Barriers to and opportunities for landward migration of coastal wetlands with sea-level rise
Barriers to and opportunities for landward migration of coastal wetlands with sea-level rise
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DOI：
10.1002/fee.1282
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发表时间：
2016-08-01
影响因子：
10.3
通讯作者：
Osland, Michael J.
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作者：
Enwright, Nicholas M.;Griffith, Kereen T.;Osland, Michael J.
在世纪，海平面加速上升和持续的沿海开发预计将大大改变整个地球仪的沿海景观。从历史上看，许多沿海生态系统通过景观的水平和垂直运动对海平面波动作出反应。然而，人类活动，包括城市化和防洪基础设施的建设，可能会产生阻碍生态系统迁移的障碍。在这里，我们展示了潮汐盐碱湿地有可能沿着墨西哥湾北方海岸向陆地迁移，这是世界上海平面上升最敏感和湿地丰富的地区之一。我们的研究结果可用于确定移民走廊和制定海平面上升适应战略，以帮助确保湿地相关生态系统产品和服务的持续可用性。
In the 21st century, accelerated sea-level rise and continued coastal development are expected to greatly alter coastal landscapes across the globe. Historically, many coastal ecosystems have responded to sea-level fluctuations via horizontal and vertical movement on the landscape. However, anthropogenic activities, including urbanization and the construction of flood-prevention infrastructure, can produce barriers that impede ecosystem migration. Here we show where tidal saline wetlands have the potential to migrate landward along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast, one of the most sea-level rise sensitive and wetland-rich regions of the world. Our findings can be used to identify migration corridors and develop sea-level rise adaptation strategies to help ensure the continued availability of wetland-associated ecosystem goods and services.