USGS National Wetlands Research Center: Global Climate Change Fact Sheets

Global Climate Change Fact Sheets

As part of the United States Global Change Research Program research framework on coastal lands and ecosystems, the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey (National Wetlands Research Center) entered into partnership with Rice University, Louisiana State University, Duke University, Clemson University, University of Southwestern Louisiana (University of Louisiana Lafayette), the University of Georgia, and the Virginia Institute of Marine Studies (University of Virginia) to:

document the current state and vulnerability of coastal ecosystems including an assessment of past changes in land-cover.
develop an understanding of the processes which underlie these changes.
predict the extent of future alterations to these habitats and the consequences for the sustainability of the resource and land base.

These documents summarize the initial findings of our collaborative efforts. An integrated approach addressing questions at the species, community, and landscape levels of organization focuses on factors related to hydroperiod, sea-level rise, disturbance events, and coastal marsh submergence.

The publications on this list are available in full from this web site, in the form of PDF files. We recommend using Adobe Reader to view these documents. To download a document, select its title.

Coastal Wetlands and Global Change: Overview Research

Global Change and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Research

Global Warming, Sea-level Rise, and Coastal Marsh Survival

Salt Tolerance of Southern Baldcypress

Effects of Climate Change on Southeastern Forests

Predicting Coastal Flooding and Wetland Loss

Modeling Hurricane Effects on Mangrove Ecosystems

Using Remote Sensing to Monitor Global Change

View NWRC Issues and Capabilities: Global Climate Change

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