Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kendall Valentine, Ellen R. Herbert, David C. Walters, Yaping Chen, Alexander J. Smith, Matthew L. Kirwan
Summary: Ecosystem connectivity increases resilience and function of ecosystems but coastal ecosystems are vulnerable to sea level rise and erosion. The response of individual components of the coastal landscape to sea level rise makes it difficult to predict the integrated coastal carbon sink's response. By coupling a geomorphic model with a carbon accumulation model, it was found that landscape connectivity, carbon accumulation rates, and the size of the coastal carbon stock peak at intermediate sea level rise rates. However, extreme rates of sea level rise compromise landscape carbon storage and marsh extent.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Oceanography
Karinna Nunez, Yinglong J. Zhang, Donna M. Bilkovic, Carlton Hershner
Summary: This study used the Tidal Marsh Model (TMM) and SCHISM to simulate changes in marsh systems in a subestuary of Chesapeake Bay under two scenarios of sea-level rise (SLR) over the next 50 years. The results showed that the sustainability of marshes is influenced by geomorphic settings and anthropogenic factors, with different rates of marsh decline observed under varying SLR scenarios.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yui Omori
Summary: This study conducted a survey of coastal residents in the intertidal zones of Japan and found heterogeneities in their preferences for coastal ecosystem services provided by gray, green, and hybrid structures. The research revealed that while coastal residents acknowledge the coastal defense function of gray infrastructure, there are diverse perceptions towards gray infrastructure in preparing for sea-level rise. Additionally, approximately 60% of respondents preferred the Eco-DRR functions provided by coastal forests, despite uncertainties in their performance.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Pawel Waryszak, Alice Gavoille, Ashley A. Whitt, Jaya Kelvin, Peter I. Macreadie
Summary: The study discusses the evolution of coastal protection methods, from gray infrastructure to green infrastructure and then to hybrid eco-engineering. In the applications of hybrids in mangrove and tidal marsh areas in the UK and southeast Asia, 70% of successful cases required a deep understanding of ecological and hydrological changes. Limited data suggests that hybrid infrastructure may be more cost-effective than gray infrastructure, but more expensive than green infrastructure, but further cost-benefit analyses are needed due to the limited nature of the data.
COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wen L. Chen, Peter Muller, Robert C. Grabowski, Nicholas Dodd
Summary: This study explores a novel form of nourishment called "green nourishment" which combines shoreface nourishment and seagrass restoration to mitigate coastal erosion. The modeling results suggest that a seagrass meadow can enhance wave energy dissipation and reduce sediment erosion when implemented in a sheltered nearshore area. Green nourishment also showed effectiveness in reducing beach foreshore erosion caused by storm events.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jessie Louisor, Olivier Brivois, Paloma Mouillon, Aurelie Maspataud, Patrice Belz, Jean-Michel Laloue
Summary: The study aims to assist local stakeholders in determining the best coastal management strategy for the Moeze marsh in order to adapt to sea level rise. By simulating coastal overflowing for different scenarios, it was found that the implementation of closed defenses does not significantly reduce flooding and land-use changes have an influence on flooding in the marsh.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Gary Griggs, Borja G. Reguero
Summary: The Earth's changing climate is causing ice sheets and glaciers to melt, leading to rising coastal hazards and sea levels. Coastal areas with a total population of over 300 million people, including 20 megacities, are among the most vulnerable to climate change impacts. Sea-level rise, combined with other factors, could lead to the displacement of hundreds of millions of people, with significant global impacts.
Article
Environmental Sciences
K. Hill, D. Hirschfeld, C. Lindquist, F. Cook, S. Warner
Summary: Sea-level rise will lead to coastal groundwater rise, which in turn will impact the fate and transport of contaminants in contaminated sites. Vulnerability assessment shows that 326 sites in the US Superfund program and over 5,000 state-managed sites in the San Francisco Bay area could be threatened by rising groundwater. Socially vulnerable communities are disproportionately exposed to this risk, highlighting the urgent need for sub-regional research on the potential impacts.
Article
Ecology
Megan K. La Peyre, Sarah Catherine Leblanc Buie, Ryann E. Rossi, Brian J. Roberts
Summary: Nature-based coastal defense using bivalve reefs is a potentially self-sustaining approach for regions facing coastal land loss and increasing storm intensity. This study examined the outcomes of experimental reefs in Louisiana over a period of 10 years and found a decrease in oyster density and no significant shoreline protection. However, the persistence of reproductive-sized oysters indicates the potential for reef development and shoreline benefits in the future.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Charalampos Nikolaos Roukounis, Vasiliki K. Tsoukala, Vassilios A. Tsihrintzis
Summary: This study evaluates the resilience and exposure of coastal urban areas to sea-level rise and coastal flooding using the Coastal Resilience Index (CResI). The CResI incorporates 19 parameters and employs GIS techniques. The framework is tested in the southwest waterfront of the Athens Metropolitan Area in Greece, revealing that approximately 25% of the coastal area could be at risk of flooding and requiring adaptation measures.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Angelo Breda, Patricia M. Saco, Steven G. Sandi, Neil Saintilan, Gerardo Riccardi, Jose F. Rodriguez
Summary: The vulnerability of coastal wetlands to sea level rise is influenced by processes of vertical accretion and landward migration. Wetlands respond to these factors by trapping sediments and migrating to more preferred inundation conditions, with their responses depending on water flow and sediment distribution within the wetland. Neglecting these factors in wetland response analysis can lead to inaccurate estimates of wetland resilience.
HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Engineering, Marine
Lamis Amer, Murat Erkoc, Rusty A. Feagin, Sabarethinam Kameshwar, Katharine J. Mach, Diana Mitsova
Summary: There is increasing interest in defining and building indicators of resilience for addressing sea-level rise challenges. Most current methods rely on lagging indicators based on historical performance, but there are concerns about their effectiveness in adaptive decision-making across multiple sub-systems and stakeholders. As an alternative, leading indicators based on structural characteristics are gaining popularity for revealing gaps in resilience planning and evaluating adaptation activities. This study presents a survey of literature on these leading indicators in the context of sea-level rise and proposes research directions for incorporating resilience into decision-making on infrastructure adaptation.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yu Zhang, Daniil Svyatsky, Joel C. Rowland, J. David Moulton, Zhendong Cao, Phillip J. Wolfram, Chonggang Xu, Donatella Pasqualini
Summary: Coastal marsh evolution plays a significant role in future coastal freshwater-saltwater interaction and should not be ignored when evaluating coastal saltwater intrusion under sea level rise.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Xiangwei Zhao, Xiaodong Zhang, Zimin Li, Lukas Van Zwieten, Yidong Wang, Qian Hao, Yuqiu Wei, Xiangbin Ran, Xiaomin Yang, Zhaoliang Song, Hailong Wang
Summary: The effects of sea level rise on the biogeochemical cycling of Si in coastal wetlands are still poorly understood. This study found that the content of labile Si was lower in sediments compared to soils. The main contributor to labile Si in sediments was phytoliths and diatoms. The storage of labile Si in sediment was significantly lower than in soil, indicating that coastal wetlands are an important source of Si to the estuary.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Gerald Schernewski, Lars Niklas Voeckler, Leon Lambrecht, Esther Robbe, Johanna Schumacher
Summary: This study aims to evaluate conventional and hypothetical nature-based coastal-protection schemes using a comparative ecosystem service assessment. Stakeholders and quantitative data analysis indicate that nature-based scenarios provide economic and environmental benefits, and may offer more ecosystem services.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Donna Marie Bilkovic, Molly Mitchell, Pam Mason, Karen Duhring
COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2016)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
John D. Boon, Molly Mitchell
JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH
(2016)
Article
Ecology
Donna Marie Bilkovic, Molly M. Mitchell, Robert E. Isdell, Matthew Schliep, Ashley R. Smyth
Article
Engineering, Ocean
Jon Derek Loftis, Molly Mitchell, Larry Atkinson, Ben Hamlington, Thomas R. Allen, David Forrest, Teresa Updyke, Navid Tahvildari, David Bekaert, Mark Bushnell
MARINE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY JOURNAL
(2018)
Article
Ecology
D. M. Bilkovic, M. M. Mitchell
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2013)
Article
Ecology
D. M. Bilkovic, M. M. Roggero
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
(2008)
Article
Ecology
Donna Marie Bilkovic, Molly Roggero Mitchell, Carl H. Hershner, Kirk J. Havens
Correction
Biology
Kate Tully, Keryn Gedan, Rebecca Epanchin-Niell, Aaron Strong, Emily S. Bernhardt, Todd Bendor, Molly Mitchell, John Kominoski, Thomas E. Jordan, Scott C. Neubauer, Nathaniel B. Weston
Article
Oceanography
Donna Marie Bilkovic, Molly M. Mitchell, Jennifer Davis, Julie Herman, Elizabeth Andrews, Angela King, Pamela Mason, Navid Tahvildari, Jana Davis, Rachel L. Dixon
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Molly Mitchell, Julie Herman, Carl Hershner
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Robert E. Isdell, Donna Marie Bilkovic, Amanda G. Guthrie, Molly M. Mitchell, Randolph M. Chambers, Matthias Leu, Carl Hershner
Summary: This study compared ecological metrics between living shorelines and natural fringing marshes in coastal Virginia, USA, finding that living shorelines were functionally equivalent to natural marshes in nearly all aspects, except for differences in soil composition due to construction methods. These findings support the prioritization of living shorelines as a coastal adaptation strategy.
Article
Engineering, Marine
Jon Derek Loftis, Molly Mitchell, Daniel Schatt, David R. Forrest, Harry Wang, David Mayfield, William A. Stiles
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
John D. Boon, Molly Mitchell
JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH
(2015)
Article
Ecology
M. Mitchell, J. Herman, D. M. Bilkovic, C. Hershner
ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2017)
