The significance and vulnerability of Australian saltmarshes: Implications for management in a changing climate

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-79

  Saintilan, Neil ^a   Rogers, Kerrylee ^b  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

accretion; sea level rise; temperature; wetland

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HISTORICAL RECORD; LAND MANAGEMENT; MANGROVE; PHYTOBENTHOS; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

AVES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SPOROBOLUS VIRGINICUS;

EID: 84873608034     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12212     Document Type: Review

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