Historic Research

This historical research and publications database is conducted within and near the Park’s Estuarine Sanctuary.

Topic Author Year Title
Bathymetry & Mapping Ye, Y. 2026 Investigation of Noise Pollution in the Hudson River at Pier 26 and Pier 97
General Ecology Grizzle, R. & Ward, K. 2021 Bottom Type and Benthic Community Analysis for Hudson River Park
General Ecology Hudson River Foundation 2020 2020 State of the Hudson
General Ecology Hudson River Foundation 2018 2018 State of the Estuary Report.
General Ecology New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 2015 Shallow water benthic mapping: West Side Manhattan and Brooklyn Waterfront.
General Ecology Reid, D.J., E.K. Bone, M.A. Thurman, R. Newton, J.S. Levinton and D.L. Strayer 2015 Development of a Protocol to Assess the Relative Habitat Values of Urban Shorelines in New York - New Jersey Harbor.
General Ecology Bain, M.B., Meixler, M.S., and Eckerlin, G.E. 2006 Final Report: Biological Status of Sanctuary Waters of the Hudson River Park in New York.
General Ecology Levinton, J.S. & Waldman, J.R. 2006 The Hudson River Estuary.
Fishes Chin, S.C. 2024 Hudson River Park 2024 Metabarcoding Report
Fishes Chang, H.Y., Sun, M., Rokosz, K., Chen, Y. 2023 Evaluating effects of changing sampling protocol for a long-term ichthyoplankton monitoring program
Fishes Philips, G., Redman, D.m Mercaldo-Allen, R., and Rose, J.M. 2019 Using underwater video to observe aquaculture gear in Long Island Sound- A Citizen Science Guide
Fishes Stoeckle, M.Y., Soboleva, L., Charlop-Powers, Z. 2017 Aquatic environmental DNA detects seasonal fish abundance and habitat preference in an urban estuary
Fishes Martignac, F., Daroux, A., Bagliniere, J-L., Ombredane, D., and Guillard, J. 2015 The use of acoustic cameras in shallow waters: New hydroacoustic tools for monitoring migratory fish population. A review of DIDSON technology
Fishes Grotheus, T.M. & Able, K.W. 2013 Final Report: Impacts of shoreline modifications on fishes and crabs in New York Harbor.
Fishes Grothues, T.M. & Able, K.W. 2010 Association of Adult Fishes with Piers in the Lower Hudson River: Hydroacoustic Surveys for an Undersampled Resource.
Fishes Able, K.W. & Duffy-Anderson, J.T. 2005 A synthesis of impacts of piers on juvenile fishes and selected invertebrates in the lower Hudson River.
Fishes Duffy-Anderson, J.T., Manderson, J.P., and Able, K.W. 2003 A characterization of juvenile fish assemblages around man-made structures in the New York-New Jersey harbor estuary, U.S.A.
Fishes Able, K.W., Manderson, J.P., and Studholme, A.L. 1999 Habitat quality for shallow water fishes in an urban estuary: the effects of man-made structures on growth.
Fishes Able, K.W. & Manderson, J.P. 1998 The Distribution of Shallow Water Juvenile Fishes in an Urban Estuary: The Effects of Manmade Structures in the Lower Hudson River.
Microbes & Plankton Gonzalez-Nayeck, A., Rahman, J., Kaur, P., Flores, A., & Zarnoch, C. 2026 Microbial ecology and oyster recruitment: chemical and taxonomic properties of microbial mats and effects on reef ball success
Microbes & Plankton Cohen, I., Wang, A., Davis, R., McGriff, D., Olsen, S., & Muth. T.R. 2025 Real-time analysis of Hudson River water quality using Nanopore DNA sequencing technology
Microbes & Plankton Greenfield, D.I. 2024 Elucidating Linkages between Storm Events and Microbial Assemblage Diversity in the Lower Hudson River through Genomic and Biogeochemical Analysis: Implications for Climate and Water Quality Forecasts
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Block-Cora, K.A. 2026 Sclerochronology of bivalves in the Hudson River estuary
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Hare, M. 2024 Oyster Population Connectivity in Hudson River Estuary
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Grizzle, R., Lodge, J., Ward, K., Mosher, K., Jacobs, F., Krebs, J. 2023 Successful initial restoration of oyster habitat in the lower Hudson River Estuary, United States
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Fitzgerald, A. 2021 Identification of Epibenthic Colonizing Organisms Near Proposed Oyster Restoration Site
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Fitzgerald, A. 2020 Invertebrate Colonization of Pier Pilings in the Hudson River
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Zhu, J. & Gosnell, S. 2020 Ribbed Mussels Continue to Feed and Biodeposit in the Presence of Injured Conspecifics and Predators
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms The Nature Conservancy & Billion Oyster Project 2018 New York City Oyster Monitoring Report
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Taghon, G.L. & Fuller, C.M. 2018 Benthic Infaunal Communities and Sediment Properties in Pile Fields within the Hudson River Park Estuarine Sanctuary
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Lodge, J., Grizzle, R., Ward, K., Malinowski, P., and Mosher Smith, K. 2017 Final Report: Tier 3 Tappan Zee Bridge Oyster Restoration Pilot Study
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Holthuis, T.D., Bergstrӧm, P., Lindegarth, M., and Lindegarth, S. 2015 Monitoring Recruitment Patterns of Mussels and Fouling Tunicates in Mariculture.
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Carthan, R. & Levinton, J.S. 2013 Recruitment of oysters within the Hudson River Estuary.
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Grizzle, R., K. Ward, J. Lodge, K. Mosher-Smith, K. Kalchmayr, and P. Malinowski 2013 ORRP Phase I: experimental oyster reef development and performance results, 2009-2102.
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Levinton, J., Doall, M., Allam, B. 2013 Growth and Mortality Patterns of the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica in Impacted Waters in Coastal Waters in New York, USA
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Hudson River Foundation 2010 Oyster Restoration Feasibility Study.
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Livinton, J.S. & Drew, C. 2006 Assessment of Population Levels, Biodiversity, and Design of Substrates that Maximize Colonization in NY Harbor: Experimental Study.
Oysters & Epibenthic Organisms Connell, S.D. 2001 Urban structures as marine habitats: an experimental comparison of the composition and abundance of subtidal epibiota amongst pilings, pontoons, and rocky reefs.
Plastic Pollution Polanco, H., Hayes, S., Roble, C., Krupitsky, M., Branco, B. 2020 The presence and significance of microplastics in surface water in the Lower Hudson River Estuary 2016-2019: A research note
Restored Shorelines Zarnoch, C., Flores, A., & Kahn, B. 2024 Monitoring and Ecosystem Functioning of the Gansevoort Peninsula Salt Marsh
Restored Shorelines Herlan, J.J., Harrison, A.H., Hellenbrand, J.P., Kannam, N., Reinmann, A., Toledo-Crow, R., & Staniczenko, P.A. 2025 Hyperlocal environmental heterogeneity at restored rocky intertidal and salt marsh habitats at Gansevoort Peninsula: Implications for urban restoration of shallow coastal habitats in New York City