NWF Funded, Chesapeake Bay, MD. 2007-2008
The SLAMM 5.0 model was applied to the entire Chesapeake Bay region and Delaware bay, a study area comprising slightly over seven million hectares (yellow rectangle below). The full technical report may be downloaded from NWF's Chesapeake web-page. GIS Raster files with results are available upon request.
EPA STAR Grant Entire Coast of Georgia and South Carolina: 2006-2008
GIS in conjunction with the SLAMM model has been used to predict changes in marsh area resulting from submergence and habitat conversion. Overlay of ecosystem-level measurements are used to predict how cumulative delivery of ecosystem services in each estuary will be altered in response to incremental (10 cm) increases in sea level. SLAMM has also been used to predict changes in shoreline protection potential of tidal marshes, commercial shrimp yields and the effects of dikes on delivery of ecosystem services. The results of the model will be scaled to the South Atlantic Coast (GA, SC) region. Official project web page.
Within this project, SLAMM 5.0 was created and salinity effects have been added to the SLAMM framework.
Results of this modeling effort may be viewed in an innovative web-GIS format called SLAMM-VIEW.
NWF Funded, Simulation of Puget Sound 2007
The SLAMM 5.0 model was applied to ten sites within Puget Sound, Washington, comprising over 600,000 hectares. The model was also applied to the mouth of the Columbia River including Willapa Bay, Astoria, and Tillamook. The modeled study area for this site alone was approximately 800,000 hectares. A model application report (11MB, MSWord format) is available for this as well as the final report.
NWF Funded, Simulation of 12 Sites in Florida, 2006
The SLAMM 4.1 model was applied to nine sites within Florida, comprising over 1.7 million hectares. Funding for this model application was provided by the National Wildlife Federation. A model application report (MSWord format) is available for this as well as the final report titled An Unfavorable Tide.
