Benjamin Sleeter
My research activities focus on characterizing changes in land use and disturbance – past, present and future - and how they impact ecosystem carbon dynamics.
I lead two large projects which have shared goals of further developing USGS capabilities in land change science and ecosystem carbon cycling. I lead the development of the LUCAS modeling framework (Land Use and Carbon Scenario Simulator).
Science and Products
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Carbon Storage and Fluxes on Department of Defense Installations
USGS is studying the effects of land-use and land-cover changes, and the effects of ecosystem disturbance and changing environmental conditions on carbon dynamics on Department of Defense lands.
Decision Support Tool to Assess the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Restoring Wetlands within National Park Service Lands
USGS is developing a modeling tool that will let National Park Service assess the carbon sequestration potential of future wetland restoration projects.
Developing a Decision Support Tool to Assess Carbon Sequestration on Natural Resource Conservation Service’s Wetland Reserve Easements in Kentucky and Tennessee
USGS is developing a decision support tool to help managers quantify the impact of wetland restoration on carbon sequestration in wetland reserve easements in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Developing a Decision Support Tool to Inform Louisiana’s Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
In 2020, Governor Edwards of Louisiana issued two executive orders: establishing the Climate Initiatives Task Force to develop the state’s first ever Climate Action Plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and to enhance coastal resilience in the state. Louisiana’s coastal wetlands and natural lands are of vital importance not just for hurricane protection, health and...
Wetland Carbon Working Group: Improving Methodologies and Estimates of Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Flux in Wetlands
WARC researchers are working to quantify the impacts of future climate and land use/land cover change on greenhouse gas emissions and reductions.
Future Scenarios of Land Use and Land Cover Change for Integrated Resources Assessment
This research project aims to develop a portfolio approach to development of land change scenarios for the United States based on empirical data and global integrated assessment modeling.This research will continue the development and capabilities of the Land Use and Carbon Scenario Simulator (LUCAS), which has been developed by USGS scientists for the purposes of projecting land change and its...
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 18
Carbon Storage and Fluxes on Department of Defense Installations
USGS is studying the effects of land-use and land-cover changes, and the effects of ecosystem disturbance and changing environmental conditions on carbon dynamics on Department of Defense lands.
Decision Support Tool to Assess the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Restoring Wetlands within National Park Service Lands
USGS is developing a modeling tool that will let National Park Service assess the carbon sequestration potential of future wetland restoration projects.
Developing a Decision Support Tool to Assess Carbon Sequestration on Natural Resource Conservation Service’s Wetland Reserve Easements in Kentucky and Tennessee
USGS is developing a decision support tool to help managers quantify the impact of wetland restoration on carbon sequestration in wetland reserve easements in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Developing a Decision Support Tool to Inform Louisiana’s Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
In 2020, Governor Edwards of Louisiana issued two executive orders: establishing the Climate Initiatives Task Force to develop the state’s first ever Climate Action Plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and to enhance coastal resilience in the state. Louisiana’s coastal wetlands and natural lands are of vital importance not just for hurricane protection, health and...
Wetland Carbon Working Group: Improving Methodologies and Estimates of Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Flux in Wetlands
WARC researchers are working to quantify the impacts of future climate and land use/land cover change on greenhouse gas emissions and reductions.
Future Scenarios of Land Use and Land Cover Change for Integrated Resources Assessment
This research project aims to develop a portfolio approach to development of land change scenarios for the United States based on empirical data and global integrated assessment modeling.This research will continue the development and capabilities of the Land Use and Carbon Scenario Simulator (LUCAS), which has been developed by USGS scientists for the purposes of projecting land change and its...