Changing the course of Earth's climate is increasingly urgent, but there is also a concurrent
need for proactive stewardship of the adaptive capacity of the rapidly changing biosphere …

Ghost forests created by the submergence of low-lying land are one of the most striking
indicators of climate change along the Atlantic coast of North America. Although dead trees …

Widespread declines in Atlantic and Pacific salmon (Salmo salar and Oncorhynchus spp.)
have tracked recent climate changes, but managers still lack quantitative projections of the …

Coastal tidal wetlands are highly altered ecosystems exposed to substantial risk due to
widespread and frequent land-use change coupled with sea-level rise, leading to disrupted …

Sea level rise (SLR) poses a hazard to ecosystems and economies in low-lying coastal and
estuarine areas. To better understand the potential impacts of SLR in estuaries, a …

Coastal wetland ecosystems are expected to migrate landwards in response to rising seas.
However, due to differences in topography and coastal urbanization, estuaries vary in their …

Salt marshes are one of the most productive but vulnerable ecosystems on Earth; and due to
the continued intensification of natural and anthropogenic pressures on them, accurate and …

Coastal wetlands are a critical component of the coastal landscape that are increasingly
threatened by sea level rise and other human disturbance. Periodically mapping wetland …

Coastal marshes are threatened by relative sea-level (RSL) rise, yet recent studies predict
marsh survival even under the high rates of RSL rise expected later in this century. However …

Coastal groundwater (CGW) is a critical water resource for many communities and can be a
key part of coastal ecosystems. Owing to its location, CGW faces both terrestrial and marine …