We couple spatially-explicit 2-D hydrodynamic analyses with economic models, and find that mangroves provide flood protection benefits exceeding $US 65 billion per year. If mangroves were lost, 15 million more
The global flood protection benefits of mangroves Sci. Rep., 10 (2020), pp. 1-11 Google Scholar Mulder et al., 2020 O.J. Mulder, K.P. Mulder, I. Kubiszewski, S.J. Anderson, R. Costanza, P. Sutton The value of coastal wetlands for storm protection in Australia Ecosyst. Serv., ...
Key steps and data for estimating the flood protection benefits provided by reefs.aStage 1: Oceanographic data are combined to assess offshore sea states (waves and sea level). Stage 2: Waves are modified by nearshore hydrodynamics. Stage 3: Effects of habitat on wave run-up are estimated. ...
Key steps and data for estimating the flood protection benefits provided by reefs.aStage 1: Oceanographic data are combined to assess offshore sea states (waves and sea level). Stage 2: Waves are modified by nearshore hydrodynamics. Stage 3: Effects of habitat on wave run-up are estimated. ...
Coastal wetlands, including tidal marshes, mangrove forests and tidal flats, support the livelihoods of millions of people. Understanding the resilience of coastal wetlands to the increasing number and intensity of anthropogenic threats (such as habitat
Fig. 2. River flood plumes carrying watershed-based pollutants reaching the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, captured by MODIS Aqua on 10 February 2007. Global fluxes of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) to coastal areas have increased due to human activities (Cloern, 2001, Galloway et al., 20...
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level rise alongside the potential for alterations in the magnitude and frequency of extreme storm events, rapidly rising coastal populations, and a legacy of coastal land reclamation have led to the consideration of nature-based approaches towards coastal flood and erosion protection over recent years...
Water releases from dams improve ecological health and societal benefits in downstream estuaries. Estuaries Coasts 46, 2244–2258 (2023). Article Google Scholar Lovelock, C. E., Ball, M. C., Martin, K. C. & Feller, I. C. Nutrient enrichment increases mortality of mangroves. PLoS ONE 4...
ecosystem service provisions; yet, based on ecosystem disturbance studies, a strongly perturbed ecosystem is expected to be less capable of sustaining biodiversity, carbon storage or providing flood protection109. Considering the further pressure on coastal ecosystems from both average climate variables ...