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).
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
Decision Support for Managers Restoring Texas Coastal Marshes with Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
Habitat Vulnerability to Climate Change: Identifying Climate Change Induced Mass Mortality Events Across Large Landscapes of the United States
Understanding Ecosystem Response and Infrastructure Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise for Gulf Islands National Seashore
Coastal Wetland Dynamics and Impacts on Hurricane Flood Risk along the Texas Gulf Coast in a Changing Climate
Evaluating Impacts of Border Wall Construction on Wildlife Entrapment and Drowning in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
Landscape Connectivity and Wildlife Access to Water in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
Mangrove Forest Responses to Sea-Level Rise in the Greater Everglades
Barriers and Opportunities for Landward Migration of Coastal Wetlands along Texas' Upper and Middle Coast
Restoring Texas Coastal Wetlands: Decision Support for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
Understanding Ecosystem Response and Infrastructure Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise for Several National Parks and Preserves in the South Atlantic-Gulf Region
Winter Climate Change and the Northward Range Expansion of Tropical Invasive Plants in the Southeastern United States
The Response of Coastal Wetlands to Sea-level Rise: Understanding how Macroscale Drivers Influence Local Processes and Feedbacks
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
Projected mangrove distribution and ecosystem properties in the southeastern United States under climate change
Everglades mangrove vegetation data from 23 long-term plots (1992-2011)
Digitized mangrove-marsh ecotone boundaries for Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve (Florida, USA) in 2013 and 2019
Estuarine vegetated wetland change scenarios for estuaries in the conterminous United States, 1996–2019
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.
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
Projected changes in mangrove distribution and vegetation structure under climate change in the southeastern United States
Projected sea-level rise and high tide flooding at Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
Rising seas could cross thresholds for initiating coastal wetland drowning within decades across much of the United States
Four decades of data indicate that planted mangroves stored up to 75% of the carbon stocks found in intact mature stands
Projected sea-level rise and high tide flooding at De Soto National Memorial, Florida
Projected sea-level rise and high tide flooding at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Florida
Enhancing assessments of coastal wetland migration potential with sea-level rise: Accounting for uncertainty in elevation data, tidal data, and future water levels
Linking temperature sensitivity of mangrove communities, populations and individuals across a tropical-temperate transitional zone
Soil elevation change in mangrove forests and marshes of the greater Everglades: A regional synthesis of surface elevation table-marker horizon (SET-MH) data
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
Decision Support for Managers Restoring Texas Coastal Marshes with Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
Habitat Vulnerability to Climate Change: Identifying Climate Change Induced Mass Mortality Events Across Large Landscapes of the United States
Understanding Ecosystem Response and Infrastructure Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise for Gulf Islands National Seashore
Coastal Wetland Dynamics and Impacts on Hurricane Flood Risk along the Texas Gulf Coast in a Changing Climate
Evaluating Impacts of Border Wall Construction on Wildlife Entrapment and Drowning in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
Landscape Connectivity and Wildlife Access to Water in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
Mangrove Forest Responses to Sea-Level Rise in the Greater Everglades
Barriers and Opportunities for Landward Migration of Coastal Wetlands along Texas' Upper and Middle Coast
Restoring Texas Coastal Wetlands: Decision Support for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
Understanding Ecosystem Response and Infrastructure Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise for Several National Parks and Preserves in the South Atlantic-Gulf Region
Winter Climate Change and the Northward Range Expansion of Tropical Invasive Plants in the Southeastern United States
The Response of Coastal Wetlands to Sea-level Rise: Understanding how Macroscale Drivers Influence Local Processes and Feedbacks
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
Projected mangrove distribution and ecosystem properties in the southeastern United States under climate change
Everglades mangrove vegetation data from 23 long-term plots (1992-2011)
Digitized mangrove-marsh ecotone boundaries for Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve (Florida, USA) in 2013 and 2019
Estuarine vegetated wetland change scenarios for estuaries in the conterminous United States, 1996–2019
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.
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
Projected changes in mangrove distribution and vegetation structure under climate change in the southeastern United States
Projected sea-level rise and high tide flooding at Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
Rising seas could cross thresholds for initiating coastal wetland drowning within decades across much of the United States
Four decades of data indicate that planted mangroves stored up to 75% of the carbon stocks found in intact mature stands
Projected sea-level rise and high tide flooding at De Soto National Memorial, Florida
Projected sea-level rise and high tide flooding at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Florida
Enhancing assessments of coastal wetland migration potential with sea-level rise: Accounting for uncertainty in elevation data, tidal data, and future water levels
Linking temperature sensitivity of mangrove communities, populations and individuals across a tropical-temperate transitional zone
Soil elevation change in mangrove forests and marshes of the greater Everglades: A regional synthesis of surface elevation table-marker horizon (SET-MH) data
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.