Website

https://myfwc.com/research/habitat/coastal-wetlands/

Region(s)

SE, SW

Summary

The Coastal Wetlands Research Group, based at FWC/FWC in St. Petersburg, FL, conducts a variety of monitoring projects in natural and restored coastal wetlands across Florida. The objectives of these different monitoring projects vary, but may include documenting the effects of restoration efforts, monitoring long-term recovery following hurricane impacts or hydrologic stress, identifying characteristics of fish habitat, documenting long-term changes in coastal wetlands in response to sea-level rise, or quantifying carbon sequestration.

Parameters

species, basal percent cover, tree height, tree diameter at breast height, elevation, soil organic matter, soil density, soil shear strength, water quality (pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen, temperature), canopy cover, water depth

Notes

Application

Publications

Stevens PW, Blewett DA, Anderson CR, Saari CR, Shea CP, Craig CA, Radabaugh KR. 2024. Characterizing Juvenile Common Snook and Tarpon Habitat to Guide Conservation and Restoration of Coastal Wetlands. Wetlands 44(8):108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-024-01844-1

Start

2013

End

Current

Frequency

TBD

Method

See Stevens et al. 2024 for methods for CapeHaze_FieldData_forSEACAR, See Stewart et al. 2023 for methods for Jensen Beach and Oleta River monitoring

Discontinuity

Data Location

available upon request from Kara.Radabaugh@myfwc.com

Data Format

Habitats

Water Column Coastal Wetlands

SEACAR Citation

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI). (2025). FWRI Coastal Wetlands Monitoring. Updated 04/29/2026. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/10014

Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes