Inventory and protection of salt marshes from risks of sea-level rise at Acadia National Park, Maine
Dudley RW and Nielsen MG. 2011. Inventory and protection of salt marshes from risks of sea-level rise at Acadia National Park, Maine. Fact Sheet 2011-0315. USGS Maine Water Science Center. Augusta, Maine
A study conducted on the salt marshes of Acadia National Park assessing the risks of sea-level rise to the salt marsh ecosystem. From document Introduction: "Recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) climate studies in the northeastern United States have shown substantial evidence of climate-related changes during the last 100 years, including earlier snowmelt runoff, decreasing occurrence of river ice, and decreasing winter snowpack. These studies related to climate change are being expanded to include investigation of coastal wetlands that might be at risk for sea-level rise. Coastal wetlands, particularly salt marshes, are important ecosystems that provide wildlife nursery and breeding habitat, migratory bird habitat, water quality enhancement, and shoreline erosion control. The USGS is investigating salt marshes in Acadia National Park with the goal of determining which salt marshes may be threatened by sea-level rise and which salt marshes may be able to adapt to sea-level rise by migrating into adjacent low-lying lands." /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /ACADIA NATIONAL PARK/
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Dudley, Robert; Nielsen, Martha
- Date of Issue
- 2011-02
- Publisher
- USGS Maine Water Science Center
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Abundance, Biomass, Carbon, Density, Marshes, Salt Marshes, Sea Level, Sea level , Vascular Plants, Wetland, Wetlands