‘Coastal squeeze’— an historical perspective

The Role of Phragmites australis in Mediating Inland Salt Marsh Migration in a Mid-Atlantic Estuary

“…that there is greater salt marsh migration at steeper slopes). A likely reason that a larger proportion of the former 1930 forest was occupied by salt marsh in these steeper areas is that Phragmites was “squeezed” [47] between steeper uplands and saline wetlands. This suggests that, in these steeper areas, Phragmites is no longer progressing inland and that forest dieback may be progressing slowly in these areas.…”

Coastal Mangrove Squeeze in the Mekong Delta

“…However, whenever coastal development such as urbanization, agriculture, aquaculture, and infrastructure plays a role as a blocking barrier, this will stop this migration and lead to the loss of valuable coastal habitats (Feagin et al, 2010). This loss was recognized by Doody (2004) as ''coastal squeeze'' when this author realized the necessity of keeping space for ''coastal habitats to operate''. The term coastal squeeze then is used more frequently by other researchers (Gilman, Ellison, and Coleman, 2007;Torio and Chmura, 2013) when coastal habitats such as mangrove and other tidal wetlands are in danger because of sea-level rise and limiting the available space for migration landward.…”

Saltmarsh Conservation, Management and Restoration

“…The combination of saltmarsh enclosure and a static or receding low water mark in the Wash, coupled with the recognition that this led to a narrowing foreshore helped define 'coastal squeeze' (Doody 2004). The more specific 'saltmarsh squeeze' is the process where removal of saltmarsh from the influence of the sea, through enclosure, causes the direct loss of habitat.…”

“…The loss of saltmarsh in south-east England results from a variety of causes, including lack of sediment, embankment, climate change and sea-level rise (Doody 2004 Described in Section 3.5.2, this is a representation of what is happening, rather than an explanation of cause and effect.…”