A mud budget of the Wadden Sea and its implications for sediment management
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A mud budget of the Wadden Sea and its implications for sediment management. / Colina Alonso, Ana; van Maren, Dirk Sebastiaan; Oost, Albert Peter; Esselink, Peter; Lepper, Robert; Kösters, Frank; Bartholdy, Jesper; Bijleveld, Allert Imre; Wang, Zheng Bing.
In: Communications Earth and Environment, Vol. 5, 153, 2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - A mud budget of the Wadden Sea and its implications for sediment management
AU - Colina Alonso, Ana
AU - van Maren, Dirk Sebastiaan
AU - Oost, Albert Peter
AU - Esselink, Peter
AU - Lepper, Robert
AU - Kösters, Frank
AU - Bartholdy, Jesper
AU - Bijleveld, Allert Imre
AU - Wang, Zheng Bing
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The world’s coasts and deltas are progressively threatened by climate change and human activities. The degree at which coastlines can adapt to these changes strongly depends on the sediment availability. The availability of muddy sediments is however poorly known. This study aims at developing a mud budget for the world’s largest system of uninterrupted tidal flats: the Wadden Sea. The resulting mud budget is nearly closed: ~ 12 million ton/year enters the system on its western end, ~ 1.5 million ton/year is added by local rivers, while ~ 12 million ton annually deposits or is extracted by anthropogenic activities. A mud deficit already exists in the downdrift areas, which will only become more pronounced with increased sea level rise rates. Mud is thus a finite resource similar to sand, and should be treated as such in sediment management strategies. Resolving future challenges will therefore require a cross-border perspective on sediment management.
AB - The world’s coasts and deltas are progressively threatened by climate change and human activities. The degree at which coastlines can adapt to these changes strongly depends on the sediment availability. The availability of muddy sediments is however poorly known. This study aims at developing a mud budget for the world’s largest system of uninterrupted tidal flats: the Wadden Sea. The resulting mud budget is nearly closed: ~ 12 million ton/year enters the system on its western end, ~ 1.5 million ton/year is added by local rivers, while ~ 12 million ton annually deposits or is extracted by anthropogenic activities. A mud deficit already exists in the downdrift areas, which will only become more pronounced with increased sea level rise rates. Mud is thus a finite resource similar to sand, and should be treated as such in sediment management strategies. Resolving future challenges will therefore require a cross-border perspective on sediment management.
U2 - 10.1038/s43247-024-01315-9
DO - 10.1038/s43247-024-01315-9
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85188614337
VL - 5
JO - Communications Earth and Environment
JF - Communications Earth and Environment
SN - 2662-4435
M1 - 153
ER -
ID: 389359920