Michael J. Osland Kereen T. Griffith Jack C. Larriviere Laura C. Feher Donald R. Cahoon Nicholas M. Enwright David A. Oster John M. Tirpak Mark S. Woodrey Renee C. Collini Joseph J. Baustian Joshua L. Breithaupt Julia A. Cherry Nicole Cormier Carlos A. Coronado-Molina Joseph F. Donoghue Sean A. Graham Jennifer W. Harper Mark W. Hester Rebecca J. Howard Ken W. Krauss Daniel E. Kroes Robert R. Lane Karen L. McKee Irving A. Mendelssohn Beth A. Middleton Jena A. Moon Sarai C. Piazza Nicole M. Rankin Fred H. Sklar Greg D. Steyer Kathleen M. Swanson Christopher M. Swarzenski William C. Vervaeke Jonathan M. Willis K. Van Wilson 2017 Assessing coastal wetland vulnerability to sea-level rise along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast: gaps and opportunities for developing a coordinated regional sampling network Tabular Digital Data Lafayette, LA U.S. Geological Survey https://doi.org/10.5066/F79S1PJ5 The study area included the coasts of all five U.S. states along the northern Gulf of Mexico (i.e., Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas). We contacted federal, state, and university-affiliated scientists working with SET-MH data within this area to obtain the geographic coordinates and the installation year for each SET-MH station. Please note that while our inventory is extensive and includes most SET-MH stations in the region, our inventory is not fully exhaustive; in other words, it is possible that some stations in the region are not contained within this inventory. The SET-MH stations in our dataset include original SET, deep rod SET (RSET), and shallow RSET benchmarks. Coastal wetland responses to sea-level rise are greatly influenced by biogeomorphic processes that affect wetland surface elevation. Small changes in elevation relative to sea level can lead to comparatively large changes in ecosystem structure, function, and stability. The surface elevation table-marker horizon (SET-MH) approach is being used globally to quantify the relative contributions of processes affecting wetland elevation change. Historically, SET-MH measurements have been obtained at local scales to address site-specific research questions. However, in the face of accelerated sea-level rise, there is an increasing need for elevation change network data that can be incorporated into regional ecological models and vulnerability assessments. In particular, there is a need for long-term, high-temporal resolution data that are strategically distributed across ecologically-relevant abiotic gradients. Here, we quantify the distribution of SET-MH stations along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast (USA) across political boundaries (states), wetland habitats, and ecologically-relevant abiotic gradients (i.e., gradients in temperature, precipitation, elevation, and relative sea-level rise). This regional network would provide data for predicting and preparing for the responses of coastal wetlands to accelerated sea-level rise and other aspects of global change. 2017 publication date Complete Not planned -98.2178 -79.9365 32.1008 23.7246 USGS Thesaurus ecosystem monitoring coastal processes field monitoring stations SET RSET benchmarks USGS Metadata Identifier USGS:594003dee4b0764e6c63110b Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Gulf of Mexico none none Michael J Osland U.S. Geological Survey, SOUTHEAST REGION Research Ecologist mailing address
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Lafayette LA 70506 US 337-266-8664 mosland@usgs.gov Michael J. Osland Kereen T. Griffith Jack C. Larriviere Laura C. Feher Donald R. Cahoon Nicholas M. Enwright David A. Oster John M. Tirpak Mark S. Woodrey Renee C. Collini Joseph J. Baustian Joshua L. Breithaupt Julia A. Cherry Nicole Cormier Carlos A. Coronado-Molina Joseph F. Donoghue Sean A. Graham Jennifer W. Harper Mark W. Hester Rebecca J. Howard Ken W. Krauss Daniel E. Kroes Robert R. Lane Karen L. McKee Irving A. Mendelssohn Beth A. Middleton Jena A. Moon Sarai C. Piazza Nicole M. Rankin Fred H. Sklar Greg D. Steyer Kathleen M. Swanson Christopher M. Swarzenski William C. Vervaeke Jonathan M. Willis K. Van Wilson 2017 Assessing coastal wetland vulnerability to sea-level rise along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast: gaps and opportunities for developing a coordinated regional sampling network PLOS ONE PLOS ONE https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183431 No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted We contacted federal, state, and university-affiliated scientists working with SET-MH data within the coastal areas of the five states in the northern Gulf of Mexico (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas) to obtain the geographic coordinates and the installation year for each SET-MH station. 2017 Gulf_SET_inventory.csv Table containing attribute information associated with the data set. Producer defined id An identification number given to this SET for the purposes of this inventory. Producer defined 1 824 contact_na Name of the person to contact for more information. Producer defined Name of the person to contact for more information. pi_lastnam Last name of Principal Investigator (PI) or primary contact. Producer defined Last name of Principal Investigator (PI) or primary contact. pi_firstna First name of Principal Investigator (PI) or primary contact Producer defined First name of Principal Investigator (PI) or primary contact. organizati Name of organization that the PI or SET is associated with. Producer defined Name of organization that the PI or SET is associated with. install_ye Year of installation. Producer defined 1991 2017 longitude Longitude for SET location rounded to two decimal places (NAD83, decimal degrees). Producer defined Longitude for SET location rounded to two decimal places (NAD83, decimal degrees). latitude Latitude for SET location rounded to two decimal places (NAD83, decimal degrees). Producer defined Latitude for SET location rounded to two decimal places (NAD83, decimal degrees). contact_em E-mail address of the person to contact for more information. Producer defined E-mail address of the person to contact for more information. SET_number Number of SETs at a site. Producer defined 1 24 USGS - ScienceBase mailing and physical
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