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CHARLES T. ROMAN, Ph.D. Coastal Institute

and Department of Natural Resources Science

University of Rhode Island 215 South Ferry Rd.

Narragansett, RI 02882 roman@uri.edu 401-874-6886

Education Ph.D. University of Delaware. Marine Studies. 1981. M.A. Connecticut College. Botany. 1979. B.S. University of Rhode Island. Resource Development. 1976. Professional Experience 2016- Associate Director, Coastal Institute, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI. 2017 - Research Professor, Department of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode

Island, Kingston, RI 2002-16 Senior Scientist and Research Coordinator (Retired), National Park Service, North

Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit at the University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI.

Professor in Residence, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI.

1990-02 Field Station Leader, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Coastal Field Station at

the University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI (former National Park Service, Cooperative National Park Studies Unit, 1990-1996).

Professor in Residence, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI.

1988-90 Senior Scientist, Narragansett Bay Project (USEPA National Estuary Program),

Providence, RI. 1984-88 Assistant Research Professor, Center for Coastal and Environmental Studies, Rutgers

University, New Brunswick, NJ. Graduate Faculty, Graduate Program in Ecology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

1981-84 Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Pinelands Research, Center for Coastal and Environmental Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Primary Research Interests

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Ecology of estuaries and salt marshes: Vegetation patterns and structure, productivity/decomposition processes, nekton communities, nutrient and carbon fluxes, hydrology, estuarine restoration and management. Natural resource planning and management: Application of ecological principles in regional planning, study of environmental mitigation/restoration techniques, climate change adaptation strategies. Professional Activities Editorial Boards Editorial Board, Associate Editor, Estuaries and Coasts, 2017 - present Guest Editor, Northeastern Naturalist, 2011 Editorial Board, Park Science, 2007 – 2016 Editorial Board, Restoration Ecology, 1999 – 2006 Editorial Board, Associate Editor, Estuaries, 1995-1998 Editorial Board, Journal of Coastal Research, 1995 Editorial Board, Associate Editor, Wetlands, 1984-1992 Editor, New Jersey Academy of Science Newsletter, 1985-1988 Professional Society Activities

• Executive Committee, New England Estuarine Research Society, 1994-1996, 1999, 2001

• Executive Committee, Rhode Island Sea Grant Program, 1990 - 1992

• Executive Committee, New Jersey Academy of Science, 1985-1988

• Member, Program Committee, 1996 Ocean Sciences Meeting (American Geophysical Union and American Society of Limnology and Oceanography). San Diego, CA. 12-16 February 1996

• Member, Steering Committee, Estuarine Research Federation '97, 14th Biennial International Conference. Providence, RI, October 12-16, 1997

• Co-Chair, Steering Committee, New England Estuarine Research Society, Fall 2000 meeting, Block Island, RI, November 2-4, 2000

• Co-Chair, Steering Committee, New England Estuarine Research Society, Fall 2004 meeting, Block Island, RI, October 21-23, 2004

• Co-Chair, Scientific Program, Estuarine Research Federation 2007, 19th Biennial Conference, Providence, RI, November 4-8, 2007

• Co-Chair, Steering Committee, New England Estuarine Research Society, Fall 2016 meeting, Block Island, RI

Professional Service

• Member, Panel on "Effects of Sea Level Rise on New Jersey." Appointed by the Governor's Scientific Advisory Committee, 1986

• Member and Freshwater Wetlands Team Leader, National Park Service Hurricane Andrew Resource Damage Assessment Team, September 1992

• Water Resource Program Coordinator, National Park Service, Northeast Region, 1990-1993 and 2002-2010

• Member, National Biological Survey Ombudsman Committee. Appointed by Director, National Biological Survey, 1994-1995

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• Member, Science Advisory Committee, NOAA Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, 1996 - 2002

• Member, Governor's Advisory Council on the Environment, State of Rhode Island, 1997

• Member, National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Committee. 1997-2000

• Member, USGS-Biological Resources Division, Strategic Plan Steering Committee, 1998 – 1999

• Member, Landscape Pattern Indicators in the Coastal Zone, workgroup for the State of the Nation’s Ecosystems Project, The Heinz Center. 2008

• Co-Chair and Member, National Park Service, Northeast Region, Hurricane Sandy Science Response Team, 2012-2016

• National Park Service representative, Hurricane Sandy Department of the Interior Regional Executives Team, 2015-2016

Reviewer Professional Journals; Biological Conservation, BioScience, Bulletin Torrey Botanical Club, Coastal Management, Ecology, Ecological Engineering, Ecological Restoration, Environmental Management, Estuaries and Coasts, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Journal of the Water Resources Association, Limnology and Oceanography, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Northeastern Naturalist, Wetlands, Park Science, Publications of the Annual Larval Fish Conferences, Restoration Ecology, Urban Ecosystems, Wetlands Ecology and Management Agencies and Organizations; National Science Foundation, AAAS, National Park Service, NOAA-Sea Grant (National, ME, DE, LA, NJ, NH, NY, RI, CT, CA), NOAA-National Estuarine Research Reserve Program, USEPA-National Estuary Program, USEPA-Office of Wetlands, US Fish and Wildlife Service-National Wetlands Inventory, USGS-Water Resources Division, USGS-Biological Resources Division, US Man and the Biosphere Program, US Department of Energy (Institute for Climatic Change Research), US Department of Agriculture Competitive Grants Program, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, US Global Climate Research Program, National Geographic Society, The Nature Conservancy, NJ Pinelands Commission, Delaware River and Basin Commission, Long Island Sound Research Foundation, Delaware Department of Environmental Management, Suffolk County (NY) Department of Health Services, Massachusetts Wetlands Restoration Program, NY Department of Environmental Conservation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Narragansett Bay National Estuary Program Honors and Awards

• Special Achievement Award, National Park Service, North Atlantic Region, 1992

• Regional Scientist of the Year, National Park Service, North Atlantic Region, 1993

• Certificate of Appreciation, for service to the National Park Service, Washington, 1993

• Certificate of Appreciation, for service on the National Biological Survey, Ombudsman Committee, 1994

• Scientific Achievement Award, for editing of book, Estuarine Shores, USGS, 1997

• STAR Award, for design of coastal long-term monitoring programs, USGS, 1999

• Natural Resources Researcher of the Year, National Park Service, Northeast Region, 2000

• Director’s Award for Natural Resources Research, National Park Service, Washington, 2000

• Coastal America Partnership Award for Big Egg Salt Marsh Restoration, presented by The White House, Washington, 2004

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• Excellence Award, for serving as co-chair of the Scientific Program Committee for the Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Estuarine Research Federation, 2007

• Coastal America Partnership Award for the Connecticut Tidal Wetland Restoration Partnership Team, presented by the Secretary of Commerce, 2010

• Coastal America Spirit Award for the Elders Point Restoration, Jamaica Bay, presented by Coastal America, 2011

• Superior Service Award, US Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 2015 Publications (Peer-reviewed; journals, books, proceedings) Roman, C.T., W.A. Niering, and R.S. Warren. 1984. Salt marsh vegetation change in response to tidal restriction. Environmental Management 8: 141-150. Roman, C.T., and F.C. Daiber. 1984. Aboveground and belowground primary production dynamics of two Delaware Bay tidal marshes. Bulletin Torrey Botanical Club 111: 34-41. Roman, C.T. 1984. Estimating water volume discharge through salt marsh tidal channels: an aspect of material exchange studies. Estuaries 7: 259-264. Zampella, R.A., and C.T. Roman. 1983. Wetlands protection in the New Jersey Pinelands. Wetlands 3: 124-133. Hardisky, M.A., F.C. Daiber, C.T. Roman, and V. Klemas. 1984. Remote sensing the net primary productivity of a salt marsh. Remote Sensing of Environment 16: 91-106. Roman, C.T., R.A. Zampella, and A.Z. Jaworski. 1985. Wetland boundaries in the New Jersey Pinelands: ecological relationships and delineation. Water Resources Bulletin 21: 1005-1012. Roman, C.T., and R.E. Good. 1986. Buffer requirements for New Jersey Pinelands wetlands. National Wetlands Newsletter 8(3): 2-3. Roman, C.T., and R.E. Good. 1986. Delineating wetland buffer protection areas: the NJ Pinelands model. Pages 224-230 in Proceedings of the National Wetland Assessment Symposium (J.A. Kusler and P. Riexinger, eds.). Assoc. of State Wetland Managers, Chester, Vermont. Collins, S.L., C.T. Roman, and R.E. Good. 1986. The Pine Barrens of New Jersey and associated communities: Preservation status and management problems. In Wilderness and Natural Areas in the Eastern United States: A Management Challenge (D.L. Kalbarry and R.N. Conner, eds.). Center for Applied Studies, School of Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas. Roman, C.T., R.E. Good, and S. Little. 1987. Atlantic White Cedar swamps of the New Jersey Pinelands. Pages 35-40 in Atlantic White Cedar Wetlands (A.D. Laderman, ed.). Westview Press, Boulder and London. Roman, C.T., J.G. Ehrenfeld, and K.F. Nordstrom. 1987. The identification of common resource management needs as a basis for barrier island research programs. Pages 3306-3313 in Coastal

