Teachers interested in bringing their classes to Sandy Hook will find these articles and
their related discussion questions of particular interest as background for their students.
Oily Birds Vol. 10, No. 2: March 1977 (Oil pollution, spills, waterbirds, Dave Grant, Delaware ducks, birds)
An Aggressive Toadfish* Vol.14, No. 4: March 1984 (Toadfish, spawning, Opsanus tau, Dave Grant,Sandy Hook)
Scud Spawning* Vol.15, No. 1:September, 1984 (Amphipods, pollution, Dave Grant, Sandy Hook Bay)
Ghost Crabs At Sandy Hook* Vol. 14, Number 3: 8/85 (Northern range of ghost crabs; Dave Grant,Sandy Hook, NJ)
Mass Strandings of Surf Clams* Vol. 15, Number 3: 8/85 (Effects of coastal storms, Dave Grant, NJ, RI)
Solar Lake Vol. 16, Number 1: August 1986 (A natural solar collector on the Red Sea, Dave Grant,
Ocean Pier Crabbing* Vol.16, No. 2: February, 1987 (Distribution of crab populations, NJ) Dave Grant
Grebes and Terns Vol. 16, No. 3: July 1987 (Grebes, Terns, Dave Grant, Sanibel, FL; Bird cooperative feeding)
A Shoaling of Shiners* Vol. 16, Number 4: October 1987 (Fishes affecting water chemistry, Dave Grant, NJ)
Mud, Mangroves, Minnows and Man - Rookery Bay Dave Grant, Florida Vol. 17, No. 2: May, 1988
Isolated waters along the coast of Maine Vol. 17, No. 4: (Tide pools and invertebrates in Maine, Dave Grant)
Attitudes* Vol. 18, Number 3: September 1989 (A survey of beach-users in New Jersey, Dave Grant)
Cetaceans, Sharks and Songbirds Vol. 19, No 2: June 1990 (Whales, basking sharks, Dave Grant,Cape Cod, MA)
A Highway Heronry Vol. 19, No 2: June 1990 (Heron nesting and threats. Dave Grant, Florida)
A Marvelous Maine Marsh Vol. 19, No. 3: October, 1990 (Tidal marshes in Maine, Dave Grant)
Beach Renourishment: Are All Those Dollars Making Cents?* Vol. 20, Number 2:August 1991, Dave Grant
Nature Notes* Vol. 20, Number 2: August 1991 (Tropical fishes Gulf Stream, Hydroids, Dave Grant, NJ)
Beach Combings* Vol. 20, Number 3: November 1991 (Peculiar finds on the beach, Dave Grant,NJ)
A Peculiar Plaice* Vol. 20, Number 3: November 1991 (An "ambicolored" flounder, Dave Grant,NJ)
Springtime Surprises* Vol. 20, Number 3: November 1991 (Toadflax; butterfly migrants; Dave Grant,Sandy Hook, NJ)
About Gulls* Vol. 21. Number 3: April 1993 (Gull species and behavior; Dave Grant, Sandy Hook, NJ)
Some Notes on Wading Bird Feeding Behavior* Vol. 21, Number 3: April 1993 (Egrets, Dave Grant,NJ)
A Parasite for Prionotus?* Vol. 22, Number 1: November 1993 (A new sea robin parasite, Dave Grant, NJ)
Sandy Hook's Sea Beans* Vol. 22, Number 1: November 1993 (Drift seeds along the beach, Dave Grant,NJ)
Contemplating the Clownfishes Vol. 22, Number 2: March 1994 (Fish behavior in the Red Sea, Dave Grant,)
Bizarre Beach Bird Behavior* Vol. 22, No.3:Sept.1994 (Pelicans, skimmers, herons, anhinga, shearwater,Dave Grant)
Grand Manan: Queen of the Fundy Isles Vol.23, Number 1: August 1995 (Canadian marinelife, Dave Grant,)
Return of Ulysses* Vol. 23, Number 4: July 1997 (Toad reintroductions at Sandy Hook, NJ)*
Wharfside Woodpeckers* Vol. 23, No. 3: 1995 (Nesting woodpeckers, Sandy Hook, NJ)*
Living on Limulus* Vol. 24, Number 2: September 1998 (Horseshoe crab epibionts Sandy Hook, Dave Grant,NJ)
Kobi - A Fish Tail*: Vol. 25, Number 1: February 2000 (Juvenile cobia Rathycentron canadum, Dave Grant,NJ)
The Great Sandy Hook Lobster Hunt* Vol. 25, Number 3: 12/00 (Fluke and hermit crabs, Dave Grant,NJ)
Leks, Larks and the Crane River: Vol. 26, Number 1: 1/02 (Birding on the Platte River, Nebraska, Dave Grant)
Crossing Delaware Bay: Vol. 26, Number 2: January 2003 (4-Seasons on Delaware Bay, Cape Henlopen, Dave Grant)
Protecting Coastal Wetlands Vol. 26, Number 3: September 2003 (Wetlands in coastal states, Dave Grant,US)
Disappearing Wetlands Vol.26, No. 4: April 2004 (Carolina bays, pingos, spongs, ephemeral wetlands, Dave Grant,DE)
The Arrival of Arbacia* June, 2005 (Sea Urchins, mussels, starfish, littoral transport, Dave Grant, Sandy Hook
Echinoderms - Monterey California - 8/04 GIS project on Del Monte shale beds; Dave Grant, Sandy Hook, NJ
Ukpiagvik, Alaska - Arctic, Eskimos, Inupiat, snowy owls, whales, seals, Birds-Barrow, Dave Grant, Sandy Hook, NJ
Observations at Del Monte Beach, California - Mole crabs, human activities-Dave Grant, Sandy Hook, NJ
Sandy Hook - A Model For management - CURRENT Journal of Marine Education 2/07 Vol.22-3
Sandy Hook - More Than A Day At The Beach - Marine science camps and programs, Sandy Hook, NJ
Fiddlers on the Roof - Fiddler and Blue Crabs on Cape Cod, MA - Dave Grant, Sandy Hook, NJ
Beechey Island - Northwest Passage, Canada - Dave Grant, Sandy Hook, NJ
Hitchin' a Ride* Natural History Magazine (Horseshoe crab life history at Sandy Hook, NJ, Dave Grant,)
1-Natural History articles
2-Natural History magazine
(Note: These pages may contain advertising and pop-ups.)
A Waterfront Refuge For Wading Birds*Audubon Magazine-Su-1992 (Egrets, Sandy Hook, NJ, Dave Grant)
The Click Beetle - Alaus oculatus New Jersey Outdoors-Vol.13, No.4:Ju-Au, 1986 (Beetles, NJ, Dave Grant)
www.Horseshoecrab.org featuring Dave Grant and horseshoe crab ecology.
Visit the National Council On Public Affairs for more diatribes on beaches
by Dave Grant.
Articles from others:
The Sea Serpent Accounted For* Scientific American December 27, 1879
(A mysterious sea monster spotted off of Sandy Hook, NJ)
Current research, activities, events, NSF and related projects and articles featuring Dave Grant
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 By Byron Spice, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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