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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1515-1535 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Estuaries and coasts |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 7 Jun 2023 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2023 |
Abstract
Tidal marshes are dynamic systems whose lateral expansion depends on various biologically, physically, and geomorphologically controlled small- and large-scale feedback networks. Due to the bimodal existence of two landscape states at the tidal marsh edge (vegetated tidal marsh flat and bare tidal flat), and the high wave energy affecting the foremost seaward (pioneer) zone of tidal marshes, plant seedlings face two challenges: 1) successful seed settling and germination or clonal expansion and establishment under non-optimal conditions, and 2) a variety of abiotic stresses after establishment. Modelling and laboratory studies have addressed the reciprocal relationship especially between hydrodynamic and sedimentary forces and vegetation traits and have revealed fundamental mechanisms and feedbacks. Nevertheless, validations of the findings from artificial environments in natural ecosystems are still lacking. In this review, we present the current state of literature to vegetation-abiotic interactions, focusing on the establishment and adaptation of seedlings and propagules and what effect they may have on the prospective evolution of tidal marshes.
Keywords
- Edge configuration, Marsh evolution, Seedlings, Tidal marshes, Traits, Vegetation-abiotic interactions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Environmental Science(all)
- Ecology
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Aquatic Science
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In: Estuaries and coasts, Vol. 46, No. 6, 09.2023, p. 1515-1535.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Conquering New Frontiers
T2 - The Effect of Vegetation Establishment and Environmental Interactions on the Expansion of Tidal Marsh Systems
AU - Steinigeweg, Charlotte S.
AU - Paul, Maike
AU - Kleyer, Michael
AU - Schröder, Boris
N1 - Funding Information: Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. The work is funded by the Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony and the VolkswagenFoundation Niedersächsiches Vorab (Gute Küste Niedersachsen, grant no. ZN3722). Funding Information: The review benefited from fruitful discussions within the Gute Küste-Consortium (funded by the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony and by the Volkswagen Foundation, grant no. ZN3722) as well as the RELEEZE-project (funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research, grant no. 01LC1701), especially with Kertu Löhmus, Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg, as well as Ole Siebeneicher, Technische Universität Braunschweig.
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - Tidal marshes are dynamic systems whose lateral expansion depends on various biologically, physically, and geomorphologically controlled small- and large-scale feedback networks. Due to the bimodal existence of two landscape states at the tidal marsh edge (vegetated tidal marsh flat and bare tidal flat), and the high wave energy affecting the foremost seaward (pioneer) zone of tidal marshes, plant seedlings face two challenges: 1) successful seed settling and germination or clonal expansion and establishment under non-optimal conditions, and 2) a variety of abiotic stresses after establishment. Modelling and laboratory studies have addressed the reciprocal relationship especially between hydrodynamic and sedimentary forces and vegetation traits and have revealed fundamental mechanisms and feedbacks. Nevertheless, validations of the findings from artificial environments in natural ecosystems are still lacking. In this review, we present the current state of literature to vegetation-abiotic interactions, focusing on the establishment and adaptation of seedlings and propagules and what effect they may have on the prospective evolution of tidal marshes.
AB - Tidal marshes are dynamic systems whose lateral expansion depends on various biologically, physically, and geomorphologically controlled small- and large-scale feedback networks. Due to the bimodal existence of two landscape states at the tidal marsh edge (vegetated tidal marsh flat and bare tidal flat), and the high wave energy affecting the foremost seaward (pioneer) zone of tidal marshes, plant seedlings face two challenges: 1) successful seed settling and germination or clonal expansion and establishment under non-optimal conditions, and 2) a variety of abiotic stresses after establishment. Modelling and laboratory studies have addressed the reciprocal relationship especially between hydrodynamic and sedimentary forces and vegetation traits and have revealed fundamental mechanisms and feedbacks. Nevertheless, validations of the findings from artificial environments in natural ecosystems are still lacking. In this review, we present the current state of literature to vegetation-abiotic interactions, focusing on the establishment and adaptation of seedlings and propagules and what effect they may have on the prospective evolution of tidal marshes.
KW - Edge configuration
KW - Marsh evolution
KW - Seedlings
KW - Tidal marshes
KW - Traits
KW - Vegetation-abiotic interactions
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U2 - 10.1007/s12237-023-01220-y
DO - 10.1007/s12237-023-01220-y
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85161471214
VL - 46
SP - 1515
EP - 1535
JO - Estuaries and coasts
JF - Estuaries and coasts
SN - 1559-2723
IS - 6
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