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
Enhancing the Capacity of Coastal Wetlands to Adapt to Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Development
Establishing a Foundation for Understanding Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Wetland Ecosystems
Ecological Implications of Mangrove Forest Migration in the Southeastern U.S.
Local and landscape-scale data describing patterns of coastal wetland loss in the Texas Chenier Plain, U.S.A.
Temperature thresholds for black mangrove freeze damage, mortality, and recovery: refining tipping points for range expansion in a warming climate
Using relative topography and elevation uncertainty to delineate dune habitat on barrier islands
Microclimate influences mangrove freeze damage: Implications for range expansion in response to changing macroclimate
Winter climate change and coastal wetland foundation species in the southeastern United States
Landward migration of tidal saline wetlands with sea-level rise and urbanization: a comparison of northern Gulf of Mexico estuaries
The impact of lidar elevation uncertainty on mapping intertidal habitats on barrier islands
Barrier island habitat map and vegetation survey, Dauphin Island, AL, 2015
Assessing coastal wetland vulnerability to sea-level rise along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast: gaps and opportunities for developing a coordinated regional sampling network
Linear and nonlinear effects of temperature and precipitation on ecosystem properties in tidal saline wetlands
Climatic controls on the global distribution, abundance, and species richness of mangrove forests
Vegetation, soil, and landscape data
Identifying the ecological and management implications of mangrove migration in the northern Gulf of Mexico
The distribution and structure of mangroves (Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle) near a rapidly changing range limit in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Effects of chronic and acute stressors on transplanted black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) seedlings along an eroding Louisiana shoreline
Assessing habitat change and migration of barrier islands
Reply to comment by R. Parkinson on “Increasing rates of carbon burial in southwest Florida coastal wetlands” by J. Breithaupt et al.
Tropicalization of temperate ecosystems in North America: The northward range expansion of tropical organisms in response to warming winter temperatures
A comparison of plant communities in restored, old field, and remnant coastal prairies
Changes in ecosystem nitrogen and carbon allocation with black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) encroachment into Spartina alterniflora salt marsh
Frequency of extreme freeze events controls the distribution and structure of black mangroves (Avicennia germinans) near their northern range limit in coastal Louisiana
A tropical cyclone-induced ecological regime shift: Mangrove forest conversion to mudflat in Everglades National Park (Florida, USA)
Final project memorandum: Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center Project
Local sea level rise information sheets for Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida
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
Enhancing the Capacity of Coastal Wetlands to Adapt to Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Development
Establishing a Foundation for Understanding Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Wetland Ecosystems
Ecological Implications of Mangrove Forest Migration in the Southeastern U.S.
Local and landscape-scale data describing patterns of coastal wetland loss in the Texas Chenier Plain, U.S.A.
Temperature thresholds for black mangrove freeze damage, mortality, and recovery: refining tipping points for range expansion in a warming climate
Using relative topography and elevation uncertainty to delineate dune habitat on barrier islands
Microclimate influences mangrove freeze damage: Implications for range expansion in response to changing macroclimate
Winter climate change and coastal wetland foundation species in the southeastern United States
Landward migration of tidal saline wetlands with sea-level rise and urbanization: a comparison of northern Gulf of Mexico estuaries
The impact of lidar elevation uncertainty on mapping intertidal habitats on barrier islands
Barrier island habitat map and vegetation survey, Dauphin Island, AL, 2015
Assessing coastal wetland vulnerability to sea-level rise along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast: gaps and opportunities for developing a coordinated regional sampling network
Linear and nonlinear effects of temperature and precipitation on ecosystem properties in tidal saline wetlands
Climatic controls on the global distribution, abundance, and species richness of mangrove forests
Vegetation, soil, and landscape data
Identifying the ecological and management implications of mangrove migration in the northern Gulf of Mexico
The distribution and structure of mangroves (Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle) near a rapidly changing range limit in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Effects of chronic and acute stressors on transplanted black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) seedlings along an eroding Louisiana shoreline
Assessing habitat change and migration of barrier islands
Reply to comment by R. Parkinson on “Increasing rates of carbon burial in southwest Florida coastal wetlands” by J. Breithaupt et al.
Tropicalization of temperate ecosystems in North America: The northward range expansion of tropical organisms in response to warming winter temperatures
A comparison of plant communities in restored, old field, and remnant coastal prairies
Changes in ecosystem nitrogen and carbon allocation with black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) encroachment into Spartina alterniflora salt marsh
Frequency of extreme freeze events controls the distribution and structure of black mangroves (Avicennia germinans) near their northern range limit in coastal Louisiana
A tropical cyclone-induced ecological regime shift: Mangrove forest conversion to mudflat in Everglades National Park (Florida, USA)
Final project memorandum: Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center Project
Local sea level rise information sheets for Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida
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.