Surface elevation change and susceptibility of different mangrove zones to sea-level rise on Pacific high islands of Micronesia

Ecosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-143

  Krauss, Ken W ^a,c   Cahoon, Donald R ^b   Allen, James A ^a,d   Ewel, Katherine C ^a,e   Lynch, James C ^b   Cormier, Nicole ^a,c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Federated States of Micronesia; Hydrogeomorphic zone; Sea level rise; Subsidence; Surface elevation table; Vertical accretion; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MANGROVE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; WETLAND;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; KOSRAE; MICRONESIA; POHNPEI [(STT) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA];

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 77949268945     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-009-9307-8     Document Type: Article

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