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Publications and References

Below is a list of selected USGS, Coastal and Marine Geology Program publications for the Long Island Sound region. To search for additional publications, please visit the Woods Hole Science Center's (WHSC) Publications website or the USGS Publications Warehouse.

• The Geology of Six Mile Reef, Eastern Long Island Sound; 2007, L.J. Poppe, J.F. Denny, S.J. Williams, M.S. Moser, N.A. Forfinski, H.F. Steward, and E.F. Doran; U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1191, 1 DVD-ROM
• Geologic Interpretation and Multibeam Bathymetry of the Sea Floor in the Vicinity of the Race, Eastern Long Island Sound; 2007, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1012, 1 DVD-ROM.
• Geologic Interpretation and Multibeam Bathymetry of the Sea Floor in Southwestern Long Island Sound: 2006, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1059
• Interpolation of Reconnaissance Multibeam Bathymetry from North-Central Long Island Sound; 2005, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1145, 1 DVD-ROM.
• Sidescan-Sonar Imagery and Surficial Geologic Interpretation of the Sea Floor off Bridgeport, Connecticut, 2005, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1162, 1 DVD-ROM.
• Surficial Geologic Interpretation and Sidescan Sonar Imagery of the Sea Floor in West-Central Long Island Sound; 2005, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1018, 1 DVD-ROM.
• Sidescan Sonar Imagery and Surficial Geologic Interpretation of the Sea Floor off Branford, Connecticut, 2004, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1003, 1 DVD-ROM.
• Geological Framework Data from Long Island Sound, 1981-1990: A Digital Data Release, 2002, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-002, 1 DVD-ROM.
• Georeferenced Sea-Floor Mapping and Bottom Photography in Long Island Sound, 2000, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-304, 1 CD-ROM.
• Long Island Sound Environmental Studies, 1998, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-502, 1 CD-ROM.

Fact Sheets

• Contaminant Distribution and Accumulation in Sediments of Long Island Sound: Initial Results
• Sedimentary Environments in Long Island Sound: A Guide to Sea-Floor Management in a Large Urbanized Estuary

Publications

2006

• Interpolation of Reconnaissance Multibeam Bathymetry from North-Central Long Island Sound; 2006, L.J. Poppe, S.D. Ackerman, E.F. Doran, A.L. Beaver, J.M.Crocker and P.T. Schattgen, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1145, 1 DVD-ROM.

2005

• Sidescan-Sonar Imagery and Surficial Geologic Interpretation of the Sea Floor off Bridgeport, Connecticut, 2005, E. Beaulieu, L.J. Poppe, V.F Paskevich, E.F. Doran, B.E. Chauveau, J.M. Crocker, A.L. Beaver, and P.T. Schattgen, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1162, 1 DVD-ROM.

2004

• Sidescan Sonar Imagery and Surficial Geologic Interpretation of the Sea Floor off Branford, Connecticut, 2004, L.J. Poppe, V.F. Paskevich, M.S. Moser, M.L. DiGiacomo-Cohen, and E.B. Christman, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1003, 1 DVD-ROM.

2002

• Geological Framework Data from Long Island Sound, 1981-1990: A Digital Data Release, 2002, Poppe, L.J., Paskevich, V.F., Lewis, R.S., and DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L., U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-002, 1 DVD

2001

• Contaminated coastal sediments in the northeastern United States; changing sources over time [abs.]: 2001, Buchholtz ten Brink, M.R., Bothner, M.H., and Mecray, E.L.,: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, v. 82, no. 20, p. S230.
• Foraminiferal records of environmental change in Long Island Sound [abs.]: 2001, Buchholtz ten Brink, M.R., Mecray, E.L., Thomas, E., Shackeroff, J., and Varekamp, J.C., Symposium on Environmental Records from Large Estuaries along the Northeastern U.S. Seaboard: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 36th Annual Meeting, Northeast Section, Burlington, Vt., March 2001, v. 33, no. 1, p. A83.
• Historical records of mercury contamination in sediment cores in Connecticut and Long Island Sound [abs.]: 2001, Buchholtz ten Brink, M.R., Mecray, E.L., Varekamp, J.C., and Lauriat, K.,: Symposium on Environmental Records from Large Estuaries along the Northeastern U.S. Seaboard: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 36th Annual Meeting, Northeast Section, Burlington, Vt., March 2001, v. 33, no. 1, p. A83.
• Sidescan-sonar images, surficial geologic interpretations, and bathymetry of New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, and the New Haven Dumping Ground, north-central Long Island Sound:, 2001, Poppe, L.J., Lewis, R.S., Knebel, H.J., Haase, E.A., Parolski, K.F., and DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L.,: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2736, 2 sheets, scales 1;15,000 and 1:20,000, pamphlet, 8 p.

