While the nation as a whole gained freshwater wetlands from 1998 to 2004, a new report documents a continuing loss of coastal wetlands in the eastern United States.
... elevation, elevated CO2 may also increase the capacity for coastal wetlands to tolerate relative rises in sea ... the threat of accelerating sea-level rise to coastal wetlands worldwide. Some evidence suggests that only a two ...
... in the United States). "Accurate information about the adaptability of coastal wetlands to accelerations in sea-level rise ... between economic and conservation concerns." "Previous assessments of coastal wetland responses to sea-level rise ...
... .org)—As sea levels climb, Australia's coastal wetlands will be increasingly trapped between urban development on land and the rising ocean, imperilling the survival of their unique ...
Environmentalists ask Kenya to revoke a decision to allow a biofuel project to go ahead in coastal wetlands.
Sea level rise fueled by global warming threatens the barrier islands and coastal wetlands of the Middle Atlantic States, a federal report warned.
... Broussard, who received a Ph.D. in oceanography and coastal sciences from LSU in August and is now at the University ... off Louisiana and the negative effect of nutrients on coastal wetland restoration efforts," said Turner. The results ...
EDGEWATER, Md., March 30 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say rising levels of carbon dioxide might result in a rise in seal levels but might also help coastal wetlands survive such an event.
Australian scientists have become the first in the world to successfully restore a coastal wetland that had been damaged by acid runoff.
... is at risk of turning into a disaster for the biodiversity in the area. Coastal areas around Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama ... of the UK Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. "The coast of Louisiana has about 40% of the US coastal wetlands so ...
... Gulf Coast oil leak could be devastating to coastal wetlands and beaches, the subsequent cleanup could be even more damaging to the sensitive eco-systems, said a wetlands expert in Indiana University's School of Public ...
Response teams use multiple techniques, including a new one, to try to protect coastal wetlands.
... Gulf of Mexico spill threatening fragile coastal wetlands, clean-up crews are about to discover whether ... might rely on a more standard method and spray the wetlands with fertilizers that can boost the growth of naturally-occurring ...
Say Wind, Tidal and Current Patterns Have Limited Severe Damage in Louisiana to Islands, Outer Marshes
Freshwater coastal wetlands are more vulnerable to erosion during hurricanes than habitats with higher levels of salinity, a study suggests.
