Geomorphic change in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna delta

A Paszkowski, S Goodbred Jr, E Borgomeo… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
More than 70% of large deltas are under threat from rising sea levels, subsidence and
anthropogenic interferences, including the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna (GBM) delta, the …

Synthesis of the distribution of subsidence of the lower Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, Bangladesh

MS Steckler, B Oryan, CA Wilson, C Grall… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Deltas, the low-lying land at river mouths, are sensitive to the delicate balance between sea
level rise, land subsidence and sedimentation. Bangladesh and the Ganges-Brahmaputra …

Sediment delivery to sustain the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta under climate change and anthropogenic impacts

JL Raff, SL Goodbred Jr, JL Pickering… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The principal nature-based solution for offsetting relative sea-level rise in the Ganges-
Brahmaputra delta is the unabated delivery, dispersal, and deposition of the rivers'~ 1 billion …

Accumulation and contamination assessment of heavy metals in sediments of commercial aquaculture farms from a coastal area along the northern Bay of Bengal

MB Hossain, J Sultana, FH Pingki, AAU Nur… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Heavy metal contamination in aquaculture farm sediment may create a major risk to
ecosystem and human health via the food web as a result of poor handling, incorrect waste …

Effects of diverse mangrove management practices on forest structure, carbon dynamics and sedimentation in North Sumatra, Indonesia

BB Hanggara, D Murdiyarso, YRS Ginting… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
For decades, mangrove forests have been under tremendous pressure due to deforestation
and conversion. To sustainably manage the mangroves that remain, an ecosystem …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-decadal land cover change analysis over Sundarbans Mangrove Forest of Bangladesh: A GIS and remote sensing based approach

MS Chowdhury, B Hafsa - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
Both natural processes and anthropogenic actions alter land use and land cover but the
impact of anthropogenic actions has dramatically increased since the last century in many …

[HTML][HTML] Tidal amplification and river capture in response to land reclamation in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta

DS Van Maren, JGW Beemster, ZB Wang, ZH Khan… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
At a global scale, intertidal areas are being reclaimed for agriculture as well as urban
expansion, imposing high human pressure on the coastal zone. The Ganges-Brahmaputra …

Indian Sundarbans mangrove forest considered endangered under Red List of Ecosystems, but there is cause for optimism

M Sievers, MR Chowdhury, MF Adame, P Bhadury… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Accurately evaluating ecosystem status is vital for effective conservation. The Red List of
Ecosystems (RLE) from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the …

[HTML][HTML] On viability: Climate change and the science of possible futures

K Paprocki - Global Environmental Change, 2022 - Elsevier
Growing attention to the impacts of climate change around the world has been accompanied
by the profusion of discourses about the lives, livelihoods, and geographies that are “viable” …

In-situ loading experiments reveal how the subsurface affects coastal marsh survival

C Zoccarato, PSJ Minderhoud, P Zorzan… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Over the past decades coastal marshes around the world have declined dramatically. Their
deterioration is controlled by scarcity of sediments, erosion and accelerated rise of relative …