The Mangrove Science Network is a collaboration of USGS scientists focused on working with natural resource managers to develop and conduct research whose findings will support and evaluate decisions made in mangrove management and restoration.
USGS research on mangrove ecosystem biology includes mangrove regeneration, tree growth, sedimentation, and early seedling development. We are also interested in learning about how mangrove vegetation responds to and influences environmental stressors along the coast such as sea level rise and its role in attenuating storm impacts.
Mangrove Research
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Recent data (2020-2023) related to USGS mangroves research is listed below. A complete listing of USGS mangroves data is available from the button below.
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Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2018 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2018 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
This package includes a detailed habitat map, general habitat map, and georeferenced imagery from 2018 for the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Caillou Lake Headlands project area (TE-0100), also known as Whiskey Island. The project created 170 acres of marsh habitat and 917 acres of dune and beach habitat on Whiskey Island in Terrebonne Parish using material dredged from Ship...
Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2017 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2017 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
This package includes a detailed habitat map, general habitat map, and georeferenced imagery from 2018 for the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Caillou Lake Headlands project area (TE-0100), also known as Whiskey Island. The project created 170 acres of marsh habitat and 917 acres of dune and beach habitat on Whiskey Island in Terrebonne Parish using material dredged from Ship...
Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2015 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2015 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
This package includes a detailed habitat map, general habitat map, and georeferenced imagery from 2015 for the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Caillou Lake Headlands project area (TE-0100), also known as Whiskey Island. The project created 170 acres of marsh habitat and 917 acres of dune and beach habitat on Whiskey Island in Terrebonne Parish using material dredged from Ship...
Mangrove distribution in the southeastern United States in 2021 Mangrove distribution in the southeastern United States in 2021
Global climate change is leading to large-scale shifts in species' range limits. For example, rising winter temperatures are shifting the abundance and distributions of tropical, cold sensitive plant species towards higher latitudes. Coastal wetlands provide a prime example of such shifts, with tropical mangrove forests expanding into temperate salt marshes as winter warming alleviates...
Southwest Everglades coastal soil pore water data Everglades National Park 1997-2012 Southwest Everglades coastal soil pore water data Everglades National Park 1997-2012
Soil porewater (30cm and 60cm depth) was sampled for specific conductance, salinity and temperature in the southwest coastal Everglades, Everglades National Park from 1997-2012 at four sampling locations. Principal sampling location (HR) was located adjacent the Harney River and had five sampling sites (~ 60m apart) along a 300m N-S transect in a coastal mangrove fringe forest sampled...
Pass Chaland to Grand Bayou Pass Barrier Shoreline Restoration (BA-35): 2016 habitat classification Pass Chaland to Grand Bayou Pass Barrier Shoreline Restoration (BA-35): 2016 habitat classification
The Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring (BICM) program was developed by Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and is implemented as a component of the System Wide Assessment and Monitoring (SWAMP) program. The program uses both historical data and contemporary data collections to assess and monitor changes in the aerial and subaqueous extent of islands...
Recent publications (2020-2023) related to USGS mangroves research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS mangroves publications is available from the button below.
Filter Total Items: 29
Identifying the ecological and management implications of mangrove migration in the northern Gulf of Mexico Identifying the ecological and management implications of mangrove migration in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Climate change is transforming ecosystems and affecting ecosystem goods and services. Along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts of the southeastern United States, the frequency and intensity of extreme freeze events greatly influences whether coastal wetlands are dominated by freeze-sensitive woody plants (mangrove forests) or freeze-tolerant grass-like plants (salt marshes). In...
Authors
Michael Osland
Introduced mangroves along the coast of Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i may represent novel habitats for megafaunal communities Introduced mangroves along the coast of Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i may represent novel habitats for megafaunal communities
Mangrove forests are prevalent along tropical/subtropical coastlines and provide valuable ecosystem services including coastline stabilization, storm impact reduction, and enhanced coastal productivity. However, mangroves were absent from the Hawaiian Islands and their introduction to Moloka‘i in 1902 has provided an opportunity to examine their unique influence on coastal landscapes...
