Rapid response of tidal channel networks to sea-level variations (Venice Lagoon, Italy)

Rizzetto, Federica; Tosi, Luigi

doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.05.022

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“…The study focused on a well delimited portion of the Venice Lagoon to fix the influence of the landscape matrix on the pollinator community. Saltmarshes of the Venice Lagoon are located just above mean sea level, from 0.0 m to about 0.7 m (Rizzetto and Tosi, 2012) and are inundated twice a day by tides (Marani et al, 2004). The tidal regime is microtidal with a range of 0.6 m -1.0 m (Cucco et al, 2009).…”

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Pollinator distribution in patches of suitable habitat depends more on patch isolation than on floral abundance

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Buffa

2022

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Pollinator distribution in patches of suitable habitat depends more on patch isolation than on floral abundance

Favarin

Fantinato

Buffa

2022

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“…All of these outcomes suggest that the future of salt marshes and their services should be founded on an understanding of temporal and spatial morphological variability as well as via the identification of different target states. Although recent scientific efforts have been focused on quantifying salt marsh ecosystem provisions (Chmura, 2012;de Groot et al, 2012;Ouyang and Lee, 2014) as well as in determining the effect of sediment supply on the growth of marshes (e.g., Lovelock et al, 2011;Rizzetto and Tosi, 2012;Kirwan et al, 2016b;Müller-Navarra et al, 2019), the two approaches remained detached and so less attention has been paid to spatio-temporal service dynamics and will require adjustments. The result of this analysis therefore advances the conclusion that the maintenance of ecosystem services and the assessment of future salt marsh services provision in a global climate change context (as well as in other coastal ecosystems) should be based in the analysis of long-term physical datasets (e.g., Barbier et al, 2008).…”

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Simple Assessment of Spatio-Temporal Evolution of Salt Marshes Ecological Services

Carrasco

2019

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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A number of previous research studies have addressed the enormous role played by biodiversity and ecosystems in human well-being and have placed particular emphasis on the consequences of the reduction or loss of these services. A handful of studies have implemented practical methodologies to quantify the variability of limiting factors leading to reductions in these ecological services. The aim of this article is to document the limited number of studies that have analyzed coastal ecosystem services and acknowledge the impacts of physical changes in habitat provision. In one example, it is clear that the maintenance of salt marshes depends on sedimentary supply and consequent morphological variability in spite of the fact that there is usually no recurrent integration of habitat time-space dynamics (sediment availability) during the quantification and monetization of marsh services (i.e., monetary valuation of salt marsh services). This means that one key challenge facing the analysis of salt marsh (or other ecosystem) services in a global climate context is to predict future value, based on past trends, while at the same time guaranteeing conservation. Research in this field has been very broad and so the use of long-term evolutionary datasets is proposed here to explain future habitat provision. An empirical approximation is also presented here that accounts for service provision and enables time-space analysis. Although improvements will be required, the equation presented here represents a key first step to enable managers to cope with the constraints of resource limitations and is also applicable to other habitats.

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“…Despite being so relevant for the functioning of coastal transitional systems, tidal channels are still less studied than their river counterparts. The relatively few morphological observations on tidal channels rely mainly on limited-resolution 2-D topographic surveys of channel profiles and cross-sections like those in the Tijuana estuary 9 , and along the Schelt estuary in Belgium 10 , or on aerial or satellite images as for example in New Jersey 11 , and in Venice Lagoon 12 , 13 .…”

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High resolution multibeam and hydrodynamic datasets of tidal channels and inlets of the Venice Lagoon

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Tidal channels are crucial for the functioning of wetlands, though their morphological properties, which are relevant for seafloor habitats and flow, have been understudied so far. Here, we release a dataset composed of Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) extracted from a total of 2,500 linear kilometres of high-resolution multibeam echosounder (MBES) data collected in 2013 covering the entire network of tidal channels and inlets of the Venice Lagoon, Italy. The dataset comprises also the backscatter (BS) data, which reflect the acoustic properties of the seafloor, and the tidal current fields simulated by means of a high-resolution three-dimensional unstructured hydrodynamic model. The DTMs and the current fields help define how morphological and benthic properties of tidal channels are affected by the action of currents. These data are of potential broad interest not only to geomorphologists, oceanographers and ecologists studying the morphology, hydrodynamics, sediment transport and benthic habitats of tidal environments, but also to coastal engineers and stakeholders for cost-effective monitoring and sustainable management of this peculiar shallow coastal system.

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Rapid response of tidal channel networks to sea-level variations (Venice Lagoon, Italy)

Cited by 28 publications

References 26 publications

Pollinator distribution in patches of suitable habitat depends more on patch isolation than on floral abundance

Pollinator distribution in patches of suitable habitat depends more on patch isolation than on floral abundance

Simple Assessment of Spatio-Temporal Evolution of Salt Marshes Ecological Services

High resolution multibeam and hydrodynamic datasets of tidal channels and inlets of the Venice Lagoon

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