Recent Acceleration of Wetland Accretion and Carbon Accumulation Along the U.S. East Coast

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 11; no. 3
• Main Authors: Weston, Nathaniel B., Rodriguez, Elise, Donnelly, Brian, Solohin, Elena, Jezycki, Kristen, Demberger, Sandra, Sutter, Lori A., Morris, James T., Neubauer, Scott C., Craft, Christopher B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2023; Wiley
• Subjects: Accretion; Accumulation; Carbon; Carbon sequestration; Climate change; Coastal zone; Coasts; Deposition; Global positioning systems; GPS; Low temperature; Primary production; Rivers; salt marsh; Sea level; Sea level rise; sediment; Sediment transport; Sedimentation & deposition; Sediments; Suspended sediments; Vegetation; Watersheds; wetland; Wetland soils; Wetlands; Georgia; Plum Island Sound; United States > US; Maine; Cape Fear

The long‐term stability of coastal wetlands is determined by interactions among sea level, plant primary production, sediment supply, and wetland vertical accretion. Human activities in watersheds have significantly altered sediment delivery from the landscape to the coastal ocean, with declines alo...