Coastal wetlands mitigate storm flooding and associated costs in estuaries

Coastal wetlands mitigate storm flooding and associated costs in estuaries

As storm-driven coastal flooding increases under climate change, wetlands such as saltmarshes are held as a nature-based solution. Yet evidence supporting wetlands’ storm protection role in estuaries—where both waves and upstream surge drive coastal flooding—remains scarce. Here we address this gap...

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Main Authors: Tom P Fairchild, William G Bennett, Greg Smith, Brett Day, Martin W Skov, Iris Möller, Nicola Beaumont, Harshinie Karunarathna, John N Griffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
saltmarsh
storm surge attenuation
wave attenuation
flood mitigation
nature-based coastal protection
coastal storms
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac0c45

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac0c45

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