Authors
Bryan A. Nakahara, Amanda Demopoulos, Yoshimi M. Rii, Rosanna A. Alegado, Kauaoa Fraiola, Craig R. Smith
The distribution and structure of mangroves (Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle) near a rapidly changing range limit in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico The distribution and structure of mangroves (Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle) near a rapidly changing range limit in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
In coastal wetlands, one of the most striking examples of climate change is the poleward range expansion of mangrove forests in response to warming winters. In North America, the Cedar Key region has often been considered the range limit for mangroves along the western coast of Florida (USA). However, within the past several decades, robust stands of Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora...
Authors
Caitlin M. Snyder, Laura Feher, Michael Osland, Christopher J. Miller, A. Randall Hughes, Karen L Cummins
Effects of chronic and acute stressors on transplanted black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) seedlings along an eroding Louisiana shoreline Effects of chronic and acute stressors on transplanted black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) seedlings along an eroding Louisiana shoreline
Coastal wetland restoration can be used to offset past wetland losses and/or reduce future losses due to land-use changes, rising sea levels, and accelerating climate change. However, there is a need for information regarding the restoration-relevant performance of foundation species like mangrove and marsh plants, including their responses to acute and chronic stressors that can affect
Authors
Aaron Macy, Michael Osland, Julia A. Cherry, Just Cebrian
Restoration of mangrove forest Restoration of mangrove forest
Mangrove forests occur worldwide along tropical coasts in inundated soils where primary production and anaerobic conditions contribute to the building of soil organic matter (Also see Mangroves Hot-spot, Volume 2). Note that peat may accumulate in certain coastal mangrove (Middleton and McKee, 2001). The actual amount of soil organic matter stored in these wetlands depends on the balance...
Authors
Beth A. Middleton, Eric Ward
Forest thinning in the seaward fringe speeds up surface elevation increment and carbon accumulation in managed mangrove forests Forest thinning in the seaward fringe speeds up surface elevation increment and carbon accumulation in managed mangrove forests
Mangroves are significant carbon (C) sinks and ecological engineers as they accumulate sediments and increase soil surface elevation. Thus, the forest management practice of thinning may not only alter forest structure, but also facilitate new biogeomorphological processes that affect soil development. Thinning may create additional opportunity for understorey species, such as the light...
Authors
Luzhen Chen, Qiulian Lin, Ken Krauss, Yun Zhang, Nicole Cormier, Qiong Yang
The Mangrove Science Network is a collaboration of USGS scientists focused on working with natural resource managers to develop and conduct research whose findings will support and evaluate decisions made in mangrove management and restoration.
USGS research on mangrove ecosystem biology includes mangrove regeneration, tree growth, sedimentation, and early seedling development. We are also interested in learning about how mangrove vegetation responds to and influences environmental stressors along the coast such as sea level rise and its role in attenuating storm impacts.
Mangrove Research
Mangrove Research
Filter Total Items: 19
No results found.
Recent data (2020-2023) related to USGS mangroves research is listed below. A complete listing of USGS mangroves data is available from the button below.
Filter Total Items: 41
Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2018 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2018 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
This package includes a detailed habitat map, general habitat map, and georeferenced imagery from 2018 for the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Caillou Lake Headlands project area (TE-0100), also known as Whiskey Island. The project created 170 acres of marsh habitat and 917 acres of dune and beach habitat on Whiskey Island in Terrebonne Parish using material dredged from Ship...
Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2017 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2017 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
This package includes a detailed habitat map, general habitat map, and georeferenced imagery from 2018 for the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Caillou Lake Headlands project area (TE-0100), also known as Whiskey Island. The project created 170 acres of marsh habitat and 917 acres of dune and beach habitat on Whiskey Island in Terrebonne Parish using material dredged from Ship...
Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2015 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2015 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
This package includes a detailed habitat map, general habitat map, and georeferenced imagery from 2015 for the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Caillou Lake Headlands project area (TE-0100), also known as Whiskey Island. The project created 170 acres of marsh habitat and 917 acres of dune and beach habitat on Whiskey Island in Terrebonne Parish using material dredged from Ship...
Mangrove distribution in the southeastern United States in 2021 Mangrove distribution in the southeastern United States in 2021
Global climate change is leading to large-scale shifts in species' range limits. For example, rising winter temperatures are shifting the abundance and distributions of tropical, cold sensitive plant species towards higher latitudes. Coastal wetlands provide a prime example of such shifts, with tropical mangrove forests expanding into temperate salt marshes as winter warming alleviates...
