Habitat & Biodiversity

Jerry Kauffman, director of the Delaware Water Resources Agency, oversees numerous habitat conservation and restoration projects in the Delaware River watershed.

The mid-Atlantic region, drained by the massive Chesapeake and Delaware Bay watersheds, has been subject to rapid urbanization and suburbanization of previously forested or agricultural landscapes. Urbanization has been shown to increase the intensity and magnitude of surface runoff and shorten the time it takes for water and nutrients to reach water bodies. Further fragmentation of landscape parcels will likely continue to have repercussions for hydrology, water quality, and ecology of natural ecosystems, from marshes to forests. These land use challenges are also expected to intensify as future climate change spawns more extreme weather conditions, including droughts, heat waves, and severe storms.

The interests of DENIN affiliates focus on how the coupled influences of land use and climate change will impact the evolving health and integrity of complex terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and how we can develop useful predictive models, with emphasis on understanding how these changes will alter the fluxes and cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus.

Professor and Extension Specialist, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Professor and Chair, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
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Associate Professor, Art and Design, UD
Department of Art and Design
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, UD
Biden School of Public Policy
University of Delaware
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Assistant Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy, UD
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Aquaculture and Fisheries Specialist, UD
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Professor, Agriculture and Natural Resources, DSU
Delaware State University
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Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Professor Emeritus, Marine Biosciences, and Co-Director, Halophyte Biotechnology Center, UD
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Cornelius Tilghman Professor of English, UD
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Chair, Department of Earth Sciences, Associate Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
Department of Earth Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Delaware
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Assistant Professor, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
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Unidel Howard Cosgrove Chair for the Environment and Director, Laboratory for Experimental & Applied Economics, UD
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Distinguished Professor, Oceanography, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Professor, Agriculture and Natural Resources, DSU
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Associate Professor, Applied Economics and Statistics, UD
Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
University of Delaware
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Professor, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor and Biostatistician, Agriculture & Natural Resources, DSU
Delaware State University
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John Bartram Assistant Professor of Urban Forestry, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Professor, Oceanography, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Professor and Chair, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
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Professor, Biological Sciences, UD
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Assistant Professor, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
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Assistant Professor
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor, Marine Science and Policy, Marine Science Undergraduate Coordinator, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Professor Emeritus, School of Marine Science and Policy, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Emeritus Professor, Marine Science and Policy, UD
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Aquaculture and Fisheries Specialist, UD
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Professor, Agriculture and Natural Resources, DSU
Delaware State University
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Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Professor Emeritus, Marine Biosciences, and Co-Director, Halophyte Biotechnology Center, UD
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Assistant Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Cornelius Tilghman Professor of English, UD
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Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy, UD
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Assistant Professor
School of Marine Science and Policy
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Associate Professor, SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
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Assistant Professor, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
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Distinguished Professor, Oceanography, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Sciences and Delaware Biotechnology Institute, UD
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John Bartram Assistant Professor of Urban Forestry, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Professor, Oceanography, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Post-Doctoral Researcher, School of Marine Science and Policy, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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School of Marine Science and Policy
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Associate Director, Marine Bioscience Program & Professor, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Science, Associate Vice President, Research Office, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Senior Scientist, Hydrogeologist, Delaware Geological Survey, UD
Delaware Geological Survey
University of Delaware
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Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences, UD
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Delaware
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Associate Scientist Geologist, Delaware Geological Survey, UD
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Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Cornelius Tilghman Professor of English, UD
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Hydrologist V - Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Advisory Board
Assistant Professor
School of Marine Science and Policy
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Chair, Department of Earth Sciences, Associate Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
Department of Earth Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
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Professor, Geological Sciences, and Senior Scientist, Delaware Geological Survey, UD
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Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
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Professor, Geological Sciences, and Scientist, Delaware Geological Survey, UD
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Professor and Chair, Geological Sciences, UD
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Professor, Oceanography, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Professor Emeritus, Geological Sciences, UD
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Director and State Geologist, Delaware Geological Survey, UD
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Professor and Extension Specialist, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Professor and Chair, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
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Professor Emeritus, School of Marine Science and Policy, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Assistant Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy, UD
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Emeritus Professor, Marine Science and Policy, UD
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Aquaculture and Fisheries Specialist, UD
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Professor, Agriculture and Natural Resources, DSU
Delaware State University
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Professor Emeritus, Marine Biosciences, and Co-Director, Halophyte Biotechnology Center, UD
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Cornelius Tilghman Professor of English, UD
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Professor, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor and Biostatistician, Agriculture & Natural Resources, DSU
Delaware State University
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John Bartram Assistant Professor of Urban Forestry, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Professor, Oceanography, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Senior Scientist, Hydrogeologist, Delaware Geological Survey, UD
Delaware Geological Survey
University of Delaware
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Professor and Chair, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
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Assistant Professor, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
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Assistant Professor, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, UD
Biden School of Public Policy
University of Delaware
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Research Associate Professor, Geography, UD
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Associate Policy Scientist, Public Policy and Administration, UD
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Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Cornelius Tilghman Professor of English, UD
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Assistant Professor, Geography and Spatial Sciences, Environmental Science Undergraduate Coordinator, UD
Department of Geography
University of Delaware
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Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor, Agriculture and Natural Resources, DSU
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Professor, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor and Biostatistician, Agriculture & Natural Resources, DSU
Delaware State University
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Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
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Professor, Oceanography, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Senior Scientist, Hydrogeologist, Delaware Geological Survey, UD
Delaware Geological Survey
University of Delaware
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Associate Policy Scientist, Public Policy and Administration, UD
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Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, Director, Water Science and Policy Program, UD
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Cornelius Tilghman Professor of English, UD
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Research Scientist Emeritus, Stroud Water Research Center
Stroud Water Research Center
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Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, and Director, Delaware Water Resources Center, Institute for Public Administration, UD
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Edward C. Davis Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
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Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
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Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Delaware
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Professor and Chair, Geological Sciences, UD
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Professor and Chair, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
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Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Policy and Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, UD
Center for Energy and Environmental Policy
University of Delaware
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Mary A. S. Lighthipe Chair and Professor, Oceanography, UD
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Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences, UD
Department of Geography
University of Delaware
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Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Delaware
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Aquaculture and Fisheries Specialist, UD
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Professor Emeritus, Marine Biosciences, and Co-Director, Halophyte Biotechnology Center, UD
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Associate Policy Scientist, Public Policy and Administration, UD
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Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Cornelius Tilghman Professor of English, UD
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Edward C. Davis Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
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Associate Professor, SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
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Associate Professor, Geological Sciences, and Hydrogeologist, Delaware Geological Survey, UD
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Professor, Agriculture and Natural Resources, DSU
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Professor , Civil & Environmental Engineer Associate Chairperson , Civil & Environmental Engineer
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Professor, Associate Dean of Research, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, UD
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor and Biostatistician, Agriculture & Natural Resources, DSU
Delaware State University
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Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
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Professor, Oceanography, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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