Global coastal wetland change under sea-level rise and related stresses: The DIVA Wetland Change Model

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 139, Issue , 2016, Pages 15-30

  Spencer, Thomas ^a   Schuerch, Mark ^b   Nicholls, Robert J ^c   Hinkel, Jochen ^d   Lincke, Daniel ^d   Vafeidis, A T ^b   Reef, Ruth ^a   McFadden, Loraine ^e   Brown, Sally ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d Global Climate Forum (GCF)   (Germany)

^e MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accommodation space; Sea level rise; Tidal wetlands; Wetland loss; Wetland transitions; Wetland vulnerability

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LEVEES; SEA LEVEL; SHORE PROTECTION; TIDES;

ACCOMMODATION SPACE; SEA LEVEL RISE; TIDAL WETLANDS; WETLAND LOSS; WETLAND TRANSITION;

WETLANDS;

COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL WETLAND; DIKE; FLOODING; MANGROVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDAL RANGE; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84960157404     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2015.12.018     Document Type: Article

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