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    Groundwater control of mangrove surface elevation: Shrink and swell varies with soil depth

    We measured monthly soil surface elevation change and determined its relationship to groundwater changes at a mangrove forest site along Shark River, Everglades National Park, Florida. We combined the use of a...

    Kevin R. T. Whelan, Thomas J. Smith, Donald R. Cahoon, James C. Lynch… in Estuaries (2005)

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    Regional processes in mangrove ecosystems: spatial scaling relationships, biomass, and turnover rates following catastrophic disturbance

    Physiological processes and local-scale structural dynamics of mangroves are relatively well studied. Regional-scale processes, however, are not as well understood. Here we provide long-term data on trends in ...

    Greg A. Ward, Thomas J. Smith III, Kevin R. T. Whelan, T. W. Doyle in Hydrobiologia (2006)

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    Hurricane Wilma’s impact on overall soil elevation and zones within the soil profile in a mangrove forest

    Soil elevation affects tidal inundation period, inundation frequency, and overall hydroperiod, all of which are important ecological factors affecting species recruitment, composition, and survival in wetlands...

    Kevin R. T. Whelan, Thomas J. Smith, Gordon H. Anderson, Michelle L. Ouellette in Wetlands (2009)

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    Cumulative impacts of hurricanes on Florida mangrove ecosystems: Sediment deposition, storm surges and vegetation

    Hurricanes have shaped the structure of mangrove forests in the Everglades via wind damage, storm surges and sediment deposition. Immediate effects include changes to stem size-frequency distributions and to s...

    Thomas J. Smith, Gordon H. Anderson, Karen Balentine, Ginger Tiling… in Wetlands (2009)

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    The Long-Term Effects of Hurricanes Wilma and Irma on Soil Elevation Change in Everglades Mangrove Forests

    Mangrove forests in the Florida Everglades (USA) are frequently affected by hurricanes that produce high-velocity winds, storm surge, and extreme rainfall, but also provide sediment subsidies that help mangrov...

    Laura C. Feher, Michael J. Osland, Gordon H. Anderson, William C. Vervaeke… in Ecosystems (2020)

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    A Tropical Cyclone-Induced Ecological Regime Shift: Mangrove Forest Conversion to Mudflat in Everglades National Park (Florida, USA)

    The ecological effects of tropical cyclones on mangrove forests are diverse and highly location- and cyclone-dependent. Ecological resistance, resilience, and enhancement are terms that describe most mangrove ...

    Michael J. Osland, Laura C. Feher, Gordon H. Anderson, William C. Vervaeke… in Wetlands (2020)

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    Structural Impacts, Carbon Losses, and Regeneration in Mangrove Wetlands after Two Hurricanes on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

    Hurricanes Irma and Maria ravaged the mangroves of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, in 2017. Basal area losses were large (63–100%) and storm losses of carbon associated with aboveground biomass amounted to 11.9...

    Ken W. Krauss, Andrew S. From, Caroline S. Rogers, Kevin R. T. Whelan… in Wetlands (2020)

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    Soil Elevation Change in Mangrove Forests and Marshes of the Greater Everglades: A Regional Synthesis of Surface Elevation Table-Marker Horizon (SET-MH) Data

    Coastal wetlands adapt to rising seas via feedbacks that build soil elevation, which lead to wetland stability. However, accelerated rates of sea-level rise can exceed soil elevation gain, leading to wetland i...

    Laura C. Feher, Michael J. Osland, Karen L. McKee… in Estuaries and Coasts (2022)