Multiple Stable States and Catastrophic Shifts in Coastal Wetlands: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in Validating Theory Using Remote Sensing and Other Methods

Multiple Stable States and Catastrophic Shifts in Coastal Wetlands: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in Validating Theory Using Remote Sensing and Other Methods

Multiple stable states are established in coastal tidal wetlands (marshes, mangroves, deltas, seagrasses) by ecological, hydrological, and geomorphological feedbacks. Catastrophic shifts between states can be induced by gradual environmental change or by disturbance events. These feedbacks and outco...

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Main Authors: Kevan B. Moffett, William Nardin, Sonia Silvestri, Chen Wang, Stijn Temmerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
multiple stable states
alternative stable states
equilibria
remote sensing
wetland
marsh
delta
mangrove
seagrass
coast
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/7/8/10184

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