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Sea-level rise thresholds for stability of salt marshes in a riverine versus a marine dominated estuary
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2020
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Source: Science of The Total Environment, 718, 1-11
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Journal Title:Science of The Total Environment
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Description:We studied the ecological resilience of salt marshes by deriving sea level rise (SLR) thresholds in two estuaries with contrasting upland hydrological inputs in the north-central Gulf of Mexico: Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) with limited upland input, and the Pascagoula River delta drained by the Pascagoula River, the largest undammed river in the continental United States. We applied a mechanistic model to account for vegetation responses and hydrodynamics to predict salt marsh distributions under future SLR scenarios. We further investigated the potential mechanisms that contribute to salt marsh resilience to SLR.
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Source:Science of The Total Environment, 718, 1-11
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Pubmed ID:32105940
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