Response of wetlands to rising sea level in the lower coastal plain of North Carolina
Most of the coastal wetlands of the South Atlantic region of the United States are expected to diminish in size in response to the opposing forces of increasing human population growth and accelerating rates of rising sea level. We evaluated several models that project the response of coastal wetlan...
Gespeichert in:
| Veröffentlicht in: | Ecological Applications 1995-02, Vol.5 (1), p.261-271 |
|---|---|
| Hauptverfasser: | , |
| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| container_end_page | 271 |
|---|---|
| container_issue | 1 |
| container_start_page | 261 |
| container_title | Ecological Applications |
| container_volume | 5 |
| creator | Moorhead, Kevin K. Brinson, Mark M. |
| description | Most of the coastal wetlands of the South Atlantic region of the United States are expected to diminish in size in response to the opposing forces of increasing human population growth and accelerating rates of rising sea level. We evaluated several models that project the response of coastal wetlands to rising sea level and concluded that current models appear unsuited for wetlands of the Albermarle-Pamlico peninsula of North Carolina. We came to this conclusion after we examined the distribution of wetlands, elevation contours, estimates of surface slope, soil types, and peat deposits on the peninsula. Most of the data were obtained from U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle maps, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory maps, U.S. Soil Conservation Service soil surveys, and inventories of peat deposits. Some unusual features of this peninsula are low elevation (56% of total area |
| doi_str_mv | 10.2307/1942068 |
| format | Article |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>jstor_osti_</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_18191245</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><jstor_id>1942068</jstor_id><sourcerecordid>1942068</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-a4231-7601abe86541c3ad3abb144bf61aa2be46daa2ea0977cb0d6c2d304258e177623</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqFkUFv1DAQhSMEEqUg7px8QHAK9dixnRyrVaGVKloV9mxNnEnXlRsvtsuq_x5X6RWYyxuNvvek0Wua98C_CMnNCQyd4Lp_0RzBIIdWqV68rDtX0HKj4XXzJuc7XkcIcdRsbyjv45KJxZkdqARcpsxKZMlnv9yyTMgC_abA_MLKjliIB0rMRcwFA9sHrPdq_R5T2bENphj8gm-bVzOGTO-e9bjZfj37uTlvL6--XWxOL1vshITWaA44Uq9VB07iJHEcoevGWQOiGKnTU1VCPhjjRj5pJybJO6F6AmO0kMcNW3NjLt5m5wu5nYvLQq5YqfRgKvJpRfYp_nqgXOy9z45CfZTiQ7bQwwCiU_8HtTEg-qfEzyvoUsw50Wz3yd9jerTA7VMF9rmCSsJKHnygx79h9uz0GoZBKRAaqufj6rnLJaZ_RH9YsRmjxdvalt3-qBmaGyP_AHrmmOA</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Open Access Repository</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>16771287</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Response of wetlands to rising sea level in the lower coastal plain of North Carolina</title><source>Jstor Complete Legacy</source><creator>Moorhead, Kevin K. ; Brinson, Mark M.</creator><creatorcontrib>Moorhead, Kevin K. ; Brinson, Mark M.</creatorcontrib><description>Most of the coastal wetlands of the South Atlantic region of the United States are expected to diminish in size in response to the opposing forces of increasing human population growth and accelerating rates of rising sea level. We evaluated several models that project the response of coastal wetlands to rising sea level and concluded that current models appear unsuited for wetlands of the Albermarle-Pamlico peninsula of North Carolina. We came to this conclusion after we examined the distribution of wetlands, elevation contours, estimates of surface slope, soil types, and peat deposits on the peninsula. Most of the data were obtained from U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle maps, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory maps, U.S. Soil Conservation Service soil surveys, and inventories of peat deposits. Some unusual features of this peninsula are low elevation (56% of total area <1.5 m), extensive coverage by wetlands (53%) and hydric soils (90%), negligible slopes of the land surface, virtual absence of tides, and lack of abundant sources of sediment. In the process of reconstructing how past rises in sea level most likely led to present conditions, it became apparent that vertical accretion of peat in situ is largely responsible for landscape features in areas where elevations are lowest. Were it not for these deposits, the land surface area of the peninsula would be decreasing relative to sea level. This situation contrasts sharply with areas in the eastern United States fringed by tidal marshes, which are undergoing overland migration at a rate dictated by landward slope and the rate of rising sea level. If the rate of sea level rise accelerates, it is doubtful if vertical accretion rates of peat can prevent submergence of extensive areas of wetlands in the Albermarle-Pamlico peninsula. Land use and drainage in the lowest elevations of the peninsula are currently being affected by sea level. Future land management of the peninsula will be constrained by potential landscape changes as a result of rising sea level.