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Sea level rise and Florida’s insular vertebrate biodiversity: predictions of island inundation and the number of coastal species vulnerable to sea level rise

December 10, 2024
Data include the proportion of Florida's coastal islands (n = 2504) that are projected to be inundated from sea level rise (SLR), as well as a prediction of the depth of SLR that would inundate each island. Data include the proportion of Florida's islands predicted to still be above water in 2100 that are currently human-modified. Data also include a count of the number of terrestrial, nonvolant mammalian, reptilian, and amphibian species on a subset list of Florida's Species of Greatest Conservation Need (n = 85) that are vulnerable to sea level rise because some or all of their distribution occurs on Florida's islands.
Publication Year 2024
Title Sea level rise and Florida’s insular vertebrate biodiversity: predictions of island inundation and the number of coastal species vulnerable to sea level rise
DOI 10.5066/P13GSGYH
Authors Erin (Contractor) L Koen, William J Barichivich, Susan Walls
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Wetland and Aquatic Research Center - Gainesville, FL
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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