| Title | Insights into estuary habitat loss in the western United States using a new method for mapping maximum extent of tidal wetlands |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Brophy, Laura S., Correigh M. Greene, Van C. Hare, Brett Holycross, Andy Lanier, Walter N. Heady, Kevin O’Connor, Hiroo Imaki, Tanya Haddad, and Randy Dana |
| Secondary Title | PLoS One |
| Volume | 14 |
| Number | 8 |
| Date Published | 2019, Aug. 14 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | climate, habitats, human impacts, salinity, sea level, wetland vegetation, wetlands, remote sensing, mathematical modeling |
| Notes | This article recounts the techniques that led to the production of the 2017 maps to model the effects of sea level rise. The authors used lidar digital elevation models and other elevation models to develop new maps of current and historical wetlands on the United States West Coast. Their work shows that about 85% of historical wetlands have been lost, with most losses near major river deltas. “The new maps will help interested groups improve action plans for estuarine wetland habitat restoration and conservation, and will also provide a better baseline for understanding and predicting future changes with projected sea level rise” (from the Abstract). |
| URL | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0218558 |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0218558 |
