Estuaries wrangle with the tides
In: Nature Climate Change. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1758-678X; e-ISSN 1758-6798, more
Related to:Leuven, J.R.F.W.; Pierik, H.J.; van der Vegt, M.; Bouma, T.J.; Kleinhans, M.G. (2019). Sea-level-rise-induced threats depend on the size of tide-influenced estuaries worldwide. Nat. Clim. Chang. 9(12): 986-992. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0608-4, more
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Abstract |
Rising sea level is a principal threat to coastal systems worldwide — but far from being a simple matter of landscapes doomed to drown, the story involves complex feedbacks with the same processes that threaten them. Now a modelling study shows that the size and shape of tidal estuaries may determine their fate — proffering a perspective for mitigation against future sea-level rise. |
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