Salt marshes create more extensive channel networks than mangroves

Christian Schwarz; Floris van Rees; Danghan Xie; Maarten G. Kleinhans; Barend van Maanen

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29654-1

Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

Salt marshes create more extensive channel networks than mangroves

Christian Schwarz,
Floris van Rees,
Danghan Xie,
Maarten G. Kleinhans,
Barend van Maanen

Affiliations

Christian Schwarz: Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven
Floris van Rees: Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University
Danghan Xie: Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University
Maarten G. Kleinhans: Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University
Barend van Maanen: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29654-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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A comparison of salt marsh and mangrove channel networks around the world exhibited different network extents. This could be linked to differences in vegetation colonization strategies, with major implications on coastal development.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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