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).
RESEARCH AREAS: ecology, global change, climate change, plant ecology, wetlands, restoration ecology, ecosystem ecology, biogeography, mangrove forests, salt marshes, sea-level rise
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Ecology, Duke University, 2009
B.A., Biology, Willamette University, 2000
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
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
Science and Products
Microclimate influences mangrove freeze damage: Implications for range expansion in response to changing macroclimate
Landscape conservation design for enhancing the adaptive capacity of coastal wetlands in the face of sea-level rise and coastal development
Mangrove forests in a rapidly changing world: Global change impacts and conservation opportunities along the Gulf of Mexico coast
Sensitivity of mangrove range limits to climate variability
Tropical wetlands in the Anthropocene: The critical role of wet-dry cycles
Climate and plant controls on soil organic matter in coastal wetlands
Coastal wetland adaptation to sea level rise: Quantifying potential for landward migration and coastal squeeze
Microspatial ecotone dynamics at a shifting range limit: plant–soil variation across salt marsh–mangrove interfaces
The impact of lidar elevation uncertainty on mapping intertidal habitats on barrier islands
Southeast
Advancing mangrove macroecology
Linear and nonlinear effects of temperature and precipitation on ecosystem properties in tidal saline wetlands
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
Microclimate influences mangrove freeze damage: Implications for range expansion in response to changing macroclimate
Landscape conservation design for enhancing the adaptive capacity of coastal wetlands in the face of sea-level rise and coastal development
Mangrove forests in a rapidly changing world: Global change impacts and conservation opportunities along the Gulf of Mexico coast
Sensitivity of mangrove range limits to climate variability
Tropical wetlands in the Anthropocene: The critical role of wet-dry cycles
Climate and plant controls on soil organic matter in coastal wetlands
Coastal wetland adaptation to sea level rise: Quantifying potential for landward migration and coastal squeeze
Microspatial ecotone dynamics at a shifting range limit: plant–soil variation across salt marsh–mangrove interfaces
The impact of lidar elevation uncertainty on mapping intertidal habitats on barrier islands
Southeast
Advancing mangrove macroecology
Linear and nonlinear effects of temperature and precipitation on ecosystem properties in tidal saline wetlands
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.