More frequent, higher intensity storms are likely to exacerbate sedimentation and nutrient enrichment. While a detriment to many species, cat-tail, and other marsh generalists may benefit from these disturbances. However, invasive species, including narrow-leaf and hybrid cat-tail, may also benefit, possibly shifting species dominance to non-native cat-tail. Potentially changing precipitation patterns could increase the variability of water level fluctuations, however, Emergent Marsh is highly adapted to, and even benefits from natural fluctuation. Changes to hydrology may also facilitate the expansion of Emergent Marsh into the newly available habitat, sometimes at the expense of other natural communities. While Emergent Marsh occurs widely across the landscape in many different hydrologic settings, these subtypes may respond differently to climate change.