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| Title |
Spatially integrative metrics reveal hidden vulnerability of microtidal salt marshes
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms14156 |
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| Authors |
Neil K. Ganju, Zafer Defne, Matthew L. Kirwan, Sergio Fagherazzi, Andrea D’Alpaos, Luca Carniello |
| Abstract |
Salt marshes are valued for their ecosystem services, and their vulnerability is typically assessed through biotic and abiotic measurements at individual points on the landscape. However, lateral erosion can lead to rapid marsh loss as marshes build vertically. Marsh sediment budgets represent a spatially integrated measure of competing constructive and destructive forces: a sediment surplus may result in vertical growth and/or lateral expansion, while a sediment deficit may result in drowning and/or lateral contraction. Here we show that sediment budgets of eight microtidal marsh complexes consistently scale with areal unvegetated/vegetated marsh ratios (UVVR) suggesting these metrics are broadly applicable indicators of microtidal marsh vulnerability. All sites are exhibiting a sediment deficit, with half the sites having projected lifespans of less than 350 years at current rates of sea-level rise and sediment availability. These results demonstrate that open-water conversion and sediment deficits are holistic and sensitive indicators of salt marsh vulnerability. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Comoros | 1 | 14% |
| Spain | 1 | 14% |
| Sweden | 1 | 14% |
| France | 1 | 14% |
| Poland | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 2 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 245 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 243 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 59 | 24% |
| Researcher | 45 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 32 | 13% |
| Unknown | 56 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 67 | 27% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 55 | 22% |
| Engineering | 20 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 6% |
| Psychology | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 11 | 4% |
| Unknown | 75 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 141. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 April 2021.
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