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Coastal Marine Life History of Mount Desert Island 1903-2021
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Reese Armstrong
  • 2021
  • Mount Desert Island
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
Mount Desert Island, located off the east coast of Maine, is completely surrounded by intertidal environments. Throughout the 1900s, data was collected and recorded in notebooks regarding intertidal life by numerous researchers, followed by entry into a spreadsheet by Michael Hays, a citizen scientist who worked with the MDIBL (Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory). In present day, these data can be put into a map thanks to ArcGIS Pro. These data includes large amounts of information regarding marine life around the coastal environments of MDI, such as species common and Latin names, locations observed (where on the island along with Lat. and Long.), observation year, along with some brief notes about each observation. [show more]
Rockweed in Frenchman Bay
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Plants
  • Coral Matos
  • 2018
  • Mount Desert Island
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Rockweed in Frenchman Bay
College of the Atlantic
Description:
Rockweed is a brown algae found on rocky shores. The most common types of rockweed are within the genus Ascophyllum spp. and Fucus spp. (the latter is shown to the left). They grow slowly and can live from 3 to 15 years before breakage. Rockweeds have fronds that bear air bladders. These 'airbags' help the algae to stand up straight under water. Rockweed lacks true roots, stems, and leaves, and because they lack a vascular system, absorb dissolved nutrients directly through the blades. Rockweed attaches to rocks with a disc-like “holdfast”, and regenerate fronds from remaining holdfasts after a natural disturbance that removes upright fronds. [show more]
Landscape of Change
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 2021
  • Mount Desert Island
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Landscape of Change
College of the Atlantic
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Exploring the Past to Build a Resilient Future To understand how climate change is affecting Mount Desert Island we need to look to the past. Our ancestors documented the natural world around them in stories, reports, journals, diaries, and letters, which are cared for in the collections of history museums and libraries. Increasingly, scientists are pulling observations and data from historic records to get a clearer picture of the natural world of the past to understand how the present is changing. [show more]
Maine Oyster Trail Pilot Project, Damariscotta River
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • COA GIS Laboratory
  • 2016
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
A Map showing land use, waterfront access, and other factors important to Oyster aquiculture.
A Predictive Model for Common Loon Productivity on Mount Desert Island
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Karen Hussey
  • 2006
  • Mount Desert Island
Description:
Based on Aquatic Parameters, Nest Site Suitability, Nursery Cove Availability, and Human Use.
Distribution of Four Ground-Dwelling Arthropod Families
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Jillian Gall
  • 2012
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
Distribution of Four Ground-Dwelling Arthropod Families in Traps Across Pine Hill and Settlement Quarry, Deer Isle, Maine
The Taunton Bay Study: Eelgrass 1955-2005
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Plants
  • COA GIS Laboratory
  • 2006
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
Changes in Eelgrass over time in Taunton Bay, headwaters of Frenchman Bay
Finding Travel Distances of Snakes to Islands on the Coast of Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Robin Van Dyke
  • 2010
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
These maps show attempts to find the shortest distances across the water makes would have to travel from the mainland to various islands.
College of the Atlantic Seaside Garden Map
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Plants
  • James Jonathan Miller
  • 2016
  • Bar Harbor
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
A map based on a DJI Phantom drone flight.
Nest Site Selection of the Black Guillemot on Great Duck island
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Meaghan Lyon
  • 2013
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
Nesting sites along the rocky berm of Great Duck Island.
Town of Bar Harbor Shellfish Management Map
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Rachel Guttmacher
  • 2009
  • Bar Harbor
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
Official Town Shellfish Management Map
Japanese Barberry on the COA Campus
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Plants
  • Will Broussard
  • 2007
  • Bar Harbor
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
A survey and map of Japanese Barberry on the COA Campus
Fish Passage Assessment of Mount Desert Island
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Phillip Young
  • 2007
  • Mount Desert Island
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
An assessment of streams broken by culverts, dams, and bridges
Studying Land Features using Drone Imagery
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Plants
  • Bianca Massacci
  • 2019
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
Studying Chlorophyll Concentration and Land Classification using Drone Imagery
Global Restrictions on Shark Finning
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Ernesto Hernandez Rodriguez
  • 2020
  • International
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
An estimated 73 million sharks were killed last year, primarily for their fins. Their populations are at critical levels, and they are still being fished out of the oceans at unsustainable rates. Some regional populations of shark species are down to 95 - 99%, which is considered functional extinction.
A Profile on Dengue: The Infamous Neglected Tropical Disease
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Morgan Yankowski
  • 2020
  • International
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
Dengue, a mosquito-borne virus, has spread across the globe in recent years, now infecting an estimated 100-400 million people each year. Approximately forty percent of the world’s population lives in countries with a risk of dengue.
Horse Healthcare in Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Danielle Parker
  • 2021-06
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Horse Healthcare in Maine
College of the Atlantic
Description:
The USDA reported a shortage of veterinarians in at least 500 counties spanning 44 states. This shortage is mostly in rural areas and therefore has a larger effect on large animals and livestock. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reported that only 10% of graduates had an interest in working with livestock.
Cheetahs in Southern Africa
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Stephanie Arevalo
  • 2021-06
  • International
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Cheetahs in Southern Africa
College of the Atlantic
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Under the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) 's, cheetahs are listed as vulnerable. This status means the species is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction of the species improve. Due to recent studies showing a significant decline in current cheetah numbers, scientists have started calling for the species to be up-listed to endangered status under the IUCN.
The Dynamic Forest Cover of Great Duck Island
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Plants
  • Finley O’Connor
  • 2021-06
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
Great Duck Island is a 237-acre island 15 km south of Mount Desert Island, Maine. It served as a manned Coast Guard lighthouse post from 1890 until 1986 when it was automated. Sheep grazed the island from the late 19th century until 1951, dramatically impacting the landscape and ecology of the island. In 1985, the Nature Conservancy and the State of Maine gained control of most of the island, collaborating with the College of the Atlantic Eno Research Station to monitor the ecology of the land. [show more]
The Dorr Museum Collections and their Global Origins
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Jasper White
  • 2020
  • International
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
An exploration of the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History collections and their origins. The Dorr Museum of Natural History is unique among museums in that its collections have been prepared entirely by students.
How to Bee in Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Judith Aerseth Tunstad
  • 2020
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
How to Bee in Maine
College of the Atlantic
Description:
Pollinators such as wild bees and the Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, are important to humans and nature. Seventy-five percent of food crops and 90% of wild flowering plants benefit from animal pollinators (IPBES 2016).
328: Response, Rehab, Release
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Alexandria Wright
  • 2021
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
328: Response, Rehab, Release
College of the Atlantic
Description:
The rehabilitation story of seal #328, a juvenile harbor seal rescued from Cape Elizabeth, ME.
Gulls of the Gulf of Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Nathan Dubrow
  • 2020
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Gulls of the Gulf of Maine
College of the Atlantic
Description:
An overview of gull density in Maine