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PARTICIPANTSRESOURCESCoastalwetlandsEstuariesTidesRiversSedimentSedimentSeawaterOrganic carbonWaterImpact +4 of 5. Click for details.Impact +4 of 5. Click for details.Impact +4 of 5. Click for details.Impact +3 of 5. Click for details.Impact +3 of 5. Click for details.50%Impact -4 of 5. Click for details.50%Impact +3 of 5. Click for details.↻ reinforces · moderate · 0.4Impact +3 of 5. Click for details.Impact 03 of 5. Click for details.Impact -3 of 5. Click for details.Impact +4 of 5. Click for details.Impact +3 of 5. Click for details.River water meets salt water; tides mix the salinity gradient and drive a landward near-bed flow: uses SeawaterRiver water meets salt water; tides mix the salinity gradient and drive a landward near-bed flow: uses WaterSuspended sediment converges at the estuarine turbidity maximum near the limit of salt intrusion, where a pool of easily erodible mud forms: uses SedimentTidal wetlands trap sediment and organic carbon on each inundation, burying blue carbon far faster per hectare than forests despite 1-2 orders of magnitude smal: uses up Sedimentuses upTidal wetlands trap sediment and organic carbon on each inundation, burying blue carbon far faster per hectare than forests despite 1-2 orders of magnitude smal: uses up Organic carbonuses upCan coastal wetlands keep up with sea-level rise?: uses SedimentCan coastal wetlands keep up with sea-level rise?: uses SeawaterKeep up or migrate inland: vertical accretion plus landward accommodation space lets wetlands survive, even gain area (about 50%, estimate): uses SedimentDrown or get squeezed against sea walls where accretion and inland space are lacking (about 50%, estimate): uses SeawaterSandy beaches make up 31% of ice-free shoreline; satellite records since 1984 show where they erode or accrete: uses SedimentMangroves cover only 0.5% of the coastal area yet bury about 24 Tg C a year, 10-15% of coastal sediment carbon storage, and export 10-11% of particulate terrest: uses up Organic carbonuses upusesSeawater: usesusesWater: usesusesSediment: usesuses upSediment: uses upuses upOrganic carbon: uses upusesSediment: usesusesSeawater: usesusesSediment: usesusesSeawater: usesusesSediment: usesuses upOrganic carbon: uses upStart: Estuaries andcoasts: mixing,sediment trapping, bl…STARTStart: Estuaries and coasts: mixing, sediment trapping, blue carbon and shoreline changeEnd: Estuaries andcoasts: mixing,sediment trapping, bl…ENDEnd: Estuaries and coasts: mixing, sediment trapping, blue carbon and shoreline changeRiver water meets saltwater; tides mix thesalinity gradient a…📄1River water meets salt water; tides mix the salinity gradient and drive a landward near-bed flowSuspended sedimentconverges at theestuarine turbidi…📄1Suspended sediment converges at the estuarine turbidity maximum near the limit of salt intrusion, where a pool of easily erodible mud formsTidal wetlands trapsediment and organiccarbon on ea…📄1Tidal wetlands trap sediment and organic carbon on each inundation, burying blue carbon far faster per hectare than forests despite 1-2 orders of magnitude smalCan coastal wetlandskeep up with sea-levelrise?📄1Can coastal wetlands keep up with sea-level rise?Keep up or migrateinland: verticalaccretion plus landwa…📄1Keep up or migrate inland: vertical accretion plus landward accommodation space lets wetlands survive, even gain area (about 50%, estimate)Drown or get squeezedagainst sea walls whereaccretion and inla…📄1Drown or get squeezed against sea walls where accretion and inland space are lacking (about 50%, estimate)Sandy beaches make up31% of ice-freeshoreline; satelli…📄1Sandy beaches make up 31% of ice-free shoreline; satellite records since 1984 show where they erode or accreteMangroves cover only0.5% of the coastalarea yet bury about …📄2Mangroves cover only 0.5% of the coastal area yet bury about 24 Tg C a year, 10-15% of coastal sediment carbon storage, and export 10-11% of particulate terrest
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