Karen A. Duhring

Wetlands Program

B.S. Environmental Studies, New College of USF, Sarasota, FL.

M.S. Coastal Zone Management, Florida Institute of Technology,
Melbourne, FL.

Email
karend@vims.edu
Office
Wetlands Facility
Rm 101
Phone
(804) 684-7159

Research Interests

• Effective use of native vegetation and other non-structural methods for erosion protection

• Coastal development patterns and impacts on Chesapeake Bay estuarine ecosystem

Current Projects

• Riparian buffer and wetland guidelines for erosion control projects
  • Tracking progress of living shoreline demonstration projects
  • Quality assurance for tidal wetlands database
  • Cumulative impact assessments
  • ArcView & GIS resource management applications
  • Scientific advisor for Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists, Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck chapters

  Selected Publications

  Duhring, Karen.  2007.  Overview of living shoreline design options for erosion protection on tidal shorelines.  In proceedings of Living Shorelines Summit held December 6-7, 2006 in Williamsburg, VA.

  Duhring, Karen.  2007.  A comparison of structural and non-structural methods for erosion control and providing habitat in Virginia salt marshes.  In proceedings of Living Shorelines Summit held December 6-7, 2006 in Williamsburg, VA.

  Duhring, Karen. 2004.  Annual Summary of Permitted Tidal Wetland Impacts - 2003.  The Virginia Wetlands Report, Vol. 19, No. 1, Spring 2004, page 1.

  Duhring, Karen. 2003. An Overview of Permitted Tidal Wetland Impacts for 2002. The Virginia Wetlands Report, Vol. 18, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2003, page 6.
  
  Barnard, Jr. T. A., P. Clancy, K. Duhring, K. Havens, C. Hershner, P. Mason, D. O’Brien, W. Priest, W. Roberts, L. Varnell, and D. Weiss.  2001.  VIMS shoreline permit database impacts and alterations summary 1993-2000.  Wetlands Program Technical Report Series No. 01-4.