Effects of Waves and Sediment Disturbance on Seed Bank Persistence at Tidal Flats

Coastal wetlands such as salt marshes have been increasingly valued for their capacity to buffer global climate change effects, yet their long-term persistence is threatened by environmental changes. Whereas, previous studies largely focused on lateral erosion risk induced by stressors like sea leve...

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Main Authors: Zhenchang Zhu, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Qin Zhu, Yanpeng Cai, Zhifeng Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.728065/full