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Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
Published on: July 24, 2016
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流域の沈殿物は,米国の大部分の潮湿地の海面上昇を相殺することはできません
Scott H Ensign1, Joanne N Halls2, Erin K Peck3
1Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, PA 19311, USA.
まとめ
川の堆積物は 海面上昇に追いつけない アメリカの大部分の潮地帯で 小規模な流域は不十分な堆積物を生成し,湿地の上昇に生物学的要因に焦点を当てることが必要である.
科学分野:
- 環境科学
- 沿岸地質学
- 湿地の生態学
背景:
- 潮湿地は重要な生態系で 海面上昇によって脅かされています
- 流域の沈殿物は湿地の高さを維持する潜在的な要因です.
- 堆積物の恩恵の範囲と位置はよくわかっていない.
研究 の 目的:
- アメリカの潮湿地の海面上昇に対抗する河川の沈殿物の役割を定量化する.
- 湿地の蓄積に不十分な流域の沈殿物を特定する.
主な方法:
- 河川の堆積物積載と潮湿地の統合された米国データセット
- 沈殿物の蓄積と海面上昇を比較するために4972の河川と河口システムを分析した.
- 海面上昇による潮湿地の沈殿物の不足を評価した.
主要な成果:
- 河川の堆積は,調査された症例の72%で海面上昇に匹敵するほどには不十分である.
- ほとんどの流域 (平均 21 km2) は,十分な堆積物を生成するには小さすぎる.
- 潮湿地の半分近くは 海面上昇に匹敵する沈殿物を 10倍必要とします これはダムを撤去することで 達成できないことが多いのです
結論:
- 流域の沈殿物は,海面上昇に対するほとんどの潮地帯の上昇を維持する上で限られた役割を果たします.
- 研究は,湿地の上昇を理解するために,生物学的プロセスと沿岸沈殿物の動態を優先すべきです.
- 管理戦略は,沈殿物の増殖から他の要因に焦点を移す必要があるかもしれません.
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