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Zone '87 (O.T. Magoon, H. Converse, D. Miner, L.T. Tobin, D. Clark and G. Domurat, eds.). Am. Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY. Roman, C.T., and K.F. Nordstrom. 1988. The effect of erosion rate on vegetation patterns of an east coast barrier island. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 26: 233-242. Able, K.W., K.L. Heck, M.P. Fahay, and C.T. Roman. 1988. Use of salt marsh peat reefs by small juvenile lobsters on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Estuaries 11: 83-86. Roman, C.T., and K.W. Able. 1988. Production ecology of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in a Cape Cod salt marsh-estuarine system, Massachusetts. Aquatic Botany 32: 353-363. Roman, C.T., and F.C. Daiber. 1989. Organic carbon flux through a Delaware Bay salt marsh: tidal exchange, particle size distribution, and storms. Marine Ecology Progress Series 54: 149-156. Heck, K.L., K.W. Able, M.P. Fahay, and C.T. Roman. 1989. Fishes and decapod crustaceans of Cape Cod eelgrass meadows: species composition, seasonal abundance patterns and comparison with unvegetated substrates. Estuaries 12: 59-65. Roman, C.T., K.W. Able, M.A. Lazzari, and K.L. Heck. 1990. Primary productivity of angiosperm and macroalgae dominated habitats in a New England salt marsh: a comparative analysis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 30: 35-45. Roman, C.T., and R.E. Good. 1990. A regional strategy for wetlands protection. Pages 1-5 in Wetland Ecology and Management: Case Studies (D.F. Whigham et al., eds.). Kluwer Academic Publs., Netherlands. Roman, C.T., R.E. Good, and S. Little. 1990. Ecology of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps in the New Jersey Pinelands. Pages 163-173 in Wetland Ecology and Management: Case Studies (D.F. Whigham et al., eds.). Kluwer Academic Publs., Netherlands. Roman, C.T., N.G. Aumen, J. Trexler, R.J. Fennema, W.F. Loftus, and M.A. Soukup. 1994. Hurricane Andrew's impact on freshwater resources. BioScience 44: 247-255. Pimm, S.L., G. Davis, L. Loope, C.T. Roman, T.J. Smith, and J. Tilmant. 1994. Hurricane Andrew. BioScience 44: 224-229. Roman, C.T., R.W. Garvine, and J.W. Portnoy. 1995. Hydrologic modeling as a predictive basis for ecological restoration of salt marshes. Environmental Management 19: 559-566. Heck, K.L., Jr., K.W. Able, C.T. Roman, and M.P. Fahay. 1995. Composition, abundance, biomass, and production of macrofauna in a New England estuary: comparisons among eelgrass meadows and other nursery habitats. Estuaries 18: 379-389. Nordstrom, K.F., and C.T. Roman, Editors. 1996. Estuarine Shores: Evolution, Environments and Human Alterations. John Wiley and Sons, England. 486 p.

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Roman, C.T., and K.F. Nordstrom. 1996. Environments, processes and interactions of estuarine shores. Pages 1-12 in Estuarine Shores (K.F. Nordstrom and C.T. Roman, eds.). John Wiley and Sons, England. Nordstrom, K.F., and C.T. Roman. 1996. Emerging research needs related to interactions on estuarine shores. Pages 469-479 in Estuarine Shores (K.F. Nordstrom and C.T. Roman, eds.). John Wiley and Sons, England. Roman, C.T., J. Peck, J.R. Allen, J.W. King, and P.G. Appleby. 1997. Accretion of a New England (USA) salt marsh in response to inlet migration, storms, and sea-level rise. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 45: 717-727. Kinney, E.H., and C.T. Roman. 1998. Response of primary producers to nutrient enrichment in a shallow estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series 163: 89-98. Portnoy, J.W., B. L. Nowicki, C. T. Roman, and D. W. Urish. 1998. The discharge of nitrate-contaminated groundwater from developed shoreline to marsh-fringed estuary. Water Resources Research 34: 3095-3104. Roman, C.T., N. Jaworski, F.T. Short, S. Findlay, and R. S. Warren. 2000. Estuaries of the northeastern United States: habitat and land use signatures. Estuaries 23: 743-764. Roman, C.T., N.E. Barrett, and J.W. Portnoy. 2001. Aquatic vegetation and trophic condition of Cape Cod (Massachusetts, USA) kettle ponds. Hydrobiologia 443: 31-42. Roman, C.T. 2001. Salt marsh vegetation. Pages 2487-2490 in Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences (J.H. Steele, K.K. Turekian, and S.A. Thorpe, eds.). Academic Press, London. Raposa, K.B., and C.T. Roman. 2001. Seasonal habitat-use patterns of nekton in a tide-restricted and unrestricted New England salt marsh. Wetlands 21: 451-461. Roman, C.T., K.B. Raposa, S.C. Adamowicz, M-, J. James-Pirri, and J.G. Catena. 2002. Quantifying vegetation and nekton response to tidal restoration of a New England salt marsh. Restoration Ecology 10: 450-460. Neckles, H.A., M. Dionne, D.M. Burdick, C.T. Roman, R. Buchsbaum, and E. Hutchins. 2002. A monitoring protocol to assess tidal restoration of salt marshes on local and regional scales. Restoration Ecology 10: 556-563. Able, K.W., M.P. Fahay, K.L. Heck, Jr., C.T. Roman, M.A. Lazzari, and S.C. Kaiser. 2002. Seasonal distribution and abundance of fishes and decapod crustaceans in a Cape Cod estuary. Northeastern Naturalist 9: 285-302. Raposa, K.B., C.T. Roman, and J.F. Heltshe. 2003. Monitoring nekton as a bioindicator in shallow estuarine habitats. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 81: 239-255. Raposa, K.B., and C.T. Roman. 2003. Using gradients in tidal restriction to evaluate nekton community responses to salt marsh restoration. Estuaries 26: 98-105.

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Portnoy, J., C. Roman, S. Smith, and E. Gwilliam. 2003. Estuarine habitat restoration at Cape Cod National Seashore: the Hatches Harbor prototype. Park Science 22: 51-58. Adamowicz, S.C., C.T. Roman, G. Taylor, and K. O’Brien. 2004. Initial ecosystem response of salt marshes to ditch plugging and pool creation (Maine). Ecological Restoration 22: 53-54. Jacobson, B., and C.T. Roman, guest editors. 2005. Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area: Natural Resources Overview. Northeastern Naturalist, volume 12, special issue 3. 222p. Roman, C.T., B. Jacobson, and J. Wiggin. 2005. Introduction to a special issue: Boston Harbor Islands national park area natural resources overview. Northeastern Naturalist 12 (Special Issue 3): 3-12. Bell, R., R. Buchsbaum, C. Roman, and M. Chandler. 2005. Inventory of intertidal marine habitats, Boston Harbor Islands national park area. Northeastern Naturalist 12 (Special Issue 3): 169-200. Adamowicz, S.C., and C.T. Roman. 2005. New England salt marsh pools: a quantitative analysis of geomorphic and geographic features. Wetlands 25: 279-288. Wozniak, A.S., C.T. Roman, S.C. Wainright, R.A. McKinney, and M.J. James-Pirri. 2006. Monitoring food web changes in tide-restored salt marshes: a carbon stable isotope approach. Estuaries and Coasts 29: 568-578. Beavers, R.L., N.P. Psuty, C. T. Roman, and M.K. Foley. 2006. James R. Allen: His contributions to National Park Service coastal geomorphology. Journal of Coastal Research 22: 1192-1197. James-Pirri, M.J., C.T. Roman, and J. Heltshe. 2007. Power analysis to determine sample size for monitoring vegetation change in salt marsh habitats. Wetlands Ecology and Management 15: 335-345. Bannon, R.O., and C.T. Roman. 2008. Using stable isotopes to monitor anthropogenic nitrogen inputs to estuaries. Ecological Applications 18: 22-30. Smith, S.M., C. T. Roman, M.J. James-Pirri, K. Chapman, J. Portnoy, and E. Gwilliam. 2009. Responses of plant communities to incremental hydrologic restoration of a tide-restricted salt marsh in southern New England (Massachusetts, USA). Restoration Ecology 17: 606-618. James-Pirri, M.J., C. T. Roman, and J. L. Swanson. 2010. A method to quantitatively sample nekton in salt marsh ditches and tidal creeks. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139: 413-419. Corman, S.S., and C. T. Roman. 2011. Comparison of salt marsh creeks and ditches as habitat for nekton. Marine Ecology Progress Series 434: 57-66. Davey, E., C. Wigand, R. Johnson, K. Sundberg, J. Morris, and C.T. Roman. 2011. Use of computed tomography imaging for quantifying coarse roots, rhizomes, peat, and particle densities in marsh soils. Ecological Applications 21: 2156-2171.

