Declining Sediments and Rising Seas: an Unfortunate Convergence for Tidal Wetlands

The availability of suspended sediments will be a dominant factor influencing the stability of tidal wetlands as sea levels rise. Watershed-derived sediments are a critical source of material supporting accretion in many tidal wetlands, and recent declines in wetland extent in several large river de...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Estuaries and coasts 2014, Vol.37 (1), p.1-23
1. Verfasser:	Weston, Nathaniel B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accretion Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Brackish water ecosystems Coastal Sciences Coastal zone coasts Deltas Earth and Environmental Science Ecology Environment Environmental Management Fluvial sediments Freshwater & Marine Ecology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Marine play activities Rivers salt marshes Sea level Sea level rise Sediments Suspended sediments Synecology Tidal waves Water and Health Watersheds Wetlands
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