Fabien Verniest, Thomas Galewski, Olivier Boutron, Laura Dami, Pierre Defos du Rau, Anis Guelmami, Romain Julliard, Nadège Popoff, Marie Suet, Loïc Willm, Wed Abdou, Hichem Azafzaf, Nadjiba Bendjedda, Taulant Bino, John J Borg, Luka Božič, Mohamed Dakki, Rhimou El Hamoumi, Vitor Encarnação, Kiraz Erciyas-Yavuz, Khaled Etayeb, Valeri Georgiev, Ayman Hamada, Ohad Hatzofe, Christina Ieronymidou, Tom Langendoen, Tibor Mikuska, Blas Molina, Filipe Moniz, Caroline Moussy, Asmaâ Ouassou, Nicky Petkov, Danae Portolou, Tareq Qaneer, Samir Sayoud, Marko Šćiban, Goran Topić, Danka Uzunova, Gal Vine, Andrej Vizi, Erald Xeka, Marco Zenatello, Elie Gaget, Isabelle Le Viol
Sea-level rise (SLR) is expected to cause major changes to coastal wetlands, which are among the world's most vulnerable ecosystems and are critical for nonbreeding waterbirds. Because strategies for adaptation to SLR, such as nature-based solutions and designation of protected areas, can locally reduce the negative effects of coastal flooding under SLR on coastal wetlands, it is crucial to prioritize adaptation efforts, especially for wetlands of international importance for biodiversity. We assessed the exposure of coastal wetlands important for nonbreeding waterbirds to projected SLR along the Mediterranean coasts of 8 countries by modeling future coastal flooding under 7 scenarios of SLR by 2100 (from 44- to 161-cm rise) with a static inundation approach...
May 16, 2024: Conservation Biology