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Wigand, C., and C.T. Roman. 2012. North Atlantic coastal tidal wetlands. Pages 13-28 in Wetland Habitats of North America: Ecology and Conservation Concerns (D.P. Batzer and A.H. Baldwin, editors). University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. Corman, S.S., C. T. Roman, J.W. King, and P.G. Appleby. 2012. Salt marsh mosquito-control ditches: sedimentation, landscape change and restoration implications. Journal of Coastal Research 28: 874-880. Roman, C.T., and D.M. Burdick, editors. 2012. Tidal Marsh Restoration: A Synthesis of Science and Management. Island Press, Washington, DC. 406p. Roman, C.T., and D.M. Burdick. 2012. A synthesis of research and practice on restoring tides to salt marshes. Pages 3-10 in Tidal Marsh Restoration: A Synthesis of Science and Management (Roman, C.T. and D.M. Burdick, editors). Island Press, Washington, DC. Burdick, D.M., and C.T. Roman. 2012. Salt marsh responses to tidal restriction and restoration: A summary of experiences. Pages 373- 382 in Tidal Marsh Restoration: A Synthesis of Science and Management (Roman, C.T. and D.M. Burdick, editors). Island Press, Washington, DC. Wigand, C., C.T. Roman, E. Davey, M. Stolt, R. Johnson, A. Hanson, E.B. Watson, S. B. Moran, D.R. Cahoon, J.C. Lynch, and P. Rafferty. 2014. Below the disappearing marshes of an urban estuary: Historic nitrogen trends and soil structure. Ecological Applications 24: 633-649. James-Pirri, M.J., J.L. Swanson, C.T. Roman, H.S. Ginsberg, J.F. Heltshe. 2014. Ecological thresholds for salt marsh nekton and vegetation communities. Pages 291-319 in Application of Threshold Concepts in Natural Resource Decision Making (G.R. Guntenspergen, editor). Springer, NY. DOI 10.1007/978-1-4899-8041-0_14. Eddy, E.N., and C.T. Roman. 2016. Relationship between epibenthic invertebrate species assemblages and environmental variables in Boston Harbor’s intertidal habitat. Northeastern Naturalist 23: 45-66. Nordstrom, K.F., N. L. Jackson, and C.T. Roman. 2016. Facilitating landform migration by removing shore protection structures: opportunities and constraints. Environmental Science and Policy 66: 217-226. Roman, C.T. 2017. Salt marsh sustainability: challenges during an uncertain future. Estuaries and Coasts 40: 711-716. Book Reviews Roman, C.T. 1996. From Cape Cod to the Bay of Fundy: An Environmental Atlas of the Gulf of Maine, by P.W. Conkling. Estuaries 19: 751-752. Roman, C.T. 2001. Much more than a field guide: book review of “Coastal plants from Cape Cod to Cape Canaveral” by I.H. Stuckey and L.L. Gould, University of North Carolina Press. RINHS (Newsletter of the RI Natural History Survey) 8(1): 16.

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Roman, C.T. 2002. Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology, edited by M.P. Weinstein and D.A. Kreeger. Kluwer Academic Publs. Estuaries 25: 148. Publications (Popular and Non-Technical) Daiber, F.C., and C.T. Roman. 1988. Tidal marshes. Pages 95-108 in The Delaware Estuary: Rediscovering a Forgotten Resource (T. Bryant and J. Pennock, eds.). University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program. Newark, Delaware. Philadelphia Press, Inc. New Jersey Roman, C.T. 1990. National Park Service establishes Coastal Research Center at GSO Campus. At the Bay Campus: GSO Alumni Newsletter 9(2). Roman. C.T. 1991. URI scientists study National Parks. Maritimes 35(3): 4-6. Roman, C.T. 1995. Monitoring our coastal National Parks. Maritimes 38(3): 16-18. Roman, C.T. 1999. Success of the Sachuest Point salt marsh restoration. Friends of the National Wildlife Refuges of RI Newsletter, winter 1999/2000: 3-4. Park Science. 2009. Isotope analysis aids monitoring of estuarine nitrogen. Information Crossfire section of Park Science 26(2): 57. Roman, C.T. 2017. Climate Change in Narragansett Bay: Rising Seas and Salt Marshes. A Watershed Counts publication (N. Rohr, editor), University of Rhode Island Coastal Institute and the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, RI. 8pp Theses and Technical Reports Roman, C.T. 1978. Tidal restriction -- its impacts on the vegetation of six Connecticut coastal marshes. Master's thesis. Department of Botany, Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut. 178 p. Professor W.A. Niering, advisor. Roman, C.T. 1981. Detrital exchange processes of a Delaware salt marsh. Ph.D. dissertation. College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes, Delaware. 144 p. Professor F.C. Daiber, advisor. Klemas, V., F.C. Daiber, W.D. Philpot, S.G. Ackelson, and C.T. Roman. 1981. Remote sensing of organic/inorganic material in coastal and estuarine waters. College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. Sea Grant Final Report. 103p. Roman, C.T., and R.E. Good. 1983. Wetlands of the New Jersey Pinelands: values, functions, and impacts. Division of Pinelands Research, Center for Coastal and Environmental Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 82 p. Roman, C.T., and R.E. Good. 1985. Buffer delineation model for New Jersey Pinelands wetlands. Division of Pinelands Research, Center for Coastal and Environmental Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 73 p.

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Nordstrom, K.F., and C.T. Roman. 1985. Assessment of alternative strategies for mitigating erosion problems at the north end of Assateague Island National Seashore. National Park Service Cooperative Research Unit, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 156 p. Roman, C.T., and K.F. Nordstrom. 1985. Geomorphic-ecological models for the north end of Assateague Island National Seashore. National Park Service Cooperative Research Unit, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 34 p. Roman, C.T., J.G. Ehrenfeld, K.F. Nordstrom, and N.P. Psuty. 1987. Human-induced and natural threats to coastal National Parks: a proposal for research, monitoring and inventory with long-term implications. National Park Service Cooperative Research Unit, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 40 p. Roman, C.T. 1987. An evaluation of alternatives for estuarine restoration management: the Herring River ecosystem (Cape Cod National Seashore). National Park Service Cooperative Research Unit, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 272 p. Roman, C.T. (editor). 1988. Alternatives for salt marsh restoration in the Fire Island National Seashore Wilderness: Report of a Workshop, October 22-23, 1987. National Park Service Cooperative Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 16 p. Roman, C.T., K.F. Nordstrom, and J.G. Ehrenfeld. 1988. Recommendations for multi-Park research, monitoring and inventory in coastal National Parks. National Park Service Cooperative Research Unit, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 23 p. Roman, C.T., and K.W. Able. 1989. An ecological analysis of Nauset Marsh (Cape Cod National Seashore). National Park Service Cooperative Research Unit, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 181 p., Appendix 375 p. Roman, C.T. 1990. Pathogens in Narragansett Bay. Narragansett Bay Project, Providence, Rhode Island. 65p. Flora, M.D., and C.T. Roman. 1992. Fire Island National Seashore water resources scoping report. National Park Service, Water Resources Division, Ft. Collins, CO. NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-92/11. 49p. Martin, L., J. Portnoy, and C.T. Roman, editors. 1993. Water quality monitoring and research plans for kettle ponds, Cape Cod National Seashore. National Park Service, Water Resources Division, Ft. Collins, CO. NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-93/15. 55 p. Doering, P.H., and C.T. Roman. 1994. Nutrients in Somes Sound and the associated watershed, Mount Desert Island, Maine. National Park Service, North Atlantic Region, Office of Scientific Studies, Boston, MA. NPS/NAROSS/NRTR-94/22. 56 p. and Appendices. Calhoun, A.J.K., J.E. Cormier, R.B. Owen, Jr., A.F. O'Connell, C.T. Roman, and R.W. Tiner. 1994. The wetlands of Acadia National Park and vicinity. Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, Miscellaneous Publ. 721. Orono, Maine. 108 p.

