Our group studies adaptation to climate change in coastal and marine areas, with an emphasis on human responses to environmental changes.
Recent projects:
Publications
Heck, N., Beck, M. W., V. Agostini, V., B. Reguero, K. Pfliegner, P. Mucke, L. Kirch (2020) Fisheries at Risk - Vulnerability of Fisheries to Climate Change. The Nature Conservancy.
Heck, N., Narayan, S. and Beck, M. W. (2019) Co-Benefits of Mangroves and Coral Reefs in the Caribbean, The Nature Conservancy.
Beck, M.W.,Heck, N., Acosta, M., Schill, S. and McNulty, V. (2019) The Value of Reefs for Protecting the Most Vulnerable Populations in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Grenada, The Nature Conservancy.
Heck, N., Lykkebo Peterson, K., Potts, D.C., Haddad, B., and Paytan, A. (2018) Predictors of coastal stakeholders’ knowledge about seawater desalination impacts on marine ecosystems, Science of the Total Environment 639: 785-792.
Heck, N., Paytan, A., Potts, D.C., and Haddad. B. (2016) Predictors of local support for a seawater desalination plant in a small coastal community, Environmental Science and Policy 66: 101-111
Heck, N., Paytan, A., Potts, DC, Haddad, B. (2016) Coastal residents’ literacy about seawater desalination and its impacts on marine ecosystems in California, Marine Policy 68: 178-186.
Recent projects:
- Ecosystem services of mangroves and coral Reefs in the Caribbean islands including benefits for fisheries, recreation, tourism, and carbon sequestration.
- Vulnerability of fisheries to climate change: A global assessment
- Socio-economic and environmental considerations of using seawater desalination as a climate change adaptation tool (NSF)
- Coral reef benefits for flood risk reduction in the Carribbean Islands
Publications
Heck, N., Beck, M. W., V. Agostini, V., B. Reguero, K. Pfliegner, P. Mucke, L. Kirch (2020) Fisheries at Risk - Vulnerability of Fisheries to Climate Change. The Nature Conservancy.
Heck, N., Narayan, S. and Beck, M. W. (2019) Co-Benefits of Mangroves and Coral Reefs in the Caribbean, The Nature Conservancy.
Beck, M.W.,Heck, N., Acosta, M., Schill, S. and McNulty, V. (2019) The Value of Reefs for Protecting the Most Vulnerable Populations in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Grenada, The Nature Conservancy.
Heck, N., Lykkebo Peterson, K., Potts, D.C., Haddad, B., and Paytan, A. (2018) Predictors of coastal stakeholders’ knowledge about seawater desalination impacts on marine ecosystems, Science of the Total Environment 639: 785-792.
Heck, N., Paytan, A., Potts, D.C., and Haddad. B. (2016) Predictors of local support for a seawater desalination plant in a small coastal community, Environmental Science and Policy 66: 101-111
Heck, N., Paytan, A., Potts, DC, Haddad, B. (2016) Coastal residents’ literacy about seawater desalination and its impacts on marine ecosystems in California, Marine Policy 68: 178-186.