USGS Mississippi River Basin Science Dashboard

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Explore our science through the websites listed below. Project Names link to the website. Websites listed on this page are updated quarterly.

Project Name	Primary Investigator	Science Center
Adapting to Climate Change: Trends and Severe Storm Responses by Migratory Landbirds and Their Habitats	T.J. Zenzal, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Assessing the Potential Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Submersed Aquatic Vegetation and Waterfowl in the Northern Gulf of Mexico		Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Climate and Environmental Change in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean	Julie Richey, Ph.D. ; Caitlin Reynolds	St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Climate Change Effects on Coastal Marsh Foundation Species	Rebecca Howard , Ph.D. ; Camille LaFosse Stagg, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Climate-Driven Connectivity Between Prairie-Pothole and Riparian Wetlands in the Upper Mississippi River Watershed: Implications for Wildlife Habitat and Water Quality		Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Coastal Economic Vulnerability Index	Jeffrey Danielson	Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Applications Project
Communicating Future Sea-Level Rise Scenarios for Gulf Coast National Wildlife Refuge and National Park Lands		Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Estuarine and MaRsh Geology Research Project		St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Forecasting the Effects of Land-Use and Climate Change on Wildlife Communities and Habitats in the Lower Mississippi Valley		Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Gulf Coast Wetland Shoreline Change		Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Impacts of coastal and watershed changes on upper estuaries: causes and implications of wetland ecosystem transitions along the US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts	Ken Krauss, Ph.D. ; Gregory Noe ; Camille LaFosse Stagg, Ph.D. ; Hongqing Wang, Ph.D. ; Eric Ward, Ph.D.	Climate Research and Development Program
Incorporating Future Change into Current Conservation Planning: Evaluating Wetland Migration along the Gulf of Mexico under Alternative Sea-Level Rise and Urbanization Scenarios	Michael Johannes Osland, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Long-Term Carbon Burial in Marshes of the Mississippi River Delta	Gregg Snedden, Ph.D. ; Hongqing Wang, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Long-term Trends in Swamp Tree Growth across Drought and Salinity Gradients along the Northern Gulf Coast	Beth Middleton, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Mangrove Migration Network	Michael Johannes Osland, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Mangroves vs. Salt Marshes: Mangrove Forest Range Expansion at the Expense of Salt Marshes	Michael Johannes Osland, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Mississippi River Special Topic	JC Nelson	Midcontinent Region
Natural Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise - Subsidence and Wetland Loss Related to Fluid Energy Production, Gulf Coast Basin	James Flocks ; Kathryn Smith, Ph.D.	St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Restoration of Climate Change-Induced Retreat of Tidally Influenced Freshwater Forested Wetlands	Camille LaFosse Stagg, Ph.D. ; Ken Krauss, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Sea-level and Storm Impacts on Estuarine Environments and Shorelines (SSIEES)	Christopher Smith, Ph.D. ; Marci Marot ; Kathryn Smith, Ph.D.	St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Seasonal Surveys of Shorebird and Coastal Waterbird Utilization of Dredged Material Islands in the Baptiste Collette Bayou, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District, Louisiana	T.J. Zenzal, Ph.D. ; Amanda Anderson	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Study Area and Geologic Setting - Subsidence and Wetland Loss Related to Fluid Energy Production, Gulf Coast Basin		St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program Long Term Resource Monitoring	Kathi Jo Jankowski	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Using Precipitation Climatology to Examine the Role of Climate Change in Extreme Events of the Mississippi River Basin		Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Water Quality Monitoring at Offshore Artificial Reefs	Michael Lee	Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

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