Variability of plant and surface soil carbon concentration among saltmarsh habitats in Ireland

MR Penk, PM Perrin - Estuaries and Coasts, 2022 - Springer
Saltmarshes are disproportionally efficient at sequestering C into their substrates and thus
help to mitigate climate change but are declining globally because of human pressures …

Quantifying the role of saltmarsh as a vulnerable carbon sink: A case study from Northern Portugal

J Cunha, E Cabecinha, S Villasante… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Saltmarshes play a crucial role in carbon sequestration and storage, although they are
increasingly threatened by climate change-induced sea level rise (SLR). This study …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of physicochemical variables on plant species richness and distribution in the coastal salt marshes of the Berg River Estuary, South Africa

NT Mngomezulu, A Rajkaran, DA Veldkornet - Aquatic Botany, 2025 - Elsevier
The continuous distribution of coastal salt marsh habitats along an elevation gradient can be
disrupted by tidal creeks running through them. Tidal creeks wind through salt marshes and …

A new index for the assessment of hydromorphology in transitional and coastal waters around Ireland

J Keogh, R Wilkes, S O'Boyle - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
In assessing the overall status of individual water bodies the EU Water Framework Directive
(WFD) requires member states to assess both ecological and chemical status. The …

Above-to belowground vegetation biomass ratio in temperate North-East Atlantic saltmarshes increases strongly with soil nitrogen gradient

MR Penk, PM Perrin, S Waldren - Ecosystems, 2020 - Springer
Saltmarshes provide a broad range of ecosystem services, but have been degraded globally
and are further threatened by sea-level rise. Changes in biomass partitioning between …

[PDF][PDF] Irish Vegetation Classification: technical progress report no. 2

PM Perrin - Unpublished report for National Biodiversity Data …, 2015 - biodiversityireland.ie
This document reports on progress made during the sixth phase of the development of the
Irish Vegetation Classification (IVC). Work was conducted by BEC Consultants Ltd under …

Changes in sediment characteristics in the first year of a realigned saltmarsh

LL Cai, T Helgason, KR Redeker - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Saltmarsh restoration is described as a cost-effective response to coastal biodiversity loss
and flood management, although, to date such conservation practices yield different …

Plant diversity and community composition in temperate northeast Atlantic salt marshes are linked to nutrient concentrations

MR Penk, PM Perrin, R Kelly, F O'Neill… - Applied vegetation …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Question Studies in the northwest Atlantic have shown that nutrient enrichment can severely
impact salt marshes, undermining their broad range of high‐value ecosystem services …