</description><identifier>ISSN: 1051-0761</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1939-5582</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.2307/1942068</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>United States: The Ecological Society of America</publisher><subject>AGUA DE MAR ; AQUATIC PLANTS ; Brackish ; CAROLINA DEL NORTE ; CAROLINE DU NORD ; COASTAL REGIONS ; coastal wetlands ; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY ; DEPOSITION ; EAU DE MER ; ECOLOGIA ; ECOLOGIA VEGETAL ; ECOLOGIE ; ECOLOGY ; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ; Freshwater ; Highlands ; innundation ; LAND USE ; MARSHES ; NORTH CAROLINA ; PEAT ; peat deposits ; Peninsulas ; PHYTOECOLOGIE ; PLANT ECOLOGY ; PLANTAS ACUATICAS ; PLANTE AQUATIQUE ; SEA LEVEL ; Sea level rise ; SEA WATER ; sea water level ; Sediments ; Shorelines ; SOIL CONSERVATION ; SOILS ; SUBMERGENCE ; TERRE HUMIDE ; TIERRAS HUMEDAS ; Topographical elevation ; TOURBE ; TURBA ; VARIATIONS ; WETLANDS</subject><ispartof>Ecological Applications, 1995-02, Vol.5 (1), p.261-271</ispartof><rights>Copyright 1995 The Ecological Society of America</rights><rights>1995 by the Ecological Society of America</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-a4231-7601abe86541c3ad3abb144bf61aa2be46daa2ea0977cb0d6c2d304258e177623</citedby></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/1942068$$EPDF$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/1942068$$EHTML$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,777,781,800,882,27905,27906,57998,58231</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.osti.gov/biblio/35697$$D View this record in Osti.gov$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Moorhead, Kevin K.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Brinson, Mark M.</creatorcontrib><title>Response of wetlands to rising sea level in the lower coastal plain of North Carolina</title><title>Ecological Applications</title><description>Most of the coastal wetlands of the South Atlantic region of the United States are expected to diminish in size in response to the opposing forces of increasing human population growth and accelerating rates of rising sea level. We evaluated several models that project the response of coastal wetlands to rising sea level and concluded that current models appear unsuited for wetlands of the Albermarle-Pamlico peninsula of North Carolina. We came to this conclusion after we examined the distribution of wetlands, elevation contours, estimates of surface slope, soil types, and peat deposits on the peninsula. Most of the data were obtained from U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle maps, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory maps, U.S. Soil Conservation Service soil surveys, and inventories of peat deposits. Some unusual features of this peninsula are low elevation (56% of total area <1.5 m), extensive coverage by wetlands (53%) and hydric soils (90%), negligible slopes of the land surface, virtual absence of tides, and lack of abundant sources of sediment. In the process of reconstructing how past rises in sea level most likely led to present conditions, it became apparent that vertical accretion of peat in situ is largely responsible for landscape features in areas where elevations are lowest. Were it not for these deposits, the land surface area of the peninsula would be decreasing relative to sea level. This situation contrasts sharply with areas in the eastern United States fringed by tidal marshes, which are undergoing overland migration at a rate dictated by landward slope and the rate of rising sea level. If the rate of sea level rise accelerates, it is doubtful if vertical accretion rates of peat can prevent submergence of extensive areas of wetlands in the Albermarle-Pamlico peninsula. Land use and drainage in the lowest elevations of the peninsula are currently being affected by sea level. Future land management of the peninsula will be constrained by potential landscape changes as a result of rising sea level.