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2008 Publications

Coleman, J.M., Huh, O.K., and Braud, D.  Wetland loss in world deltas.  Journal of Coastal Research 24(1A): 1-14, 2008.

Costanza, R., Perez-Maqueo, O., Martinez, M.L., Sutton, P., Anderson, S.J., and Mulder, K.  The value of coastal wetlands for hurricane protection.  Ambio 37(4): 241-248, 2008.

Day, J.W., Christian, R.R., Boesch, D.M., Yanez-Arancibia, A., Morris, J., Twilley, R.R., Naylor, L., Schaffner, L., and Stevenson, C.  Consequences of climate change on the ecogeomorphology of coastal wetlands.  Estuaries and Coasts 31(3): 477-491, 2008.

Duarte, C.M., Dennison, W.C., Orth, R.J.W., and Carruthers, T.J.B.  The charisma of coastal ecosystems:  Addressing the imbalance.  Estuaries and Coasts 31(2): 233-238, 2008.

Dugan, J.E., Hubbard, D.M., Rodil, I.F., Revell, D.L., and Schroeter, S.  Ecological effects of coastal armoring on sandy beaches.  Marine Ecology: An Evolutionary Perspective 29(s1): 160-170, 2008.

Dybas, C.L.  Deep sea lost and found.  BioScience 58(4): 288-294, 2008.

FitzGerald, D.M., Fenster, M.S., Argow, B.A., and Buynevich, I.V.  Coastal impacts due to sea-level rise.  Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 36: 601-647, 2008.

Gunderson, D.R., Parma, A.M., Hilborn, R., Cope, J.M., Fluharty, D.L., Miller, M.L., Vetter, R.D., Heppell, S.S., and Greene, H.G.  The challenge of managing nearshore rocky reef resources.  Fisheries 33(4): 172-179, 2008. 

Hopkinson, C.S., Lugo, A.E., Alber, M., Covich, A.P., and Van Bloem, S.J.  Forecasting effects of sea-level rise and windstorms on coastal and inland ecosystems.  Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 6(5): 255-263, 2008.

Meynecke, J.O., Lee, S.Y., and Duke, N.C.  Linking spatial metrics and fish catch reveals the importance of coastal wetland connectivity to inshore fisheries in Queensland, Australia.  Biological Conservation 141(4): 981-996, 2008.

Montague, C.L.  Recovering the sand deficit from a century of dredging and jetties along Florida's Atlantic coast:  A reevaluation of beach nourishment as an essential tool for ecological conservation.  Journal of Coastal Research 24(4): 899-916, 2008.

Schlacher, T.A., Schoeman, D.S., Dugan, J., Lastra, M., Jones, A., Scapini, F., and McLachlan, A.  Sandy beach ecosystems:  key features, sampling issues, management challenges and climate change impacts.  Marine Ecology: An Evolutionary Perspective 29(s1): 70-90, 2008.

Slagel, M.J. and Griggs, G.B.  Cumulative losses of sand to the California coast by dam impoundment.  Journal of Coastal Research 24(3): 571-584, 2008.

Smith, C.R., DeLeo, F.C., Bernardino, A.F., Sweetman, A.K., and Arbizu, P.M.  Abyssal food limitation, ecosystem structure and climate change.  Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23(9): 518-528, 2008.

Smith, J.R., Fong, P., and Ambrose, R.F.  The impacts of human visitation on mussel bed communities along the California coast:  Are regulatory marine reserves effective in protecting these communities?  Environmental Management 41(4): 599-612, 2008.

Syvitski, J.P.M.  Deltas at risk.  Sustainability Science 3(1): 23-32, 2008.

Valiela, I. and Fox, S.E.  Managing coastal wetlands.  Science 319(5861): 290-291, 2008.

Yasuhara, M., Cronin, T.M., deMenocal, P.B., Okahashi, H., and Linsley, B.K.  Abrupt climate change and collapse of deep-sea ecosystems.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 105(5): 1556-1560, 2008.