The vulnerability of Indo-Pacific mangrove forests to sea-level rise

Catherine E. Lovelock (), Donald R. Cahoon, Daniel A. Friess, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Ken W. Krauss, Ruth Reef, Kerrylee Rogers, Megan L. Saunders, Frida Sidik, Andrew Swales, Neil Saintilan, Le Xuan Thuyen and Tran Triet
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Catherine E. Lovelock: School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
Donald R. Cahoon: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, United States Geological Survey
Daniel A. Friess: National University of Singapore
Glenn R. Guntenspergen: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, United States Geological Survey
Ken W. Krauss: National Wetlands Research Center, United States Geological Survey
Ruth Reef: School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
Kerrylee Rogers: School of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Wollongong
Megan L. Saunders: Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland
Frida Sidik: The Institute for Marine Research and Observation, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Andrew Swales: School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
Neil Saintilan: Macquarie University
Le Xuan Thuyen: University of Science, Vietnam National University
Tran Triet: University of Science, Vietnam National University

Nature, 2015, vol. 526, issue 7574, 559-563

Abstract: Assessment of mangrove forest surface elevation changes across the Indo-Pacific coastal region finds that almost 70 per cent of the sites studied do not have enough sediment availability to offset predicted sea-level rise; modelling indicates that such sites could be submerged as early as 2070.

Date: 2015
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