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The Scientific Benefits of a Statewide, Standardized, Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program in Hawaiʻi.

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Title: The Scientific Benefits of a Statewide, Standardized, Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program in Hawaiʻi.
Authors: Drexler, Judith Z.1 (AUTHOR) jdrexler@usgs.gov, Raine, Helen2 (AUTHOR), Harrington, Carrie L.3 (AUTHOR), Winter, Kawika B.4,5 (AUTHOR), Fraiola, Kaʻuaʻoa6 (AUTHOR), Browning, Joy3 (AUTHOR), Burgett, Jeff3 (AUTHOR), Burney, David A.7 (AUTHOR), Falinski, Kim8 (AUTHOR), Fisher, Scott9 (AUTHOR), Harmon, Kristen C.4,10 (AUTHOR), Idle, Jessica L.10 (AUTHOR), Iglecia, Monica11 (AUTHOR), Johnson, Mari‐Vaughn V.12 (AUTHOR), Keir, Matthew13 (AUTHOR), Letchworth, K. Jackson14 (AUTHOR), Moy, Kirsten15 (AUTHOR), Olegario, Anthony16 (AUTHOR), Price, Melissa R.4 (AUTHOR), Reed, J. Michael17 (AUTHOR)
Source: Ecology & Evolution (20457758). Apr2025, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p1-5. 5p.
Subject Terms: *Wetlands monitoring, *Coastal wetlands, *Wetland management, *Coastal changes, *Coastal zone management, *Water birds, Coastal biodiversity
Abstract: In this viewpoint, we provide a scientific justification for a statewide, standardized, coastal wetland monitoring program for Hawaiʻi, USA. Hawaiian coastal wetlands provide important habitat for endangered waterbirds, invertebrates, plants, and the Hawaiian hoary bat (ʻōpeʻapeʻa; Lasiurus semotus) as well as support Indigenous food systems. Currently, numerous agencies and groups in Hawaiʻi collect data on coastal wetlands, but information is not typically shared and methods are not standardized. A statewide, standardized, coastal wetland monitoring program with a centralized database would allow managers to keep better track of progress toward restoration goals, population changes of conservation‐reliant species, outbreaks and impacts of avian botulism, rates of coastal salinization, and many other critical issues across space and time. Monitoring combined with targeted research could fill critical knowledge gaps about the types, functions, values, and biodiversity of Hawaiian coastal wetlands. Ultimately, the improved knowledge gained from long‐term coastal wetland monitoring could inform landscape‐scale restoration actions and adaptive management of coastal wetlands under sea‐level rise and climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:In this viewpoint, we provide a scientific justification for a statewide, standardized, coastal wetland monitoring program for Hawaiʻi, USA. Hawaiian coastal wetlands provide important habitat for endangered waterbirds, invertebrates, plants, and the Hawaiian hoary bat (ʻōpeʻapeʻa; Lasiurus semotus) as well as support Indigenous food systems. Currently, numerous agencies and groups in Hawaiʻi collect data on coastal wetlands, but information is not typically shared and methods are not standardized. A statewide, standardized, coastal wetland monitoring program with a centralized database would allow managers to keep better track of progress toward restoration goals, population changes of conservation‐reliant species, outbreaks and impacts of avian botulism, rates of coastal salinization, and many other critical issues across space and time. Monitoring combined with targeted research could fill critical knowledge gaps about the types, functions, values, and biodiversity of Hawaiian coastal wetlands. Ultimately, the improved knowledge gained from long‐term coastal wetland monitoring could inform landscape‐scale restoration actions and adaptive management of coastal wetlands under sea‐level rise and climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:20457758
DOI:10.1002/ece3.71293