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
Climate Change Effects on Coastal Marsh Foundation Species
Mangrove Forest Responses to Sea-Level Rise in the Greater Everglades
Assessing Environmental Stress in Mature Mangrove Stands: Linkages to Nutrient Loading
Sea-level Rise Vulnerability of Mangrove Forests in Micronesia and the Pacific
Geospatially Enabled, Web-based Habitat Reporting Tool to Support Monitoring and Assessment along the Louisiana Shore
Louisiana Barrier Island Habitat Mapping and Change Assessment
Coastal Ecosystem Response to Sea-level Rise
Ecological Stressors - Rocky Coastlines, Mangroves, Marshes, Droughts, and Storms
Wetland Restoration in the San Francisco Bay Delta and Pacific Northwest
Mangroves vs. Salt Marshes: Mangrove Forest Range Expansion at the Expense of Salt Marshes
Mangrove Migration Network
Macroclimatic Controls of Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Structure and Function
Evaluating Structural and Surface Elevation Recovery of Restored Mangroves
Stress Physiology, Scaling, and Water Use of Forested Wetland Trees and Stands
RESTORE Science: Inventory of Gulf Ecosystem Indicators Using an Ecological Resilience Framework
Surface Elevation Vulnerability of Coastal Forested Wetlands to Sea-Level Rise
Population Biology and Ecology of Diamondback Terrapins in Mangrove Forested Ecosystems in the Greater Everglades
Connectivity of Tropical Marine Ecosystems: Understanding Biodiversity and Trophic Relationships in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
Life on the Edge: Can Corals in Mangroves Provide Insights into Climate Change and Recovery following Severe Hurricane Damage?
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.
Soil surface elevation change data from rod surface elevation tables (rSET) from mangrove forests at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida (2018-2022)
Soil and pneumatophore CO2 flux data by nutrient treatment (N, P) for mangroves of Ding Darling NWR, Sanibel Island, Florida (2020)
Sap flow, leaf water use efficiency, and partial weather station data to support stand water use modeling by nutrient treatment (N, P) for mangroves of Ding Darling NWR, Sanibel Island, Florida (2019-2020)
Elevation and Mangrove Cover Projections under Sea-Level Rise Scenarios at J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, 2020-2100
Soil elevation change in mangrove forests and marshes of the Greater Everglades: a regional synthesis of surface elevation table-marker horizon (SET-MH) data
Mangrove Peat Radiocarbon Ages From Snipe and Swan Key, FL
The distribution and structure of mangroves (Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle) near a rapidly changing range limit in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Caminada Headland restoration area - 2017 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
Caminada Headland restoration area - 2015 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
Caminada Headland restoration area - 2012 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2019 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2018 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
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.
Soil elevation change in mangrove forests and marshes of the greater Everglades: A regional synthesis of surface elevation table-marker horizon (SET-MH) data
Rapidly changing range limits in a warming world: Critical data limitations and knowledge gaps for advancing understanding of mangrove range dynamics in the southeastern USA
Changes in mangrove blue carbon under elevated atmospheric CO2
Framework for facilitating mangrove recovery after hurricanes on Caribbean islands
Mangrove reforestation provides greater blue carbon benefit than afforestation for mitigating global climate change
Mangroves provide blue carbon ecological value at a low freshwater cost
A comprehensive assessment of mangrove species and carbon stock on Pohnpei, Micronesia
Elevations of mangrove forests of Pohnpei, Micronesia
The impacts of mangrove range expansion on wetland ecosystem services in the southeastern United States: Current understanding, knowledge gaps, and emerging research needs
Recent nitrogen storage and accumulation rates in mangrove soils exceed historic rates in the urbanized San Juan Bay Estuary (Puerto Rico, United States)
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
Climate Change Effects on Coastal Marsh Foundation Species
Mangrove Forest Responses to Sea-Level Rise in the Greater Everglades
Assessing Environmental Stress in Mature Mangrove Stands: Linkages to Nutrient Loading
Sea-level Rise Vulnerability of Mangrove Forests in Micronesia and the Pacific
Geospatially Enabled, Web-based Habitat Reporting Tool to Support Monitoring and Assessment along the Louisiana Shore
Louisiana Barrier Island Habitat Mapping and Change Assessment
Coastal Ecosystem Response to Sea-level Rise
Ecological Stressors - Rocky Coastlines, Mangroves, Marshes, Droughts, and Storms
Wetland Restoration in the San Francisco Bay Delta and Pacific Northwest
Mangroves vs. Salt Marshes: Mangrove Forest Range Expansion at the Expense of Salt Marshes
Mangrove Migration Network
Macroclimatic Controls of Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Structure and Function
Evaluating Structural and Surface Elevation Recovery of Restored Mangroves
Stress Physiology, Scaling, and Water Use of Forested Wetland Trees and Stands
RESTORE Science: Inventory of Gulf Ecosystem Indicators Using an Ecological Resilience Framework
Surface Elevation Vulnerability of Coastal Forested Wetlands to Sea-Level Rise
Population Biology and Ecology of Diamondback Terrapins in Mangrove Forested Ecosystems in the Greater Everglades
Connectivity of Tropical Marine Ecosystems: Understanding Biodiversity and Trophic Relationships in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
Life on the Edge: Can Corals in Mangroves Provide Insights into Climate Change and Recovery following Severe Hurricane Damage?
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.
Soil surface elevation change data from rod surface elevation tables (rSET) from mangrove forests at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida (2018-2022)
Soil and pneumatophore CO2 flux data by nutrient treatment (N, P) for mangroves of Ding Darling NWR, Sanibel Island, Florida (2020)
Sap flow, leaf water use efficiency, and partial weather station data to support stand water use modeling by nutrient treatment (N, P) for mangroves of Ding Darling NWR, Sanibel Island, Florida (2019-2020)
Elevation and Mangrove Cover Projections under Sea-Level Rise Scenarios at J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, 2020-2100
Soil elevation change in mangrove forests and marshes of the Greater Everglades: a regional synthesis of surface elevation table-marker horizon (SET-MH) data
Mangrove Peat Radiocarbon Ages From Snipe and Swan Key, FL
The distribution and structure of mangroves (Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle) near a rapidly changing range limit in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Caminada Headland restoration area - 2017 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
Caminada Headland restoration area - 2015 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
Caminada Headland restoration area - 2012 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2019 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
Whiskey Island Caillou Lake Headlands restoration area - 2018 habitat map, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program
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.