Coastal ecosystems: A critical element of risk reduction

Conservation Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 293-301

  Spalding, Mark D ^a   Mcivor, Anna L ^a   Beck, Michael W ^a   Koch, Evamaria W ^b   Möller, Iris ^a   Reed, Denise J ^c   Rubinoff, Pamela ^d   Spencer, Thomas ^a   Tolhurst, Trevor J ^e   Wamsley, Ty V ^f   van Wesenbeeck, Bregje K ^g   Wolanski, Eric ^h   Woodroffe, Colin D ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c The Water Institute of the Gulf   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^f US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^g DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^h JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal hazards; Hybrid engineering; Mangrove; Reef; Risk reduction; Salt marsh; Sea level rise; Seagrass; Storm surge; Wave attenuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901685899     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1755263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/conl.12074     Document Type: Article

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