
Photo by Brittani Crawford
Managing Our Marshes
Panelist Resources
Resources Shared by Panelists
Jacksonville University’s Marine Science Research Institute: https://www.ju.edu/msri/
University of North Florida’s Coastal and Marine Biology Program: https://www.unf.edu/coas/biology/coastal_biology/about.aspx
Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve: www.gtmnerr.org
Access real-time and large amounts of water quality, weather, and vegetation data from the NERRS at www.nerrsdata.org
The National Science Foundation - funded WETFEET team (#Wetfeetproject) is studying how Florida coastal wetlands provide ecosystem services for human beings. www.wetfeetproject.com
Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
Southeast Coast Inventory & Monitoring Network (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
Story Map of Challenges and Opportunities for Sustaining Coastal Wetlands and Oyster Reefs in the Southeastern United States
Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability: https://serppas.org/
Additional Resources
The state of the marshes in the Guana Tolomato Matanzas Estuary, Nikki Dix, Ph.D., GTM Research Reserve (from 2021 State of the Reserve, recorded PowerPoint presentation)
Additional detailed information about the Wetland Surface Elevation Table (SET) Data mentioned in this presentation. Wetland Surface Elevation Table (SET) Data for Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM) Florida, 2013-2019
Warming and mangrove encroachment alter belowground processes with positive implications for surface elevation maintenance at the GTM Research Reserve: Findings from the WETFEET project, Samantha Chapman, Ph.D., Villanova University (from 2021 State of the Reserve, recorded PowerPoint presentation)
Salt marsh plant community structure influences success of Avicennia germinans during poleward encroachment, Tess Adgie, Villanova University (from 2021 State of the Reserve, recorded PowerPoint presentation)
How big changes are affecting the marsh’s smallest residents: How warming and shifting vegetation can affect benthic algae in coastal marshes, Gabriela Canas, University of North Florida (from 2021 State of the Reserve, recorded PowerPoint presentation)
Belowground warming alters the growth responses of Avicennia germinans and Spartina alterniflora, Harris Stevens, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (from 2021 State of the Reserve, recorded PowerPoint presentation)
The role of elevation in the northward advance of Avicennia germinans at GTM Research Reserve, Ches Vervaeke, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (from 2021 State of the Reserve, recorded PowerPoint presentation)
Implications of mangrove migration into saltmarsh habitat: Resilience to sea level rise, Jim Morris, Ph.D., University of South Carolina (from 2021 State of the Reserve, recorded PowerPoint presentation)
Challenges and Opportunities for Sustaining Southeastern US Coastal Wetlands and Reefs, Christine Angelini, Ph.D., University of Florida (from 2020 State of the Reserve, slide deck only)