77784 Data Set Published / External 47021 NERRS Project Completed Unknown Unknown 2024-09 Building on the momentum of an earlier collaborative project, this team and their users reunited to assess how mangrove recovery and resilience is impacted by repeated hurricane disturbance. The Project Mangrove ecosystems of the greater Caribbean region face increasingly frequent tropical cyclones. In 2017, mangrove ecosystems at Jobos Bay NERR and Rookery Bay NERR sustained major impacts from Hurricanes Maria and Irma respectively. Just five years later, both reserves were again impacted by tropical cyclones (Hurricanes Fiona and Ian). To evaluate how mangrove recovery and resilience is impacted by repeated disturbances, this project mapped habitat change and assessed hydrological regimes. This project's approach was adapted from an earlier initiative, the Mangrove Coast Collaborative (MCC). The MCC project had previously shown substantial recovery of the mangrove forest in both reserves after Hurricanes Maria and Irma, but had found persistent areas of minimal regeneration perhaps due to hydrological stress. Drawing on the strong collaborative foundation established by the MCC, this project team was able to mobilize quickly to assess the impacts of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian on ongoing mangrove recovery. Project users collaborated with the project team via three project advisory committees (PACs) which had previously been established as part of the MCC project. The project advisory committees, two local and one technical, helped guide the project's methods, which included generating habitat and mangrove change maps for each reserve through 2024. Additionally, the team collected data on water depth and porewater salinities in locations of mangrove forest having minimal recovery compared to reference sites to assess the impact of hydrological stress. Extended mapping of mangrove coverage and hydrology did not reveal additional impacts from Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. Instead, mapping showed an overall trend of increasing mangrove coverage; although locations of low recovery persist in both reserves. Both mapping and hydrologic datasets will serve as useful baselines for continued monitoring. Future research will be able to leverage the infrastructure and data derived from the project, and managers can immediately use the results from the project to influence policy for protection of the mangrove coastline. Finally, both reserves are better situated for future post-disturbance assessment and associated management planning. Building on the momentum of an earlier collaborative project, this team and their users reunited to assess how mangrove recovery and resilience is impacted by repeated hurricane disturbance. The Project Mangrove ecosystems of the greater Caribbean region face increasingly frequent tropical cyclones. In 2017, mangrove ecosystems at Jobos Bay NERR and Rookery Bay NERR sustained major impacts from Hurricanes Maria and Irma respectively. Just five years later, both reserves were again impacted by tropical cyclones (Hurricanes Fiona and Ian). To evaluate how mangrove recovery and resilience is impacted by repeated disturbances, this project mapped habitat change and assessed hydrological regimes. This project's approach was adapted from an earlier initiative, the Mangrove Coast Collaborative (MCC). The MCC project had previously shown substantial recovery of the mangrove forest in both reserves after Hurricanes Maria and Irma, but had found persistent areas of minimal regeneration perhaps due to hydrological stress. Drawing on the strong collaborative foundation established by the MCC, this project team was able to mobilize quickly to assess the impacts of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian on ongoing mangrove recovery. Project users collaborated with the project team via three project advisory committees (PACs) which had previously been established as part of the MCC project. The project advisory committees, two local and one technical, helped guide the project's methods, which included generating habitat and mangrove change maps for each reserve through 2024. Additionally, the team collected data on water depth and porewater salinities in locations of mangrove forest having minimal recovery compared to reference sites to assess the impact of hydrological stress. Extended mapping of mangrove coverage and hydrology did not reveal additional impacts from Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. Instead, mapping showed an overall trend of increasing mangrove coverage; although locations of low recovery persist in both reserves. Both mapping and hydrologic datasets will serve as useful baselines for continued monitoring. Future research will be able to