Nature Communications (Jan 2017)

Spatially integrative metrics reveal hidden vulnerability of microtidal salt marshes

  • Neil K. Ganju,
  • Zafer Defne,
  • Matthew L. Kirwan,
  • Sergio Fagherazzi,
  • Andrea D’Alpaos,
  • Luca Carniello

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14156
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Point measurements have historically been used to assess salt marsh vulnerability; however, these metrics do not integrate over the necessary spatiotemporal scales. Here, the authors show that two geomorphic-based, spatiotemporally integrative metrics reveal vulnerability not captured by traditional metrics.