Open AccessConserving coastal wetlands despite sea level rise
Author(s) -
William H. Conner,
William K. Nuttle,
Mark M. Brinson,
Donald R. Cahoon,
John C. Callaway,
Robert R. Christian,
Gail L. Chmura,
Richard H. Day,
Mark Ford,
James B. Grace,
C.W. Lynch,
Richard A. Orson,
Randall W. Parkinson,
Denise J. Reed,
John Rybczyk,
Thomas J. Smith,
P Stumpf,
Kevin A. Williams
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/97eo00169
Subject(s) - wetland , flood myth , coastal flood , population , coastal zone , floodplain , geography , pace , environmental science , water resource management , sea level rise , ecology , oceanography , climate change , geology , demography , cartography , archaeology , geodesy , sociology , biology
Coastal wetlands provide valuable services such as flood protection and fisheries production to a global population that is increasingly concentrated near the coast and dependent on its resources. Many of the world's coastal wetlands suffered significant losses during this century, and the creation of new wetland areas is not keeping pace with recent losses. Some destruction of wetland areas can be expected as a consequence of the continual reworking of the coastal zone by dynamic geologic processes. Yet human activities also play a role, both directly by encroaching on coastal wetlands and indirectly by influencing the hydrologic and geologic processes in the coastal zone [ Boesch et al. , 1994; Day et al. , 1995].