{"id":12049,"date":"2026-01-15T04:02:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/?p=12049"},"modified":"2026-01-15T04:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:09:15","slug":"university-of-florida-center-for-landscape-conservation-planning-faculty-publish-new-research-on-sea-level-rise-adaptation-for-floridas-coastal-ecosystems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/university-of-florida-center-for-landscape-conservation-planning-faculty-publish-new-research-on-sea-level-rise-adaptation-for-floridas-coastal-ecosystems\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty From the University of Florida&#8217;s Center for Landscape Conservation Planning Publish New Research on Sea Level Rise Adaptation for Florida\u2019s Coastal Ecosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty From the University of Florida&#8217;s Center for Landscape Conservation Planning Publish New Research on Sea Level Rise Adaptation for Florida\u2019s Coastal Ecosystems<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1f146f070b740e3e66741718e4eeeab2\">Faculty from the <a href=\"https:\/\/conservation.dcp.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Florida\u2019s Center for Landscape Conservation Planning<\/a> (CLCP) have published new research examining how sea level rise is threatening Florida\u2019s coastal ecosystems and what can be done to help them adapt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b7c0949c19fc20755a3c60ff8d6e305a\">The paper, <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s44353-025-00064-w\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s44353-025-00064-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Sea level rise escape planning for Florida\u2019s coastal ecosystems&#8221;<\/a>, was featured in the journal <em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/44353\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/44353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover Conservation<\/a><\/em>, and explores the risks posed by rising seas and potential strategies to support long-term ecosystem resilience. A key focus for the research team was the identification of inland migration pathways that would allow coastal ecosystems to shift and adapt over time, rather than be lost entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2d33e177189708838f91df65a0d2088a\">CLCP faculty are recognized leaders in research addressing sea level rise and other pressures facing Florida\u2019s fragile landscapes. The paper was led by <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/dr-eve-bohnett\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/dr-eve-bohnett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Eve Bohnett<\/a>, Ecological Connectivity and Ecosystem Services Modeling Coordinator for CLCP and Assistant Scholar in the UF Department of Landscape Architecture. Additional authors include <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/faculties\/thomas-hoctor-2\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/faculties\/thomas-hoctor-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLCP Director Tom Hoctor<\/a> and CLCP staff members Michael O\u2019Brien, Reed Noss, and Asena Goren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2d6b09b2a209c1136654ccb365c94517\">Check out the full paper: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s44353-025-00064-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s44353-025-00064-w<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-cb954a2772bcc4c5307d4bd7bcb096fa\">Learn more about the UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning: <a href=\"https:\/\/conservation.dcp.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/conservation.dcp.ufl.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty From the University of Florida&#8217;s Center for Landscape Conservation Planning Publish New Research on Sea Level Rise Adaptation for Florida\u2019s Coastal Ecosystems Faculty from the University of Florida\u2019s Center for Landscape Conservation Planning (CLCP) have published new research examining how sea level rise is threatening Florida\u2019s coastal ecosystems and what can be done to 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