Climate change: Coastal wetlands  When combined with other human-induced losses, coastal wetland loss could be as high as 70%  Vulnerable wetlands are low-lying deltas and coastal plains – estuaries, lagoons, salt-marshes, mangroves  Climate change will lead to: Landward intrusion of seawater Landward intrusion of seawater Coastal inundation and storm surge flooding Coastal inundation and storm surge flooding Inland and upstream salinity intrusion Inland and upstream salinity intrusion Changes in ecosystem structure caused by changes in temperature and rainfall patterns Changes in ecosystem structure caused by changes in temperature and rainfall patterns Attempts to restrict coastal erosion have been abandoned at this beach in Western Ireland
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