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Modeling Salt Marsh Migration In The Northeastern USA Using Remote Sensing & Geospatial Analysis
Tuesday May 26, 2026 4:15pm - 4:45pm EDT
Room 174
Salt marshes are an important ecosystem that protects shorelines and provides key habitat for many species. Rising sea levels are threatening coastal marshes; however, the marshes have shown resilience by migrating upland. The ability of marshes to migrate depends on the nature of the surrounding landscape. Knowing where salt marshes have potential to migrate can give land stewards the ability to facilitate migration. This study uses the Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM) to simulate future salt marsh migration in 9 different National Parks along the east coast of the US. We use the best available elevation and land cover data for each park to model marsh migration at 1m spatial resolution under various sea level rise scenarios. The models will also account for anthropogenic barriers to help identify where facilitating marsh migration makes sense. This study will provide higher resolution salt marsh migration models than currently exist to guide NPS conservation efforts.
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Atticus Scott

Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Rhode Island
Hello everyone! My name is Atticus Scott. I just completed my first year as a Master's student at the University of Rhode Island, working for Dr. Jason Parent in the URI Environmental Data Center. My research is primarily focused on modeling salt marsh migration along the east coast... Read More →
Tuesday May 26, 2026 4:15pm - 4:45pm EDT
Room 174
  Remote Sensing

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