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Modelling wetland surface elevation dynamics and its application to forecasting the effects of sea-level rise on estuarine wetlands

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  • Rogers, Kerrylee
  • Saintilan, Neil
  • Copeland, Craig

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Empirical data derived from a network of surface elevation tables established on the Hunter River, Australia, in 2000 was used to model sediment accretion within estuarine wetlands using factorial analysis of variance. As surface elevation change did not differ significantly from accretion over the 10 year study period in the mangrove and saltmarsh (p=0.4104), the accretion model was regarded as a reliable estimate of elevation change. Using the current rate of sea-level rise (3.65mmy−1), a rate deemed to be relatively moderate, a landscape elevation model was developed by applying the accretion model to a LiDAR-derived digital elevation model at annual increments to 2050. Based on current rates of sea-level rise and the intertidal elevation that currently supports mangrove and saltmarsh, the landscape elevation model projected a 16% increase in the area within the elevation range suitable to support mangrove and saltmarsh. This contrasts ‘bathtub modelling’, which projected a 6% decline in wetland extent. Bathtub modelling fails to account for the ability of mangrove and saltmarsh to accommodate sea-level rise through processes of accretion, shrink-swell of sediments and the accumulation of organic material. Results from the landscape elevation model suggest that planning for sea-level rise should be directed towards facilitating wetland adaptation by promoting tidal exchange to mangrove and saltmarsh and providing land for wetland migration.

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  • Rogers, Kerrylee & Saintilan, Neil & Copeland, Craig, 2012. "Modelling wetland surface elevation dynamics and its application to forecasting the effects of sea-level rise on estuarine wetlands," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 244(C), pages 148-157.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecomod:v:244:y:2012:i:c:p:148-157
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.06.014
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    1. Jiang, Jiang & DeAngelis, Donald L. & Teh, Su-Yean & Krauss, Ken W. & Wang, Hongqing & Li, Haidong & Smith, Thomas J. & Koh, Hock-Lye, 2016. "Defining the next generation modeling of coastal ecotone dynamics in response to global change," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 326(C), pages 168-176.
    2. Davis, Melanie J. & Woo, Isa & De La Cruz, Susan E.W., 2019. "Development and implementation of an empirical habitat change model and decision support tool for estuarine ecosystems," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 410(C), pages 1-1.
    3. Wu, Wei & Yeager, Kevin M. & Peterson, Mark S. & Fulford, Richard S., 2015. "Neutral models as a way to evaluate the Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM)," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 303(C), pages 55-69.

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