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This dataset consists of the current distribution (2000s) of mangrove forests in the southeastern U.S. This dataset was created from the current best available mangrove data on a state specific basis. Florida mangrove data was extracted from Florida Landuse Land Cover Classification System (FLUCCS). For Louisiana, we used observations of mangrove stands from aerial surveys by Michot et al. (2010). Mangrove presence in Texas came from maps produced by Sherrod & McMillan (1981) and the NOAA Benthic Habitat Atlas of Coastal Texas (Finkbeiner et al. 2009). Please note that this map depicts the distribution of mangrove forests and not mangrove individuals. More detailed information on this dataset is available in Osland...
Categories: Data;
Tags: Academics & scientific researchers,
Alabama,
BIOSPHERE,
BIOSPHERE,
BIOSPHERE, All tags...
COASTAL,
COASTAL,
COASTAL,
Conservation NGOs,
Data,
EARTH SCIENCE,
EARTH SCIENCE,
EARTH SCIENCE,
ECOSYSTEMS,
ECOSYSTEMS,
ECOSYSTEMS,
Federal resource managers,
Florida,
Floridia,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
Louisiana,
MANGROVE SWAMP,
MANGROVE SWAMP,
MANGROVE SWAMP,
MARINE ECOSYSTEMS,
MARINE ECOSYSTEMS,
MARINE ECOSYSTEMS,
Mississippi,
Regional & county planners,
State agencies,
Texas,
biota,
climate change & future climate,
coastal habitat,
completed,
environment,
forecast,
gulf coast,
landscape ecology,
mangrove forest,
marshes,
modeling,
temperature,
wetlands, Fewer tags
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A sea-level rise modeling handbook was developed as a natural resource manager’s guide of the science and simulation models for understanding the dynamics and impacts of sea-level rise on our coastal ecosystems. This webinar introduces the layout and content of the handbook including various methods and models for understanding past and current sea-level change and predicting ecosystem impacts of rising sea level under future climate change. Basic illustrations of the components of the Earth’s hydrosphere and effects of plate tectonics, planetary orbits, and glaciation are explained to understand the long-term cycles of historical sea-level rise and fall. Discussion of proper interpretation of contemporary sea-level...
Tags: Science Tools for Managers,
Sea-Level Rise and Coasts,
Southeast CASC,
State of the Science,
Water, Coasts and Ice, All tags...
climate change,
coastal ecosystems,
hydrology,
land management,
sea level rise,
simulation model, Fewer tags
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How will climate change affect coastal wetlands and their ability to support fish and wildlife habitat and other important ecosystem goods and services for current and future generations?
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Coastal wetland,
Forests,
Grasslands and Plains,
Landscapes,
Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, All tags...
Southeast CASC,
Water, Coasts and Ice,
Wetlands,
ecosystem threshold,
estuarine,
freshwater,
macroclimate,
mangroves,
rainfall,
salt marsh, Fewer tags
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Overview Coastal forests of the Atlantic coast from Florida to Maine were impacted by Superstorm Sandy (2012) by varying degrees of wind and surge force. Forest resource assessments are needed to evaluate the extent and expression of damage that has occurred within and beyond the landfall zone for all the priorities given to protection and recovery of natural resources and cultural assets related to Sandy and future hurricanes. Coastal forests and wetlands play a major role in conveying the force and impact of storm surge events critical to community resilience and protection. Coastal forests of the Atlantic Coast persist at low elevations subject to hurricane surge and overwash that inundate and salinize freshwater...
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