The gathering storm: optimizing management of coastal ecosystems in the face of a climate-driven threat.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The combination of rising sea levels and increased likelihood of extreme storm events poses a major threat to our coastlines and as a result, many ecosystems recognized and valued for their important contribution to coastal defence face increased damage from erosion and flooding. Nevertheless, only recently have we begun to examine how plant species and communities, respond to, and recover from, the many disturbances associated with storm events.

Scope

We review how the threats posed by a combination of sea level rise and storms affects coastal sub-, inter- and supra-tidal plant communities. We consider ecophysiological impacts at the level of the individual plant, but also how ecological interactions at the community level, and responses at landscape scale, infor

SUBMITTER: Hanley ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6996050 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature