Sentences with phrase «of coastal wetlands»

That means he's had a front - row seat to the effects of sea - level rise and the loss of coastal wetlands, dunes, and other natural barriers against powerful storms.

The disappearance of coastal wetlands in industrial countries is even greater.

«The remaining 64,000 acres of coastal wetlands along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River have been degraded.»

Mitigating climate change through restoration and management of coastal wetlands and near - shre marine ecosystems Crooks, S., Herr, D., Tamelander, J., Laffoley, D., & Vandever, J. Environment Department Papers, Marine Ecosystem Series.

Watch the sun set over miles of coastal wetlands sinking behind the bridge that crosses Lazaretto Creek and connects Tybee Island with one of the most fabulous scenic areas in all of Georgia.

Coastal wetland areas are easier for governments to manage compared with ecosystems that reside in international waters, further adding to the strategic value of coastal wetlands in the fight against climate change.

Greening Australia is now working with other landowners in the area to restore 200 hectares of coastal wetlands.

These actions reduced the ecological value and biological diversity of the coastal wetland system.

There is no better way to witness the natural marvels of the coastal wetlands than on a personal watercraft.

The report quantifies the economic benefits of coastal wetlands in reducing property damage from storms and flooding in the northeastern United States.

The next figure shows that in 2085 non-climate-change related factors will dominate the global loss of coastal wetlands between 1990 and 2085.

For New York City, sea - level rise will accelerate the inundation of coastal wetlands, threaten vital infrastructure and water supplies, augment summertime energy demand, and affect public health (Rosenzweig and Solecki, 2001a; Knowlton et al., 2004; Kinney et al., 2006).

Likewise, the $ 19 billion in losses New York City sustained from Hurricane Sandy would have been substantially less had the city not previously lost 85 percent of its coastal wetlands and 90 percent of its freshwater wetlands to waterfront development.

Carmor Plains Wildlife Reserve is 100,000 acres of coastal wetlands and forests, 210 kilometres southeast of Darwin.

Mitigating climate change through restoration and management of coastal wetlands and near - shore marine ecosystems Crooks, S., Herr, D., Tamelander, J., Laffoley, D., & Vandever, J. Environment Department Papers, Marine Ecosystem Series.

These Gulf Coast Surveillance Teams will monitor more than 10,000 miles of coastal wetlands, marshes, and beaches for signs of impact.

«This study demonstrates that human infrastructure development along coastal areas have long - term consequences on the ability of coastal wetlands to adapt to sea - level rise and other processes that reduce the size of coastal wetlands,» said Talib Oliver - Cabrera, the study's first author and a UM Rosenstiel School Ph.D. student.

With the high scenario, loss of coastal wetlands is almost total, particularly in California.