SLAMM data and maps are one of many resources available to investigate how Long Island Sound’s coastline may respond to sea-level rise (SLR). SLAMM data and maps allow researchers, natural resource managers, and municipal land use decision-makers to find answers to important questions:
Further analysis of SLAMM data and additional related research can help begin to answer other questions, beyond the salt-marsh response to SLR:
Although SLAMM offers insight into possible marsh changes over time and throughout various SLR scenarios, SLAMM and the data used in the model has limitations such as: