[HTML][HTML] Salt marshes for nature-based flood defense: Sediment type, drainage, and vegetation drive the development of strong sediment beds

MM Stoorvogel, J van Belzen, S Temmerman… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
In face of sea-level rise and increasing risks for storm impacts on shorelines, there is a
growing demand for developing nature-based flood defenses, for example by restoring or …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical modelling of biogeomorphological processes in salt marsh development: Do short-term vegetation dynamics influence long-term development?

S Dzimballa, P Willemsen, V Kitsikoudis, BW Borsje… - Geomorphology, 2025 - Elsevier
Salt marshes are critical coastal ecosystems that provide numerous services. They are
governed by complex biogemorphological interactions on multiple spatiotemporal scales. To …

From seasonal field study to surrogate modeling: Investigating the biomechanical dynamics of Elymus sp. in salt marshes

K Keimer, F Kind, I Prüter, V Kosmalla… - Limnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Salt marshes have been studied in the context of ecosystem services they can provide for
coastal protection. In this study, monthly field campaigns focusing on Elymus spp. and its …

Climate change impacts on a sedimentary coast—a regional synthesis from genes to ecosystems

C Buschbaum, LNS Shama, FLL Amorim, S Brand… - Marine Biodiversity, 2024 - Springer
Climate change effects on coastal ecosystems vary on large spatial scales, but can also be
highly site dependent at the regional level. The Wadden Sea in the south-eastern North Sea …

Seasonal variations in biomechanical properties of Elymus species: Implications for assessing coastal ecosystem services

J Liu, Q Liu, S Kutschke, V Kosmalla, D Schürenkamp… - PAMM, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Higher wave heights and currents can greatly increase erosion rates. If the coastal region is
exposed to long‐term erosion without protective measures, the coastline will irreversibly …