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Development and Application of a Method to Identify Salt Marsh Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise by Ekberg, Marci L. Cole, Raposa, Kenneth B., Ferguson, Wenley S., Ruddock, Kevin, Watson, Elizabeth Burke

“…Wetlands are commonly assessed for ecological condition and biological integrity using a three-tiered framework of landscape-scale assessment, rapid assessment…”
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Laying it on thick: Ecosystem effects of sediment placement on a microtidal Rhode Island salt marsh by Raposa, Kenneth B, Bradley, Michael, Chaffee, Caitlin, Ernst, Nick, Ferguson, Wenley, Kutcher, Thomas E, McKinney, Richard A, Miller, Kenneth M, Rasmussen, Scott, Tymkiw, Elizabeth, Wigand, Cathleen

“…Heightened recognition of impacts to coastal salt marshes from sea-level rise has led to expanding interest in using thin-layer sediment placement (TLP) as an…”
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Runnels mitigate marsh drowning in microtidal salt marshes by Watson, Elizabeth B, Ferguson, Wenley, Champlin, Lena K, White, Jennifer D, Ernst, Nick, Sylla, Habibata A, Wilburn, Brittany P, Wigand, Cathleen

“…As a symptom of accelerated sea level rise and historic impacts to tidal hydrology from agricultural and mosquito control activities, coastal marshes in the…”
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A Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Management of Coastal Marsh Systems by Wigand, Cathleen, Ardito, Thomas, Chaffee, Caitlin, Ferguson, Wenley, Paton, Suzanne, Raposa, Kenneth, Vandemoer, Charles, Watson, Elizabeth

“…Sea level rise is causing shoreline erosion, increased coastal flooding, and marsh vulnerability to the impact of storms. Coastal marshes provide flood…”
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Salt marsh climate change adaptation: Using runnels to adapt to accelerating sea level rise within a drowning New England salt marsh by Perry, Danielle C., Ferguson, Wenley, Thornber, Carol S.

“…Sea level rise within New England is accelerating at a rate faster than the global average, leaving salt marshes particularly susceptible to degradation…”
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Vegetation Dynamics in Rhode Island Salt Marshes During a Period of Accelerating Sea Level Rise and Extreme Sea Level Events by Raposa, Kenneth B., Weber, Robin L. J., Ekberg, Marci Cole, Ferguson, Wenley

“…Sea level rise is a major stressor on many salt marshes, and its impacts include creek widening, ponding, vegetation dieback, and drowning. Marsh vegetation…”
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Evaluation of Drainage Enhancement for Vegetation Recovery in New England Salt Marshes Using Public Domain, High-Resolution Aerial Imagery by McKown, J. Grant, Burdick, David M., Moore, Gregg E., Gibson, Jennifer L., Ferguson, Wenley

“…McKown, J.G.; Burdick, D.M.; Moore, G.E.; Gibson, J.L., and Ferguson, W., 2024. Evaluation of drainage enhancement for vegetation recovery in New England salt…”
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Buying Time with Runnels: a Climate Adaptation Tool for Salt Marshes by Besterman, Alice F., Jakuba, Rachel W., Ferguson, Wenley, Brennan, Diana, Costa, Joseph E., Deegan, Linda A.

“…A prominent form of salt marsh loss is interior conversion to open water, driven by sea level rise in interaction with human activity and other stressors…”
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Correction to: Buying Time with Runnels: a Climate Adaptation Tool for Salt Marshes by Besterman, Alice F., Jakuba, Rachel W., Ferguson, Wenley, Brennan, Diana, Costa, Joseph E., Deegan, Linda A.

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Drainage enhancement effects on a waterlogged Rhode Island (USA) salt marsh by Raposa, Kenneth B., Weber, Robin L., Ferguson, Wenley, Hollister, Jeffrey, Rozsa, Ron, Maher, Nicole, Gettman, Alan

“…Drainage enhancement (e.g., ditch digging, open-marsh water management, runnelling) has long been used to reduce tidal marsh soil waterlogging and surface…”
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