Surface elevation change and vegetation distribution dynamics in a subtropical coastal wetland: Implications for coastal wetland response to climate change

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-56

  Rogers, Kerrylee ^a   Saintilan, Neil ^a,b   Woodroffe, Colin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Mangrove expansion; Salt marsh decline; Sea level rise; Surface elevation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WETLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; VEGETATION COVER; WATER LEVEL; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ELEVATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; MANGROVE; RANGE EXPANSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; TWEED RIVER [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 84907169229     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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