Item talk:Q227417

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 "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/spcmsc/science/estuarine-shoreline-change-research-project",
 "headline": "Estuarine Shoreline Change Research Project",
 "datePublished": "January 14, 2022",
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     "name": "Kathryn E L Smith, Ph.D.",
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     "name": "Joseph F. Terrano",
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     "text": "As sea level rises, coastal wetlands can maintain area by accreting vertically by accumulating sediment or organic matter resulting in elevation gain and/or migrating horizontally toward the upland by converting upland forests to wetlands (also known as upland transgression). Shoreline change, also called the linear regression rate (LRR), is calculated using the slope of the linear trend between three or more shoreline positions over time. Shoreline change rates can be used for evaluating living shoreline resources, decision-making for future resource planning, and restoration planning for both protected and open-ocean shorelines. Shoreline change rates, upland transgression, and vertical accretion are critical components for long-term marsh development and evaluating whether wetland habitats will persist under rising sea level or result in habitat loss. In addition, tropical storms impact coastal wetlands by changing the rate of shoreline erosion and vertical accretion. Evaluating both short- and long-term coastal hazards are critical steps in the coastal management and planning process."
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     "text": "In the past, shoreline change research has focused primarily on sandy beach shorelines, however understanding wetland shoreline change is equally as important due the diverse estuarine habitats at risk from habitat loss and expanding coastal communities under increasing threat from sea level rise and storms. This information can also be used for making decisions regarding living shoreline projects, protected species habitat management, land-use planning, and coastal restoration. For more information on the importance of, and the methodology used to study shoreline change, see the USGS National Shoreline Change geonarrative."
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     "text": "The goal of the estuarine shoreline change project is to define shoreline positions for historical and modern wetland shorelines and calculate rates of change along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts."
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     "text": "SPCMSC Research Ecologist Kathryn Smith and team publish a new paper."
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     "text": "600 4th Street South\nSt. Petersburg, FL 33701\nUnited States"
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     "text": "Read the recent publication: \"Coastal Wetland Shoreline Change Monitoring: A Comparison of Shorelines from High-Resolution WorldView Satellite Imagery, Aerial Imagery, and Field Surveys\""
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     "text": "Coastal wetlands serve as buffer zones between marine and terrestrial environments that protect upland environments and inland communities from waves, storms, sea level rise, and episodic flooding. Wetlands also provide habitat for commercially and ecologically important species, are an important component of global carbon budgets and are popular destinations for recreational activities like hunting, fishing, and hiking. Many coastal wetlands are in ecologically and economically important estuaries and are at severe risk to habitat loss from increasing urbanization, climate change, sea level rise, and storms."
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   "name": "St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center",
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