2024
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4917022/v1
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Vulnerable and vital: Intermittent estuaries deserve global attention

Danial Khojasteh,
Shivanesh Rao,
Sarah McSweeney
et al.

Abstract: Intermittently open/closed estuaries provide important ecosystem services but are often overlooked in coastal–catchment research and management. These estuaries are highly vulnerable to human/climate disturbances due to their tendency to close off from the ocean, yet their processes/dynamics remain under-researched. This study maps the global distribution of at least 2,245 intermittent estuaries, whose catchments currently support 55 million people, with projections rising to 101 million by 2100. Assessing thr… Show more

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