Implications of climate change for coastal and inter-tidal habitats in the UK

Mossman, Hannah, Grant, Alastair ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1147-2375 and Davy, Anthony John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7658-7106 (2013) Implications of climate change for coastal and inter-tidal habitats in the UK. Working Paper. University of East Anglia, Norwich.

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Abstract

Coastal habitats are diverse and vary in the extent to which they are shaped by physiographic processes, such as wave action, wind, tides and sediment availability, and the relative influence of terrestrial and marine environments, e.g. tidal inundation versus groundwater levels. Coastal systems usually comprise mosaics of habitats that are functionally interdependent: for instance, saltmarsh may form behind a barrier island or shingle ridge that itself may also support a dune system; or estuaries may include a range of habitats that ultimately depend on sediment supply from the catchment and the mixing of fresh and saline waters. Coastal grazing marsh is a man-made, largely freshwater habitat, occurring landward of intertidal and coastal habitats and protected from them by natural or man-made structures. Whilst grazing marsh and other coastal habitats are not strictly functionally interdependent, there are significant conflicts between protecting grazing marsh and allowing landward movement of coastal habitats.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 6 - clean water and sanitation,sdg 13 - climate action,sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/clean_water_and_sanitation
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2013 14:56
Last Modified:	25 May 2023 01:36
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/44895
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