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A global standard for monitoring coastal wetland vulnerability to accelerated sea-level rise

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  • Edward L. Webb

    (National University of Singapore)

  • Daniel A. Friess

    (National University of Singapore
    Singapore-Delft Water Alliance, National University of Singapore)

  • Ken W. Krauss

    (US Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center)

  • Donald R. Cahoon

    (US Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center)

  • Glenn R. Guntenspergen

    (US Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center)

  • Jacob Phelps

    (National University of Singapore)

Abstract

Reliable measurements of changes in wetland surface elevation are necessary to understand and predict the probable impact of sea-level rise on vulnerable coastal ecosystems and for science-informed management, adaptation and mitigation. A simple, inexpensive and low-technology device called the 'rod surface elevation table' could be used to monitor threatened coastal wetlands around the world.

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  • Edward L. Webb & Daniel A. Friess & Ken W. Krauss & Donald R. Cahoon & Glenn R. Guntenspergen & Jacob Phelps, 2013. "A global standard for monitoring coastal wetland vulnerability to accelerated sea-level rise," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 3(5), pages 458-465, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:3:y:2013:i:5:d:10.1038_nclimate1756
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1756
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    1. Leah H Beckett & Andrew H Baldwin & Michael S Kearney, 2016. "Tidal Marshes across a Chesapeake Bay Subestuary Are Not Keeping up with Sea-Level Rise," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(7), pages 1-12, July.
    2. Leonard O. Ohenhen & Manoochehr Shirzaei & Chandrakanta Ojha & Matthew L. Kirwan, 2023. "Hidden vulnerability of US Atlantic coast to sea-level rise due to vertical land motion," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, December.
    3. Amr E. Keshta & J. C. Alexis Riter & Kamal H. Shaltout & Andrew H. Baldwin & Michael Kearney & Ahmed Sharaf El-Din & Ebrahem M. Eid, 2022. "Loss of Coastal Wetlands in Lake Burullus, Egypt: A GIS and Remote-Sensing Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-16, April.
    4. Guandong Li & Torbjörn E. Törnqvist & Sönke Dangendorf, 2024. "Real-world time-travel experiment shows ecosystem collapse due to anthropogenic climate change," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
    5. Zafer Defne & Alfredo L Aretxabaleta & Neil K Ganju & Tarandeep S Kalra & Daniel K Jones & Kathryn E L Smith, 2020. "A geospatially resolved wetland vulnerability index: Synthesis of physical drivers," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(1), pages 1-27, January.
    6. Barbier,Edward B., 2015. "Climate change impacts on rural poverty in low-elevation coastal zones," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7475, The World Bank.

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