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Roman, C.T., D.J. Gibson, and H.W. Art. 1995. Vegetation inventory and monitoring at barrier island parks. Pages 40-56 in Coastal Park Inventory and Monitoring Handbook (T.R. Simons, ed.). National Park Service, Atlanta, GA. Technical Report NPS/SERNCSU/NRTR-95/01. Doering, P.H., C.T. Roman, L.L. Beatty, A. A. Keller, and C.A. Oviatt. 1995. Water quality and habitat evaluation of Bass Harbor Marsh, Acadia National Park, Maine. National Park Service, New England System Support Office, Boston, MA. Technical Report NPS/NESORNR/NRTR/95-31. 148 p. and Appendices. Davis, G.E., L.L. Loope, C.T. Roman, G. Smith, J.T. Tilmant, and M. Soukup (editors). 1996. Effects of Hurricane Andrew on Natural and Archeological Resources: Big Cypress National Preserve, Biscayne National Park, Everglades National Park. National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center, Denver, CO. Technical Report NPS/NRGCC/NRTR/96-02. 150 p. Roman, C.T., J. Trexler, M. Flora, N. Aumen, J. Schortemeyer, R. Fennema, B. McPherson. 1996. Freshwater Resources. Pages 55-67 in Effects of Hurricane Andrew on Natural and Archeological Resources: Big Cypress National Preserve, Biscayne National Park, Everglades National Park (Davis, G.E., L.L. Loope, C.T. Roman, G. Smith, J.T. Tilmant, and M. Soukup, editors). National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center, Denver, CO. Technical Report NPS/NRGCC/NRTR/96-02. Roman, C.T., J. Peck, J.R. Allen, J.W. King, and P.G. Appleby. 1996. Accretion of a New England salt marsh in response to inlet migration, storms, and sea level rise (Nauset Marsh, Cape Cod National Seashore). National Park Service, New England System Support Office, Boston, MA. Technical Report NPS/NESO-RNR/NRTR/96-16. 34p. Roman, C.T., C. LaBash, K. Raposa, and G. MacPhee. 1997. Restoration of the Sachuest Point salt marsh (Middletown, RI): Pre-restoration ecological baseline information. Technical Report, NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service, Gloucester, MA. 61p (plus appendices). Schraga, T.S., and C.T. Roman. 1997. Spatial and temporal variability of water quality in Nauset Marsh estuary, Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts. National Park Service, New England System Support Office, Boston, MA. Technical Report NPS/NESO-RNR/NRTR/97-06. 99p. Roman, C.T., and N.E. Barrett. 1999. Conceptual framework for the development of long-term monitoring protocols at Cape Cod National Seashore. Technical Report, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Cooperative National Park Studies Unit, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI. 59p. Roman, C.T., N.E. Barrett, and J.W. Portnoy. 2000. Aquatic vegetation and trophic condition of Cape Cod National Seashore kettle ponds. National Park Service, New England System Support Office, Boston, MA. Technical Report NPS/BSO-RNR/NRTR/00-17. 61p. Raposa, K.B., and C.T. Roman. 2001. Monitoring nekton in shallow estuarine habitats: a protocol for the Long-term Coastal Ecosystem Monitoring Program at Cape Cod National Seashore. Technical Report, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Coastal Research Field Station, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI. 39p.

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Roman, C.T., M.J. James-Pirri, and J.F. Heltshe. 2001. Monitoring salt marsh vegetation: a protocol for the Long-term Coastal Ecosystem Monitoring Program at Cape Cod National Seashore. Technical Report, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Coastal Research Field Station, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI. 47p. Bell, R., M. Chandler, R. Buchsbaum, and C. Roman. 2002. Inventory of intertidal habitats: Boston Harbor Islands, a national park area. Technical Report, National Park Service, Northeast Region, Boston, MA. 129p. Adamowicz, S.C., and C.T. Roman. 2002. Initial response of salt marshes to ditch plugging and pool creation: experiments at Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge (Maine). Technical Report, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Narragansett, RI. 102p. Roman, C.T., J.W. King, D.R. Cahoon, J.C. Lynch, and P.G. Appleby. 2007. Evaluation of marsh development processes at Fire Island National Seashore (New York): Recent and historic perspectives. National Park Service, Northeast Region, Boston, MA. Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR – 2007/089. 62p. Hart, T., C. Roman, and M. Tyrrell. 2010. Survey methods for shallow water habitat mapping in northeast National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and Estuarine Research Reserves: Workshop proceedings. National Park Service, Philadelphia, PA. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR – 2010/145. James-Pirri, M.J., C. T. Roman, and E.L. Nicosia. 2012. Monitoring nekton in salt marshes: A protocol for the National Park Service’s Long-term Monitoring Program, Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCBN/NRR – 2012/579. Roman, C.T., and A.L. Babson. 2013. Climate change in Northeast Region coastal parks: Synthesis of a workshop on research and monitoring needs. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. Natural Resource Report NPS/NER/NRR – 2013/697. Professional Presentations Roman, C.T. Detrital lignocellulose of a Delaware salt marsh. Joint meeting of the Atlantic and Southeastern Estuarine Research Societies. March 12-14, 1981. Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Roman, C.T., W.A. Niering, R.S. Warren, and T.J. Steinke. Tidal restriction: its impact on the vegetation of some Connecticut coastal marshes. New England Estuarine Research Society. April 30 - May 2, 1981. Galilee, Rhode Island. Roman, C.T., and F.C. Daiber. Detritus exchange between a Delaware salt marsh and coastal waters -- a comprehensive view. Sixth Biennial Estuarine Research Federation Conference. November 1-5, 1981. Gleneden Beach, Oregon. Abstract published; Estuaries 4: 297 (1981). Buchholz, K., R.E. Good, and C.T. Roman. The Division of Pinelands Research: a response to management needs in the Pinelands National Reserve. New Jersey Academy of Science 27th

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Annual Meeting. April 3, 1982. Wayne, New Jersey. Abstract published; Bull. NJ Acad. Sci. 27: 44 (1982). Roman, C.T., R.A. Zampella, and R.E. Good. Wetlands protection in the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve. Society of Wetland Scientists 4th Annual Meeting. June 5-8, 1983. St. Paul, Minnesota. Roman, C.T., R.A. Zampella, and A.Z. Jaworski. Vegetation, soils and water table relationships in wetland to upland transition zones of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. August 7-11, 1983. Grand Forks, North Dakota. Abstract published; Bull. Ecol. Soc. Am. 64: 172 (1983). Roman, C.T., and R.E. Good. Delineating buffer protection areas between wetlands and development in the New Jersey Pinelands. New Jersey Academy of Science 29th Annual Meeting. March 31, 1984. Upper Montclair, New Jersey. Abstract published; Bull. NJ Acad. Sci. 29: 43 (1984). Roman, C.T., and R.E. Good. Wetlands of the Pinelands Biosphere Reserve (USA): a regional approach to management. 2nd International Wetlands Conference. June 13-23, 1984. Trebon, Czechoslovakia. Roman, C.T., N. Dill, R.E. Good, S. Little, and A. Tucker. Atlantic white cedar swamps of the northern coastal plain (New Jersey and the Delmarva Peninsula): a regional overview. Atlantic White Cedar Wetlands Symposium. October 9-11, 1984. Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Strakosh, K., J.B. Durand, C.T. Roman, and R.E. Good. A study of factors controlling the production of Spartina alterniflora. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society. April 11-13, 1985. Gloucester Point, Virginia. Roman, C.T. Evaluation of wetlands and buffer zones through the use of computer modelling. The Great Swamp Wetlands Conference. June 7-8, 1985. Madison, New Jersey. Roman, C.T., and R.E. Good. Delineating wetland buffer protection areas: the NJ Pinelands model. National Wetland Assessment Symposium. June 17-20, 1985. Portland, Maine. Roman, C.T. Restoration of a small New England estuary: a multidisciplinary approach. George Wright Society Conference on Science in the National Parks. July 13-18, 1986. Fort Collins, Colorado. Portnoy, J.W., C.T. Roman, and M.A. Soukup. Hydrologic and chemical impacts of diking and drainage of a small estuary (Cape Cod National Seashore): effects on wildlife and fisheries. Symposium on Waterfowl and Wetland Management in the Coastal Zone of the Atlantic Flyway. September 16-19, 1986. Wilmington, Delaware. Roman, C.T., K.W. Able, K.L. Heck, M.P. Fahay, and J.W. Portnoy. An ecological analysis of Nauset Marsh (Cape Cod): a basis for evaluating and monitoring external environmental threats. First Triennial Conference on Science and Resource Management in Northeast National Parks. March 30-31, 1987. Amherst, Massachusetts.

