Completed Projects
EIH has collaborated with a diverse group of partnership organizations from the public and private sectors since its inception in 1991. Listed below are some of the most recent projects completed by EIH in order of date completed. Please feel free to contact us at EIHResearch@uhcl.edu for further information.
Targeted Bacteria Monitoring Project 2023
Utilizing eDNA and Plankton Sampling to Monitor American Eel Recruitment in Texas 2022 – 2023
National Lakes Assessment 2022
National Wetland Condition Assessment 2021
Distribution and Habitat Associations of the Western Chicken Turtle in Texas 2020 – 2022
National Coastal Condition Assessment 2020
Distribution, Abundance, and Habitat Use by the Dwarf Seahorse, Hippocampus zosterae , along the Texas Coast 2019 – 2020
National Rivers and Streams Assessment 2018 – 2019
Real-time Flow Monitoring 2017 – 2021
Characterization of the Influence of Freshwater Inflow on Trinity River Delta Indicators 2017 – 2019
Distribution, Abundance, and Habitat Use of the American Eel 2017 – 2019
Assessment of Invasive Armored Catfishes' (
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus
and
Hypostomus plecostomus
) In-stream Habitat Use and Management in the San Marcos River
2017 – 2018
National Lakes Assessment
2017
Coast-wide Characterization of Saltmarsh Topminnow ( Fundulus jenkinsi
) Populations in Texas
2016 – 2018
Assessment of Shorebird Populations in Galveston Bay Using Conventional and UAV Techniques 2016 – 2017
Biological Monitoring of the Tres Palacios River and Upper Tres Palacios Bay, Texas 2016 – 2017
Brazos Estuary Instream Flow Water Quality and Nekton Study 2016 – 2017
Characterization of Finfish Diet Using Stable Isotope Analysis in the Brazos River Estuary 2016 – 2017
Water Quality and Biological Monitoring of the Trinity River Delta and Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge 2016 – 2017
National Wetland Condition Assessment 2016
Mapping Shallow Reefs Using Low-cost Side Scanning Sonar and Drone Photography Systems 2015 – 2016
Trinity River Delta and Surrounding Waters Atlantic Rangia Population Assessment 2015 – 2016
National Coastal Condition Assessment
2015
Instream Flow Study of the Lower Brazos River Estuary
2014 – 2015
Foraging Ecology of Common Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) in Galveston Bay, Texas 2013 – 2016
Distribution, Abundance and Habitat Use by the Saltmarsh Topminnow, Fundulus jenkinsi
2013 – 2015
National Lakes Assessment, Texas
2013 – 2014
National Rivers and Streams Assessment, Texas
2013 – 2014
San Bernard Watershed Water Quality Monitoring
2013 – 2014
Cedar Bayou Watershed Water Quality Monitoring
2012 – 2015
Texas American Oystercatcher Project
2012 – 2014
Brazos Estuary Aquatic Community Assessment Project
2012 – 2013
Bycatch Study of Texas Commercial Blue Crab Fishery
2012 – 2013
Distribution of Piping Plover on the Upper Texas Coast
2012 – 2013
Development of Seasonal Growth Patterns of the Blue Crab ( C. sapidus
) in Galveston Bay
2011 – 2013
Harris County Texas Comprehensive Turbidity Study
2011 – 2012
Sedimentation Analysis of Dickinson Bayou Tidal (Segment 1103)
2011 – 2012
National Wetland Condition Assessment
2011
Springwoods Subdivision Study
2011
Texas Nutrient Criteria Development Support Project
2011
Time of Travel at Mason Park
2011
Highland Bayou Watershed Characterization
2010 – 2011
Population Status and Demographics of the Texas Diamondback Terrapin ( Malaclemys terrapin littoralis
)
2010 – 2011
Mid-Texas Coast Complex Texas Diamondback Terrapin Ecology Project
2010
National Coastal Condition Assessment
2010
Armand Bayou Water Quality Improvement Partnership
2009 – 2013
Recreational Use Attainability Analysis
2009 – 2011
Evaluation of Historical Trends in Trinity River Fish Communities
2009
Bacterial Survey of Lake Madeline, Galveston, Texas
2008 – 2009
Fish as Sources of E. coli
Bacteria in Warm Water Streams
2008 – 2009
Influence of the Waugh Street Bat Colony on Indicator Bacteria Levels in Buffalo Bayou
2008 – 2009
Evaluation of the Influence of Various Stream Substrates on Aquatic Biota within Harris
County, Texas
2007 – 2011
Galveston Bay Ecosystem Model Phase I & II
2007 – 2010
Greens Bayou Wetlands Mitigation Assessment Project: Topographic Survey for Evaluation
of Site Hydrology
2007 – 2010
Air Quality and Ozone Monitoring
2003 – 2012
Biological Monitoring of Houston Area Wadeable Streams
1997 – 2012