Soil elevation change in mangrove forests and marshes of the Greater Everglades between 1993 to 2021: a regional synthesis of surface elevation table-marker horizon (SET-MH) data

Publication Date

2022-05-13

Start Date

1993

End Date

2021

Feher, L.C, Osland, M.J., McKee, K.L, Krauss, K.W., Cahoon, D.R, Lynch, J.C., Anderson, G.H., Vervaeke, W.C., and Smith, T.J., III, 2022, Soil elevation change in mangrove forests and marshes of the Greater Everglades between 1993 to 2021: a regional synthesis of surface elevation table-marker horizon (SET-MH) data: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HKUW17.

Type: Related Primary Publication

Coastal wetlands are threatened by accelerated sea-level rise. Some coastal wetlands can adapt to rising seas via feedbacks that build soil elevation. However, elevated rates of sea-level rise can lead to wetland loss. There is a pressing need to better understand regional and landscape variability in rates of wetland soil elevation change. Here, we combined SET-MH data from five different U.S. Geological Survey efforts to monitor surface elevation change in the coastal wetlands of the Greater Everglades region of south Florida. These data were combined with additional SET-MH data provided by collaborators at the South Florida Water Management District, Florida International University, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. National Park Service to provide a regional synthesis of available data regarding surface elevation change dynamics in coastal wetlands of the Greater Everglades.

• USGS Data Release Products
• USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center