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Able, K.W., K.L. Heck, M.P. Fahay, and C.T. Roman. Juvenile lobster habitat in a Cape Cod estuary. 44th Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. May 3-6, 1987. Boston, Massachusetts. Heck, K.L., K.W. Able, M.P. Fahay, and C.T. Roman. Fishes and decapod crustaceans of Cape Cod eelgrass meadows. New England Estuarine Research Society. May 7-9, 1987. Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Lazzari, M.A., K.W. Able, M.P. Fahay, and C.T. Roman. Life history of the grubby, Myoxocephalus aeneus, in a Cape Cod estuary. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. June 21-26, 1987. Albany, New York. Roman, C.T., K.F. Nordstrom, and J.G. Ehrenfeld. A systematic approach to the identification of National Seashore management and research needs. Coastal Zone '87. May 26-29, 1987. Seattle, Washington. Roman, C.T., K.W. Able, K.L. Heck, M.P. Fahay, M.A. Lazzari, and J.W. Portnoy. Habitat ecology of Nauset Marsh (Cape Cod National Seashore). New England Estuarine Research Society. April 21-23, 1988. Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Roman, C.T., K.W. Able, K.L. Heck, M.P. Fahay, and M.A. Lazzari. Nutrient dynamics within a New England saltmarsh: habitat relationships. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. August 14-18, 1988. University of California at Davis. Abstract published; Bull. Ecol. Soc. Am. 69: 279 (1988). Kaiser, S.C., and C.T. Roman. Aboveground growth responses of eelgrass, Zostera marina, to the reduction of epiphytic fouling by littorine grazing in a New England estuary. New England Estuarine Research Society. June 1-3, 1989. East Lyme, Connecticut. Roman, C.T., J. Myers, and C.A. Karp. Land use planning as an integrative approach to water quality protection in the Narragansett Bay National Estuary. Coastal Zone '89. July 11-14, 1989. Charleston, South Carolina. Roman, C.T. Evaluating the role and function of wetland buffer protection areas. Conference on Protecting Connecticut Wetlands. Connecticut College. June 16, 1990. New London, Connecticut. Roman, C.T. New Jersey Pinelands assessment strategy and regulatory framework. Conference on Water Resource Evaluation Tools and Protection Strategies. R.I. Dept of Environmental Management. June 22, 1990. Warwick, Rhode Island. Roman, C.T., J.W. Portnoy, and R.W. Garvine. Restoring diked salt marshes: balancing ecological and cultural considerations. 11th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. November 10-14, 1991. San Francisco, California. Doering, P.H., C.T. Roman, L. Beatty, A. Keller, C.A. Oviatt, B.D. Zubricki, and L.W. Reed. Habitat implications of nutrient inputs to the Bass Harbor Marsh estuary (Acadia National Park). Second National Park Service Conference on Science and Natural Resource Management. November 19-20, 1992. Newport, Rhode Island.

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Roman, C.T. The scientific basis for protecting buffer zones. Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions, 1993 Annual Meeting. February 27, 1993. Worcester, Massachusetts. Doering, P.H., C.T. Roman, C.N. Farris, and C.A. Oviatt. Nutrient loading and exchange processes in a northern New England marsh-dominated estuary. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, May 30 - June 3, 1993. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Farris, C.N., C.A. Oviatt, C.T. Roman, and P.H. Doering. Variation in sediment oxygen demand rates with changes in salinity and macroalgal presence in a subtidal marsh habitat. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, May 30 - June 3, 1993. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Doering, P.H., C.T. Roman, and C.A. Oviatt. Nutrient loading to a northern New England salt marsh. 12th Biennial International Estuarine Research Conference. November 14-18, 1993. Hilton Head, South Carolina. Roman, C.T., J.A. Peck, J.R. Allen, and J.W. King. Inlet migration and variability in salt marsh sedimentation rates, Nauset Marsh, Massachusetts. 12th Biennial International Estuarine Research Conference. November 14-18, 1993. Hilton Head, South Carolina. Roman, C.T. and K.A. Strakosch. Vegetation processes of southern New Jersey's estuarine habitats: initiatives of national ecological significance by Ralph E. Good. 39th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Academy of Sciences, Ralph E. Good Memorial Symposium. April 30, 1994. Monmouth College, West Long Branch, New Jersey. Roman, C.T., P.H. Doering, and C.A. Oviatt. Habitat and management implications of nutrient loading to a northern New England salt marsh ecosystem. 15th Annual Meeting of the Society of Wetland Scientists. May 30 - June 3, 1994. Portland, Oregon. Portnoy, J.W., B. Nowicki, D. Urish, and C.T. Roman. Groundwater discharge zones and the fate of groundwater-borne nitrogen in a marsh-fringed estuary. 15th Annual Meeting of the Society of Wetland Scientists. May 30 - June 3, 1994. Portland, Oregon. Roman, C.T., J.W. Portnoy, C. LaBash, and P.V. August. Salt marsh restoration at Hatches Harbor, Provincetown, Massachusetts. New England Estuarine Research Society, October 20-22, 1994. Orleans, Massachusetts. Roman, C.T. The science of wetland buffer zones: water quality functions. Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions, 3rd Annual Fall Conference. October 14, 1995. Northeastern University, Burlington, Massachusetts. Roman, C.T., J.W. Portnoy and J.R. Allen. Science and resource management: examples from Nauset Marsh (Cape Cod National Seashore). Special Symposium on Translating Science into Management. New England Estuarine Research Society. Oct. 20, 1994. Orleans, Massachusetts. Roman, C.T., and C.N. Farris. Habitat implications of nutrient loading to Bass Harbor Marsh, Acadia National Park, Maine. 21st Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium. June 8-9, 1995. Bar Harbor, Maine.

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Roman, C.T., and P.H. Doering. Primary productivity and nutrient dynamics in a northern New England fjord-type estuary (Somes Sound, Maine, USA). 13th Biennial International Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. November 12-16, 1995. Corpus Christi, Texas. Schraga, T.S., and C.T. Roman. Spatial and temporal variability of water quality parameters in Nauset Marsh (Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA). 13th Biennial International Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. November 12-16, 1995. Corpus Christi, Texas. Kinney, E.H., and C.T. Roman. Primary production of macroalgae, Ruppia martitma, and phytoplankton in Bass Harbor Marsh, Maine. New England Estuarine Research Society. May 2-4, 1996. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York. Roman, C.T., J.W. Portnoy, C. Ashbaugh, and N.E. Barrett. Aquatic macrophyte species composition and abundance as an indicator of kettle pond trophic status. Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. August 10-14, 1996. Providence, Rhode Island. Abstract published; Bull. Ecol. Soc. Am. 77: 380 (1996). Roman, C.T. Nutrient enrichment of National Park Service coastal environments: implications for long-term water quality monitoring. Water and Aquatic Professionals Meeting, National Park Service, Water Resources Division. November 18-22, 1996. Fort Collins, Colorado. Roman, C.T., S. Findlay, N. Jaworski, F.T. Short, and R.S. Warren. Estuaries of the northeastern United States and Canada -- fundamental signatures, status and historic trends. Invited Thematic Session. 14th Biennial Estuarine Research Federation International Conference. October 12-16, 1997. Providence, Rhode Island. Kinney, E.H., C.N. Farris, C.T. Roman, P.H. Doering, and C.A. Oviatt. Nutrient loading and the response of aquatic vegetation in a marsh-estuarine system in Maine. 14th Biennial Estuarine Research Federation International Conference. October 12-16, 1997. Providence, Rhode Island. Raposa, K., and C.T. Roman. Quantifying nekton habitat use in three southern New England salt marshes undergoing restoration. Rhode Island Natural History Survey 4th Annual Conference. January 9, 1998. Kingston, Rhode Island. Roman, C.T., and J.W. Portnoy. Comprehensive monitoring of salt marsh function to enhance prediction of restoration responses. A Special International Conference -- Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology. April 5-9, 1998. Vineland, NJ. Roman, C.T. The hydrology and ecology of tide restricted salt marshes. Symposium, Restoration of Salt Marshes - Science and Management. Office of Long Island Sound Programs, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. January 22, 1999. New London, CT. Roman, C.T. Discharge of nitrate-contaminated groundwater to a shallow Cape Cod estuary: hydrologic, water quality and ecological issues. USGS Atlantic Margin Hydrology Workshop. March 16-17, 1999. Dulles, VA.

