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How mangrove forests adjust to rising sea level by Krauss, Ken W, McKee, Karen L, Lovelock, Catherine E, Cahoon, Donald R, Saintilan, Neil, Reef, Ruth, Chen, Luzhen

“…19 I. 19 II. 20 III. 20 IV. 21 V. 26 VI. 29 VII. 30 31 References 31 SUMMARY: Mangroves are among the most well described and widely studied wetland…”
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Caribbean mangroves adjust to rising sea level through biotic controls on change in soil elevation by McKee, Karen L., Cahoon, Donald R., Feller, Ilka C.

“…The long-term stability of coastal ecosystems such as mangroves and salt marshes depends upon the maintenance of soil elevations within the intertidal habitat…”
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Elevated CO₂ stimulates marsh elevation gain, counterbalancing sea-level rise by Langley, J. Adam, McKee, Karen L, Cahoon, Donald R, Cherry, Julia A, Megonigal, J. Patrick

“…Tidal wetlands experiencing increased rates of sea-level rise (SLR) must increase rates of soil elevation gain to avoid permanent conversion to open water. The…”
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Linking the historic 2011 Mississippi River flood to coastal wetland sedimentation by Falcini, Federico, Khan, Nicole S., Macelloni, Leonardo, Horton, Benjamin P., Lutken, Carol B., McKee, Karen L., Santoleri, Rosalia, Colella, Simone, Li, Chunyan, Volpe, Gianluca, D’Emidio, Marco, Salusti, Alessandro, Jerolmack, Douglas J.

“…In spring 2011, a record-breaking flood necessitated diversion of water from the lower Mississippi River to the Atchafalaya River Basin. A comparison between…”
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Biophysical controls on accretion and elevation change in Caribbean mangrove ecosystems by McKee, Karen L.

“…Habitat stability of coastal ecosystems, such as marshes and mangroves, depends on maintenance of soil elevations relative to sea level. Many such systems are…”
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Mass tree mortality leads to mangrove peat collapse at Bay Islands, Honduras after Hurricane Mitch by Cahoon, Donald R., Hensel, Philippe, Rybczyk, John, McKee, Karen L., Proffitt, C. Edward, Perez, Brian C.

“…1. We measured sediment elevation and accretion dynamics in mangrove forests on the islands of Guanaja and Roatan, Honduras, impacted by Hurricane Mitch in…”
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Presence of the Herbaceous Marsh Species Schoenoplectus americanus Enhances Surface Elevation Gain in Transitional Coastal Wetland Communities Exposed to Elevated CO2 and Sediment Deposition Events by Stagg, Camille LaFosse, Laurenzano, Claudia, Vervaeke, William C., Krauss, Ken W., McKee, Karen L.

“…Coastal wetlands are dynamic ecosystems that exist along a landscape continuum that can range from freshwater forested wetlands to tidal marsh to mudflat…”
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How Plants Influence Resilience of Salt Marsh and Mangrove Wetlands to Sea-Level Rise by Cahoon, Donald R., McKee, Karen L., Morris, James T.

“…This review evaluates the importance of plants and associated biological processes in determining the vulnerability of coastal wetlands to sea-level rise…”
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Nutrient Addition Differentially Affects Ecological Processes of Avicennia germinans in Nitrogen versus Phosphorus Limited Mangrove Ecosystems by Feller, Ilka C., Lovelock, Catherine E., McKee, Karen L.

“…Nutrient over-enrichment is a major threat to marine environments, but system-specific attributes of coastal ecosystems may result in differences in their…”
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Nitrogen Limitation of Growth and Nutrient Dynamics in a Disturbed Mangrove Forest, Indian River Lagoon, Florida by Feller, Ilka C., Whigham, Dennis F., McKee, Karen L., Lovelock, Catherine E.

“…The objectives of this study were to determine effects of nutrient enrichment on plant growth, nutrient dynamics, and photosynthesis in a disturbed mangrove…”
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Will fluctuations in salt marsh–mangrove dominance alter vulnerability of a subtropical wetland to sea‐level rise? by McKee, Karen L., Vervaeke, William C.

“…To avoid submergence during sea‐level rise, coastal wetlands build soil surfaces vertically through accumulation of inorganic sediment and organic matter. At…”
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Porewater biogeochemistry and soil metabolism in dwarf red mangrove habitats (Twin Cays, Belize) by Lee, Rosalynn Y, Porubsky, William P, Feller, Ilka C, McKee, Karen L, Joye, Samantha B

“…Seasonal variability in biogeochemical signatures was used to elucidate the dominant pathways of soil microbial metabolism and elemental cycling in an…”
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Restoration of Biogeochemical Function in Mangrove Forests by McKee, Karen L., Faulkner, Patricia L.

“…Forest structure of mangrove restoration sites (6 and 14 years old) at two locations (Henderson Creek [HC] and Windstar [WS]) in southwest Florida differed…”
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Where temperate meets tropical: multi-factorial effects of elevated CO₂, nitrogen enrichment, and competition on a mangrove-salt marsh community by McKEE, KAREN L, ROOTH, JILL E

“…Our understanding of how elevated CO₂ and interactions with other factors will affect coastal plant communities is limited. Such information is particularly…”
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Can differences in phosphorus uptake kinetics explain the distribution of cattail and sawgrass in the Florida Everglades by Brix, Hans, Lorenzen, Bent, Mendelssohn, Irving A, McKee, Karen L, Miao, ShiLi

“…Background; Cattail (Typha domingensis) has been spreading in phosphorus (P) enriched areas of the oligotrophic Florida Everglades at the expense of sawgrass…”
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Root Proliferation in Decaying Roots and Old Root Channels: A Nutrient Conservation Mechanism in Oligotrophic Mangrove Forests? by McKee, Karen L.

“…1 In oligotrophic habitats, proliferation of roots in nutrient-rich microsites may contribute to overall nutrient conservation by plants. Peat-based soils on…”
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Soil Elevation Change in Mangrove Forests and Marshes of the Greater Everglades: A Regional Synthesis of Surface Elevation Table-Marker Horizon (SET-MH) Data by Feher, Laura C., Osland, Michael J., McKee, Karen L., Whelan, Kevin R. T., Coronado-Molina, Carlos, Sklar, Fred H., Krauss, Ken W., Howard, Rebecca J., Cahoon, Donald R., Lynch, James C., Lamb-Wotton, Lukas, Troxler, Tiffany G., Conrad, Jeremy R., Anderson, Gordon H., Vervaeke, William C., Smith III, Thomas J., Cormier, Nicole, From, Andrew S., Allain, Larry

“…Coastal wetlands adapt to rising seas via feedbacks that build soil elevation, which lead to wetland stability. However, accelerated rates of sea-level rise…”
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Elevated CO₂ enhances biological contributions to elevation change in coastal wetlands by offsetting stressors associated with sea-level rise by Cherry, Julia A., McKee, Karen L., Grace, James B.

“…1. Sea-level rise, one indirect consequence of increasing atmospheric CO₂, poses a major challenge to long-term stability of coastal wetlands. An important…”
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Soil physicochemical patterns and mangrove species distribution--reciprocal effects? by McKee, K.L

“…1 The distributions of two dominant mangrove species in a neotropical forest were associated with spatial variation in soil redox potentials (Eh) and…”
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Hurricane Katrina Sediment Slowed Elevation Loss in Subsiding Brackish Marshes of the Mississippi River Delta by McKee, Karen L., Cherry, Julia A.

“…Although hurricanes can damage or destroy coastal wetlands, they may play a beneficial role in reinvigorating marshes by delivering sediments that raise soil…”
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