it an important habitat for both plants and animals.[1] This geographic location also provides valuable feeding habitat to marine and estuarine species migrating between the New York Bight and the Hudson River and Raritan River estuaries, and to a diverse community of migratory birds and insects that use the Bay for refueling during transit between summer breeding and overwintering grounds.[2] While the resident wildlife of Jamaica Bay are poorly studied, survey data indicate that Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways support seasonal or year-round populations of at least 325 bird species, more than 100 species of fish, and more than 80 butterfly species.[1]
Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay
[edit]In 2012, the City of New York and the National Parks Service signed an agreement to jointly manage Jamaica Bay and restore its parkland and greenspaces[3]. Hurricane Sandy hit the city in force in October 2012, causing billions of dollars of damage, and inundating coastal regions, including Jamaica Bay, with a storm surge estimated at close to 2.5 meters[4]. The impact of Hurricane Sandy revealed the vulnerability of the city's coastal infrastructure to storm surges, and with projections suggesting that the frequency of such storms is likely to increase over the coming century[5], New York City released "A Stronger, More Resilient New York"[6] in June 2013, an extensive report outlining a plan to reinforce and rebuild NYC infrastructure in order to create a city better able to withstand future storms. Later that year, Mayor Bloomberg, together with the then Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, announced the establishment of the Jamaica Bay Science and Resilience Institute, a multidisciplinary consortium of academic, governmental and community partners coordinated by the City University of New York.[7] The Institute, subsequently renamed the Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay (SRIJB), is currently housed at Brooklyn College, but will be relocating to a permanent home at Floyd Bennett Field within the next 3 years..
References
[edit]- ^ a b Handel, Steven N.; Marra, John; Kaunzinger, Christina M. K.; Bricelj, V. Monica; Burger, Joanna; Burke, Russell L.; Camhi, Merry; Colón, Christina P.; Jensen, Olaf P. (2016), Sanderson, Eric W.; Solecki, William D.; Waldman, John R.; Parris, Adam S. (eds.), "Ecology of Jamaica Bay: History, Status, and Resilience", Prospects for Resilience: Insights from New York City’s Jamaica Bay, Washington, DC: Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, pp. 91–116, doi:10.5822/978-1-61091-734-6_5, ISBN 978-1-61091-734-6, retrieved 2022-09-21
- ^ US Fish and Wildlife Service. "Significant habitats and habitat complexes of the New York bight watershed: Jamaica Bay and Breezy Point. Complex# 16." Significant habitats and habitat complexes of the New York bight watershed. US Fish and Wildlife. Charlestown, RI: Fish and Wildlife Service, Southern New England—New York Bight Coastal Ecosystems Program (1997).
- ^ "The Institute – Science and Resilience Institute". Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Schubert, Christopher E.; Busciolano, Ronald J.; Jr, Paul P. Hearn; Rahav, Ami N.; Behrens, Riley; Finkelstein, Jason S.; Jr, Jack Monti; Simonson, Amy E. (2015). "Analysis of storm-tide impacts from Hurricane Sandy in New York": 1–75. doi:10.3133/sir20155036.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Lin, Ning; Kopp, Robert E.; Horton, Benjamin P.; Donnelly, Jeffrey P. (2016-10-25). "Hurricane Sandy's flood frequency increasing from year 1800 to 2100". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113 (43): 12071–12075. doi:10.1073/pnas.1604386113. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 5087008. PMID 27790992.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link) - ^ "A Stronger, More Resilient New York | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit". toolkit.climate.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Jamaica Bay Science And Resilience Institute Will Investigate Natural Storm Resistance Defenses". Bklyner. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2022-10-20.