Program Info

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
Coastal Wetlands
SEACAR Citation
Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes

Contacts
Kara Radabaugh

Research Scientist, Coastal Wetlands Research, Florida Fish & Wildlife Research Institute

kara.radabaugh@myfwc.com

727-543-2968

Program Extent

Export Standardized Data

Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) Last Updated File Download

Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas

Indicators

Indicator
Coastal Wetlands - Species Composition
Coastal Wetlands - Additional Indicators

Documentation and Data provided by program

File Type File Name Added On Details
Data CapeHaze_FieldData_forSEACAR.xlsx 08/25/25 03:34 PM View Details
Data Jensen_Beach_field_data_forSEACAR_072125.xlsx 08/25/25 03:34 PM View Details
Data Oleta_River_field_data_forSEACAR_062025.xlsx 08/25/25 03:34 PM View Details
GIS CapeHaze_locations.csv.kmz 08/25/25 03:34 PM View Details
GIS JensenBeach_locations.kmz 08/25/25 03:34 PM View Details
GIS OletaRiver_locations.kmz 08/25/25 03:34 PM View Details
Protocols Jensen_Mangrove_Monitoring_FinalReport_IRLNEP2021-11_121823.pdf 08/25/25 03:34 PM View Details
Protocols StevensEtAl-2024-Wetlands-SnookTarponHabitat.pdf 08/25/25 03:34 PM View Details