Decadal-Scale Vegetation Change Driven by Salinity at Leading Edge of Rising Sea Level

• Published in: Ecosystems (New York) Vol. 22; no. 8; pp. 1918 - 1930
• Main Authors: Taillie, Paul J., Moorman, Christopher E., Poulter, Benjamin, Ardón, Marcelo, Emanuel, Ryan E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Goddard Space Flight Center Springer Science + Business Media 01.12.2019; Springer Verlag; Springer US; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; botanical composition; brackish marshes; Coastal environments; coastal forests; Drought; Droughts; Earth Resources And Remote Sensing; Ecology; Elevation; Environmental Management; Environmental risk; Exposure; Forests; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Hydrology/Water Resources; Life Sciences; Marshes; Original Articles; Plant Sciences; Regeneration; risk; Saline water; Salinity; Salinity effects; Salinization; sea level; Sea level rise; Sodium; soil; Soil investigations; Soils, Salts in; Vegetation; vegetation gradient; Wetlands; Wildfires; Woody plants; Zoology; coastal forest; inundation; marsh migration; drought; wildfire; salinization

As sea levels rise, low-lying coastal forests increasingly are subject to stressors such as inundation and saltwater exposure. At long timescales (for example, centuries), the extent of inundation and saltwater exposure will increase; however, on a decadal timescale, the role of these drivers may di...