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Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary-China Camp Tides
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary-China Camp Tides
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary-China Camp Tides

This time-lapse video shows the dramatic natural tidal cycles of a salt marsh in San Francisco Bay -- daily rhythms to which animals take refuge in high ground, and the marsh receives sediment and nutrients from the estuary. But what will happen to these marsh ecosystems under sea level rise scenarios?

This time-lapse video shows the dramatic natural tidal cycles of a salt marsh in San Francisco Bay -- daily rhythms to which animals take refuge in high ground, and the marsh receives sediment and nutrients from the estuary. But what will happen to these marsh ecosystems under sea level rise scenarios?

video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - China Camp State Park video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - China Camp State Park
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - China Camp State Park
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - China Camp State Park

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - BlackJohn Marsh video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - BlackJohn Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - BlackJohn Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - BlackJohn Marsh

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - West San Pablo Bay Marsh video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - West San Pablo Bay Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - West San Pablo Bay Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - West San Pablo Bay Marsh

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - San Pablo Bay Strip Marsh video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - San Pablo Bay Strip Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - San Pablo Bay Strip Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - San Pablo Bay Strip Marsh

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Laumeister Marsh video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Laumeister Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Laumeister Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Laumeister Marsh

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Corte Madera Marsh video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Corte Madera Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Corte Madera Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Corte Madera Marsh

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Fagan Marsh video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Fagan Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Fagan Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Fagan Marsh

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Arrowhead Marsh video thumbnail: Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Arrowhead Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Arrowhead Marsh
Sea-level Rise Scenario for San Francisco Bay Estuary - Arrowhead Marsh

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

How will sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems like salt marshes? Will plant species change and shift available habitat for local wildlife? Or will the marsh be completely inundated? USGS scientists are conducting extensive elevation and habitat surveys along the U.S. Pacific Coast, and using the data to model sea level rise impact for the next 100 years.

video thumbnail: USGS and 2007 California Wildfires: The Big Picture video thumbnail: USGS and 2007 California Wildfires: The Big Picture
USGS and 2007 California Wildfires: The Big Picture
USGS and 2007 California Wildfires: The Big Picture

Robert Fisher, USGS Research Biologist talks about the overall impact of fires on the biology of the area.

video thumbnail: USGS and 2007 California Wildfires: Very Endangered Trout video thumbnail: USGS and 2007 California Wildfires: Very Endangered Trout
USGS and 2007 California Wildfires: Very Endangered Trout
USGS and 2007 California Wildfires: Very Endangered Trout

Adam Backlin, USGS Ecologist, talks about the potential dangers to the aquatic life in the streams around the Santa Ana Mountains as a result of the 2007 California wildfires.

USGS and 2007 California Wildfires: Post-Fire—Invasive Plants
USGS and 2007 California Wildfires: Post-Fire—Invasive Plants
USGS and 2007 California Wildfires: Post-Fire—Invasive Plants

USGS Biologist, Robert Fisher, talks about the invasive species growing within the areas devastated by the 2007 California wildfires.

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