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Here, we present the most complete dataset on saltmarsh occurrence and extent at the global scale. This dataset collates 350,985 individual occurrences of saltmarshes and presents the first global estimate of their known extent. The dataset captures locational and contextual data for saltmarsh in 99 countries worldwide.
21 mar 2017 · This chapter examines the value of salty coastal ecosystems, focusing especially on salt marshes, mangroves and drylands, and the current state of threatened halophytes.
Global salt marsh loss and gain map for 2000-2019 visualized with a three-quantile bivariate color 71 ramp. Line plots of gain and loss (km 2 ) by Longitude and Latitude on the x and y-axis, respectively.
21 mar 2017 · Here, we present the most complete dataset on saltmarsh occurrence and extent at the global scale. This dataset collates 350,985 individual occurrences of saltmarshes and presents the first global estimate of their known extent. The dataset captures locational and contextual data for saltmarsh in 99 countries worldwide.
7 gru 2022 · Two satellite images of the Yangtze River Delta, taken by Landsat 7 in August 2000, left, and Landsat 9 in August 2022, right. The images show development in the area as well as changes in the salt marshes, which are impacted by climate and anthropogenic effects.
21 mar 2017 · Coastal wetlands, such as saltmarshes, are globally widespread and highly effective at capturing and storing ‘blue carbon’ and have the potential to regulate climate over varying timescales. Yet only… Coastal saltmarshes are found globally, yet are 25%–50% reduced compared with their historical cover.
30 lis 2022 · Changes in salt-marsh areas around the world between 2000 and 2019 were quantified using satellite records, and the effects of these changes — collectively representing a slowing net global...
