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Development of a Community Science Stormwater Pond Water Quality Testing Program
Stormwater ponds are a common Best Management Practice (BMP) deployed in the newer developments of coastal South Carolina in both residential and commercial areas. They are designed to control stormwater volume and to ... -
Understanding Factors Affecting Participation of South Carolina Counties and Municipalities in FEMA's Community Rating System
Flooding is a pressing issue with wide-ranging economic, financial and human health effects in the United States. In order to encourage participation in its National Flood Insurance Program, the Federal Emergency Management ... -
<b>The development of a multispectral remote sensing sUAS using commercial band pass filters in support of <i>Muscadinia rotundafolia</i> precision viticulture</b>
The Santee Cooper Geospatial Information Sciences (GIS) Laboratory (SCGIS) is the primary academic GIS research organization providing support to College of Charleston (CofC) and the Charleston community. In 2016 SCGIS ... -
Coordinated Collaborative Partnerships in Western Water: A Comparative Case Study
“Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting,” is a historically common refrain with regard to water rights in the western United States. In the midst of competition and mistrust over limited water resources in the ... -
<b>THE EFFECT OF HEAD-STARTING ON MORPHOLOGY AND BITE FORCE IN THE DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN (<i>Malaclemys terrapin</i>)</b>
Head-starting is the captive rearing and care of animals through their juvenile life stage, followed by release into their native habitats. The goal of head-starting programs is to avoid high mortality of juveniles and ... -
NUTRITIONAL PERFORMANCE OF JUVENILE RED DRUM (<i>Sciaenops ocellatus</i>) FED VARIOUS FISH, SHRIMP, AND SQUID DIETS
Aquaculture is the rearing of aquatic animals for human consumption or use which is a growing sector of the world’s protein production. Due to the rising costs of fishmeal used to make pelleted fish feed, the industry is ... -
PROJECT INSPIRE: BRINGING OUTDOOR INTERDISCIPLINARY K-12 EDUCATION TO COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON’S STONO PRESERVE
Beginning at 5 years old, American students spend six hours a day inside the classroom, 180 days a year—a schedule they will repeat for the next 13 years of their educational lives. The only respite, recess, is merely ... -
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? AN ANALYSIS OF WEATHER SOURCE INFORMATION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE RESPONSE BEHAVIOR OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S AND GULF COAST COASTAL POPULATIONS DURING A HURRICANE EVENT
Hurricanes pose a consistent problem for people in coastal communities, especially the southeastern and Gulf Coast population of the United States. Given the potential for hurricanes to produce high winds, flooding, and ... -
“GREEN MILITARIZATION? SO WHAT?”: ASSESSING PERSPECTIVES OF WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE MILITARIZATION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
As the threat of poaching has pushed some of the world’s charismatic megafauna to the brink of extinction, conservationists have begun ushering in novel responses to save species before it is too late. In Sub-Saharan Africa, ... -
δ15N AND TISSUE NITROGEN CONTENT OF HAWAIIAN MACROALGAE FROM SHALLOW-WATER REEFS AND MESOPHOTIC CORAL ECOSYSTEMS
The Hawaiian Archipelago has a high abundance and diversity of macroalgae. These photosynthetic organisms, found from the intertidal to mesophotic depths, absorb nutrients and fractionate nitrogen based on point and non-point ... -
An Assessment of the Fate and Effects of Tire Wear Particles in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
Studies conducted within the Charleston Harbor, SC watershed have revealed that >90% of total microplastics in sediments at some locations are tire wear particles (TWP), but little is known about the pathways by which they ... -
Using 3-D Imaging to Evaluate Physical Processes on Living Shorelines
There is little quantifiable data on the effect living shorelines have on wave energy. Multiple studies have measured long-term effects over two to five years but only a few have looked at how living shorelines affect ... -
USING LONG-TERM SURVEY DATA TO PREDICT BLUE CRAB (<i>Callinectes sapidus</i>) ABUNDANCE AND COMMERCIAL LANDINGS IN CHARLESTON HARBOR, SOUTH CAROLINA
Fluctuations in blue crab (<i>Callinectes sapidus</i>) abundances are typical throughout the species native range in the U.S., with some populations showing declines in recent years. Despite several long-term fishery-independent ... -
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM STRUCTURED SCHOOL PROGRAM’S ABILITY TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AND CONSERVATION ATTITUDES
The South Carolina Aquarium offers Structured School Programs (SSP) to schools across South Carolina to provide students a way to interact with the natural world outside of the classroom. This type of conservation based ... -
Linking land use, climate, and coastal ecosystems: a watershed perspective for a changing South Carolina coast
South Carolina’s growing population has resulted in widespread changes in land use. Urbanized watersheds lead to increases in stormwater runoff and the transport of contaminants to downstream aquatic ecosystems. This data ... -
Development of a Community Science Stormwater Pond Water Quality Testing Program
Stormwater ponds are a common Best Management Practice (BMP) deployed in the newer developments of coastal South Carolina in both residential and commercial areas. They are designed to control stormwater volume and to ... -
Understanding Factors Affecting Participation of South Carolina Counties and Municipalities in FEMA's Community Rating System
Flooding is a pressing issue with wide-ranging economic, financial and human health effects in the United States. In order to encourage participation in its National Flood Insurance Program, the Federal Emergency Management ... -
<b>The development of a multispectral remote sensing sUAS using commercial band pass filters in support of <i>Muscadinia rotundafolia</i> precision viticulture</b>
The Santee Cooper Geospatial Information Sciences (GIS) Laboratory (SCGIS) is the primary academic GIS research organization providing support to College of Charleston (CofC) and the Charleston community. In 2016 SCGIS ... -
Coordinated Collaborative Partnerships in Western Water: A Comparative Case Study
“Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting,” is a historically common refrain with regard to water rights in the western United States. In the midst of competition and mistrust over limited water resources in the ... -
<b>THE EFFECT OF HEAD-STARTING ON MORPHOLOGY AND BITE FORCE IN THE DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN (<i>Malaclemys terrapin</i>)</b>
Head-starting is the captive rearing and care of animals through their juvenile life stage, followed by release into their native habitats. The goal of head-starting programs is to avoid high mortality of juveniles and ...
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