Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences [Dept. of Animal Sciences]

Library Resources

The JC NERR Coastal Repository Library has compiled a number of resources available for your reference. Please visit the Coastal Education Center in Tuckerton, NJ to view these resources, or Contact the JC NERR staff.

Below is a sample of just some of the resources that are available:

Sample Contents

Local Ecology | Geographical Information Systems | Habitat Restoration | Redevelopment | Environmental Resource Management |Watershed Management | Planning Issues / Smart Growth


LOCAL ECOLOGY

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pine Barrens: Ecosystem and Landscape, Ed. By Richard T. T. Forman
Rutgers the State University, 1998, ISBN 0-8135-2593-4

In Search of Swampland: A Wetland Sourcebook and Field Guide
Ralph W. Tiner, 2nd Printing, 1999, ISBN 0-8135-2505-5

The First Year in the Life of Estuarine Fishes in the Middle Atlantic Bight
Kenneth W. Able/Michael P. Fahy, 1998, ISBN 0-8135-2500-4

A Practical Guide to the Marine Animals of Northeastern North America
Leland W. Pollock, 1998, ISBN 0-835-2398-2

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESS

Field Guide to Coastal Wetland Plants of the Southeastern United States
Ralph W. Tiner, 1993, ISBN 0-87023-832-9

HENRY HOLT & CO, LLC

McClane's Field Guild to Saltwater Fishes of North America, 1974
ISBN 0-8050-0733-4

NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

The Sibley Guide to Birds, 4th Printing, Jan 2001, ISBN 0-679-45122-6

Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region, North America, 2nd Ed revised, March 2001, ISBN-0-375-40232-2

Field Guide to Trees, Eastern Region, North America, 20th Printing, January 2991
ISBN-0-394-50760-6

Roger Tory Peterson Field Guide: Atlantic Seashore, Invertibrates and Seaweeds of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras, 50th Anniversary Ed., 1978

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS

Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Northeastern North America
Volume One Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms Dicotyledons
Garrett E. Crow and C. Barre Hellquist, 2000, ISBN 0-299-16330-X

Volume Two Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Garrett E. Crow and C. Barre Hellquist, 2000, ISBN 0-299-16280-X

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GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

ONWORD PRESS

GIS Solutions in Natural Resource Management: Balancing the Technical-Political Equation, Stan Morain, Editor, 1999, Sante Fe, NM, ISBN 1-56690-146-4

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.

Getting to Know ArcView GIS: The Geographic Information System for Everyone, 3rd Ed. 1999, ISBN 1-879102-46-3

ICMA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

Beyond Maps:GIS and Decision Making in Local Government
John O'Looney, Ed.D., Ph.D., 1997, ISBN 0-87326-156-9

NOAA COASTAL SERVICES CENTER

Coastal Geotools 01 Proceedings, CD-ROM
The premier geospatial technology conference for the nation's coastal resource manager

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HABITAT RESTORATION

ELSEVIER

Ecological Engineering: The Journal of Ecotechnology, Habitat Restoration, Volume 15, July 2000, ISSN 0925-8574

UNITED STATES DEPT OF AGRICULTURE

Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices

IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA

A Citizen's Streambank Restoration Handbook
By Karen Firehock and Jacqueline Doherty, January 1995

Wetlands Conservation and Sustainability Handbook, 2nd Ed. June, 1998

Restoring America's Streams, Video (Time 28:00 min.)
Stream Doctor Project, 1996

CALIFORNIA SEA GRANT COLLEGE SYSTEM, Univ. of Cal. La Jolla, CA

Tidal Wetland Restoration: A Scientific Perspective and Southern California Focus, Joy B. Zedler, Principal Author, Publication No. T-038, ISBN No. 1-888691-02-6, 1996

A Manual for Assessing Restored and Natural Coastal Wetlands
With Examples from Southern California, Pacific Estuarine Research Laboratory, 1990

THE CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION

Urban Stream Restoration Practices: An Initial Assessment
for U.S. EPA Office of Wetlands, October, 2000

FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF NOXIOUS AND EXOTIC WEEDS

Invasive Plants Changing the Landscape of America
Fact Book, 1998

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Measuring and Monitoring Plant Populations
Elzinga, Ph.D., Salzer and Willoughby, BLM Technical Reference 1730-1, BLM/RS/ST-98/005+1730

