Predicting the fate of shallow coastal ecosystems for the year 2100

A new study of shallow-water ecosystems estimates that, by 2100, climate change and coastal land usage could result in significant shrinkage of coral habitats, tidal marshes, and mangroves, while macroalgal beds remain stable and seagrass meadows potentially expand. Hirotada Moki of the Port and Airport Research Institute, Japan, and colleagues present their findings in the open-access journal PLOS Climate.

Coastal environment at risk with less than 10mm sea level rise

A sea level rise of about 5-7mm a year is enough to cause coastal landscapes like mangroves and wetlands to start to retreat says new report

A drowned future for coastal ecosystems

Rapid sea-level rise threatens tidal marshes, mangroves and coral reefs.

If You Build It, They Will Come: Study Supports Marsh Creation as a Tool to Restore Coastal Louisiana