</description><subject>AGUA DE MAR</subject><subject>AQUATIC PLANTS</subject><subject>Brackish</subject><subject>CAROLINA DEL NORTE</subject><subject>CAROLINE DU NORD</subject><subject>COASTAL REGIONS</subject><subject>coastal wetlands</subject><subject>COMMUNITY ECOLOGY</subject><subject>DEPOSITION</subject><subject>EAU DE MER</subject><subject>ECOLOGIA</subject><subject>ECOLOGIA VEGETAL</subject><subject>ECOLOGIE</subject><subject>ECOLOGY</subject><subject>ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS</subject><subject>ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES</subject><subject>Freshwater</subject><subject>Highlands</subject><subject>innundation</subject><subject>LAND USE</subject><subject>MARSHES</subject><subject>NORTH CAROLINA</subject><subject>PEAT</subject><subject>peat deposits</subject><subject>Peninsulas</subject><subject>PHYTOECOLOGIE</subject><subject>PLANT ECOLOGY</subject><subject>PLANTAS ACUATICAS</subject><subject>PLANTE AQUATIQUE</subject><subject>SEA LEVEL</subject><subject>Sea level rise</subject><subject>SEA WATER</subject><subject>sea water level</subject><subject>Sediments</subject><subject>Shorelines</subject><subject>SOIL CONSERVATION</subject><subject>SOILS</subject><subject>SUBMERGENCE</subject><subject>TERRE HUMIDE</subject><subject>TIERRAS HUMEDAS</subject><subject>Topographical elevation</subject><subject>TOURBE</subject><subject>TURBA</subject><subject>VARIATIONS</subject><subject>WETLANDS</subject><issn>1051-0761</issn><issn>1939-5582</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>1995</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNqFkUFv1DAQhSMEEqUg7px8QHAK9dixnRyrVaGVKloV9mxNnEnXlRsvtsuq_x5X6RWYyxuNvvek0Wua98C_CMnNCQyd4Lp_0RzBIIdWqV68rDtX0HKj4XXzJuc7XkcIcdRsbyjv45KJxZkdqARcpsxKZMlnv9yyTMgC_abA_MLKjliIB0rMRcwFA9sHrPdq_R5T2bENphj8gm-bVzOGTO-e9bjZfj37uTlvL6--XWxOL1vshITWaA44Uq9VB07iJHEcoevGWQOiGKnTU1VCPhjjRj5pJybJO6F6AmO0kMcNW3NjLt5m5wu5nYvLQq5YqfRgKvJpRfYp_nqgXOy9z45CfZTiQ7bQwwCiU_8HtTEg-qfEzyvoUsw50Wz3yd9jerTA7VMF9rmCSsJKHnygx79h9uz0GoZBKRAaqufj6rnLJaZ_RH9YsRmjxdvalt3-qBmaGyP_AHrmmOA</recordid><startdate>199502</startdate><enddate>199502</enddate><creator>Moorhead, Kevin K.</creator><creator>Brinson, Mark M.</creator><general>The Ecological Society of America</general><general>Ecological Society of America</general><scope>FBQ</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7SN</scope><scope>C1K</scope><scope>F1W</scope><scope>H96</scope><scope>H97</scope><scope>L.G</scope><scope>7TG</scope><scope>KL.</scope><scope>OTOTI</scope></search><sort><creationdate>199502</creationdate><title>Response of wetlands to rising sea level in the lower coastal plain of North Carolina</title><author>Moorhead, Kevin K. ; Brinson, Mark M.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-a4231-7601abe86541c3ad3abb144bf61aa2be46daa2ea0977cb0d6c2d304258e177623</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>1995</creationdate><topic>AGUA DE MAR</topic><topic>AQUATIC PLANTS</topic><topic>Brackish</topic><topic>CAROLINA DEL NORTE</topic><topic>CAROLINE DU NORD</topic><topic>COASTAL REGIONS</topic><topic>coastal wetlands</topic><topic>COMMUNITY ECOLOGY</topic><topic>DEPOSITION</topic><topic>EAU DE MER</topic><topic>ECOLOGIA</topic><topic>ECOLOGIA VEGETAL</topic><topic>ECOLOGIE</topic><topic>ECOLOGY</topic><topic>ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS</topic><topic>ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES</topic><topic>Freshwater</topic><topic>Highlands</topic><topic>innundation</topic><topic>LAND USE</topic><topic>MARSHES</topic><topic>NORTH CAROLINA</topic><topic>PEAT</topic><topic>peat deposits</topic><topic>Peninsulas</topic><topic>PHYTOECOLOGIE</topic><topic>PLANT ECOLOGY</topic><topic>PLANTAS ACUATICAS</topic><topic>PLANTE AQUATIQUE</topic><topic>SEA LEVEL</topic><topic>Sea level rise</topic><topic>SEA WATER</topic><topic>sea water level</topic><topic>Sediments</topic><topic>Shorelines</topic><topic>SOIL CONSERVATION</topic><topic>SOILS</topic><topic>SUBMERGENCE</topic><topic>TERRE HUMIDE</topic><topic>TIERRAS HUMEDAS</topic><topic>Topographical elevation</topic><topic>TOURBE</topic><topic>TURBA</topic><topic>VARIATIONS</topic><topic>WETLANDS</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Moorhead, Kevin K.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Brinson, Mark M.</creatorcontrib><collection>AGRIS</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>Ecology Abstracts</collection><collection>Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management</collection><collection>ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts</collection><collection>Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) 2: Ocean Technology, Policy & Non-Living Resources</collection><collection>Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality</collection><collection>Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Professional</collection><collection>Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts</collection><collection>Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts - Academic</collection><collection>OSTI.GOV</collection><jtitle>Ecological Applications</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Moorhead, Kevin K.