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Roman, C.T. Nutrient enrichment of Mount Desert Island estuaries: Should we be concerned? The Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium. May 5-7, 1999. Bar Harbor, Maine. Raposa, K., C.T. Roman, and S. Adamowicz. Early ecological responses to restoration of a tidally restricted salt marsh (Sachuest Point, RI). New England Estuarine Research Society. May 20-22, 1999. Western Shore, Nova Scotia, Canada. Roman, C.T., and N.E. Barrett. Long term coastal ecosystem monitoring program at Cape Cod National Seashore with national implications. 15th Biennial International Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. September 25-30, 1999. New Orleans, Louisiana. Raposa, K.B. and C.T. Roman. Nekton utilization of New England salt marsh habitats under tidally restricted and restoring conditions. 15th Biennial International Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. September 25-30, 1999. New Orleans, Louisiana. Buchsbaum, R., D.M. Burdick, R. Cook, T. Diers, M. Dionne, K. Hughes, R. Milton, H. Neckles, L. Roberts, C.T. Roman, J. Taylor, and D. Thompson. Standards and criteria for evaluating tidal wetland restoration in the Gulf of Maine: Workshop results. 15th Biennial International Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. September 25-30, 1999. New Orleans, Louisiana. James-Pirri, M., J. Catena, C.T. Roman, K. Raposa, and S. Adamowicz. Restoration of tidal flow to the Sachuest Point salt marsh, Middletown, Rhode Island – Preliminary results. 15th Biennial International Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. September 25-30, 1999. New Orleans, Louisiana. Roman, C.T., K.R. Raposa, S. Adamowicz, M. James-Pirri, and J. Catena. Salt marsh restoration in Narragansett Bay: an example from Sachuest Point. Narragansett Bay 2000 Symposium. January 19-20, 2000. Narragansett, Rhode Island. Roman, C.T. Response of salt marshes to Open Marsh Water Management: Experiments at Rachel Carson NWR (Maine) and throughout FWS Region 5. US Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 Project Leaders Meeting. August 14-17, 2000. Shepardstown, West Virginia. Adamowicz, S.C., and C.T. Roman. Physical attributes of New England salt marsh pools. New England Estuarine Research Society. November 2-4, 2000. Block Island, Rhode Island. Roman, C.T. Biological indicators for monitoring salt marsh structure and function: focus on vegetation and nekton. EMAP Symposium 2001. April 24-27, 2001. Pensacola Beach, Florida. Roman, C.T. Are salt marshes in Great South Bay keeping pace with sea level rise: a research proposal. 3rd Biennial Science Conference, Fire Island National Seashore. May 11, 2001. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York. Roman, C.T., and K.B. Raposa. Detecting long-term change in nekton communities of coastal salt marshes. The Wildlife Society 8th Annual Conference. Invited Symposium of The Wildlife Society Biometrics Working Group on “Methods and applications for monitoring wildlife in National Parks.” September 25-29, 2001. Reno/Tahoe, Nevada.

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Roman, C.T. Natural resource management issues confronting coastal parks in the Northeast: the role of long-term monitoring. National Park Service Annual Natural Resource General Meeting. October 2-4, 2001. Cape Canaveral, Florida. Raposa, K.B., and C.T. Roman. Restoring the nekton habitat function of New England salt marshes. Invited Special Session on “Estuaries and Fish Habitat.” 16th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. November 4-8, 2001. St. Pete Beach, Florida. Roman, C.T., B.L. Nowicki, and M. James-Pirri. Estuarine nutrient enrichment: monitoring nitrogen loading by groundwater. 16th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. November 4-8, 2001. St. Pete Beach, Florida. Adamowicz, S.C., and C.T. Roman. New England salt marsh pools: morphological characteristics, fish use, and restoration recommendations. 16th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. November 4-8, 2001. St. Pete Beach, Florida. James-Pirri, M.J., and C.T. Roman. A new nekton sampler for salt marsh ditches. New England Estuarine Research Society. May 9-11, 2002. Bar Harbor, Maine. Roman, C.T., J.F. Heltshe, and M.J. James-Pirri. Monitoring salt marsh vegetation change: some thoughts on sample size. New England Estuarine Research Society. May 9-11, 2002. Bar Harbor, Maine. Roman, C.T. Estuarine nutrient enrichment monitoring, talk 1. Monitoring salt marsh vegetation change, talk 2. Symposium on Long-term Ecosystem Monitoring at Cape Cod National Seashore. November 5-6, 2002. Eastham, Massachusetts. Roman, C.T., D.R. Cahoon, J.W. King, and M. Lawrence. Monitoring salt marsh development processes at Fire Island National Seashore: Are salt marshes keeping pace with sea-level rise? Fire Island National Seashore 4th Biennial Science Conference. March 24, 2003. Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, New York. Roman, C.T., J.W. Portnoy, M.J. James-Pirri, and S.M. Smith. Restoring Cape Cod National Seashore salt marshes: quantifying responses to tidal restoration. The George Wright Society Biennial Conference. April 14-18, 2003. San Diego, California. Roman, C.T., D.R. Cahoon, J.W. King, E. Gwilliam and J. Lynch. Elevation and sediment dynamics of hydrologically altered salt marshes and responses to tidal restoration. Invited Special Session on “Elevation change in coastal wetlands: surface and subsurface processes.” 17th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. September 14-18, 2003. Seattle, Washington. Wozniak, A.S., M.J. James-Pirri, C.T. Roman, S. C. Wainright, and R. McKinney. Monitoring the success of salt marsh restoration by evaluating trophic relationships: a multiple stable isotope approach. 17th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. September 14-18, 2003. Seattle, Washington.

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Wozniak, A.S., C.T. Roman, M.J. James-Pirri, S.C. Wainright, and R. McKinney. Using carbon isotopic ratios to monitor organic matter flow patterns in tide-restored salt marshes. New England Estuarine Research Society. October 21-23, 2004. Block Island, Rhode Island. Roman, C.T., J.W. Portnoy, and N.E. Barrett. Predicting the response of vernal wetland vegetation to lowering of the water table level from groundwater extraction: Cape Cod National Seashore. National Park Service Water Professionals Meeting. November 16-18, 2004. Fort Collins, Colorado. Roman, C.T. Monitoring coastal and marine resources: some examples from the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network. National Park Service Water Professionals Meeting. November 16-18, 2004. Fort Collins, Colorado. Roman, C.T. and B. Sullivan. Synthesizing science information for park planning: issue-oriented papers for Fire Island National Seashore. The George Wright Society Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites. March 14-18, 2005. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Roman, C.T., D. Cahoon, M.J. James-Pirri. Salt marshes of Fire Island – Monitoring long-term changes in habitat structure and function. 5th Biennial Fire Island National Seashore Science and Cultural Resource Conference. April 5-6, 2005. Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, New York. Roman, C.T., M. James-Pirri, D.R. Cahoon, and B. Milstead. Long-term monitoring of salt marsh structure and function: Assessing responses to natural and human-caused stressors. 2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting; sponsored by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, The American Geophysical Union, and The Oceanography Society. February 20-24, 2006. Honolulu, Hawaii. Bannon, R., and C. T. Roman. Assessment of the use of stable nitrogen isotope ratios in monitoring anthropogenic nutrient inputs to estuarine systems. Jamaica Bay: Plight and Promise. National Park Service, Gateway National Recreation Area. October 29, 2006. Brooklyn, New York. Bannon, R.O., and C.T. Roman. Using stable isotopes to monitor anthropogenic nitrogen inputs to estuaries. New England Estuarine Research Society. May 3-5, 2007. Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Roman, C.T., J. King, D. Cahoon, and J. Lynch. Relationships of sea-level rise, barrier island processes, and salt marsh development at Fire Island National Seashore: Historic and recent perspectives. 6th Biennial Fire Island National Seashore Planning, Science and Research Conference. May 9-10, 2007. Stony Brook, New York. Bannon, R.O., and C.T. Roman. Using stable isotopes to assess and monitor anthropogenic nutrient inputs to estuaries. 2008 National Park Service Aquatic Professionals Meeting. February 12-14, 2008. Fort Collins, Colorado. Corman, S.S., and C.T. Roman. Salt marsh mosquito ditches as habitat for nekton and implications for restoration. New England Estuarine Research Society. April 2-4, 2009, Salem, Massachusetts.

