The vulnerability of Indo-Pacific mangrove forests to sea-level rise

Assessment of mangrove forest surface elevation changes across the Indo-Pacific coastal region finds that almost 70 per cent of the sites studied do not have enough sediment availability to offset predicted sea-level rise; modelling indicates that such sites could be submerged as early as 2070. Mang...

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Published in:	Nature (London) Vol. 526; no. 7574; pp. 559 - 563
Main Authors:	Lovelock, Catherine E., Cahoon, Donald R., Friess, Daniel A., Guntenspergen, Glenn R., Krauss, Ken W., Reef, Ruth, Rogers, Kerrylee, Saunders, Megan L., Sidik, Frida, Swales, Andrew, Saintilan, Neil, Thuyen, Le Xuan, Triet, Tran
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 22.10.2015 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	704/158/2165 704/172 Accretion Altitude Anthropogenic factors Avicennia - physiology Climate Change - statistics & numerical data Coasts Coral reefs Ecosystems Environmental aspects Forests Geologic Sediments - analysis Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Ocean Land degradation letter Mangrove swamps Mangroves multidisciplinary Pacific Ocean Plant growth Rhizophoraceae - physiology River ecology Science Sea level Seawater - analysis Sediments Shoreline protection Soil Soil surfaces Tidal range Wetlands Indonesia
ISSN:	0028-0836, 1476-4687
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