Marine vegetated habitats (seagrasses, salt-marshes, macroalgae and mangroves) occupy
0.2% of the ocean surface, but contribute 50% of carbon burial in marine sediments. Their …

The risk of flood disasters is increasing for many coastal societies owing to global and
regional changes in climate conditions, sea-level rise, land subsidence and sediment …

For more than a century, coastal wetlands have been recognized for their ability to stabilize
shorelines and protect coastal communities. However, this paradigm has recently been …

The response of coastal wetlands to sea-level rise during the twenty-first century remains
uncertain. Global-scale projections suggest that between 20 and 90 per cent (for low and …

Traditionally, protection of the coastal area from flooding is approached from an engineering
perspective. This approach has often resulted in negative or unforeseen impacts on local …

The ecosystem services can be divided using two major classification systems, the
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) and the Common International Classification of …

Coastal marshes accrete vertically in response to sea-level rise and subsidence. Inadequate
accretion and subsequent conversion of coastal marshes to open water generally is …

The objectives of the present study were twofold:(1) to identify spatial sedimentation and
erosion patterns develo** within patches of epibenthic structures (ie physical structures …

A three‐dimensional hydrodynamic and sediment transport model was used to study the
relative impact of (1) vegetation,(2) micro‐topography, and (3) water level fluctuations on the …

Estuaries are naturally highly dynamic and rapidly changing systems, forming a complex
mixture of many different habitat types. They are very productive biomes and support many …