Coastal wetland adaptation to sea level rise: Quantifying potential for landward migration and coastal squeeze

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 2876-2887

  Borchert, Sinéad M ^a   Osland, Michael J ^a   Enwright, Nicholas M ^a   Griffith, Kereen T ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change adaptation; coastal squeeze; coastal wetlands; mangroves; marsh; sea level rise; urbanization; wetland migration

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL WETLAND; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE; MARSH; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE CHANGE; URBANIZATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; GULF OF MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 85047659573     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13169     Document Type: Article

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