leverage the infrastructure and data derived from the project, and managers can immediately use the results from the project to influence policy for protection of the mangrove coastline. Finally, both reserves are better situated for future post-disturbance assessment and associated management planning. Project and Co-Technical Lead: Danielle Ogurcak, Florida International University, dogurcak@fiu.edu Collaborative Leads: Marissa Figueroa, Rookery Bay NERR, Marissa.B.Figueroa@FloridaDEP.gov; Aitza Pabon, Jobos Bay NERR, apabon@drna.pr.gov Co-Technical Lead: Digna Rueda-Roa, University of South Florida, druedaro@usf.edu Partners: Florida International University Institute of Environment; University of South Florida Institute for Marine Remote Sensing Theme Coarse woody debris Theme Hurricane Maria Theme Mangrove cover change Theme Mangrove map Theme WorldView Theme black mangrove forest Theme disturbance Theme ecosystem resilience Theme field assessment Theme fine woody debris Theme habitat map Theme hydrologic monitoring Theme land cover Theme mangrove degradation Theme mangrove forest Theme mangrove recovery Theme mangrove time series analysis Theme mixed mangrove forest Theme permanent plot sampling Theme pneumatophore Theme porewater salinity Theme quadrat sampling Theme regeneration Theme southwest Florida Theme transect sampling Spatial Jobos Bay, PR NERR Spatial Puerto Rico Spatial Rookery Bay Spatial Rookery Bay, FL NERR Data Set As Needed The distributor does not assume liability. 77786 Published / External Other N/A Data Steward 2015 Organization Office for Coastal Management OCM https://ror.org/05v14bq57 2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston SC 29405-2413 https://www.coast.noaa.gov/ Distributor 2015 Organization Office for Coastal Management OCM https://ror.org/05v14bq57 2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston SC 29405-2413 https://www.coast.noaa.gov/ Metadata Contact 2017-10-31 Person Cothran, Jeremy jeremy.cothran@gmail.com Originator 2016-11 2019 Person Ralston, David dralston@whoi.edu Ground Condition -66.262 -66.2 17.97 17.91 Jobos Bay, PR NERR -81.78 -81.455 26.1 25.8 Rookery Bay, FL NERR Range 2023-10 2024-09 Unclassified None Cite this dataset when used as a source: NOAA retains the right to analyze, synthesize and publish summaries of the NERRS/NSC data. 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Requested citation format: NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Science Collaborative(NSC). https://nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Ogurcak23 2015 Organization Office for Coastal Management https://ror.org/05v14bq57 Ogurcak23 Multiple formats https://EDIrepository.org EDI repository Online Resource https://code.earthengine.google.com/43dcf3fa21c55013e0f8d8b54a1ff87f annual habitat maps Online Resource https://code.earthengine.google.com/?asset=projects/nerrs-mcc/assets/Final_mangroveMaps_MCC_Catalyst Final_mangroveMaps_MCC_Catalyst Online Resource https://code.earthengine.google.com/?asset=projects/nerrs-mcc/assets/nerrs_jobos_classmaps nerrs_jobos_classmaps Online Resource https://code.earthengine.google.com/?asset=projects/nerrs-mcc/assets/nerrs_rookery_classmaps nerrs_rookery_classmaps Online Resource https://github.com/USF-IMARS/wv-land-cover/tree/master wv-land-cover Online Resource https://github.com/USF-IMARS/wv-land-cover/tree/master/gee-uploads wv-land-cover/tree/master/gee-uploads Online Resource https://nerrs-mcc.projects.earthengine.app/view/land-classification-mosaics-jobos land-classification-mosaics-jobos Online Resource https://nerrs-mcc.projects.earthengine.app/view/land-classification-mosaics-rookery land-classification-mosaics-rookery Online Resource https://nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Ogurcak20 Ogurcak20 Online Resource https://nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Ogurcak23 Ogurcak23 Online Resource https://usf.app.box.com/s/7m79jwmg0j7sncd7fjrx0befpjjr4l38 rookery maps Online Resource https://usf.app.box.com/s/czj0v9w778wgixvqs6k5ds3otg5yf8d1 jobos maps Online Resource https://usf.app.box.com/s/z3sj5iwmyc7a1xu7x1zsxx9kj6jtc7l7 jobos map Online Resource https://usf.app.box.com/s/zfwz6jf0xqb2nv75tnhupu59prsq6qia rookery maps Online Resource N/A This information is detailed within the project links. This information is detailed within the project links. N/A 1 N/A Organization Office for Coastal Management OCM https://ror.org/05v14bq57 2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston SC 29405-2413 https://www.coast.noaa.gov/ 77786 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:77784 Jeremy Cothran 2025-09-22T19:07:29 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:17 2025-09-22 Office for Coastal Management OCM 1002 Public No No 2019-11-08 3 Years 2022-11-08