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The Salt Marsh-Mangrove Ecotone and Vulnerability of Subtropical
Coastlines to Sea-Level Rise
Karen L. McKee
and
William C. Vervaeke
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TOPEX
Jason 1
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Global Mean Sea Level Trend: 2.8 mm/yr
Satellite Altimetry (1992-present)
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Vertical Land Development
Relative Sea-Level Rise
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Vertical Accretion Marker horizon
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Deep
Benchmark
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Elevation Table
Surface Elevation Table-Marker Horizon System
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Avicennia germinans
Spartina alterniflora
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wrack
Salt Marsh–Wrack Burial
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Salt Marsh–Wrack Burial
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November 2004 September 2008 September 2011
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September 2011
wrack
wrack
wrack
wrack
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Mangroves–Freeze Damage (January 2010)
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Marsh-Mangrove Cyclic Succession Driven by
Disturbance
Salt marsh-monospecific stand of Spartina alterniflora
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Spartina wrack deposited along shoreline in fall
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Wrack removed by storm tides; Avicennia propagules deposited in bare patches
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Mangroves developing in wrack-killed patches
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Mangroves trap more wrack.
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More bare patches are created in the marsh due to wrack trapping
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Mangrove patches coalesce to form monospecific stands along the shoreline; marsh in interior
7 Mangroves damaged or killed by freeze
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Do vegetation shifts and small-scale disturbance affect elevation
trajectories in the salt marsh-mangrove system?
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6 trts x 3 blocks = 18 total
Spartina
Mixed
Avicenna
1 Complete Block
1-2 m
1-2 m
1-2 m
Control
Disturbed
3 Assemblages: Spartina, Avicennia, Mixed 2 treatments: Control, Disturbed 3 replicates of all combinations (total plots = 18)
Control
Disturbed
Control Disturbed
Experimental Design
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Instrumented with SETs and marker horizons: May 2006
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Disturbance treatments applied: March 2007
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Live Cover: Control: 71 % Disturbed: 29% F-ratio: 42.6, p < 0.0001
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Results
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Time (yr)
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Avicennia
Mixture
Spartina
Surface Elevation Change
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Time (yr)
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Control
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Disturbed
Surface Elevation Change
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Elevation Change
Vertical Accretion
Subsidence
Control 5.2 ± 0.9 10.5 ± 0.9 5.3 ± 1.1
Disturbed 4.5 ± 0.6 12.1 ± 1.7 7.7 ± 2.0
Elevation Change
Vertical Accretion
Subsidence
Avicennia 3.9 ± 0.4 11.7 ± 2.2 7.7 ± 2.1
Spartina 4.6 ± 0.8 10.9 ± 1.2 6.3 ± 1.2
Mixture 6.0 1.3 11.5 ± 1.7 5.5 ± 2.6
ANOVA Source
F-ratio, P value
Disturbance 0.47, ns 0.53, ns 0.81, ns
Species 1.36, ns 0.05, ns 0.26, ns
Dist x Spec 1.24, ns 0.05, ns 0.11, ns
Rates of Change (mm yr-1)
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McKee et al. (2007), McKee (2011)
Peat-Forming Systems (Belize)
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Control
Phosphorus
Elevation Change (mm)
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Control: -2.9 ± 1.2 Disturbed: -2.6 ± 2.1 F-ratio = 0.02, P > 0.5
Minerogenic (Coastal Louisiana)
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Sub-root zone -3 mm yr-1
Root zone -3 mm yr-1
Surface accretion 11 mm yr-1
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Tide
Gauge
Subsurface Movement
Deep Land Movement
Sea-Level
Rise
Grand Isle, LA: 9.02 mm yr-1
Elevation deficit = Local sea level trend minus elevation change rate
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Avicennia germinans
Spartina alterniflora
Elevation Deficit: 5.1 ± 0.4 mm yr-1
Elevation Deficit: 4.5 ± 0.8 mm yr-1
ANOVA: No main effect or interaction
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Disturbed Plots Elevation Deficit: 4.6 ± 0.6 mm yr-1
Control Plots Elevation Deficit: 3.8 ± 0.9 mm yr-1
ANOVA: F-ratio = 0.81, ns
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Conclusions 1. The salt marsh-mangrove system is not keeping pace with relative sea-level rise 2. However, species shifts due to climate change or disturbance will not likely increase the risk of wetland loss 3. These findings are relevant for understanding vulnerability of subtropical coastlines to rising sea levels.