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Swanson, J.L., M.J. James-Pirri, C. T. Roman, H.S. Ginsberg, and J.F. Heltshe. Developing thresholds for management of salt marsh ecosystems using nekton and vegetation data. New England Estuarine Research Society. April 2-4, 2009. Salem, Massachusetts. Roman, C.T., D.R. Cahoon, J.C. Lynch, and K. Medeiros. Salt marsh elevation change: Surface Elevation Tables (SET) as a Long-term Monitoring Approach. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 20th Biennial Conference. November 1-5, 2009. Portland, Oregon. Corman, S.S., and C.T. Roman. The ecological role, physical impact and filling rate of salt marsh mosquito ditches under consideration for restoration. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 20th Biennial Conference. November 1-5, 2009. Portland, Oregon. James-Pirri, M.J., J. Swanson, C.T. Roman, H.S. Ginsberg, and J. Heltshe. Thresholds of change for nekton and vegetation communities of northeastern US salt marshes. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 20th Biennial Conference. November 1-5, 2009. Portland, Oregon. Corman, S. S., and C.T. Roman. The ecological role of salt marsh mosquito ditches and implications for restoration. 7th Biennial Fire Island National Seashore Planning, Science and Research Conference. April 21-22, 2010. Patchogue, NY. Rafferty, P. and C. T. Roman. Understanding marsh loss in an urban estuary: Jamaica Bay, Gateway National Recreation Area, New York. The George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas and Cultural Sites. March 14-18, 2011. New Orleans, Louisiana. Roman, C.T., K. Medeiros, D. R. Cahoon, and J.C. Lynch. Monitoring salt marsh elevation change in the Northeast: Anticipating habitat responses to sea level rise. The George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas and Cultural Sites. March 14-18, 2011. New Orleans, Louisiana. Roman, C.T., J.C. Lynch, and D.R. Cahoon. Monitoring salt marsh elevation change using the Surface Elevation Table (SET) and understanding marsh response to rising sea-level: A field demonstration. 8th Biennial Fire Island National Seashore Planning, Science and Research Conference. April 27-28, 2012. Patchogue, NY. Eddy, E.N., and C.T. Roman. Characterizing the benthic invertebrate communities of the mixed-coarse intertidal habitat in Boston Harbor. New England Estuarine Research Society. April 11-13, 2013. Portland, Maine. Lynch, J.C., and C.T. Roman. A decade of monitoring the response of salt marsh elevation to sea-level rise at Fire Island. 9th Biennial Fire Island National Seashore Planning, Science and Research Conference. March 28-29, 2014. Patchogue, NY. Burdick, D.M., and C. T. Roman. Tidal restoration: an essential tool for salt marsh restoration in New England. New England Estuarine Research Society. May 1-3, 2014. Salem, Massachusetts. Roman, C.T. Overview of multiple studies assessing the response and resilience of coastal parks to Hurricane Sandy. The George Wright Society Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites. March 29 – April 3, 2015. Oakland, CA.

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Lynch, J.C., C.T. Roman, D. R. Cahoon, and K. Mederios. Long term monitoring of salt marsh elevation change and sea-level rise at three coastal National Parks in the northeast United States. Society of Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting 2015. May 31 – June 4, 2015. Providence, RI. Roman, C.T., A. Becker, P. August, A. Neville, N. Rohr, J. Sassi, and J. Swift. Coastal climate response demonstration sites: a forum for evaluating adaptation strategies. The Coastal and Estuarine Research Foundation 24th Biennial Conference. November 5-9, 2017. Providence, RI. Invited Lectures Vegetation change at Assateague Island National Seashore: response to geomorphic processes. Department of Biology, Rutgers University - Camden. April, 1987. Establishing a basis for estuarine monitoring. Symposium on Perspectives in Marine and Estuarine Ecology (in honor of Professor F.C. Daiber). Newark, Delaware. May 11, 1987. Estuarine restoration: Herring River case study (Cape Cod National Seashore). Wellfleet Conservation Trust and Friends of the National Seashore. February 17, 1988. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Coastal research associated with east and Gulf coast National Seashores. Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences, University of New Haven. July 26, 1988. Habitat ecology of Nauset Marsh. Department of Botany, Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut. September 29, 1988. Ecology of New England salt marsh/estuarine ecosystems. Department of Biology, Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. February 2, 1989. Nauset Marsh ecology (Cape Cod National Seashore). Towns of Orleans and Eastham. Orleans, Massachusetts. August 2, 1990. Coastal ecological research at northeastern sites of the National Park Service. University of Rhode Island, Department of Natural Resources Science, February 18, 1991. Department of Botany, October 2, 1991. Restoring salt marshes: balancing ecological and cultural considerations. Yale University, School of Forestry. March 4, 1994. Research in coastal National Parks: a focus on nutrient-enrichment. US Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory - Atlantic Coastal Division. Narragansett, Rhode Island. December 11, 1996. Nutrient enrichment: examples from shallow estuaries in the northeastern US. Maine Maritime Academy. Castine, Maine. October 26, 1998.

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Salt marshes and sea level rise. Keynote Speaker. Natural Resource Managers Conference of the Northeast Region, National Park Service. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. December 2, 2002. Managing coastal ecosystems through research and long-term monitoring. US Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Atlantic Ecology Division. Narragansett, Rhode Island. May 5, 2003. Jamaica Bay salt marshes – Why are they being lost? Herbert Johnson Lecture Series, Gateway National Recreation Area, New York. Brooklyn, New York. November 5, 2003. Tidal restriction of salt marshes: ecological effects and opportunities for restoration. First Annual “State of Wellfleet Harbor” Conference. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. November 8, 2003. Jamaica Bay salt marshes – Why are they being lost? Torrey Botanical Society and New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, New York. April 5, 2005. Sea-level rise and climate change: implications for protecting and restoring coastal habitats. University of Rhode Island, Coastal Institute, IGERT Program. Narragansett, Rhode Island. October 24, 2007. Natural resource issues confronting coastal National Parks of the northeastern US. Stony Brook University, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences; graduate class lecture. Stony Brook, New York. April 14, 2011. National Park Service and university research partnerships. University of Rhode Island, Coastal Institute. Presentation before a delegation of protected area managers from Chile and Columbia; sponsored by National Park Service International Program. Narragansett, RI. May 22, 2014. Climate change and coastal ecosystems. Johnson and Wales University, Biology Department. Providence, RI. November 2, 2016. November 1, 2017. Workshops, Short Courses, Panels Ecological solutions to environmental management concerns in the Pinelands National Reserve. Served as workshop member. Sponsored by, Division of Pinelands Research, Center for Coastal and Environmental Studies, Rutgers University. Cherry Hill, New Jersey. April 18-21, 1982. Coastal Processes: a training course for National Park Service resource managers. Served as faculty. Sponsored by, National Park Service Cooperative Research Unit at Rutgers University. New Brunswick, New Jersey. June 17-28, 1985. Assateague Island Erosion Control Workshop. Served as workshop coordinator and participant. Sponsored by, National Park Service Cooperative Research Unit at Rutgers University. Ocean City, Maryland. February 25-28, 1986. Coastal Zone Management: short course on development pressure. Served as faculty. Sponsored by, Office of Continuing Professional Education, Rutgers University. New Brunswick, New Jersey. June 10-11, 1987.

