Mid-Atlantic Coastal Habitats and Environmental Implications of Sea Level Rise
Middle Penunsula, Virginia
A. Shellenbarger Jones and C. Bosch. 2008. The Chesapeake Bay Shoreline of Middle Peninsula. In J.G. Titus and E.M. Strange (eds.), Background Documents Supporting Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1: Coastal Elevations and Sensitivity to Sea Level Rise, EPA 430-R-07-004. U.S. EPA, Washington, DC.
This paper is one of seventeen short assessments of mid-Atlantic species potentially threatened by the loss of habitat resulting from rising sea level and the expected resulting shore protection. In conducting the review, the authors examined elevation maps, projections of wetland loss, expected development and shore protection, and sea level planning maps.
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