Predicting Sea-level Rise and Infrastructure Effects on Coastal Wetlands

: Climate change predictions for Australia include an accelerated sea-level rise, wich challenges the survival of estuarine wetlands. Furthermore, coastal infrastructure poses and additional constraint on the adaptive capacity of these ecosystems. This paper presents results of wetland evolution bas...

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Autores principales: Rodriguez, Jose F., Saco, Patricia M., Sandi, Steven G., Saintilan, Neil, Riccardi, Gerardo A.
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Publicado: Editorial to conference proceedings of 13th Hydraulics in Water Engineering Conference. HIWE2017 2020
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Coastal wetlands
Sea-level rise
Wetland evolution
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/2133/17679
http://hdl.handle.net/2133/17679
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Repositorio Hipermedial de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) de Universidad Nacional de Rosario
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topic Coastal wetlands
Sea-level rise
Wetland evolution
spellingShingle Coastal wetlands
Sea-level rise
Wetland evolution
Rodriguez, Jose F.
Saco, Patricia M.
Sandi, Steven G.
Saintilan, Neil
Riccardi, Gerardo A.
Predicting Sea-level Rise and Infrastructure Effects on Coastal Wetlands
topic_facet Coastal wetlands
Sea-level rise
Wetland evolution
description : Climate change predictions for Australia include an accelerated sea-level rise, wich challenges the survival of estuarine wetlands. Furthermore, coastal infrastructure poses and additional constraint on the adaptive capacity of these ecosystems. This paper presents results of wetland evolution based on hydro period and inundation depth experienced by vegetation, and computed using a hydrodynamic model. The application simulates the long-term evolution of wetland on the Hunter Estuary heavily constricted by infrastructure that is undergoing the effects of predicted accelerated sea-level rise. The wetland presents a vegetation zonation sequence mudflats –mangrove –saltmarsh from the seaward margin, but it also affected by compartmentalization due tu internal road embankments and culverts that effectively attenuates tidal inputs. Results of the modelo show that flow attenuation can play a major role in wetland hydrodynamics and that its effects can increase wetland vulnerability under climate change scenarios, particularly in situations where existing infrastructure affects the flow.
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title Predicting Sea-level Rise and Infrastructure Effects on Coastal Wetlands
title_short Predicting Sea-level Rise and Infrastructure Effects on Coastal Wetlands
title_full Predicting Sea-level Rise and Infrastructure Effects on Coastal Wetlands
title_fullStr Predicting Sea-level Rise and Infrastructure Effects on Coastal Wetlands
title_full_unstemmed Predicting Sea-level Rise and Infrastructure Effects on Coastal Wetlands
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publishDate 2020
url http://hdl.handle.net/2133/17679
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