Title |
The Protective Role of Coastal Marshes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2011
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0027374 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Christine C. Shepard, Caitlin M. Crain, Michael W. Beck |
Abstract |
Salt marshes lie between many human communities and the coast and have been presumed to protect these communities from coastal hazards by providing important ecosystem services. However, previous characterizations of these ecosystem services have typically been based on a small number of historical studies, and the consistency and extent to which marshes provide these services has not been investigated. Here, we review the current evidence for the specific processes of wave attenuation, shoreline stabilization and floodwater attenuation to determine if and under what conditions salt marshes offer these coastal protection services. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 40% |
Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 20% |
Canada | 1 | 20% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 8 | 1% |
United Kingdom | 5 | <1% |
France | 2 | <1% |
Mexico | 2 | <1% |
South Africa | 2 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Sweden | 1 | <1% |
Czechia | 1 | <1% |
Other | 5 | <1% |
Unknown | 771 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 156 | 20% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 135 | 17% |
Researcher | 133 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 83 | 10% |
Other | 30 | 4% |
Other | 108 | 14% |
Unknown | 154 | 19% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Environmental Science | 257 | 32% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 123 | 15% |
Earth and Planetary Sciences | 83 | 10% |
Engineering | 54 | 7% |
Social Sciences | 22 | 3% |
Other | 69 | 9% |
Unknown | 191 | 24% |