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Journal Title:
Wetlands
Personal Author:
Sudol, Taryn A. ; Noe, Gregory B. ; Reed, Denise J.
Sudol, Taryn A. ; Noe, Gregory B. ; Reed, Denise J. Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Sea Grant
OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Sea Grant Less -
Sea Grant Program:
MDU (Maryland Sea Grant)
Description:
The papers in this Special Feature are the result of the first Marsh Resilience Summit in the Chesapeake Bay region, which occurred in February 2019. The Chesapeake Bay region has one of the highest rates of relative sea level rise in the U.S., jeopardizing over 1000 km(2) of tidal wetlands along with other coastal lands. The goal of the Summit and this collection of articles is to analyze tidal wetland response to accelerating sea level rise and the effect their response will have on adaptation planning for surrounding communities. Ten Summit presenters share their research in this Special Feature. In this Introduction, we summarize their findings on evaluating restoration potential at the site-specific level, measuring and projecting marsh migration and erosions rates, describing impacts of wetland migration on a marsh dependent animal, effects on human communities, and finally the roles of property owners and government on future tidal wetland extent. These contributions demonstrate that tidal marsh distribution is dynamic in response to sea level rise, and that social, legal, and policy tools can be used and further developed to enable opportunities for restoring or conserving wetlands when stakeholders are engaged effectively. The papers here and feedback from Summit participants illuminate diverse priorities, research unknowns, and next steps for land use planning toward resilience of the Chesapeake Bay region that also can inform global communities.
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Resilience (Ecology) Sea Level Wetlands
Source:
Wetlands 40, 1667–1671
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-020-01391-5
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
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Accepted Manuscript
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Submitted
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/41883/noaa_41883_DS1.pdf
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