Robert Nicholls, who
studies coastal engineering at the University of Southampton, UK, and who co-authored the chapter on coastal management for the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change report, is likewise surprised by the link.
Not exact matches
The telling hot spot recently observed in the southeast was discovered when the Indian River Lagoon on Florida's Atlantic coast, known for its algae blooms and blankets of dead fish, became much saltier after 2011, and
study lead author Arnoldo Valle - Levinson, professor of civil and
coastal engineering sciences in UF's College of
Engineering, began to investigate the situation.
In a
study, published in
Coastal Engineering, the academics say deriving sufficient knowledge and understanding to forecast erosion and accretion with a level of confidence is arguably the «holy grail» for
coastal scientists and
engineers.
«Along the West Coast, mussels are well - known ecosystem
engineers,» said Bruce Menge, an Oregon State University researcher who
studies how climate impacts
coastal ecosystems.