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A Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Management of Coastal Marsh Systems
Estuaries and coasts, v 40(3), pp 682-693
01 May 2017
PMID: 30271313
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Abstract
Sea level rise is causing shoreline erosion, increased coastal flooding, and marsh vulnerability to the impact of storms. Coastal marshes provide flood abatement, carbon and nutrient sequestration, water quality maintenance, and habitat for fish, shellfish, and wildlife, including species of concern, such as the saltmarsh sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus). We present a climate change adaptation strategy (CCAS) adopted by scientific, management, and policy stakeholders for managing coastal marshes and enhancing system resiliency. A common adaptive management approach previously used for restoration projects was modified to identify climate-related vulnerabilities and plan climate change adaptive actions. As an example of implementation of the CCAS, we describe the stakeholder plans and management actions the US Fish and Wildlife Service and partners developed to build coastal resiliency in the Narrow River Estuary, RI, in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. When possible, an experimental BACI (before-after, control-impact) design, described as pre- and post-sampling at the impact site and one or more control sites, was incorporated into the climate change adaptation and implementation plans. Specific climate change adaptive actions and monitoring plans are described and include shoreline stabilization, restoring marsh drainage, increasing marsh elevation, and enabling upland marsh migration. The CCAS provides a framework and methodology for successfully managing coastal systems faced with deteriorating habitat, accelerated sea level rise, and changes in precipitation and storm patterns.
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- Title
- A Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Management of Coastal Marsh Systems
- Creators
- Cathleen Wigand - Environmental Protection AgencyThomas Ardito - Center for Ecosystem RestorationCaitlin Chaffee - Coastal Resources Management CouncilWenley Ferguson - Save the BaySuzanne Paton - United States Fish and Wildlife ServiceKenneth Raposa - Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveCharles Vandemoer - United States Fish and Wildlife ServiceElizabeth Watson - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Estuaries and coasts, v 40(3), pp 682-693
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- EPA999999 / Intramural EPA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000398772900006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84931840928
- Other Identifier
- 991019169616504721
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- Web of Science research areas
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- Marine & Freshwater Biology