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Nature-Based Coastal Defenses: Can Biodiversity Help?

Bregje Karien van Wesenbeeck, John Griffin Orcid Logo, Carter Smith, Stephanie Valdez, Mark van Koningsveld, Keryn B. Gedan, Michael W. McCoy, Brian Reed Silliman

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Volume: 3, Pages: 808 - 818

Swansea University Author: John Griffin Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/b978-0-12-822562-2.00006-2

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The rapid degradation of ecosystems jeopardizes the services they provide. Among the most valuable of these services is protection of coastlines by shoreline ecological communities, such as coral reefs, mangroves and salt marshes. Currently, coastal protection potential of ecosystems is estimated pr...

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Published in: Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
ISBN: 9780323984348
Published: Elsevier 2024
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