The impact of climate change on mangrove forests
DM Alongi - Current Climate Change Reports, 2015 - Springer
Mangrove forests have survived a number of catastrophic climate events since first
appearing along the shores of the Tethys Sea during the late Cretaceous-Early Tertiary. The …
appearing along the shores of the Tethys Sea during the late Cretaceous-Early Tertiary. The …
Construction and maintenance of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta: linking process, morphology, and stratigraphy
CA Wilson, SL Goodbred Jr - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2015 - annualreviews.org
We present a review of the processes, morphology, and stratigraphy of the Ganges-
Brahmaputra-Meghna delta (GBMD), including insights gained from detailed elevation data …
Brahmaputra-Meghna delta (GBMD), including insights gained from detailed elevation data …
Sediment delivery to sustain the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta under climate change and anthropogenic impacts
The principal nature-based solution for offsetting relative sea-level rise in the Ganges-
Brahmaputra delta is the unabated delivery, dispersal, and deposition of the rivers'~ 1 billion …
Brahmaputra delta is the unabated delivery, dispersal, and deposition of the rivers'~ 1 billion …
[HTML][HTML] Bangladesh's dynamic coastal regions and sea-level rise
H Brammer - Climate risk management, 2014 - Elsevier
The physical geography of Bangladesh's coastal area is more diverse and dynamic than is
generally recognised. Failure to recognise this has led to serious misconceptions about the …
generally recognised. Failure to recognise this has led to serious misconceptions about the …
[HTML][HTML] Subsidence and human influences in mega deltas: the case of the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna
S Brown, RJ Nicholls - Science of the Total Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Relative sea/land level changes are fundamental to people living in deltas. Net subsidence
is complex and attributed to tectonics, compaction, sedimentation and anthropogenic …
is complex and attributed to tectonics, compaction, sedimentation and anthropogenic …
Flood risk of natural and embanked landscapes on the Ganges–Brahmaputra tidal delta plain
LW Auerbach, SL Goodbred Jr, DR Mondal… - Nature Climate …, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract The Ganges–Brahmaputra river delta, with 170 million people and a vast, low-lying
coastal plain, is perceived to be at great risk of increased flooding and submergence from …
coastal plain, is perceived to be at great risk of increased flooding and submergence from …
Stratigraphic evolution of the late Holocene Ganges–Brahmaputra lower delta plain
Sediment cores from the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh were examined for
sedimentological character, clay mineralogy, elemental trends (C, N, S), and 14C …
sedimentological character, clay mineralogy, elemental trends (C, N, S), and 14C …
Rapid rise in effective sea-level in southwest Bangladesh: its causes and contemporary rates
J Pethick, JD Orford - Global and Planetary Change, 2013 - Elsevier
Evidence is presented from three estuarine tide gauges located in the Sundarban area of
southwest Bangladesh of relative sea level rise substantially in excess of the generally …
southwest Bangladesh of relative sea level rise substantially in excess of the generally …
Controls on facies distribution and stratigraphic preservation in the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta sequence
Abundant sediment supply and accommodation space in the Bengal Basin have led to the
development of a major Late Quaternary delta sequence. This sequence has formed in a …
development of a major Late Quaternary delta sequence. This sequence has formed in a …
Response of the Sundarbans coastline to sea level rise and decreased sediment flow: A remote sensing assessment
AF Rahman, D Dragoni, B El-Masri - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2011 - Elsevier
The Sundarbans is the world's largest remaining single block of mangrove forest, covering
approximately 1millionha (~ 10,000 km2) of the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta along the …
approximately 1millionha (~ 10,000 km2) of the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta along the …