Photographic survey of the impacts of Hurricane Katrina on the
barrier islands, barrier shoreline, and the Mississippi River
Delta along the Louisiana coastline. Primary focus is on the
ecosystems such as fish, rookeries, and seagrass beds.
Landscapes of interwoven wetlands and uplands offer a rich set
of ecosystem goods and services. Changes in climate and land use
can affect the value of those services. We study these areas to
understand how they may be changing. Will salt marshes survive
if sea level rises quickly? The answer depends on whether the
areas surrounding them can allow salt marsh fauna and flora to
migrate there. Local topography, both natural and manmade, is
the main factor limiting this migration. The North American
Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) is a long-term monitoring
program designed to track the status and trends of frog and toad
populations with links to data access, protocol, and how to
volunteer as an observer. Locations of survey points, a
photographic record of each site, fie