A mangrove forest along the western Gulf of Mexico coast (near Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico). With warming winters, mangrove forests are expected to expand northward at the expense of salt marshes in parts of Texas, Louisiana, and north Florida.
Michael Johannes Osland, Ph.D.
Michael Osland is a Research Ecologist at the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center in Lafayette, Louisiana.
In broad terms, his research examines the effects of global change on ecosystems and the implications for ecological conservation and restoration. Much of his research focuses on wetland ecosystems at the dynamic interface between land and ocean (mangrove forests, salt marshes).
Professional Experience
2011-Present Research Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Louisiana, USA
2009-2011 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Ecology Division, Florida, USA
2006-2007 Fulbright Fellow; via the Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica
2003-2009 Graduate Student, Duke University, North Carolina, USA
2000-2003 U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, Agroforestry, El Salvador
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Ecology, Duke University, 2009
B.A., Biology, Willamette University, 2000
Science and Products
Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment at Dauphin Island
Barriers and Opportunities for Landward Migration of Coastal Wetlands along Texas' Upper and Middle Coast
Understanding Ecosystem Response and Infrastructure Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise for Gulf Islands National Seashore
Coastal Wetland Vulnerability to Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: Understanding Ecological Thresholds and Ecosystem Transformations
Habitat Vulnerability to Climate Change: Identifying Climate Change Induced Mass Mortality Events Across Large Landscapes of the United States
Synthesizing Surface Elevation Change Data to Advance Understanding of Sea-level Rise Impacts to Mangrove Forests and Salt Marshes
Decision Support for Managers Restoring Texas Coastal Marshes with Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
Coastal Wetland Dynamics and Impacts on Hurricane Flood Risk along the Texas Gulf Coast in a Changing Climate
Landscape Connectivity and Wildlife Access to Water in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
Evaluating Impacts of Border Wall Construction on Wildlife Entrapment and Drowning in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
Mangrove Forest Responses to Sea-Level Rise in the Greater Everglades
Restoring Texas Coastal Wetlands: Decision Support for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
North American dataset of ecosystem properties in tidal saline wetlands—Canopy height, aboveground biomass, productivity, soil carbon density, and soil carbon accumulation
Wetland transformations for three relative sea-level rise scenarios along the middle and upper Texas Coast, wetland current condition map and wetland transformation maps by decade, sea-level rise scenario, and coastal wetland drowning threshold
Roads within 13 tracts of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in South Texas: 2004 and 2024
Sea-level rise and high tide flooding inundation probability and depth statistics at San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico
Sea-level rise and high tide flooding inundation probability and depth statistics at Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
Sea-level rise and high tide flooding inundation probability and depth statistics at Biscayne National Park, Florida
Sea-level rise and high tide flooding inundation probability and depth statistics at Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
When and where could rising seas cross thresholds for initiating wetland drowning across conterminous United States?
Sea-level rise and high tide flooding inundation probability and depth statistics at De Soto National Memorial, Florida
Wetland migration analysis for relative sea-level rise scenarios in Nassau and Duval Counties, Florida
Corrected digital elevation model in coastal wetlands in Nassau and Duval Counties, Florida, 2018
Sea-level rise and high tide flooding inundation probability and depth statistics in Nassau and Duval Counties, Florida
A mangrove forest along the western Gulf of Mexico coast (near Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico). With warming winters, mangrove forests are expected to expand northward at the expense of salt marshes in parts of Texas, Louisiana, and north Florida.
