I’m kicking off my annual best birds list, to be fleshed out at the end of the year!
Thank you for reading my article: https://capemaymag.com/this-is-cape-may/nature/the-rich-local-history-of-palynology
In keeping with the format of articles for the nature column of Cape May Magazine, we don’t have room for in-text citations or a reference section. So, for those who would like to consult the sources or enjoy further reading, here is the material I referenced for writing the article:
Christie, M.A.; Bernhardt, C.E.; Parnell, A.C.; Shaw, T.A.; Khan, N.S.; Corbett, D.R.; García-Artola, A.; Clear, J.; Walker, J.S.; Donnelly, J.P.; et al. Pollen geochronology from the Atlantic coast of the United States during the last 500 years https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/3/362
Donnelly, Jeffrey P., et al. “Sedimentary evidence of intense hurricane strikes from New Jersey.” Geology 29.7 (2001): 615-618. https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-abstract/29/7/615/188804/Sedimentary-evidence-of-intense-hurricane-strikes
MEYERSON, ARTHUR LEE. Pollen and paleosalinity analyses from a Holocene tidal marsh sequence, Cape May County, New Jersey. 1971 https://preserve.lehigh.edu/system/files/derivatives/coverpage/426668.pdf
Potzger, J. E. “What Can Be Inferred from Pollen Profiles of Bogs in the New Jersey Pine Barrens.” Bartonia, no. 26, 1952, pp. 20–27. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41610336. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41610336?read-now=1&seq=5
New Jersey (USA) Wetlands Past, Present and Future: Using Sediment Archives to Inform and Guide Wetland Protection, Restoration and Resilience. https://dspace.njstatelib.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/9ee6a9a0-fa3d-4226-993e-1342454a1934/content