Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 108986 - 108986
Published: Oct. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Water Resources Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 38(12), P. 4763 - 4782
Published: May 18, 2024
Language: Английский
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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 980, P. 179500 - 179500
Published: May 2, 2025
Coastal managers continue to be confronted with making management decisions few data available and insight of the outcomes. Practical tools that can used inform on effects different scenarios changes are particularly important assist decision-making. This study has applied a Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) investigate contrasting Sea Level Rise (SLR) reduction in tidal inundation tropical wetland mosaic including saltmarshes, mangroves, intertidal mudflats. We investigated: 1) habitability site for vegetation under associated inundation; 2) probability ecological values export crab zoea blue carbon supported scenarios. The highlights that, without ability adjust future SLR scenarios, saltmarshes here likely lost open water, scenario 0.8 m SLR. Tidal decreased mangrove cover but increased terrestrial subtidal herbaceous saltmarshes. is positively affect value decreases likelihood holding high zoeae saltmarsh areas. In contrast, declined both values. findings highlight importance "whole-of-system" approach assessing inundation. Focusing only one habitat single targeted may structure functions other components coastal ecosystem mosaic. BBNs useful summarise preliminary assessments potential ecosystems, which make most informed decision conserve restore transitional
Language: Английский
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Marine Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 197, P. 106485 - 106485
Published: April 5, 2024
Although saltmarshes are critical coastal ecosystems they threatened by human activities and sea-level rise (SLR). Long-term restoration management strategies often hampered an insufficient understanding of the past, present, future processes that influence tidal wetland functionality change. As vegetation distribution in relation to elevation hydroperiod is basis decisions, this study investigated relationships between micro-topography, hydroperiod, saltmarshes, mangroves, unvegetated flats a tropical estuary situated within Great Barrier Reef Catchment North Queensland, Australia. A combination high-resolution unattended-aerial-vehicle (UAV)-derived digital model (DEMs) land cover coupled with 2D hydrodynamic modelling was used investigate these aspects. Zonation more complex than generally recognised legislation, overlapping across elevation. Additionally, although each type had distinct mean hydroperiods, hydroperiods were strongly correlated, explained only 15% variability distribution. This suggests other factors (e.g., groundwater dynamics) likely contribute zonation patterns. These findings underline simplistic rules causality wetlands need be applied caution. Their applicability vary depending on contexts, as observed our site, varying environmental biological playing important roles patterns components. We also identified strong monthly connectivity experienced 10.26% succulent inundated during lower-than-average tides compared 66% higher than-average tides), highlighting importance integrating temporal dynamics research management. we explored potential effects (SLR) site. The results show inundation may increase importantly if does not keep up SLR under 0.8 m sea level scenarios, maximum depth saltmarsh higher-than-average 184.1 mm current mean-maximum mangroves). underlines acquiring detailed spatio-temporally resolved data enable development robust long-term adaptive strategies. Our discussed from perspective. highlight uncertainties complexities influencing functionality, hence, their prospects.
Language: Английский
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3
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 108986 - 108986
Published: Oct. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Citations
1