Restore or retreat? saltwater intrusion and water management in coastal wetlands

Coastal wetlands perform a unique set of physical, chemical, and biological functions, which provide billions of dollars of ecosystem services annually. These wetlands also face myriad environmental and anthropogenic pressures, which threaten their ecological condition and undermine their capacity t...

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Autores principales:	Elliott White, David Kaplan
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2017
Materias:	climate change disturbance ecosystems restoration salinity saltwater intrusion watershed management wetlands Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5c97fb4d49ed45008250f5e752a274ee2021-12-02T13:26:52ZRestore or retreat? saltwater intrusion and water management in coastal wetlands2096-41292332-887810.1002/ehs2.1258https://doaj.org/article/5c97fb4d49ed45008250f5e752a274ee2017-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ehs2.1258https://doaj.org/toc/2096-4129https://doaj.org/toc/2332-8878Coastal wetlands perform a unique set of physical, chemical, and biological functions, which provide billions of dollars of ecosystem services annually. These wetlands also face myriad environmental and anthropogenic pressures, which threaten their ecological condition and undermine their capacity to provide these services. Coastal wetlands have adapted to a dynamic range of natural disturbances over recent millennia, but face growing pressures from human population growth and coastal development. These anthropogenic pressures are driving saltwater intrusion () in many coastal systems. The position of coastal wetlands at the terrestrial–marine interface also makes them vulnerable to increasing rates of sea‐level rise and changing climate. Critically, anthropogenic and natural stressors to coastal wetlands can act synergistically to create negative, and sometimes catastrophic, consequences for both human and natural systems. This review focused on the drivers and impacts of in coastal wetlands and has two goals: (1) to synthesize understanding of coastal wetland change driven by and (2) to review approaches for improved water management to mitigate in impacted systems. While we frame this review as a choice between restoration and retreat, we acknowledge that choices about coastal wetland management are context‐specific and may be confounded by competing management goals. In this setting, the choice between restoration and retreat can be prioritized by identifying where the greatest return in ecosystem services can be achieved relative to restoration dollars invested. We conclude that restoration and proactive water management is feasible in many impacted systems.Elliott WhiteDavid KaplanTaylor & Francis Grouparticleclimate changedisturbanceecosystemsrestorationsalinitysaltwater intrusionwatershed managementwetlandsEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcosystem Health and Sustainability, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2017)
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description	Coastal wetlands perform a unique set of physical, chemical, and biological functions, which provide billions of dollars of ecosystem services annually. These wetlands also face myriad environmental and anthropogenic pressures, which threaten their ecological condition and undermine their capacity to provide these services. Coastal wetlands have adapted to a dynamic range of natural disturbances over recent millennia, but face growing pressures from human population growth and coastal development. These anthropogenic pressures are driving saltwater intrusion () in many coastal systems. The position of coastal wetlands at the terrestrial–marine interface also makes them vulnerable to increasing rates of sea‐level rise and changing climate. Critically, anthropogenic and natural stressors to coastal wetlands can act synergistically to create negative, and sometimes catastrophic, consequences for both human and natural systems. This review focused on the drivers and impacts of in coastal wetlands and has two goals: (1) to synthesize understanding of coastal wetland change driven by and (2) to review approaches for improved water management to mitigate in impacted systems. While we frame this review as a choice between restoration and retreat, we acknowledge that choices about coastal wetland management are context‐specific and may be confounded by competing management goals. In this setting, the choice between restoration and retreat can be prioritized by identifying where the greatest return in ecosystem services can be achieved relative to restoration dollars invested. We conclude that restoration and proactive water management is feasible in many impacted systems.
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title	Restore or retreat? saltwater intrusion and water management in coastal wetlands
title_short	Restore or retreat? saltwater intrusion and water management in coastal wetlands
title_full	Restore or retreat? saltwater intrusion and water management in coastal wetlands
title_fullStr	Restore or retreat? saltwater intrusion and water management in coastal wetlands
title_full_unstemmed	Restore or retreat? saltwater intrusion and water management in coastal wetlands
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Restore or retreat? saltwater intrusion and water management in coastal wetlands

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