Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Marvin Lorenz, Arne Arns, Ulf Graewe
Summary: Coastal lagoons can attenuate extreme water levels compared to the open sea, but their protective property is expected to decrease due to sea-level rise. This study investigates the non-linear interactions between tides, storm surges, freshwater fluxes, and sea-level rise in idealized lagoons. The results show that maximum water levels inside lagoons can rise faster than sea-level rise due to non-linear attenuation changes, while for strongly choked lagoons, the maximum water levels rise slower than sea-level rise.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Yuyu Ma, Yajie Wu, Zhuxiao Shao, Tonggang Cao, Bingchen Liang
Summary: This study developed an integrally-coupled tide-surge wave model to simulate storm tides and waves in the coastal area of Qingdao. The results showed that sea level rise and typhoon intensification had significant impacts on tides within Jiaozhou Bay, with a greater effect during the flood and ebb period. The study also revealed that the effects of sea level rise and typhoon intensification on storm tides and waves varied and were different in Jiaozhou Bay and along the open coast. Therefore, using a coupled model is crucial for estimating the potential maximum risk of storm surges and waves in the coastal area of Qingdao.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhi-Yong Long, Liang Gao
Summary: A numerical model is developed to simulate the compound flood scenarios of storm surge and sea level rise in Macao Peninsula. The results show that the flooding area caused by storm surges is mainly distributed in the west and northwest of the peninsula. In the worst-case scenario of 200-year-return-period storm surge and 1-meter sea level rise, the flooding area accounts for 41.1% of the land area, and the population at risk reaches 68.4% of the total population.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Megan M. Miller, Manoochehr Shirzaei
Summary: Using VLM and SLR projections, a study quantifies flood risks in Texas and predicts that by 2100, a portion of the land will subside below sea level. Subsidence increases the inundation area, ultimately resulting in a 39% extension of the affected total area.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rachel J. Perks, Dan Bernie, Jason Lowe, Robert Neal
Summary: When local extreme water levels surpass defences, the consequences can be devastating. We assess the importance of sea-level rise and future weather pattern changes on UK coastal flood impacts. The study found that sea-level rise dominates future coastal risk and is highly linked to the future emission scenarios.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Pooja Choksi, Mayuri Kotian, Zuzana Burivalova, Ruth DeFries
Summary: This study examines the impact of restoration efforts on vocalizing fauna and social outcomes in a Central Indian tropical dry forest. The findings suggest that restoration does not significantly affect nocturnal vocalizing or stridulating species, but leads to lower acoustic space occupancy during daytime. In addition, participants value the cash payment they receive for participating in restoration and perceive lower crop raiding in restored sites. Recommendations include consulting local people about forest degradation and restoration, providing cash income for participation, and anticipating short-term changes in the faunal species community during invasive species removal.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Seung-Won Suh, Myeong-Hee Lee
Summary: The vulnerability to coastal disasters resulting from storm surges and wave overtopping is increasing due to rising sea levels. This study used a unified modeling system to simulate the vulnerability to wave overtopping in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. The results showed that vulnerability to wave overtopping intensifies with rising sea levels. The integrated model can be used for long-term coastal protection design and short-term storm surge early warning systems.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Glen S. Brown, Philip D. DeWitt, Neil Dawson, Lynn Landriault
Summary: The study used TITAN analysis to evaluate the response of a wildlife community to forest harvest, roads, and forest habitat affected by forest management, finding significant thresholds among birds, amphibians, and mammals with varying positive and negative response patterns based on life history adaptations.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Juncal Espinosa, Dario Martin-Benito, Oscar Rodriguez de Rivera, Carmen Hernando, Mercedes Guijarro, Javier Madrigal
