Global coastal wetland change under sea-level rise and related stresses: The DIVA Wetland Change Model

• Published in: Global and planetary change Vol. 139; pp. 15 - 30
• Main Authors: Spencer, Thomas, Schuerch, Mark, Nicholls, Robert J., Hinkel, Jochen, Lincke, Daniel, Vafeidis, A.T., Reef, Ruth, McFadden, Loraine, Brown, Sally
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Accommodation; Accommodation space; climate; Coastal; coasts; Construction; data collection; Dikes; expert opinion; Marine; Mathematical models; Raw materials; salt marshes; sea level; Sea-level rise; Sediments; Tidal wetlands; Wetland loss; Wetland transitions; Wetland vulnerability; Wetlands; Wetland vulnerability; Accommodation space; Wetland transitions; Wetland loss; Tidal wetlands; Sea-level rise

The Dynamic Interactive Vulnerability Assessment Wetland Change Model (DIVA_WCM) comprises a dataset of contemporary global coastal wetland stocks (estimated at 756×103km2 (in 2011)), mapped to a one-dimensional global database, and a model of the macro-scale controls on wetland response to sea-leve...