Photo by Brittani Crawford
What’s Next: A Coastal Wetlands Workshop
Workshop Resources
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Quick overview:
Wednesday, 2/15- Boat Tour
Thursday, 2/16- Lightning presentations and State of the Reserve
Friday, 2/17- Hike and group dinner
Saturday, 2/18- Group discussion
Full agenda can be found here. -
GTM Research Reserve Boundary with Partners
GTM Research Reserve Boundary
Conservation Lands in and near GTM – North
Conservation Lands in and near GTM – South
Conservation Land Cover (CLC) Communities – North
Conservation Land Cover (CLC) Communities – South
Erosion of Shell Bluff along the Tolomato River -
Be sure to check out the annual metadata reports included in the download. They are full of information about the monitoring program. In addition to QAQC notes and flags, metadata reports include maps, methods, elevation survey information, site characteristics, species lists, and associated research. Here is the 2021 metadata report.
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Click here to view.
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Click here to view.
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Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, Lia Sansom, GTM National Estuarine Research Reserve
Cultural Resources and Heritage at Risk at the GTM Research Reserve, Emily Jane Murray and Sarah Miller, Flagler College
Archaeological Applications of Sea Level Rise and Shoreline Climate Models, Lindsey Cochran, East Tennessee State University
Examining Salt Marsh Over Enrichment and Facilitation Through the Lens of Dimensional Stability, Emory Wellman, University of Florida
The Rise and Fall of Sedimentary Organic Matter at Wright’s Landing, Melissa Southwell, Flagler College
Mangrove Encroachment, Wetland Elevation, and Hydrology, Samantha Chapman, Villanova University
The Interplay of Nitrogen and Coastal Wetland Processes in Marsh Mangrove Ecotone, Adam Langley, Villanova University
Climate change and salt marsh restoration: When multiple stressors combine forces, Anna Braswell, University of Florida
Ecosystem Resilience in Coastal Wetlands (Heterogeneity is Hard), Scott Jones, University of North Florida
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources: Coastal Wetland Research and Monitoring, Pam Marcum, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Aquatic Habitat Conservation and Restoration, Annie Roddenberry, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Oh When Mangroves Go Marching In: Restoration, Stressors, and Threats, Jay Black and Marissa Figueroa, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Marching Mangroves: Surviving the Freeze? Ches Vervaeke, National Park Service
Florida’s Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Programs for Coastal and Oyster Habitat, Heather Stewart, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Pathways to Resilience: Coastal Wetland Migration, Mary Schoell, Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Southeast Salt Marsh Conservation Plan, Ramesh Buch and Heather Nagy, North Florida Land Trust
Partners in Preservation, Jenny Hinton, City of Jacksonville
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Coastal Habitat Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program (CHIMMP)
Publication on use of non-plastic materials for oyster reef and shoreline restoration
Molino, G.D., Carr, J.A., Ganju, N.K. and Kirwan, M.L. (2022), Variability in marsh migration potential determined by topographic rather than anthropogenic constraints in the Chesapeake Bay region. Limnol. Oceanogr. Lett, 7: 321-331. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10262
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Share your photos from the workshop with the group on this Google Drive folder.
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Notes from the workshop can be found here.
Coastal Wetlands (marshes and mangroves)
2022 State of the Reserve Presentations
Water Quality and Coastal Wetlands, Nikki Dix, Ph.D., GTM Research Reserve
Coastal Wetlands in the GTM Research Reserve, Nikki Dix, Ph.D., GTM Research Reserve
GTM Salt Marsh Monitoring: 10-year review, Pamela Marcum and Alexandria Knoell, GTM Research Reserve
Evaluation of Climate Induced Changes to Porewater Biogeochemistry in Mangrove/Saltmarsh Ecotone, Anna Beard, Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience
Effects of Fiddler Crab Bioturbation on Mangroves on the Northeastern Florida Coast, Nicole Spanier, Villanova University
Exploring the Role of Elevation in Determining the Establishment of Avicennia germinans in the Tidal Marsh and Mangrove Ecotone of Northeastern Florida, Damir Creecy, Villanova University
Nitrogen Addition Enhances Freeze Resistance and Alters Leaf Litter Dynamics for Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) in a Temperate-tropical Ecotone, Emily Dangremond, Ph.D., Roosevelt University
Invasive Hogs Alter Salt Marsh Functioning, Ecosystem Service Provisioning, and Resilience, Hallie Fischman, University of Florida
2021 State of the Reserve Presentations
The state of the marshes in the Guana Tolomato Matanzas Estuary, Nikki Dix, Ph.D., GTM Research Reserve
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
Salt marsh plant community structure influences success of Avicennia germinans during poleward encroachment, Tess Adgie, Villanova University
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
Belowground warming alters the growth responses of Avicennia germinans and Spartina alterniflora, Harris Stevens, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
The role of elevation in the northward advance of Avicennia germinans at GTM Research Reserve, Ches Vervaeke, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Implications of mangrove migration into saltmarsh habitat: Resilience to sea level rise, Jim Morris, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
2020 State of the Reserve Presentations
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)