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Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Mud on the Move: Predicting How Marshes Will Change as Sea Levels Rise - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57718.

Item Identification

Title: Mud on the Move: Predicting How Marshes Will Change as Sea Levels Rise - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Healthy tidal marshes support the food webs that underpin our fisheries; they mitigate the impact of coastal storms, and they improve water quality. However, as sea level rises, marshes are at risk from “drowning.” To survive, marshes must maintain their elevation relative to surrounding waters. They do this, in part, through accretion, a process by which sediment suspended in the water accumulates on the marsh’s surface. For marshes to survive, accretion must keep pace with sea level rise. Making decisions to support marsh sustainability depends on the ability to accurately measure suspended sediment concentrations, yet current monitoring programs lack well-tested, effective approaches to doing so.

Purpose:

The project team addressed this gap by developing a protocol to assess suspended sediment in tidal marshes, improve understanding of sediment dynamics, increase the accuracy of ecological models, and inform marsh conservation and restoration for the future.

Supplemental Information:

Project Lead and Contact:

Matt Ferner, San Francisco Bay NERR, mferner@sfsu.edu

Project Type: Collaborative Research

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY
UNCONTROLLED
None climate change
None marsh accretion
None restoration
None sea level rise
None sediment transport

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Grand Bay, MS
None North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC
None San Franciso Bay, CA

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Distribution Liability:

The distributor does not assume liability.

Support Roles

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 878802
Date Effective From: 2017-10-31
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Cothran, Jeremy
Email Address: jeremy.cothran@gmail.com

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 880932
W° Bound: -88.48
E° Bound: -88.39
N° Bound: 30.43
S° Bound: 30.31
Description

Grand Bay, MS NERR

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 2

CC ID: 880933
W° Bound: -79.285
E° Bound: -79.15
N° Bound: 33.375
S° Bound: 33.204
Description

North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC NERR

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 3

CC ID: 880934
W° Bound: -122.505
E° Bound: -122.45
N° Bound: 38.014
S° Bound: 37.98
Description

San Franciso Bay, CA NERR

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 878806
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2013-09-01
End: 2014-08-01

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Use Constraints:

Cite this dataset when used as a source: NOAA retains the right to analyze, synthesize and publish summaries of the NERRS/NSC data. The NERRS/NSC retains the right to be fully credited for having collected and process the data. Following academic courtesy standards, the NERR site where the data were collected should be contacted and fully acknowledged in any subsequent publications in which any part of the data are used. The data enclosed within this package/transmission are only as accurate as the quality assurance and quality control procedures that are described in the associated metadata reporting statement allow. The user bears all responsibility for its subsequent use/misuse in any further analyses or comparisons. The Federal government does not assume liability to the Recipient or third persons, nor will the Federal government reimburse or indemnify the Recipient for its liability due to any losses resulting in any way from the use of this data. Requested citation format: NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Science Collaborative(NSC).

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 878803
URL: http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Ferner13
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 57718
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:57718
Metadata Record Created By: Jeremy Cothran
Metadata Record Created: 2019-09-24 18:29+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2019-11-01
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2019-11-01
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2020-11-01