A global empirical typology of anthropogenic drivers of environmental change in deltas.

ABSTRACT: It is broadly recognized that river delta systems around the world are under threat from a range of anthropogenic activities. These activities occur at the local delta scale, at the regional river and watershed scale, and at the global scale. Tools are needed to support generalization of results from case studies in specific deltas. Here, we present a methodology for quantitatively constructing an empirical typology of anthropogenic change in global deltas. Utilizing a database of environmental change indicators, each associated with increased relative sea-level rise and coastal wetland loss, a clustering analysis of 48 global deltas provides a quantitative assessment of systems experiencing similar or dissimilar sources and degrees of anthropogenic stress. By identifying quantitatively si

SUBMITTER: Tessler ZD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6106097 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature