Transient coastal landscapes: rising sea level threatens salt marshes

I Valiela, J Lloret, T Bowyer, S Miner, D Remsen… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Salt marshes are important coastal environments that provide key ecological services. As
sea level rise has accelerated globally, concerns about the ability of salt marshes to survive …

Complex eco‐evolutionary responses of a foundational coastal marsh plant to global change

ML Vahsen, HS Kleiner, H Kodak, JL Summers… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Predicting the fate of coastal marshes requires understanding how plants respond to rapid
environmental change. Environmental change can elicit shifts in trait variation attributable to …

Anthropocene survival of southern New England's salt marshes

EB Watson, KB Raposa, JC Carey, C Wigand… - Estuaries and …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract In southern New England, salt marshes are exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts
of accelerated sea level rise. Regional rates of sea level rise have been as much as 50 …

Comparative Proteomic Analysis Reveals the Regulatory Effects of H2S on Salt Tolerance of Mangrove Plant Kandelia obovata

YL Liu, ZJ Shen, M Simon, H Li, DN Ma, XY Zhu… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
As a dominant mangrove species, Kandelia obovata is distributed in an intertidal marsh with
an active H2S release. Whether H2S participates in the salt tolerance of mangrove plants is …

Modeling long‐term salt marsh response to sea level rise in the sediment‐deficient Plum Island Estuary, MA

AK Langston, O Durán Vinent… - Limnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
An accelerating global rate of sea level rise (SLR), coupled with direct human impacts to
coastal watersheds and shorelines, threatens the continued survival of salt marshes. We …

Invasion and Extirpation Potential of Native and Invasive Spartina Species Under Climate Change

FO Borges, CP Santos, JR Paula… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Coastal areas host some of the planet's most productive ecosystems, providing life-
sustaining ecological services and several benefits to humankind, while also being some of …

Global change in marine coastal habitats impacts insect populations and communities

TM Rippel, J Tomasula, SM Murphy… - Current opinion in insect …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Coastal ecosystems are decreasing alarmingly yet provide valuable ecosystem
services.•Disturbance may directly impact the food web or be indirect via effects on …

Efficient tidal channel networks alleviate the drought-induced die-off of salt marshes: Implications for coastal restoration and management

Z Liu, S Fagherazzi, X She, X Ma, C Xie… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Massive die-off in salt marshes is one of the most common examples of widespread
degradation in marine and coastal ecosystems. In salt marshes, tidal channel networks …

Simple machine learning with aerial imagery reveals severe loss of a salt marsh foundation species

TM Rippel, CD Minsavage-Davis, V Shirey… - Estuaries and …, 2023 - Springer
Salt marshes are globally important ecosystems, but many have been lost or transformed
due to the impacts of global change. There have been attempts to broadly quantify salt …

Long‐term study reveals top‐down effect of crabs on a California salt marsh

KM Beheshti, K Wasson, C Angelini, BR Silliman… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Consumers can structure plant communities and may function as keystone species or
ecosystem engineers. In salt marshes, the prevailing paradigm has shifted in recent …