This paper offers a synthesis of the disparate evidence on the importance of the magnitude
and duration of water level rise in both lacustrine and marine environments in relation to …

Resilience has been used over a wide range of scientific fields and often ambiguously,
causing confusion over terminology and concepts and giving rise to distinct interpretations …

Barrier islands and spits tend to migrate landward in response to sea‐level rise through the
storm‐driven process of overwash, but overwash flux depends on the height of the frontal …

Coastal foredunes are often the “first line of defense” for backshore infrastructure from the
hazards of erosion and flooding, and they are key components of coastal ecosystems. The …

Barrier islands cover a large fraction of US coasts and support unique ecosystems and
coastal infrastructure. The 'barrier'function of a barrier island depends on coastal dunes that …

Barriers exist in a continuum of forms, which are fundamentally governed by processes that
shape the shoreface to determine the envelope available for sediment accommodation. This …

Barrier response to sea-level rise involves a dynamic interplay between the shoreface and
the subaerial portion affected by overwashing. Focusing on feedbacks between these two …

Shrubs are common–and presently expanding–across coastal barrier interiors (the land
between the foredune system and back‐barrier bay), and have the potential to influence …

Coastal barriers are under increasing stress from a changing climate that is projected to
result in sea level rise and an increase in the magnitude and frequency of storms in some …

Considerations of mass conservation, sediment budgets, and geometry lead to insights
regarding how barriers respond to sea-level rise. We begin with relatively simple insights …