Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-24-1997
Keywords
Sea level rise, Wetland systems, Hydrologic and geologic processes in the coastal zone
Abstract
Coastal wetlands provide valuable services such as flood protection and fisheries production to a global population that is increasingly concentrated near the coast and dependent on its resources. Many of the world's coastal wetlands suffered significant losses during this century, and the creation of new wetland areas is not keeping pace with recent losses. Some destruction of wetland areas can be expected as a consequence of the continual reworking of the coastal zone by dynamic geologic processes. Yet human activities also play a role, both directly by encroaching on coastal wetlands and indirectly by influencing the hydrologic and geologic processes in the coastal zone.
Publication Title
EOS
Volume
78
Issue
25
First Page
257
Last Page
264
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1029/97EO00169/epdf
Required Publisher's Statement
Published by the American Geophysical Union
Recommended Citation
Nuttle, W. K. (William K.); Brinson, Mark M.; Cajon, D.; Callaway, J. C.; Christian, R. R.; Chmura, G. L.; Conner, William H.; Day, Robert H.; Ford, M.; Grace, J.; Lynch, J.; Orson, Richard A.; Parkinson, R. W.; Reed, D.; Rybczyk, John M.; Smith III, T. J.; Stumpf, Richard P.; and Williams, K., "Conserving Coastal Wetlands Despite Sea Level Rise" (1997). Environmental Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications. 38.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/esci_facpubs/38
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Sea level--Environmental aspects; Wetlands; Wetlands--Effect of human beings on; Wetland conservation
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