ISLAND PRESS

Wetland Creation and Restoration: The Status of the Science
Edited by Jon A. Kusler and Mary E. Kentula, Washington, D.C. 1990

Restoring Streams in Cities: A Guide for Planners, Policymakers, and Citizens
Ann L. Riley.Washington, D.C. 1998

Wetlands: An Approach to Improving Decision Making in Restoration and Creation
Mary E. Kentula, Robert P. Brooks, et. al., Editied by A. J. Hairston
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory, Corviallis, OR, 1992

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REDEVELOPMENT

THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE

Urban Waterfront Development 
Selected References. Info Packet No. 359

Turning Brownfields into Greenfields
Robert A. Simons, T05

ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONS

Remediating and Redevelopment Brownfields in New Jersey: A Guide for Community Organizations, Barbara Simpson, P.E. 1999

ISLAND PRESS

Restoring Streams in Cities: A Guide for Planners, Policymakers, and Citizens
Ann L. Riley, Washington, D.C. 1998

THE CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION

Urban Stream Restoration Practices: An Initial Assessment
for U.S. EPA Office of Wetlands, October, 2000

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ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

ISLAND PRESS

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management Concepts and Management
Biliana Cicin-Sain and Robert W. Knecht, Island Press, Washington, DC 1998
ISBN 0-1-55963-603-3

Coastal and Ocean Management Law in a Nut Shell
Donna R. Christie, Florida State Univ. College of Law
Richard G. Hildreth, Univ. of Oregon School of Law
Pub. West Group, St. Paul, Minn, 2nd Ed. 1999
ISBN 0-314-23306-7

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Compilation of Water Pollution Control, Environmental Protection, and Related Laws,Volume 2, February 1998, U.S. Government Printing Office, ISBN-0-16-056177-9

ISLAND PRESS

The Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards: Implications for Risk Assessment and Mitigation, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, Washington, D.C. 2000

Making Collaboration Work: Lessons from Innovation in Natural Resource Management 
Julie M. Wondolleck and Steven L. Yaffee, Washington, D.C. 2000

The Freshwater Imperative: A Research Agenda
Edited by Robert J. Naiman, John J. Magnuson, Diane M. McKnight, Jack A. Stanford, Washington, D.C. 1995

Collaborative Planning for Wetlands and Wildlife: Issues and Examples
Edited by Douglas R. Porter and David A. Salvesen, Washington, D.C. 1995

Stewardship Across Boundaries
Edited by Richard L. Knight and Peter B. Landres, Washington, D.C. 1998

Planning for Biodiversity: Issues and Examples. Sheila Peck
Washington, D.C. 1998

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WATERSHED MANAGEMENT

US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

It's Your Choice: A Guidebook for Local Officials on Small Community Wastewater Management Options, September, 1987, EPA 430/9-87-006

DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, PROGRAM AND PLANNING DIVISION, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD

Low-Impact Development Design Strategies: An Integrated Design Approach
January, 2000, Doc No. 841B00003

Low-Impact Development Hydrologic Analysis (Companion Document to the Low-Impact Development Design Strategies), July 1999, Doc No. 841B00002

Low-Impact Development Hydrologic Analysis (Companion Document to the Low-Impact Development Design Strategies, January, 2000, Doc No. 841B00002

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

After The Rain, Urban Runoff, Video (Time 29:00)
Extension Service VP 029, 1999

CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION

The Do-It Yourself Local Site Planning Roundtable Kit

CD-ROM Approaches to Better Site Design Watershed Leadership Kit Vol. 1, 1999
Approaches to the Impacts of Urbanization

CD-ROM Watershed Leadership Kits: Approaches to: Better Site Design, Vol. 2, 1999

CD-ROM Watershed Leadership Kits: The Eight Tools of Watershed Protection, Vol. 3, 1999

CD-ROM Watershed Leadership Kits: Stormwater Treatment, Vol. 4, 1999

Better Site Design: A Handbook for Changing Development Rules in Your Community, August, 1998

A Survey of Residential Nutrient Behavior in the Chesapeake Bay for Chesapeake Research Consortium, July, 1999 

