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An Unvegetated to Vegetated Ratio (UVVR) for coastal wetlands of the Conterminous United States (2014-2018)

This USGS Data Release represents geospatial data sets which were created to produce an Unvegetated to Vegetated Ratio (UVVR) for coastal wetlands of the conterminous […]

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An Unvegetated to Vegetated Ratio (UVVR) for coastal wetlands of the Conterminous United States (2014-2018)
This USGS Data Release represents geospatial data sets which were created to produce an Unvegetated to Vegetated Ratio (UVVR) for coastal wetlands of the conterminous […]
USFWS National Wetland Inventory
USFWS National Wetland Inventory
The Wetlands mapper is designed to deliver easy-to-use, map like views of America’s Wetland resources. It integrates digital map data along with other resource information […]
Economic Value of the Barnegat Bay Watershed
The water, natural resources, and ecosystems in the Barnegat Bay watershed contribute an economic value of $2 to $4 billion annually to the New Jersey […]
Recent Acceleration of Wetland Accretion and Carbon Accumulation Along the U.S. East Coast report
Recent Acceleration of Wetland Accretion and Carbon Accumulation Along the U.S. East Coast
The long-term stability of coastal wetlands is determined by interactions among sea level, plant primary production, sediment supply, and wetland vertical accretion. Human activities in […]
Evaluating Thin-Layer Sediment Placement as a Tool for Enhancing Tidal Marsh Resilience: a Coordinated Experiment Across Eight US National Estuarine Research Reserves report
Evaluating Thin-Layer Sediment Placement as a Tool for Enhancing Tidal Marsh Resilience: a Coordinated Experiment Across Eight US National Estuarine Research Reserves
Thin-layer sediment placement (TLP) is a promising management tool for enhancing tidal marsh resilience to rising seas. We conducted a 3-year experiment at eight US […]
How Much Marsh Restoration Is Enough to Deliver Wave Attenuation Coastal Protection Benefits? report
How Much Marsh Restoration Is Enough to Deliver Wave Attenuation Coastal Protection Benefits?
As coastal communities grow more vulnerable to sea-level rise and increased storminess, communities have turned to nature-based solutions to bolster coastal resilience and protection. Marshes […]
Data-driven modeling of wind waves in upper Delaware Bay with living shorelines study
Data-driven modeling of wind waves in upper Delaware Bay with living shorelines
Living shoreline projects have been built to preserve coastal ecosystems under future climate change and sea level rise. To quantify the wave power variation across […]
Relationships between ecosystem properties and sea‑level rise vulnerability of tidal wetlands of the U.S. Mid‑Atlantic report
Relationships between ecosystem properties and sea‑level rise vulnerability of tidal wetlands of the U.S. Mid‑Atlantic
Tidal wetlands in the Mid-Atlantic, USA, are experiencing high rates of relative sea level rise, and it is unclear whether they will be resilient in […]
Sand dunes management- a comparative analysis of ecological versus economic valuations study
Sand dunes management: a comparative analysis of ecological versus economic valuations applied to the coastal region in Israel
Mobile coastal dunes are of significant ecological importance both globally and locally. Yet a large portion of these dunes are disappearing due to encroachment of […]
Economic valuation of wetlands: a guide for policy makers and planners
Economic valuation of wetlands: a guide for policy makers and planners
This publication contains much helpful information on various economic techniques that are available by which to value wetland areas. The Guide draws out the importance […]