Program Info

Website
https://my.usgs.gov/gcmp/program/show/941780
Region(s)
SW
Summary
Surface elevation, sedimentation rates, vegetation monitoring
Parameters
Sediment surface elevation, sedimentation rates, vegetative species cover estimates, mangrove seedling height by species, species change
Notes
Application
Restoration effects, Sea-level rise
Publications
Koch, M.S., Coronado, C., Miller, M.W. et al. Climate Change Projected Effects on Coastal Foundation Communities of the Greater Everglades Using a 2060 Scenario: Need for a New Management Paradigm. Environmental Management 55, 857–875 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-014-0375-y
Start
2011
End
Current
Frequency
Biennial
Method
surface elevation tables (SETs), cores, vegetation montioring (50 m transects with six 0.5 m quadrats, line-interception
Discontinuity
none
Data Location
http://gcplcc.databasin.org/datasets/6a71b8fb60224720b903c770b8a93929 (SETs locations) and internal through USGS
Data Format
shapefile
Habitats
Coastal Wetlands
SEACAR Citation
Alternative Citation

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Contacts
Rebecca Howard

howardr@usgs.gov

Program Extent

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