Nutrient Loading from Conventional and Innovative Site Development
for Chesapeake Research Consortium, July, 1998

Rapid Watershed Planning Handbook 
A Comprehensive Guide for Managing Urbanizing Watersheds, Oct. 1998, Reprinted '99

National Pollutant Removal Performance Database for Stormwater Treatment Practices, for U.S. EPA Office of Science and Technology, 2nd Edition, June, 2000

Site Planning for Urban Stream Protection
Environmental Land Planning Document Series
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, December, 1995

The Practice of Watershed Protection
Techniques for protection our nation's streams, lakes, rivers and estuaries
Thomas R. Schueler and Heather K. Holland, 2000

The Watershed Treatment Model, Version 3.0, March, 20001

Design of Stormwater Filtering Systems, December, 1996

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

A Hydrologic Primer for New Jersey Watershed Management
U. S. Geological Survey 2000, Water-resources Investigations Report 00-4140

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PLANNING ISSUES/SMART GROWTH

CHADBOURNE & CHADBOURNE, Chagrin, OH

Common Groundwork: A Practical Guide to Protecting Rural and Urban Land
A Handbook for Making Land-Use Decisions, 3rd Edition, January, 2000, ISBN 1-930156-00-6

THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE, Wash, DC

Wetlands Mitigating and Regulating Development Impacts, 2nd Ed, W17

Smart Growth: Myth and Facts ( S50)

Creative Land Development Bridge to the Future
Robert A. Lemire, 2nd Ed. 1979

ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONS

The Environmental Manual for Municipal Officials, 2nd Ed. Fall, 1998

Keeping Our Garden State Green: A Local Government guide for Greenway and Open Space Planning
Linda Howe, ANJAC Greenways Director, 1989

The Land Use Forum Guide
Kathleen Smith with Karl Kehde, 1st Ed. 1991

Freshwater Wetlands Protection in New Jersey
A Manual for Local Officials
2nd Ed. 1992

Sample Ordinances for Protecting Significant Coastal Habitats, 1998

REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION

Tools and Strategies: Protecting the Landscape and Shaping Growth
The Open Space Imperative #3, New York, NY, April 1990

BULLFROG FILMS

The Green Zone, Video (Time 47.0 min.) 
Ray Burley, CBC's The Nature of Things 
(1998, 05677) GZ VH S0067, 02/16/99
NOTE: License on file

Save Our Land Save Our Towns, Video (Time 57:0 min.)
Thomas Hylton, ISBN: 1-56029-879-0 (2000) VH S0398, 05/31/01
NOTE: License on file

ISLAND PRESS

Designing Suitable Communities, Learning from Village Homes
Judy Corbett and Michael Corbett, Washington, D.C., ISBN 1-55963-686-6, 2000

LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION AND CITIZEN PLANNING INSTITUTE

Real Towns, Making your neighborhood work, Harrison Bright Rue, 2000

NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING

The NJ State Planning 2000 CD-Rom

MINNESOTA PLANNING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD

From Policy to Reality: Model Ordinances for Sustainable Development
St Paul, MN, September 2000

CARL VISION INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

Protecting Stream and River Corridors: Creating Effective Local Riparian Buffer Ordinances, Public Policy Research Series, Seth J. Wenger and Laurie Fowler
Athens, GA, April 2000

ISLAND PRESS

Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Guide to Green Building Outdoors
J. William Thompson and Kim Sorvig, Washington, D.C. 20000

Conservation Design for Subdivisions: A Practical Guide to Creating Open Space Networks, Randall G. Arendt, Washington, D.C. 1996

Growing Greener: Putting Conservation into Local Plans and Ordinances
Randall G. Arendt, Washington, D.C. 1999

CD-ROM Growing Greener Ordinance Language: Visually Enhanced Zoning and Subdivision Models, Randall Arendt, Michael G. Clarke, K. Foster et.al.
Natural Lands Trust, Inc. 2001

Planning for a New Century. Jonathan Barnett,Washington, D.C. 2001

NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

NJ State Water Quality Inventory Report 1996

NJ Priority Wetlands List, 1989

Wetlands of New Jersey 1985

Depletive Water Use Project for Regional Water Resource Planning Areas of NJ

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