Record #:

44060

Author(s):

Shaw, Dave

Abstract:

"New findings about ground elevations at the coast confirm that the battle between land and sea has become increasingly one-sided -- and that an ecological transformation of coastal NC has begun." Recorded evidence already shows that a single foot in the rise of sea level is signaling an ecological transformation as marshes continue to migrate or disappear and wetlands move in to claim farmland. Conserving inland terrain will be critical in the time to come.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 2, Spring 2024, p4-13, il

Subject(s):

Sea level rise--North Carolina, Coastal; Salt marshes--planning and sustainability; Ecological transformation--North Carolina coast