[HTML][HTML] The birth of backbarrier marshes in Culatra Island (Ria Formosa, South Portugal)

K Kombiadou, AR Carrasco, S Costas… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid elongation of Culatra Island, a sandy barrier in the Ria Formosa chain (S.
Portugal), since the mid-1940s led to the formation of three new embayments in its …

Vertical accretion trends project doughnut-like fragmentation of saltmarshes

CJ Hein, JE Connell, DM FitzGerald… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Coastal saltmarshes keep pace with sea-level rise through in-situ production of organic
material and incorporation of allochthonous inorganic sediment. Here we report rates of …

[HTML][HTML] Harmonization of Nordic coastal marsh habitat classification benefits conservation and management

A Vehmaa, M Lanari, H Jutila, M Mussaari… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal marshes are productive and diverse habitats that act as essential linkages between
marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Although the Nordic region comprises diverse, unique …

The Influence of Macroclimatic Drivers on the Macrophyte Phylogenetic Diversity in South African Estuaries

DA Veldkornet - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The geographical distribution of plants is influenced by macroclimate and dispersal
limitations, which have led to lineage isolation and subsequent diversification within and …

Measuring canopy morphology of saltmarsh plant patches using UAV-based LiDAR data

Q Hong, Z Ge, X Wang, Y Li, X Xia… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Plant patches play a crucial role in understanding the biogeomorphology of saltmarshes.
Although two-dimensional optical remote sensing has long been applied to the study of …

Large grazers suppress a foundational plant and reduce soil carbon concentration in eastern US saltmarshes

SJ Sharp, KE Davidson, C Angelini… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Large grazers modify vegetated ecosystems and are increasingly viewed as keystone
species in trophic rewilding schemes. Yet, as their ecosystem influences are context …

Mono-Specific Data Deficient Saltmarsh Species Has Climate Relevant Carbon Stocks From the East Coast of India

A Mishra, A Dey, A Mishra, SK Mohakud, SH Farooq - 2024 - preprints.org
Despite saltmarshes being considered as nature-based solutions (NbS) towards climate
change mitigation, India's saltmarsh ecosystems are least studied. This study quantifies the …