Recent Publications: Glenn Guntenspergen

Carbon sequestration along a gradient of tidal marsh degradation in response to sea level riseHuyzentruyt, M., Wens, M., Fivash, G. S., Walters, D., Bouillon, S., Carr, J., Guntenspergen, G., Kirwan, M. L. & Temmerman, S., Jan 30 2026, In: Biogeosciences. 23, 2, p. 851-865 15 p.

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Sea-level rise in a coastal marsh: linking increasing tidal inundation, decreasing soil strength and increasing pond expansionHuyzentruyt, M., Schepers, L., Kirwan, M. L., Guntenspergen, G. R. & Temmerman, S., Jan 26 2026, In: Biogeosciences. 23, 2, p. 751-766 16 p.

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Retraction: Temperature optimum for marsh resilience and carbon accumulation revealed in a whole-ecosystem warming experiment (Global Change Biology, (2022), 28, 10, (3236-3245), 10.1111/gcb.16149)Smith, A. J., Noyce, G. L., Megonigal, J. P., Guntenspergen, G. R. & Kirwan, M. L., Jan 2026, In: Global change biology. 32, 1, e70656.

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Nature-based solutions could offset coastal squeeze of tidal wetlands from sea-level rise on the U.S. Pacific coastThorne, K. M., Buffington, K. J., Osland, M. J., Chivoiu, B., Grace, J. B., Enwright, N. M. & Guntenspergen, G. R., Dec 2025, In: Scientific reports. 15, 1, 11443.

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Nature-based solutions could offset coastal squeeze of tidal wetlands from sea-level rise on the U.S. Pacific coastThorne, K. M., Buffington, K. J., Osland, M. J., Chivoiu, B., Grace, J. B., Enwright, N. M. & Guntenspergen, G. R., Dec 2025, In: Scientific reports. 15, 1, 11443.

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Causal interpretations can be based on mechanistic knowledgeGrace, J. B., Guntenspergen, G. R., Buffington, K. J., Neville, J. A., Thorne, K. M., Osland, M. J., Martinez, M., Carr, J. A. & Willard, D. A., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Ecology. 113, 11, p. 3084-3098 15 p.

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Multi-model Comparison of Salt Marsh Longevity Under Relative Sea-Level RiseMartinez, M., Buffington, K. J., Ganju, N. K., Defne, Z., Ackerman, K. V., Thorne, K. M., Guntenspergen, G. R. & Carr, J. A., Sep 2025, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 48, 5, 131.

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Multi-model Comparison of Salt Marsh Longevity Under Relative Sea-Level RiseMartinez, M., Buffington, K. J., Ganju, N. K., Defne, Z., Ackerman, K. V., Thorne, K. M., Guntenspergen, G. R. & Carr, J. A., Sep 2025, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 48, 5, 131.

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Causal Effects Versus Causal Mechanisms: Two Traditions With Different Requirements and Contributions Towards Causal UnderstandingGrace, J. B., Huntington-Klein, N., Schweiger, E. W., Martinez, M., Osland, M. J., Feher, L. C., Guntenspergen, G. R. & Thorne, K. M., Apr 2025, In: Ecology letters. 28, 4, e70029.

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Ecological thresholds and transformations due to climate change: The role of abiotic stressOsland, M. J., Bradford, J. B., Toth, L. T., Germino, M. J., Grace, J. B., Drexler, J. Z., Stagg, C. L., Grossman, E. R., Thorne, K. M., Romañach, S. S., Passeri, D. L., Noe, G. B., Lacy, J. R., Krauss, K. W., Kowalski, K. P., Guntenspergen, G. R., Ganju, N. K., Enwright, N. M., Carr, J. A. & Byrd, K. B. & 1 others, Buffington, K. J., Apr 2025, In: Ecosphere. 16, 4, e70229.

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Ecological thresholds and transformations due to climate change: The role of abiotic stressOsland, M. J., Bradford, J. B., Toth, L. T., Germino, M. J., Grace, J. B., Drexler, J. Z., Stagg, C. L., Grossman, E. R., Thorne, K. M., Romañach, S. S., Passeri, D. L., Noe, G. B., Lacy, J. R., Krauss, K. W., Kowalski, K. P., Guntenspergen, G. R., Ganju, N. K., Enwright, N. M., Carr, J. A. & Byrd, K. B. & 1 others, Buffington, K. J., Apr 2025, In: Ecosphere. 16, 4, e70229.

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Causal Effects Versus Causal Mechanisms: Two Traditions With Different Requirements and Contributions Towards Causal UnderstandingGrace, J. B., Huntington-Klein, N., Schweiger, E. W., Martinez, M., Osland, M. J., Feher, L. C., Guntenspergen, G. R. & Thorne, K. M., Apr 2025, In: Ecology letters. 28, 4, e70029.

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A Conterminous United States–Wide Validation of Relative Tidal Elevation ProductsNeville, J. A., Guntenspergen, G. R., Grace, J. B., Osland, M. J. & Chivoiu, B., Dec 2024, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 47, 8, p. 2227-2237 11 p.

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Rising seas could cross thresholds for initiating coastal wetland drowning within decades across much of the United StatesOsland, M. J., Chivoiu, B., Grace, J. B., Enwright, N. M., Guntenspergen, G. R., Buffington, K. J., Thorne, K. M., Carr, J. A., Sweet, W. V. & Couvillion, B. R., Dec 2024, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 5, 1, 372.

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Rising seas could cross thresholds for initiating coastal wetland drowning within decades across much of the United StatesOsland, M. J., Chivoiu, B., Grace, J. B., Enwright, N. M., Guntenspergen, G. R., Buffington, K. J., Thorne, K. M., Carr, J. A., Sweet, W. V. & Couvillion, B. R., Dec 2024, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 5, 1, 372.

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A Conterminous United States–Wide Validation of Relative Tidal Elevation ProductsNeville, J. A., Guntenspergen, G. R., Grace, J. B., Osland, M. J. & Chivoiu, B., Dec 2024, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 47, 8, p. 2227-2237 11 p.

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Current Advances in Coastal Wetland Elevation Dynamics: Introduction to the Special IssueCahoon, D. R. & Guntenspergen, G. R., Nov 2024, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 47, 7, p. 1703-1707 5 p.

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Incorporating Measurements of Vertical Land Motion in Wetland Surface Elevation Change AnalysesHensel, P., Cahoon, D. R., Guntenspergen, G., Mitchell, L., Whitbeck, M. & Scott, G., Nov 2024, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 47, 7, p. 2094-2105 12 p.

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Microtopographic Variation as a Potential Early Indicator of Ecosystem State Change and Vulnerability in Salt MarshesSmith, A. J., Guntenspergen, G. R., Carr, J. A., Walters, D. C. & Kirwan, M. L., Nov 2024, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 47, 7, p. 2120-2134 15 p.

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Understanding Marsh Elevation and Accretion Processes and Vulnerability to Rising Sea Levels Across Climatic and Geomorphic Gradients in California, USAThorne, K. M., Bristow, M. L., Rankin, L. L., Kovalenko, K. E., Neville, J. A., Freeman, C. M. & Guntenspergen, G. R., Nov 2024, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 47, 7, p. 1972-1992 21 p.

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