Sea-level Rise Salt Marshes and Regional Sea Level Did you know that salt marshes are commonly used to reconstruct local sea-level changes?
Physical oceanography Networking in nature Plant reproduction strategies may impact their response to sea level rise
Ecology Consider the marsh crab: Climate change shifts which species are key Munching, nibbling and burrowing their way through life, the humble marsh crab can now add “keystone species” to its ecological…
Climate Change Ecology Turning Knowledge into Action: How the Town of Truro Adapted to Increasing Flood Risk Under Climate Change Global sea level is projected to rise at a rate of 3.7mm/year throughout the first half of the next century,…
Book Review Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Mangrove Takeover Impacting Salt Marshes Mangroves are encroaching on salt marsh habitats worldwide, but what does this change in plant community mean for the plants,…
Coastal Management Rip Rap Sill: The Best of Both Worlds The hybrid shoreline stabilization method called rip rap sill combines rock structures with native vegetation. This study found that fish…
Climate Change Ecology Sea-level Rise Salt Marshes Resilient Against Sea Level Rise Will salt marshes survive sea level rise? Previous studies have emphatically answered “No!” suggesting a 20-50% loss by the year…
Conservation Ecology Seagrass It’s a TRAP! Predators help trap carbon in coastal sediments Vegetated coastal ecosystems, such as salt marshes, can trap and store carbon for millennia. This perspective investigates how the effects…