Surface water and groundwater interactions in salt marshes and their impact on plant ecology and coastal biogeochemistry
Salt marshes are highly productive intertidal wetlands providing important ecological
services for maintaining coastal biodiversity, buffering against oceanic storms, and acting as …
services for maintaining coastal biodiversity, buffering against oceanic storms, and acting as …
A review of coastal management approaches to support the integration of ecological and human community planning for climate change
EJ Powell, MC Tyrrell, A Milliken, JM Tirpak… - Journal of coastal …, 2019 - Springer
The resilience of socio-ecological systems to sea level rise, storms and flooding can be
enhanced when coastal habitats are used as natural infrastructure. Grey infrastructure has …
enhanced when coastal habitats are used as natural infrastructure. Grey infrastructure has …
NPCC4: Climate change and New York City's flood risk
This chapter of the New York City Panel on Climate Change 4 (NPCC4) report provides a
comprehensive description of the different types of flood hazards (pluvial, fluvial, coastal …
comprehensive description of the different types of flood hazards (pluvial, fluvial, coastal …
Wetland loss patterns and inundation-productivity relationships prognosticate widespread salt marsh loss for southern New England
Tidal salt marsh is a key defense against, yet is especially vulnerable to, the effects of
accelerated sea level rise. To determine whether salt marshes in southern New England will …
accelerated sea level rise. To determine whether salt marshes in southern New England will …
A climate change adaptation strategy for management of coastal marsh systems
C Wigand, T Ardito, C Chaffee, W Ferguson… - Estuaries and …, 2017 - Springer
Sea level rise is causing shoreline erosion, increased coastal flooding, and marsh
vulnerability to the impact of storms. Coastal marshes provide flood abatement, carbon and …
vulnerability to the impact of storms. Coastal marshes provide flood abatement, carbon and …
Assessing tidal marsh resilience to sea-level rise at broad geographic scales with multi-metric indices
Tidal marshes and the ecosystem services they provide may be at risk from sea-level rise
(SLR). Tidal marsh resilience to SLR can vary due to differences in local rates of SLR …
(SLR). Tidal marsh resilience to SLR can vary due to differences in local rates of SLR …
Vegetation dynamics in Rhode Island salt marshes during a period of accelerating sea level rise and extreme sea level events
KB Raposa, RLJ Weber, MC Ekberg, W Ferguson - Estuaries and Coasts, 2017 - Springer
Sea level rise is a major stressor on many salt marshes, and its impacts include creek
widening, ponding, vegetation dieback, and drowning. Marsh vegetation changes have …
widening, ponding, vegetation dieback, and drowning. Marsh vegetation changes have …
Response of plant productivity to experimental flooding in a stable and a submerging marsh
ML Kirwan, GR Guntenspergen - Ecosystems, 2015 - Springer
Recent models of tidal marsh evolution rely largely on the premise that plants are most
productive at an optimal flooding regime that occurs when soil elevations are somewhere …
productive at an optimal flooding regime that occurs when soil elevations are somewhere …
Anthropocene survival of southern New England's salt marshes
Abstract In southern New England, salt marshes are exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts
of accelerated sea level rise. Regional rates of sea level rise have been as much as 50 …
of accelerated sea level rise. Regional rates of sea level rise have been as much as 50 …
UAV-hyperspectral imaging to estimate species distribution in salt marshes: A case study in the Cadiz Bay (SW Spain)
Salt marshes are one of the most productive ecosystems and provide numerous ecosystem
services. However, they are seriously threatened by human activities and sea level rise. One …
services. However, they are seriously threatened by human activities and sea level rise. One …