Summary: The study in the Cuenca Mountains in Spain investigated the short-term post-burn tree growth of Pinus nigra and Pinus pinaster, revealing that prescribed burning had minimal impact on tree growth. Stand type and individual tree characteristics were significant factors affecting tree growth. The inclusion of fire severity variables in tree growth models showed that maximum scorch height played a key role in variability of tree growth.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Soroush Kouhi, M. Reza Hashemi, Malcolm Spaulding, Tetsu Hara
Summary: Storm-surge models are used to assess the impacts of hurricanes and coastal storms in coastal areas, and including sea level rise is necessary for realistic flood risk assessment. Linear superposition of sea level rise may lead to inaccuracies, while developing a nonlinear model is time-consuming. By comparing the linear and nonlinear approaches, it is found that the linear approach is generally conservative in predicting flood elevations compared to the nonlinear approach.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaohui Li, Guoqi Han, Jingsong Yang, Caixia Wang
Summary: This study utilized remote sensing measurements to examine storm surges and sea surface cooling caused by typhoons in Chinese coastal waters. Altimetric data from satellite altimeters were used to determine the characteristics of storm surges, while the remote sensing sea surface temperature product was used to analyze sea surface cooling. The results were consistent with theoretical models and tide gauge data, showing the propagation of storm surges as continental shelf waves along the southeastern coast of China. The study highlights the benefits of incorporating remotely sensed measurements in understanding oceanic responses to typhoons, complementing traditional tide gauge network and buoy data.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yongdong Zhou, Zekai Ni, Philip Adam Vetter, Hongzhou Xu, Bo Hong, Hui Wang, Wenshan Li, Sumin Liu
Summary: This study used the SCHISM model to simulate storm surges in the northwestern South China Sea under future sea level rise scenarios, using super typhoon Rammasun as a case study. The results showed that the accuracy of storm surge hindcast was significantly improved by using reconstructed wind forcing.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Scott A. Stephens, Wenyan Wu
Summary: The study assesses the dependence between extreme skew-surge and extreme rainfall, as well as extreme skew-surge and extreme river-flow in New Zealand. The results show a significant but not strong correlation between these variables. Weather types play a crucial role in driving regional patterns of dependence.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tina Dura, Andra J. Garner, Robert Weiss, Robert E. Kopp, Simon E. Engelhart, Robert C. Witter, Richard W. Briggs, Charles S. Mueller, Alan R. Nelson, Benjamin P. Horton
Summary: The study found that future relative sea-level rise will lead to more frequent distant-source tsunamis along the southern California coast, potentially exceeding historically observed levels. Under high-emission scenarios, lower magnitude earthquakes in the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone may produce larger tsunamis in the future.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jian Su, Elin Andree, Jacob W. Nielsen, Steffen M. Olsen, Kristine S. Madsen
Summary: The study highlights the rapid rise of sea levels along the Danish North Sea coast compared to the central Skagerrak-Kattegat Seas, where sea level rise is relatively slower. Under the RCP8.5 scenario, it is projected that sea levels in the Danish North Sea region will increase by over 40 cm by the end of the twenty-first century.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Lea R. Johnson, Michelle L. Johnson, Myla F. J. Aronson, Lindsay K. Campbell, Megan E. Carr, Mysha Clarke, Vincent D'Amico, Lindsay Darling, Tedward Erker, Robert T. Fahey, Kristen L. King, Katherine Lautar, Dexter H. Locke, Anita T. Morzillo, Stephanie Pincetl, Luke Rhodes, John Paul Schmit, Lydia Scott, Nancy F. Sonti
Summary: In this paper, a conceptual model of urban forest patches as a complex social-ecological system with cross-scale interactions is introduced. Developed through an interdisciplinary process involving social and ecological scientists and urban land management decision makers, the model focuses on temperate forest social-ecological systems. The model identifies how spatial and temporal social-ecological drivers interact with patch-level conditions at multiple scales and offers insights into the role of these drivers in shaping forest health, biodiversity, and benefits for people in urban and urbanizing regions for improved management outcomes.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shreeram Inamdar, Marc Peipoch, Arthur J. Gold, Evan Lewis, Johanna Hripto, Melissa Sherman, Kelly Addy, Dorothy Merritts, Jinjun Kan, Peter M. Groffman, Robert Walter, Tara L. E. Trammell
