Coming to terms with living shorelines: a scoping review of novel restoration strategies for shoreline protection

CS Smith, ME Rudd, RK Gittman, EC Melvin… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In an era of rapid coastal population expansion and habitat degradation, restoration is
becoming an increasingly important strategy for combating coastal habitat loss and …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and enablers for upscaling coastal restoration

A Sánchez-Arcilla, I Cáceres, X Le Roux, J Hinkel… - Nature-Based …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coastal restoration is often distrusted and, at best, implemented at small scales, which
hampers its potential for coastal adaptation. Present technical, economic and management …

Large‐scale variation in wave attenuation of oyster reef living shorelines and the influence of inundation duration

RL Morris, MK La Peyre, BM Webb… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
One of the paramount goals of oyster reef living shorelines is to achieve sustained and
adaptive coastal protection, which requires meeting ecological (ie, develop a self‐sustaining …

[HTML][HTML] The grey–green spectrum: A review of coastal protection interventions

A Singhvi, AP Luijendijk… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the face of uncertainties around coastal management and climate change, coastal
engineering interventions need to be able to adapt to changing conditions. Nature-based …

Coastal resilience surges as living shorelines reduce lateral erosion of salt marshes

MA Polk, RK Gittman, CS Smith… - Integrated …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
A growing suite of research has demonstrated that nature‐based shoreline stabilization
methods can increase resilience of coastal ecosystems by improving their capacity to return …

Carbon accumulation rates are highest at young and expanding salt marsh edges

CB Miller, AB Rodriguez, MC Bost, BA McKee… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
An objective of salt marsh conservation, restoration, and creation is to reduce global carbon
dioxide levels and offset emissions. This strategy hinges on measurements of salt marsh …

Ecological equivalency of living shorelines and natural marshes for fish and crustacean communities

AG Guthrie, DM Bilkovic, M Mitchell, R Chambers… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Salt marshes provide valued services to coastal communities including nutrient cycling,
erosion control, habitat provision for crustaceans and fish (including juvenile and forage …

Developing a nature-based coastal defence strategy for Australia

RL Morris, EMA Strain, TM Konlechner… - Australian Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Australia's rapid coastal population growth coupled with the increased risk of hazards driven
by climate change creates an urgent need to start adaptation planning for the future. The …

A demonstration of a simple methodology of flood prediction for a coastal city under threat of sea level rise: The case of Norfolk, VA, USA

T Ezer - Earth's Future, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many coastal cities around the world are at risk of increased flooding due to sea level rise
(SLR), so here a simple flood prediction method is demonstrated for one city at risk, Norfolk …

A geospatial modeling approach to assess site suitability of living shorelines and emphasize best shoreline management practices

K Nunez, T Rudnicky, P Mason, C Tombleson… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Shoreline Management Model (SMM) is a novel geospatial approach used to
assess conditions along a shoreline, and recommend best management practices for …