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Modeling the interaction of vegetation and sea level rise on barrier island evolution. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBarrier islands provide a first line of defense against ocean flooding and storm surge. Biogeomorphic interactions are recognized as important in coastal system processes, but current barrier island models are primarily dominated by physical processes ...
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Stochastic dynamics of barrier island elevation. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2021 Significance Barrier islands sustain important coastal ecosystems and are our first line of defense from storm impacts. However, they are threatened by sea level rise and lack of sand supply and could undergo rapid deterioration. The uncertainty in barrier response is amplified by the complexity of the processes involved and their ...
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Seasonal Variation in Mammalian Mesopredator Spatiotemporal Overlap on a Barrier Island Complex [PDF]
AnimalsDue to lack of apex predators in human-dominated landscapes, mesopredator relationships are complex and spatiotemporal niche partitioning strategies can vary, especially when seasonal shifts in resource availability occur. Our objective was to understand
Timothy D. Bransford +2 more
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Barrier island geomorphic complexity drives storm and post-storm response [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsBarrier islands are at the forefront of climate-driven changes, with their resiliency threatened by rapid fluctuations in the physical drivers that shape them.
Jennifer L. Miselis +5 more
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Drivers of dune formation control ecosystem function and response to disturbance in a barrier island system [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBarrier islands are landscape features that protect coastlines by reducing wave energy and erosion. Quantifying vegetation-topographic interactions between adjacent habitats are essential for predicting long-term island response and resilience to sea ...
Alexander B. Sabo +3 more
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Reinnervated free gracilis flap with basal curtain barrier for tongue reconstruction: a case series and surgical technique [PDF]
BMC SurgeryObjective Conventional free flaps for tongue reconstruction often result in adhesion and limited mobility. This study presents a case series of two patients evaluating a novel reinnervated free gracilis flap with a basal curtain barrier design.
Shuai Li +7 more
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When Is a Barrier Island Not an Island? When It Is Preserved in the Rock Record
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 Existing barrier island facies models are largely based on modern observations. This approach highlights the heterogeneous and dynamic nature of barrier island systems, but it overlooks processes tied to geologic time scales, such as multi-directional ...
Julia S. Mulhern +3 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Barrier islands and their backbarrier saltmarshes have a reciprocal relationship: aeolian and storm processes transport sediment from the beaches and dunes to create and build marshes along the landward fringe of the island.
Christopher J. Hein +5 more
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Animals, 2023 Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus), and Wilson’s Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) are imperiled species that overlap in both their range and habitat outside the breeding season.
Jayden L. Jech, Elizabeth A. Forys
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Golf course living leads to a diet shift for American alligators
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Human‐driven land use change can fundamentally alter ecological communities, especially the diversity and abundance of large‐bodied predators. Yet, despite the important roles large‐bodied predators play in structuring communities through feeding, there ...
Adam E. Rosenblatt +6 more
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