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    Forecasting effects of sea-level rise and windstorms on coastal and inland ecosystems

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    2008-06
    Author
    Hopkinson, Charles S.  Concept link
    Lugo, Ariel E.  Concept link
    Alber, Merryl  Concept link
    Covich, Alan P.  Concept link
    Van Bloem, Skip J.  Concept link
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    Citable URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/1912/4683
    As published
    https://doi.org/10.1890/070153
    DOI
    10.1890/070153
    Abstract
    We identify a continental-scale network of sites to evaluate how two aspects of climate change – sea-level rise and intensification of windstorms – will influence the structure, function, and capacity of coastal and inland forest ecosystems to deliver ecosystem services (eg carbon sequestration, storm protection, pollution control, habitat support, food). The network consists of coastal wetland and inland forest sites across the US and is representative of continental-level gradients of precipitation, temperature, vegetation, frequency of occurrence of major windstorms, value of insured properties, tidal range, watershed land use, and sediment availability. The network would provide real-time measurements of the characteristics of sea-level rise and windstorm events and would allow an assessment of the responses of wetlands, streams, and inland forests at spatial and temporal scales associated with sustainability of ecosystem services. We illustrate the potential of this approach with examples of hypotheses that could be tested across the network.
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    Author Posting. © Ecological Society of America, 2008. This article is posted here by permission of Ecological Society of America for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6 (2008): 255–263, doi:10.1890/070153.
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    Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6 (2008): 255–263
     
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