Summary: Milldams and their legacies have significant impacts on fluvial processes and geomorphology, but their effects on riparian nitrogen processing are less understood. The potential effects of existing and breached milldams on riparian nitrogen cycling are uncertain and require further investigation.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zachary S. Ladin, Barbra Ferrell, Jacob T. Dums, Ryan M. Moore, Delphis F. Levia, W. Gregory Shriver, Vincent D'Amico, Tara L. E. Trammell, Joao Carlos Setubal, K. Eric Wommack
Summary: Sampling and sequencing environmental DNA from rainwater passing through forest vegetation has shown potential in measuring microbial communities and biodiversity. This method identified new microbial taxa, particularly in throughfall samples, and may enhance our understanding of ecological community dynamics in forest ecosystems. The utility of this approach lies in quantifying both prokaryotic and eukaryotic lifeforms, and has the capacity to detect extant and new species.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Tara L. E. Trammell, Richard V. Pouyat, Vince D'Amico
Summary: This study assessed soil chemistry in forest patches of different sizes within an urban development gradient along the U.S. east coast. It found higher concentrations of Cu, Zn, and S in soil of forest patches with greater surrounding urban density at the metro and landscape scale. Additionally, it observed an increase in soil pH and Ca with greater abundance of non-native invasive plants, while soil organic matter decreased with plant invasion at the forest patch scale.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carl L. Rosier, Shawn W. Polson, Vincent D'Amico, Jinjun Kan, Tara L. E. Trammell
Summary: Research shows that trees have significant influence on the structure of soil microbial communities, with different tree species having unique microbial communities in rural environments. However, in urbanized environments, different tree species tend to have more similar microbial communities. The increased similarity in urban forests is not due to loss of biodiversity, but rather to an increase in shared taxa.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Susannah B. Lerman, Desiree L. Narango, Meghan L. Avolio, Anika R. Bratt, Jesse M. Engebretson, Peter M. Groffman, Sharon J. Hall, James B. Heffernan, Sarah E. Hobbie, Kelli L. Larson, Dexter H. Locke, Christopher Neill, Kristen C. Nelson, Josep Padulles Cubino, Tara L. E. Trammell
Summary: Urbanization has a homogenizing effect on biodiversity, but land management by residents can help mitigate this impact, especially through preserving natural areas, reducing impervious surfaces, and increasing tree canopy cover. Yard management has a positive impact on breeding bird diversity, especially wildlife-friendly yards, which support diverse bird communities with high public interest.
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Evan Lewis, Shreeram Inamdar, Arthur J. Gold, Kelly Addy, Tara L. E. Trammell, Dorothy Merritts, Marc Peipoch, Peter M. Groffman, Johanna Hripto, Melissa Sherman, Jinjun Kan, Robert Walter, Erin Peck
Summary: The study found that dam removals can decrease denitrification rates and soil δN-15 values in riparian zones, but do not significantly affect nitrification processes. Despite high nitrate-N concentrations in surface soil water, nitrate-N leakage was minimal in riparian groundwater where denitrification losses and/or DNRA processes likely occurred. Stream water nitrate-N concentrations were high, but displayed a watershed-wide decline attributed to regional hydrologic changes.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Allison Blanchette, Tara L. E. Trammell, Diane E. Pataki, Joanna Endter-Wada, Meghan L. Avolio
Summary: Most residents in the Salt Lake Valley prefer plant variety in their yards rather than biodiversity specifically; higher income households have more plant diversity, but lower lawn species biodiversity.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Tara L. E. Trammell, Richard Pouyat, Vince D'Amico
Summary: This study examines the relationship between urbanization, plant invasion, and variation in soil chemistry within urban forests. The results show that urbanization leads to more variation in soil chemistry, while plant invasion decreases variation but increases concentrations of certain elements. It is important to consider both urbanization and plant invasion separately when studying urban ecological theory.
