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: Received: 19 August 2024 / Approved: 19 August 2024 / Online: 20 August 2024 (09:27:05 CEST)
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Eden, A.; Thorenz, F. Management of Salt Marshes in the Context of Nature Conservation, Coastal Flooding and Erosion Risks: A Review. Preprints2024, 2024081393. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1393.v1
Eden, A.; Thorenz, F. Management of Salt Marshes in the Context of Nature Conservation, Coastal Flooding and Erosion Risks: A Review. Preprints 2024, 2024081393. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1393.v1
Eden, A.; Thorenz, F. Management of Salt Marshes in the Context of Nature Conservation, Coastal Flooding and Erosion Risks: A Review. Preprints2024, 2024081393. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1393.v1
APA Style
Eden, A., & Thorenz, F. (2024). Management of Salt Marshes in the Context of Nature Conservation, Coastal Flooding and Erosion Risks: A Review. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1393.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Eden, A. and Frank Thorenz. 2024 "Management of Salt Marshes in the Context of Nature Conservation, Coastal Flooding and Erosion Risks: A Review" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1393.v1
Abstract
Salt marshes in the southern North Sea are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Wadden Sea, the largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world. They provide a very high nature value while significantly contributing to coastal flood and erosion risk management as a nature-based element of flood and erosion risk management systems for the densely populated coastal area. Climate change-induced sea-level rise is a significant concern: An integrated approach to salt marsh management adapted to the effects of climate change necessitates a understanding of the impact of different management strategies. This review commences with a description of the biogeomorphological conditions and processes in salt marshes for a better understanding of the natural dynamics and how they are influenced by management and climate change. In a second step, the impact of salt marshes on hydrodynamic processes and their role as nature-based element of flood and erosion risk management is presented. Management options and implementation methods are discussed and analysed concerning coastal flood management and nature conservation requirements. In conclusion, a targeted salt marsh management needs to consider the initial conditions and the development aims of the specific site integrated in a conceptual framework. Salt marshes have the potential to adapt to sea-level rise, thereby contributing to the long-term protection of coastal areas.
Keywords
salt marsh; salt marsh management; coastal flood and erosion risk management; nature conservation; coastal protection; NBS/nature-based solution; Wadden Sea; climate change adaptation
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Ecology
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