This map/layer/application highlights marsh productivity/vegetation with sea level rise in the panhandle of Florida, including the following counties: Gulf, Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson, Taylor. This uses the Hydro-MEM (Hydrodynamic-Marsh Equilibrium Model) (Alizad and others, 2016a; 2016b), the wetlands system within the Apalachicola-Big-Bend (ABB) region of Florida (FL) was assessed using initial and three sea-level rise (SLR) scenarios from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Sweet and others, 2017). These scenarios are the intermediate-low (int-low) scenario projects 50 centimeters (cm) of SLR by 2100, the intermediate (int) scenario projects 1 meter (m) of SLR by 2100, and the intermediate-high (int-high) scenario projects 1.5 m of SLR by 2100. The Hydro-MEM output includes vegetation, productivity, and migration outputs for 2020, 2040, 2060, 2080, and 2100.
These data are associated with the N2E2 project. They are intended for geographic representation and analysis of potential ecosystem service losses due to sea-level rise related stresses under present-day and future scenarios. Data is intended to inform state, regional, and local governments planning coastal habitat conservation, restoration, and assessment.