Shoreline erosion rates may increase with storm events and climate change. Coastal
communities and waterfront property owners are particularly concerned by predictions
of sea level rise and the resulting impacts to waterfronts. Salt marshes, oyster
reefs and seagrasses occupy the shallow nearshore waters, and are also at risk from
sea level rise and climate change. These habitats also provide a suite of ecosystem
services, including wave attenuation and
shoreline stabilization, fishery habitat, wave attenuation, and trapping
suspended sediments. We develop information, tools, and guidance in support of sustainable
shorelines based on enhancing natural stabilizing processes, and we assist coastal
communities in adapting to changing shorelines.
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