Causal effects verses causal mechanisms: Two traditions with different requirements and contributions towards causal understanding
Ecological thresholds and transformations due to climate change: The role of abiotic stress
Waterfront property owners' shoreline preferences amid salt marsh to mangrove transitions
Salt marsh habitats and diamondback terrapins in a rapidly changing climate: A review
Mangrove freeze resistance and resilience across a tropical-temperate transitional zone
Coastal wetlands in the Anthropocene
Marshes to mangroves: Residential surveys reveal perceived wetland trade-offs for ecosystem services
Projected sea-level rise and high tide flooding at San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico
Projected sea-level rise and high tide flooding at Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
Projected sea-level rise and high tide flooding at Biscayne National Park, Florida
A conterminous United States–Wide validation of relative tidal elevation products
Projected changes in mangrove distribution and vegetation structure under climate change in the southeastern United States
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment at Dauphin Island
Barriers and Opportunities for Landward Migration of Coastal Wetlands along Texas' Upper and Middle Coast
Understanding Ecosystem Response and Infrastructure Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise for Gulf Islands National Seashore
Coastal Wetland Vulnerability to Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: Understanding Ecological Thresholds and Ecosystem Transformations
Habitat Vulnerability to Climate Change: Identifying Climate Change Induced Mass Mortality Events Across Large Landscapes of the United States
Synthesizing Surface Elevation Change Data to Advance Understanding of Sea-level Rise Impacts to Mangrove Forests and Salt Marshes
Decision Support for Managers Restoring Texas Coastal Marshes with Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
Coastal Wetland Dynamics and Impacts on Hurricane Flood Risk along the Texas Gulf Coast in a Changing Climate
Landscape Connectivity and Wildlife Access to Water in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
Evaluating Impacts of Border Wall Construction on Wildlife Entrapment and Drowning in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
Mangrove Forest Responses to Sea-Level Rise in the Greater Everglades
Restoring Texas Coastal Wetlands: Decision Support for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
North American dataset of ecosystem properties in tidal saline wetlands—Canopy height, aboveground biomass, productivity, soil carbon density, and soil carbon accumulation
Wetland transformations for three relative sea-level rise scenarios along the middle and upper Texas Coast, wetland current condition map and wetland transformation maps by decade, sea-level rise scenario, and coastal wetland drowning threshold
Roads within 13 tracts of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in South Texas: 2004 and 2024
Sea-level rise and high tide flooding inundation probability and depth statistics at San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico
Sea-level rise and high tide flooding inundation probability and depth statistics at Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
Sea-level rise and high tide flooding inundation probability and depth statistics at Biscayne National Park, Florida
Sea-level rise and high tide flooding inundation probability and depth statistics at Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
When and where could rising seas cross thresholds for initiating wetland drowning across conterminous United States?
Sea-level rise and high tide flooding inundation probability and depth statistics at De Soto National Memorial, Florida
Wetland migration analysis for relative sea-level rise scenarios in Nassau and Duval Counties, Florida
Corrected digital elevation model in coastal wetlands in Nassau and Duval Counties, Florida, 2018
Sea-level rise and high tide flooding inundation probability and depth statistics in Nassau and Duval Counties, Florida
A mangrove forest along the western Gulf of Mexico coast (near Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico). With warming winters, mangrove forests are expected to expand northward at the expense of salt marshes in parts of Texas, Louisiana, and north Florida.
A mangrove forest along the western Gulf of Mexico coast (near Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico). With warming winters, mangrove forests are expected to expand northward at the expense of salt marshes in parts of Texas, Louisiana, and north Florida.
Causal effects verses causal mechanisms: Two traditions with different requirements and contributions towards causal understanding
Ecological thresholds and transformations due to climate change: The role of abiotic stress
Waterfront property owners' shoreline preferences amid salt marsh to mangrove transitions
Salt marsh habitats and diamondback terrapins in a rapidly changing climate: A review
Mangrove freeze resistance and resilience across a tropical-temperate transitional zone
Coastal wetlands in the Anthropocene
Marshes to mangroves: Residential surveys reveal perceived wetland trade-offs for ecosystem services
Projected sea-level rise and high tide flooding at San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico
Projected sea-level rise and high tide flooding at Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
Projected sea-level rise and high tide flooding at Biscayne National Park, Florida
A conterminous United States–Wide validation of relative tidal elevation products
Projected changes in mangrove distribution and vegetation structure under climate change in the southeastern United States
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.