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Conceptual marsh units of Massachusetts salt marshes

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for Massachusetts, developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and tidal range are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. The U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands. For this purpose, the response and resilience of coastal wetlands to physical factors need to be assessed in terms of the ensuing change to their vulnerability and ecosystem services.

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Author(s) Kate Ackerman orcid, Zafer Defne orcid, Neil Kamal Ganju orcid
Publication Date 2021-09-29
Beginning Date of Data 2021
Ending Date of Data 2021
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P97E086F
Citation Ackerman, K., Defne, Z., and Ganju, N.K., 2021, Conceptual marsh units of Massachusetts salt marshes: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P97E086F.
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