Sea-level driven land conversion and the formation of ghost forests

ML Kirwan, KB Gedan - Nature Climate Change, 2019 - nature.com
Ghost forests created by the submergence of low-lying land are one of the most striking
indicators of climate change along the Atlantic coast of North America. Although dead trees …

[HTML][HTML] Hydro-meteorological risk assessment methods and management by nature-based solutions

J Sahani, P Kumar, S Debele, C Spyrou… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydro-meteorological risk (HMR) management involves a range of methods, such as
monitoring of uncertain climate, planning and prevention by technical countermeasures, risk …

[HTML][HTML] A review of hydro-meteorological hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessment frameworks and indicators in the context of nature-based solutions

MAR Shah, FG Renaud, CC Anderson, A Wild… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly being implemented as suitable approaches
for reducing vulnerability and risk of social-ecological systems (SES) to hydro …

Missing pieces in the discussion on climate change and risk: Intersectionality and compounded vulnerability

HS Versey - Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Assessing the impact of climate change requires analyzing humans generally, as well as
identifying unique and elevated risks among subgroups. Incorporating intersectional …

A phenology-and trend-based approach for accurate map** of sea-level driven coastal forest retreat

Y Chen, ML Kirwan - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid replacement of upland forest by encroaching marshland is a striking manifestation
of global sea-level rise (SLR). Timely and high-resolution information on the location and …

[HTML][HTML] Coastal indices to assess sea-level rise impacts-A brief review of the last decade

C Rocha, C Antunes, C Catita - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The present review intends to serve as the most comprehensive work of the current scientific
and the most updated research on coastal vulnerability and risk assessment due to sea …

Impacts of repeated coastal flooding on soil and groundwater following managed dike realignment

HA Tackley, BL Kurylyk, CB Lake, DR Lapen… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coastal defense structures (eg, dikes, seawalls) protect vulnerable communities along
marine coastlines and estuaries from the physical and chemical influences of adjacent water …

Upland forest retreat lags behind sea‐level rise in the mid‐Atlantic coast

Y Chen, ML Kirwan - Global Change Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ghost forests consisting of dead trees adjacent to marshes are striking indicators of climate
change, and marsh migration into retreating coastal forests is a primary mechanism for …

Effects of marsh migration on flooding, saltwater intrusion, and crop yield in coastal agricultural land subject to storm surge inundation

JA Guimond, HA Michael - Water Resources Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Low‐lying coastlines are vulnerable to sea‐level rise and storm surge salinization,
threatening the sustainability of coastal farmland. Most crops are intolerant of salinity, and …

Marine transgression in modern times

CJ Hein, ML Kirwan - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Marine transgression associated with rising sea levels causes coastal erosion, landscape
transitions, and displacement of human populations globally. This process takes two general …