Author Archives: Chelsea Kross

Mapping High Marsh and Salt Pannes/Flats along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast

A new paper from the Firebird High Marsh Mapping Team titled, “Mapping high marsh and salt pannes/flats along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast” has been published in Geocarto International. The primary objective of this study was to develop a regional map of high marsh and salt pannes/flats for the United States portion of theContinue reading “Mapping High Marsh and Salt Pannes/Flats along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast”

New Method for Quickly Identifying Uncertainties in Managing Threatened and Endangered Species

A new paper from the Firebird Adaptive Management team titled, “Qualitative value of information provides a transparent and repeatable method for identifying critical uncertainty” has been published in the June issue of Ecological Applications. The use of structured decision making (SDM) in ecological research and conservation is growing, especially adaptive resource management (ARM), which aimsContinue reading “New Method for Quickly Identifying Uncertainties in Managing Threatened and Endangered Species”

Weather Circulation Patterns and Prescribed Fire Application in the Gulf of Mexico

A new paper from the Firebird Climate Team titled, “Preferred atmospheric circulations associated with favorable prescribed burns in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A.” has been published in Fire Ecology. In 2021, Cao et al. published a new method and weather classification system for the Gulf of Mexico, an important climate tool to be used forContinue reading “Weather Circulation Patterns and Prescribed Fire Application in the Gulf of Mexico”

Elevation-based probabilistic mapping of irregularly flooded wetlands

A new paper from the Firebird High Marsh Mapping Team titled, “Elevation-based probabilistic mapping of irregularly flooded wetlands along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast” has been published in Remote Sensing of Environment. The primary objective of this study was to develop probabilistic maps for irregularly flooded wetlands along the northern Gulf of Mexico. WhileContinue reading “Elevation-based probabilistic mapping of irregularly flooded wetlands”

Preparing for the 2021 field season

We are getting ready for the 2021 field season, where we will be testing out rail detection methods, performing high marsh habitat assessments, and figuring out what questions we will focus on based on our adaptive management workshop. We have already added some job announcements to our job postings page and will be adding moreContinue reading “Preparing for the 2021 field season”