Article
Ecology
Max R. Piana, Richard A. Hallett, Michelle L. Johnson, Nancy F. Sonti, Leslie A. Brandt, Myla F. J. Aronson, Mark Ashton, Max Blaustein, David Bloniarz, Ashley A. Bowers, Megan E. Carr, Vince D'Amico, Laura Dewald, Heather Dionne, Danica A. Doroski, Robert T. Fahey, Helen Forgione, Todd Forrest, Jack Hale, Eric Hansen, Lisa Hayden, Sarah Hines, Jessica M. Hoch, Taro Ieataka, Susannah B. Lerman, Charles Murphy, Eliot Nagele, Keith Nislow, Dhan Parker, Clara C. Pregitzer, Luke Rhodes, Jessica Schuler, Alexander Sherman, Tara Trammell, Brittany M. Wienke, Thomas Witmer, Thomas Worthley, Ian Yesilonis
Summary: Urban forested natural areas in northeastern United States cities are vital components of forest and tree canopy, but face threats from biological and climate stressors. Urban forest practitioners and researchers collaborated in a workshop to develop long-term ecological studies for potential silvicultural applications in urban forests.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Editorial Material
Ecology
Camilo Ordonez Barona, Tara L. E. Trammell
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Danielle Mikolajewski, Vince D'Amico III, Nancy F. Sonti, Cornelia C. Pinchot, Charles E. Flower, Lara A. Roman, Tara L. E. Trammell
Summary: This study evaluated the establishment and growth of American elm trees in urban environments and found differences in growth rate, photosynthetic capacity, and foliar chemistry between cities. Elms in Philadelphia had higher photosynthetic capacity and experienced greater nitrogen deposition compared to elms in Newark. The higher growth rates observed in Philadelphia may be attributed to greater atmospheric CO2 derived from fossil fuels. These findings contribute to our understanding of the impact of urban environments on native plant growth.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2022)
Article
Urban Studies
Jesse M. Engebretson, Kristen C. Nelson, Kelli L. Larson, Riley Andrade, Megan M. Wheeler, Susannah B. Lerman, Dexter H. Locke, Tara L. E. Trammell, Peter M. Groffman
Summary: This research examines the language of yard management policies in the U.S. and finds that ordinances can be both ambiguous and clear in different aspects. While they are clear regarding plant species and dimensions of impervious surfaces, they are ambiguous when it comes to the state or quality of the yard. These findings have important policy implications, especially considering the potential for subjective judgment and discriminatory enforcement, particularly in marginalized communities.
JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Charles H. Cannon, Colby Borchetta, David L. Anderson, Gabriel Arellano, Martin Barker, Guillaume Charron, Jalene M. LaMontagne, Jeannine H. Richards, Ethan Abercrombie, Lindsay F. Banin, Ximena Tagle Casapia, Xi Chen, Polina Degtjarenko, Jane E. Dell, David Durden, Juan Ernesto Guevara Andino, Rebeca Hernandez-Gutierrez, Andrew D. Hirons, Chai-Shian Kua, Hughes La Vigne, Maurice Leponce, Jun Ying Lim, Margaret Lowman, Andrew J. Marshall, Sean T. Michaletz, Benjamin B. Normark, Darin S. Penneys, Gerald F. Schneider, Joeri S. Strijk, Bashir B. Tiamiyu, Tara L. E. Trammell, Yalma L. Vargas-Rodriguez, Samantha R. Weintraub-Leff, Alexis Lussier Desbiens, Matthew Spenko
Summary: The sampling methods of arboreal ecosystems are challenging, with ground sampling, tree climbing, constructing infrastructure, and using rotorcraft drones being the primary methods. By implementing more targeted engineering and development strategies, a wider range of discoveries and applied management can be facilitated.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Nancy F. Sonti, Richard A. Hallett, Kevin L. Griffin, Tara L. E. Trammell, Joe H. Sullivan
Summary: The study compared the physiological characteristics of urban forest patch trees with trees growing at reference forest sites, finding that native tree species in urban environment exhibit different responses to urban environments along a latitudinal gradient.