Global climate change impacts on coastal ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico: Considerations for integrated coastal management
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Abstract
Global climate change is important in considerations of integrated coastal management in the Gulf of Mexico. This is true for a number of reasons. Climate in the Gulf spans the range from tropical to the lower part of the temperate zone. Thus, as climate warms, the tropical temperate interface, which is currently mostly offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, will increasingly move over the coastal zone of the northern and eastern parts of the Gulf. Currently, this interface is located in South Florida and around the US-Mexico border in the Texas-Tamaulipas region. Maintaining healthy coastal ecosystems is important because they will be more resistant to climate change.
Suggested Citation
Day, J., Yáñez-Arancibia, A., Cowan, J., Day, R.H., Twilley, R.R., Rybczyk, J.R., 2013, Global climate change impacts on coastal ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico: Considerations for integrated coastal management, chap. 14 of Gulf of Mexico origin, waters, and biota, volume 4: Ecosystem-based management, v. 4, p. 253-271.
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| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Global climate change impacts on coastal ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico: Considerations for integrated coastal management |
| Chapter | 14 |
| ISBN | 9781603447768 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University Press |
| Publisher location | College Station |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wetlands Research Center |
| Description | 19 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Gulf of Mexico origin, waters, and biota, volume 4: Ecosystem-based management |
| First page | 253 |
| Last page | 271 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida;Texas |
| Other Geospatial | Gulf Of Mexico |