National Park Service U. S. Department of the Interior

Exploring the Interface: Earth, Air, Water, and Life on Fire Island 4

Population Ecology and Conservation of the Eastern Box Turtle Population at the William Floyd Estate 5

Understanding and Evaluating Barrier Island and Estuarine Response to the Wilderness Breach 5

The Opening of the Breach in Fire Island and its Impact on Great South Bay 6

Controls on Barrier Island Response and Recovery to Hurricane Sandy 6

Assessing the Response of the Great South Bay Water Quality and Plankton Community to Hurricane Sandy 7

Assessing the Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Water Quality, Seagrass Resources and Nekton Utilization of Seagrass Habitats 8

Restoration of Sediment Transport Processes at Sailors Haven: Evaluation of 2011 Demonstration Project and Plans for Beneficial Use 9

Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Strandings on Fire Island National Seashore for 2013 and Overview of Bottlenose Dolphin Unusual Mortality Event 9

Response of Piping Plovers to Habitats Created by Hurricane Sandy and Local Management, Preliminary Results 10

Human Influence on the Behavioral Ecology of White-tailed Deer on Fire Island 10

White-tailed Deer, Erosion, and Hurricane Impacts to the Sunken Forest and Other Maritime Forests of Fire Island 11

Landform Evolution as the Conceptual Basis for the Geomorphological Map of Fire Island 12

Assessment of Spawning Horseshoe Crabs in Mid-Atlantic National Parks 13

15 Years of Mosquito Monitoring for West Nile Virus at Fire Island 14

A Decade of Monitoring the Response of Salt Marsh Elevation to Sea-Level Rise at Fire Island 14

Using High Accuracy Geodesy to Assess Risk from Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge at Fire Island National Seashore, NY 15

Early Detection Rapid Response to Carex kobomugi (Asiatic sand sedge) on Fire Island 15

Fire Island National Seashore as an Outdoor Classroom 15

Fire Island National Seashore Wilderness Breach Management: Preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement 16

Hurricane Sandy Overwashes and Vegetation Recovery 16

Landform Evolution as the Conceptual Basis for the Geomorphological Map of Fire Island 17

Long-term Monitoring of Ocean Shoreline Position Change at Fire Island National Seashore 17

Northeast Exotic Plant Management Team at Fire Island National Seashore: Seven Years of Collaboration 18

Observation of Sandy’s Impact in New York 18

Transportation as a Barrier to Visiting National Parks by Communities of Color 19

Trends in Nesting Birds on Great South Bay Islands within Fire Island National Seashore 19

Vegetation Monitoring, Forest Regeneration, and Browsing Impacts at the William Floyd Estate 20

Visitor Attitudes Towards the Otis Pike Wilderness Area Post Superstorm Sandy 21