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Climate-resilient coasts require diverse defence solutions

Authors :
Anthony J. Boxshall
Stephen E. Swearer
Rebecca L. Morris
Source :
Nature Climate Change. 10:485-487
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.

Abstract

Traditional coastal protection methods that rely on built, hard structures like seawalls may not be effective to keep pace with a changing climate. Nature-based coastal defences based on habitat restoration can be an adaptive coastal protection alternative.

Details

ISSN :
17586798 and 1758678X
Volume :
10
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nature Climate Change
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........ac0538b3403ac90fa1b3259088acd199
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0798-9