US Pacific coastal wetland resilience and vulnerability to sea-level rise

K Thorne, G MacDonald, G Guntenspergen… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
We used a first-of-its-kind comprehensive scenario approach to evaluate both the vertical
and horizontal response of tidal wetlands to projected changes in the rate of sea-level rise …

Statistical correction of lidar-derived digital elevation models with multispectral airborne imagery in tidal marshes

KJ Buffington, BD Dugger, KM Thorne… - Remote Sensing of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) is a valuable tool for collecting large amounts of
elevation data across large areas; however, the limited ability to penetrate dense vegetation …

Tidal asymmetry and residual sediment transport in a short tidal basin under sea level rise

L Guo, M Brand, BF Sanders… - Advances in water …, 2018 - Elsevier
Tidal asymmetry in estuaries and lagoons (tidal basins) controls residual sediment transport,
and quantifying tidal asymmetry is important for understanding the factors contributing to …

Thin-layer sediment addition to an existing salt marsh to combat sea-level rise and improve endangered species habitat in California, USA

KM Thorne, CM Freeman, JA Rosencranz… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Current tidal marsh elevations and their accretion rates are important predictors of
vulnerability to sea-level rise. When tidal marshes are at risk, adaptation measures, such as …

Inundation, vegetation, and sediment effects on litter decomposition in Pacific Coast tidal marshes

CN Janousek, KJ Buffington, GR Guntenspergen… - Ecosystems, 2017 - Springer
The cycling and sequestration of carbon are important ecosystem functions of estuarine
wetlands that may be affected by climate change. We conducted experiments across a …

Vertical zonation and niche breadth of tidal marsh plants along the northeast Pacific coast

CN Janousek, KM Thorne, JY Takekawa - Estuaries and Coasts, 2019 - Springer
The distribution patterns of sessile organisms in coastal intertidal habitats typically exhibit
vertical zonation, but little is known about variability in zonation among sites or species at …

Adapting urban water systems to manage scarcity in the 21st century: The case of Los Angeles

S Pincetl, E Porse, KB Mika, E Litvak… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Acute water shortages for large metropolitan regions are likely to become more frequent as
climate changes impact historic precipitation levels and urban population grows. California …

El Niño increases high‐tide flooding in tidal wetlands along the US Pacific Coast

AC Goodman, KM Thorne, KJ Buffington… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Periodic oscillations between El Niño and La Niña conditions in the Pacific Basin
affect oceanographic and meteorological phenomena globally, with impacts on the …

Evaluating regional resiliency of coastal wetlands to sea level rise through hypsometry‐based modeling

CL Doughty, KC Cavanaugh, RF Ambrose… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Sea level rise (SLR) threatens coastal wetlands worldwide, yet the fate of individual
wetlands will vary based on local topography, wetland morphology, sediment dynamics …

Establishing targets for regional coastal wetland restoration planning using historical ecology and future scenario analysis: The past, present, future approach

ED Stein, CL Doughty, J Lowe, M Cooper… - Estuaries and …, 2020 - Springer
Regional approaches to coastal wetland restoration are one of the best ways to ensure that
these threatened habitats persist in the face of sea level rise. Regional approaches provide …