Marshes and mangroves as nature-based coastal storm buffers

S Temmerman, EM Horstman… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Tidal marshes and mangroves are increasingly valued for nature-based mitigation of coastal
storm impacts, such as flooding and shoreline erosion hazards, which are growing due to …

Tip** points in river deltas

RC van de Vijsel, M Scheffer, AJF Hoitink - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
River deltas are susceptible to rapid and irreversible regime shifts in channel
morphodynamics, estuarine turbidity and coastal wetland state. In this Review, we discuss …

Linking marsh sustainability to event-based sedimentary processes: Impulsive river floods initiated lateral erosion of deltaic marshes

K Wang, G Wu, B Liang, B Shi, H Li - Coastal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Salt marshes providing valuable services in buffering flooding risks are regarded as cost-
effective coastal defense solutions. Given that eroding marsh cliffs will threaten the …

Mangrove forest drag and bed stabilisation effects on intertidal flat morphology

R Gijsman, EM Horstman, A Swales… - Earth Surface …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mangrove trees influence their physical environment by exerting drag on tidal flows and
waves while also stabilising the sediment bed of intertidal flats. These processes influence …

Sediment dynamics shape macrofauna mobility traits and abundance on tidal flats

Z Zhou, TJ Grandjean, J de Smit… - Limnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tidal flats are valuable ecosystems that depend on complex biogeomorphic processes
between organisms and sediment transport. Climate change has led to a rise in extreme …

[HTML][HTML] Protective structures as adaptive management strategy in Nature-based Solutions to mitigate sea level rise effects

TR Siegersma, PWJM Willemsen, EM Horstman… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Nature-based Solutions (NbS) that integrate salt marshes with traditional coastal
protection structures are gaining interest in the face of ongoing climate change. However …

Flow resistance in lowland rivers impacted by distributed aquatic vegetation

S Okhravi, R Schügerl, Y Velísková - Water Resources Management, 2022 - Springer
This study addressed a research concern that employing a fixed value for the bed
roughness coefficient in lowland rivers (mostly sand-bed rivers) is deemed practically …

Sensing and measurement techniques for evaluation of nature-based solutions: A state-of-the-art review

V Anderson, M Suneja, J Dunjic - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sensing and measurement techniques are necessary to study, evaluate, and understand the
complex physical and chemical interactions that must occur for the successful deployment of …

[PDF][PDF] Flow resistance at lowland and mountainous rivers

S Okhravi, M Alemi, H Afzalimehr, R Schügerl… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2023 - sciendo.com
This study initially examines the various sources of flow resistance in sand-bed (lowland)
and gravel-bed (mountainous) rivers along with the limitations of traditional estimation …

[HTML][HTML] Gradual versus episodic lateral saltmarsh cliff erosion: Evidence from Terrestrial Laser Scans (TLS) and Surface Elevation Dynamics (SED) sensors

D van der Wal, J van Dalen, PWJM Willemsen… - Geomorphology, 2023 - Elsevier
As lateral erosion can threaten valuable saltmarsh habitats and their capacity to protect the
hinterland from waves and floods, there is a need to understand the mechanisms of erosion …