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Salt Marsh Restoration in the Fire Island National Seashore Wilderness. Served as workshop coordinator, participant and proceedings editor. Sponsored by, National Park Service Cooperative Research Unit at Rutgers University. Medford, New York. October 22-23, 1987. New Jersey's Freshwater Wetlands: Ecology and Regulations. Served as faculty. Sponsored by, Office of Continuing Professional Education, Rutgers University. New Brunswick, New Jersey. January 7 and 12, 1988. Pathogens in Narragansett Bay: Issues and Solutions. Served as panel coordinator and moderator. Sponsored by, Narragansett Bay Project. Narragansett, Rhode Island. June 13, 1989. Salt Marshes of Narragansett Bay. Served as faculty. Sponsored by, Office of Marine Programs, University of Rhode Island. September 28 and 30, 1989. National Coastal Program Conference. Served as panel member. Sponsored by, USEPA Office of Marine and Estuarine Protection. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 3-8, 1989. Growth Management for Rhode Island (Septic Systems -- Where do we go now?). Served as workshop participant. Sponsored by, Save the Bay, Providence, Rhode Island. January 27, 1990. Workshop on predicting the response of wetlands to sea level rise. Sponsored by, USEPA Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation. Horn Point, Maryland. July 10-11, 1990. Habitat mapping protocol workshop. Sponsored by, NOAA - Coastal Ocean Program. Narragansett, Rhode Island. January 8-10, 1991. Research needs for restoring sustainable coastal ecosystems of the Pacific Coast. Sponsored by, California Sea Grant College. San Francisco, California. November 10, 1991. Workshop for the comparative study of northeast estuaries. Sponsored by Sea Grant Programs of northeast states. University of Rhode Island. February 26-27, 1992. Workshop to develop a water quality monitoring plan for Cape Cod National Seashore kettle ponds. Served as workshop coordinator. Sponsored by Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet, Massachusetts. March 2-3, 1992. Coastal parks inventory and monitoring workshop and global climate change workshop. Sponsored by, National Park Service. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. August 10-14, 1992. Special Workshop on the Submerged Resources of Gateway National Recreation Area. Provided introductory talk and closing remarks. Sponsored by the National Park Service and Kingsborough Community College of CUNY. Brooklyn, New York. March 12, 1993. Gulf of Maine Habitat Workshop. Sponsored by the Maine Department of Marine Resources and the Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine. West Boothbay Harbor, Maine. April 12-13, 1994.

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Salt Marsh Restoration Workshop. Served as workshop moderator. Sponsored by the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Waquoit, Massachusetts. May 31, 1996. Research in Marsh-Estuarine Ecosystems: Directions and Priorities into the next Millennium. Sponsored by NOAA-Sea Grant, Regional Strategic Initiative Workshop. New London, Connecticut. May 15-17, 1997. Coastal Issues and Information Needs Symposium. Served as symposium co-organizer and co-moderator. Sponsored by USGS, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Annual Science Meeting. Laurel, Maryland. February 10-11, 1999. Atlantic Margin Hydrology Workshop. Served as workshop speaker and session co-chair. Sponsored by USGS. Dulles, Virginia. March 16-17, 1999. Restoration of Coastal Wetland Ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine. Served on bi-National Steering Committee and session co-chair. Sponsored by the Global Programme of Action Coalition for the Gulf of Maine. Wells, Maine. June 2-3, 1999. Geology of Coastal Ecosystems Workshop. Served as field trip session leader. Sponsored by National Park Service, USGS, and Geological Society of America. Ocean City, Maryland. September 8-10, 1999. North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit: Workshop. Served as co-coordinator. Sponsored by University of Rhode Island, USGS, and National Park Service. Narragansett, Rhode Island. January 11, 2000. Vital Signs Workshop, National Park Service Northeast Region, Coastal and Barrier Network. Served on workshop steering committee and workshop speaker on “The Cape Cod prototype: a framework for monitoring.” Sponsored by National Park Service. Staten Island, New York. April 13-14, 2000. Vital Signs Monitoring Meeting, National Park Service. Served on panel. Sponsored by National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program. Phoenix, Arizona. August 20-24, 2001. Core water quality (vital signs) monitoring parameters for marine and coastal National Parks. Served as workshop co-chair and report author. Sponsored by Water Resources Division, National Park Service. Narragansett, Rhode Island. April 3-4, 2002. The role of protected areas in maintaining the integrity of coastal and estuarine systems. Served as Symposium Chair. Sponsored by the New England Estuarine Research Society. Bar Harbor, Maine. May 9-11, 2002. Partnership for Narragansett Bay – Ecological indicator framework development workshop. Sponsored by the Partnership for Narragansett Bay. West Greenwich, Rhode Island. February 5-6, 2003.

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Monitoring and Assessment of Tidal Wetlands: Regional Forum. Served as speaker and participant. Sponsored by New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission and USEPA-Atlantic Ecology Division. Narragansett, Rhode Island. April 10, 2003. Barriers and Bridges to Salt Marsh Restoration in the Gulf of Maine. Served as invited speaker and participant. Sponsored by Gulf of Maine Council for the Marine Environment. Newmarket, New Hampshire. June 10, 2003. Mini-Symposium on Salt Marsh Restoration. Served as invited panel participant. Sponsored by New England Estuarine Research Society. Eastham, Massachusetts. April 30, 2005. Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan Advisory Committee. Served as invited speaker on “Salt marsh loss: causes, restoration needs, and research opportunities.” Sponsored by New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Flushing, New York. April 26, 2006. A New National Park Service Initiative of Marine Stewardship: Opportunities for Fire Island National Seashore and Great South Bay. Served as panel organizer and moderator. 6th Biennial Fire Island National Seashore Planning, Science, and Research Conference. Stony Brook, NY. May 9, 2007. 2008 Long Island Salt Marsh Symposium: Managing and Restoring Long Island’s Coastal Wetlands. Served on discussion panel. Sponsored by the Nature Conservancy Long Island Chapter and Seatuck Environmental Association. Ronkonkoma, New York. November 12-13, 2008. Survey Methods for Shallow Water Habitat Mapping in the Northeast. Served on workshop steering committee and speaker. Sponsored by the Gulf of Maine Mapping Initiative and National Park Service. Durham, New Hampshire. September 30, 2009. Climate Change in Northeast Region Coastal Parks: A workshop to identify research and monitoring needs. Sponsored by the National Park Service and University of Rhode Island. Narragansett, Rhode Island. December 17-18, 2009. Coastal Wetland Management Challenges, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Served as invited technical expert. Sponsored by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Milton, Delaware. May 26-27, 2011 and April 24-25, 2012. Submerged Marine Habitat Mapping in Hurricane Sandy Impacted National Parks. Served as workshop coordinator and facilitator. Sponsored by National Park Service. New Brunswick, New Jersey (Rutgers University). March 11, 2014. Building Resilience in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy: What We’ve Learned. Served as presenter and panelist. Sponsored by US Department of the Interior, Office of Policy Analysis, Washington, DC. November 9, 2015. Professional Memberships Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation International Society for Ecological Restoration New England Estuarine Research Society

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Student Mentoring Major Professor: Susan Kaiser (MS 1988, Ecology, Rutgers University) Brendhan Zubricki (MS 1992, Oceanography, URI) Tara Schraga (MS 1997, Oceanography, URI) Eleanor Kinney (MS 1997, Oceanography, URI) Kenneth Raposa (Ph.D. 2000, Oceanography, URI) Susan Adamowicz (Ph.D. 2002, Oceanography, URI) Andrew Wozniak (MS 2004, Oceanography, URI) Rebecca Bannon (MS 2006, Oceanography, URI) Sarah Corman (MS, 2009, Oceanography, URI) Elizabeth Eddy (MS, 2013, Oceanography, URI)

Leanna Heffner (Ph.D. 2013, Oceanography, URI; advised with the late Scott Nixon) Thesis/Dissertation Committee: Rutgers University (4 Ph.D. students; 3 MS student) University of Rhode Island (14 Ph.D. students; 27 MS students) External Examiner: McGill University (MS Thesis, 2006) Brown University (BS Honors Thesis, 2011) University of Rhode Island (Senior Honors Project, 2012) Stony Brook University (MS Thesis, 2015-2017) December 2017