2000

• Georeferenced Sea-Floor Mapping and Bottom Photography in Long Island Sound, 2000, Paskevich, V. and Poppe, L.J. editors: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-304, CD-ROM. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-304, 1 CD-ROM.
• Bottom currents and sediment transport in Long Island Sound: A modeling study, 2000, Signell, R.S., List, J.H. and Farris, A.S.: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 16, no. 3, p. 551-566.
• Clostridium perfringens in Long Island Sound sediments: An urban sedimentary record, 2000, Buchholtz ten Brink, M.R., Mecray, E.L. and Galvin, E.L.: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 16, no. 3, p. 591-612.
• Contaminant distribution and accumulation in the surface sediments of Long Island Sound, 2000, Mecray, E.L. and Buchholtz ten Brink, M.R.: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 16, no. 3, p. 575-590.
• Distribution of surficial sediment in Long Island Sound and adjacent waters: Texture and total organic carbon, 2000, Poppe, L.J., Knebel, H.J., Mlodzinska, Z.J., Hastings, M.E. and Seekins, B.A.: Journal of Coastal Research, Special Thematic Section, v. 16, no. 3, p. 567-574.
• Mercury in Long Island Sound sediments, 2000, Varekamp, J.G., Buchholtz ten Brink, M.R., Mecray, E.L. and Kreulen, B.: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 16, no. 3, p. 613-626.
• Modern pollen deposition in Long Island Sound, 2000, Beuning, K.R.M., Fransen, L., Nakityo, B., Mecray, E.L. and ten Brink Buchholtz, M.R.: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 16, no. 3, p. 656-662.
• Regional processes, conditions, and characteristics of the Long Island Sound sea floor, 2000, Knebel, H.J., Lewis, R.S. and Varekamp, J.C.: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 16, no. 3, p. 519-521.
• Relationships among sea-floor structure and benthic communities in Long Island Sound at regional and benthoscape scales, 2000, Zajac, R.N., Lewis, R.S., Poppe, L.J., Twichell, D.C., Vozarik, J. and DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L.: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 16, no. 3, p. 627-640.
• Sea-floor environments within Long Island Sound: A regional overview, 2000, Knebel, H.J. and Poppe, L.J.: Journal of Coastal Research, Special Thematic Section, v. 16, no. 3, p. 535-550.

1999

• Sea floor environments in the Long Island Sound estuarine system, 1999, Knebel, H.J., Signell, R.P., Rendigs, R.R., Poppe, L.J. and List, J.H.: Marine Geology, v. 155, no. 3-4, p. 277-318.
• Maps showing acoustic and textural characteristics and distribution of bottom sedimentary environments in Long Island Sound, Connecticut and New York, 1999, Knebel, H.J., Signell, R.P., Rendigs, R.R., Poppe, L.J. and List, J.H.: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2659, 2 sheets.
• Sidescan-sonar image, surficial geologic interpretation, and bathymetry of the Long Island Sound sea floor off Roanoke Point, New York, 1999, Poppe, L.J., Lewis, R.S., Signell, R.P., Knebel, H.J., Persaud, M., Denny, J.F., Parolski, K.F. and DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L.: U.S. Geological Survey GeologicInvestigations Series Map, I-2692, 1 sheet, scale 1:20,000, 7 p.
• Sedimentary features of cores from Long Island Sound [abs.], 1999, Galvin, E.L., Buchholtz ten Brink, M.R. and Mecray, E.L.: EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 27 April 1999, Boston, MA, v. 80, supplement-17, p. S191. Abstract
• Sidescan imagery and surficial geologic interpretation of the Long Island sound sea floor in New Haven Harbor, Connecticut [abs.], 1999, Poppe, L.J., Knebel, H.J., Haase, E.J. and Parolski, K.F.: Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, 25-28 October 1999, Denver, CO, v. 31, p. 460. Abstract

1998

• Acoustic interpretation and sidescan-sonar image of the Long Island Sound sea floor off Hammonasset Beach State Park, Connecticut,1998, in USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 2, No. 1
• Bathymetry, sidescan-sonar image and surficial geological interpretation of Long Island Sound off Milford, Connecticut, 1998, in USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 2, No.4
• Bathymetry, sidescan-sonar image, and surficial geological interpretation of Long Island Sound off Norwalk, Connecticut, 1998, in USGS USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 2, No. 2
• Contaminant Distribution and Accumulation in Sediments of Long Island Sound: Field Work and Initial Results, 1998, in USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 5
• Long Island Sound bibliographic database, 1998, in USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 7
• Maps and illustrations showing the acoustic and textural characteristics and the distribution of bottom sedimentary environments, Long Island Sound, Connecticut-New York, 1998, in USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 1
• Physical processes affecting sedimentary environments in Long Island Sound,1998, in USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 6
• Sidescan-sonar image and geologic interpretation of the sea floor in Fishers Island Sound, Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island, 1998, in USGS USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 2, No. 5
• Sidescan-sonar image, surficial geologic interpretation, and bathymetry of the Long Island Sound sea floor around Falkner Island, Connecticut, 1998, in USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 2, No. 6
• Sidescan-sonar image, surficial geologic interpretation, and bathymetry of the Long Island Sound sea floor in Niantic Bay, Connecticut, 1998, in USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 2, No. 3
• Sidescan-sonar image, surficial geologic interpretation, and bathymetry off Roanoke Point, New York, 1998, in USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 2, No.7
• Sidescan-sonar images, surficial geologic interpretations, and bathymetry of New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, and the New Haven Dumping Ground, north-central Long Island Sound, 1998, in USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 2, No. 8
• Surficial sediment database, 1998, in USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 3
• Visualizing Long Island Sound data layers using geographic mapping tools, 1998, in USGS OFR98-502: Chapter 8

1996

• Contaminant distribution in Long Island Sound sediments [abs.]: U.S. Geological Survey Field Studies, 1996, Buchholtz ten Brink, M.R., Knebel, H., Poppe, L., Casso, M., and Varekamp, J.C., Long Island Sound Research Conference, Program with Abstracts, Avery Point, CT, October 1996.