</au><au>Brinson, Mark M.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Response of wetlands to rising sea level in the lower coastal plain of North Carolina</atitle><jtitle>Ecological Applications</jtitle><date>1995-02</date><risdate>1995</risdate><volume>5</volume><issue>1</issue><spage>261</spage><epage>271</epage><pages>261-271</pages><issn>1051-0761</issn><eissn>1939-5582</eissn><abstract>Most of the coastal wetlands of the South Atlantic region of the United States are expected to diminish in size in response to the opposing forces of increasing human population growth and accelerating rates of rising sea level. We evaluated several models that project the response of coastal wetlands to rising sea level and concluded that current models appear unsuited for wetlands of the Albermarle-Pamlico peninsula of North Carolina. We came to this conclusion after we examined the distribution of wetlands, elevation contours, estimates of surface slope, soil types, and peat deposits on the peninsula. Most of the data were obtained from U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle maps, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory maps, U.S. Soil Conservation Service soil surveys, and inventories of peat deposits. Some unusual features of this peninsula are low elevation (56% of total area <1.5 m), extensive coverage by wetlands (53%) and hydric soils (90%), negligible slopes of the land surface, virtual absence of tides, and lack of abundant sources of sediment. In the process of reconstructing how past rises in sea level most likely led to present conditions, it became apparent that vertical accretion of peat in situ is largely responsible for landscape features in areas where elevations are lowest. Were it not for these deposits, the land surface area of the peninsula would be decreasing relative to sea level. This situation contrasts sharply with areas in the eastern United States fringed by tidal marshes, which are undergoing overland migration at a rate dictated by landward slope and the rate of rising sea level. If the rate of sea level rise accelerates, it is doubtful if vertical accretion rates of peat can prevent submergence of extensive areas of wetlands in the Albermarle-Pamlico peninsula. Land use and drainage in the lowest elevations of the peninsula are currently being affected by sea level. Future land management of the peninsula will be constrained by potential landscape changes as a result of rising sea level.</abstract><cop>United States</cop><pub>The Ecological Society of America</pub><doi>10.2307/1942068</doi><tpages>11</tpages></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISSN: 1051-0761 |
| ispartof | Ecological Applications, 1995-02, Vol.5 (1), p.261-271 |
| issn | 1051-0761 1939-5582 |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_18191245 |
| source | Jstor Complete Legacy |
| subjects | AGUA DE MAR AQUATIC PLANTS Brackish CAROLINA DEL NORTE CAROLINE DU NORD COASTAL REGIONS coastal wetlands COMMUNITY ECOLOGY DEPOSITION EAU DE MER ECOLOGIA ECOLOGIA VEGETAL ECOLOGIE ECOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Freshwater Highlands innundation LAND USE MARSHES NORTH CAROLINA PEAT peat deposits Peninsulas PHYTOECOLOGIE PLANT ECOLOGY PLANTAS ACUATICAS PLANTE AQUATIQUE SEA LEVEL Sea level rise SEA WATER sea water level Sediments Shorelines SOIL CONSERVATION SOILS SUBMERGENCE TERRE HUMIDE TIERRAS HUMEDAS Topographical elevation TOURBE TURBA VARIATIONS WETLANDS |
| title | Response of wetlands to rising sea level in the lower coastal plain of North Carolina |
| url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-18T03%3A42%3A49IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-jstor_osti_&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Response%20of%20wetlands%20to%20rising%20sea%20level%20in%20the%20lower%20coastal%20plain%20of%20North%20Carolina&rft.jtitle=Ecological%20Applications&rft.au=Moorhead,%20Kevin%20K.&rft.date=1995-02&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=261&rft.epage=271&rft.pages=261-271&rft.issn=1051-0761&rft.eissn=1939-5582&rft_id=info:doi/10.2307/1942068&rft_dat=%3Cjstor_osti_%3E1942068%3C/jstor_osti_%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=16771287&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_jstor_id=1942068&rfr_iscdi=true |