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Large-scale loss of Mediterranean coastal marshes under rising sea levels by 2100

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Widespread loss of coastal marshes will occur in the Mediterranean by 2100, ranging from 8% to 92% of current extent, and even total loss in specific regions depending on climate mitigation policies, according to a comprehensive modelling approach that includes sea-level rise, sediment accretion and potential for marsh migration.

Source: Communications Earth & Environment

DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02099-2

Authors: Mark Schuerch, Joshua Kiesel, Olivier Boutron, Anis Guelmami, Claudia Wolff, Wolfgang Cramer, Nuno Caiola, Carles Ibáñez, Athanasios T. Vafeidis

Institutions: University of Lincoln, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Tour du Valat, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie Marine et Continentale, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, EURECAT Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya

Language: English

Topic: Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Life on land, Life below water

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,490

Funders: Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Award: G3135885869

OpenAlex ID: W4407766567

FWCI: 12.97

Cites: 114

Cited by: 25

Related to: 10