Southwest Everglades coastal soil pore water data Everglades National Park 1997-2012 Southwest Everglades coastal soil pore water data Everglades National Park 1997-2012
Soil porewater (30cm and 60cm depth) was sampled for specific conductance, salinity and temperature in the southwest coastal Everglades, Everglades National Park from 1997-2012 at four sampling locations. Principal sampling location (HR) was located adjacent the Harney River and had five sampling sites (~ 60m apart) along a 300m N-S transect in a coastal mangrove fringe forest sampled...
Pass Chaland to Grand Bayou Pass Barrier Shoreline Restoration (BA-35): 2016 habitat classification Pass Chaland to Grand Bayou Pass Barrier Shoreline Restoration (BA-35): 2016 habitat classification
The Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring (BICM) program was developed by Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and is implemented as a component of the System Wide Assessment and Monitoring (SWAMP) program. The program uses both historical data and contemporary data collections to assess and monitor changes in the aerial and subaqueous extent of islands...
Recent publications (2020-2023) related to USGS mangroves research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS mangroves publications is available from the button below.
Filter Total Items: 29
Identifying the ecological and management implications of mangrove migration in the northern Gulf of Mexico Identifying the ecological and management implications of mangrove migration in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Climate change is transforming ecosystems and affecting ecosystem goods and services. Along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts of the southeastern United States, the frequency and intensity of extreme freeze events greatly influences whether coastal wetlands are dominated by freeze-sensitive woody plants (mangrove forests) or freeze-tolerant grass-like plants (salt marshes). In...
Authors
Michael Osland
Introduced mangroves along the coast of Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i may represent novel habitats for megafaunal communities Introduced mangroves along the coast of Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i may represent novel habitats for megafaunal communities
Mangrove forests are prevalent along tropical/subtropical coastlines and provide valuable ecosystem services including coastline stabilization, storm impact reduction, and enhanced coastal productivity. However, mangroves were absent from the Hawaiian Islands and their introduction to Moloka‘i in 1902 has provided an opportunity to examine their unique influence on coastal landscapes...
Authors
Bryan A. Nakahara, Amanda Demopoulos, Yoshimi M. Rii, Rosanna A. Alegado, Kauaoa Fraiola, Craig R. Smith
The distribution and structure of mangroves (Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle) near a rapidly changing range limit in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico The distribution and structure of mangroves (Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle) near a rapidly changing range limit in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
In coastal wetlands, one of the most striking examples of climate change is the poleward range expansion of mangrove forests in response to warming winters. In North America, the Cedar Key region has often been considered the range limit for mangroves along the western coast of Florida (USA). However, within the past several decades, robust stands of Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora...
Authors
Caitlin M. Snyder, Laura Feher, Michael Osland, Christopher J. Miller, A. Randall Hughes, Karen L Cummins
Effects of chronic and acute stressors on transplanted black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) seedlings along an eroding Louisiana shoreline Effects of chronic and acute stressors on transplanted black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) seedlings along an eroding Louisiana shoreline
Coastal wetland restoration can be used to offset past wetland losses and/or reduce future losses due to land-use changes, rising sea levels, and accelerating climate change. However, there is a need for information regarding the restoration-relevant performance of foundation species like mangrove and marsh plants, including their responses to acute and chronic stressors that can affect
Authors
Aaron Macy, Michael Osland, Julia A. Cherry, Just Cebrian
Restoration of mangrove forest Restoration of mangrove forest
Mangrove forests occur worldwide along tropical coasts in inundated soils where primary production and anaerobic conditions contribute to the building of soil organic matter (Also see Mangroves Hot-spot, Volume 2). Note that peat may accumulate in certain coastal mangrove (Middleton and McKee, 2001). The actual amount of soil organic matter stored in these wetlands depends on the balance...
Authors
Beth A. Middleton, Eric Ward
Forest thinning in the seaward fringe speeds up surface elevation increment and carbon accumulation in managed mangrove forests Forest thinning in the seaward fringe speeds up surface elevation increment and carbon accumulation in managed mangrove forests
Mangroves are significant carbon (C) sinks and ecological engineers as they accumulate sediments and increase soil surface elevation. Thus, the forest management practice of thinning may not only alter forest structure, but also facilitate new biogeomorphological processes that affect soil development. Thinning may create additional opportunity for understorey species, such as the light...
Authors
Luzhen Chen, Qiulian Lin, Ken Krauss, Yun Zhang, Nicole Cormier, Qiong Yang