3 documents found, page 1 of 1
Anthropogenic, Direct Pressures on Coastal Wetlands
Newton, Alice; Icely, John; Cristina, Sonia; Perillo, Gerardo M. E.; Turner, R. Eugene; Ashan, Dewan; Cragg, Simon; Luo, Yongming; Tu, Chen; Li, YuanCoastal wetlands, such as saltmarshes and mangroves that fringe transitional waters, deliver important ecosystem services that support human development. Coastal wetlands are complex social-ecological systems that occur at all latitudes, from polar regions to the tropics. This overview covers wetlands in five continents. The wetlands are of varying size, catchment size, human population and stages of economic d...
Anthropogenic, direct pressures on coastal wetlands
Newton, Alice; Icely, John; Cristina, Sónia; Perillo, Gerardo M. E.; Turner, R. Eugene; Ashan, Dewan; Cragg, Simon; Luo, Yongming; Tu, Chen; Li, YuanCoastal wetlands, such as saltmarshes and mangroves that fringe transitional waters, deliver important ecosystem services that support human development. Coastal wetlands are complex social-ecological systems that occur at all latitudes, from polar regions to the tropics. This overview covers wetlands in five continents. The wetlands are of varying size, catchment size, human population and stages of economic d...
Shifting perspectives on coastal impacts and adaptation
Brown, Sally; Nicholls, Robert J.; Hanson, Susan; Brundrit, Geoff; Dearing, John A.; Dickson, Mark E.; Gallop, Shari L.; Gao, Shu; Haigh, Ivan D.The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports reflect evolving attitudes in adapting to sea-level rise by taking a systems approach and recognizing that multiple responses exist to achieve a less hazardous coast.