Dr. Karen Prestegaard
Institution: | University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) |
Department: | Geosciences |
Expertise: | Biogeochemistry, Climate/Weather Impact Analysis (flooding), Nutrient Cycling, Sediment, Water Quality |
Chesapeake Management Areas: | Water Quality, Healthy Watersheds, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests: | Sediment sources and transport in rivers and estuaries, effects of sea grasses on channel velocities and storm surge attenuation, denitrification in freshwater tidal and non-tidal wetlands |
Email: | kpresto@umd.edu |
Web Address: | www.geol.umd.edu/ |
Phone Number: | 301-405-6982 |