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Patterns of island change and persistence offer alternate adaptation pathways for atoll nations

Sea-level rise and climatic change threaten the existence of atoll nations. Inundation and erosion are expected to render islands uninhabitable over the next century, forcing human migration. Here we present analysis of shoreline change in all 101 islands in the Pacific atoll nation of Tuvalu. Using...

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Autores principales: Kench, Paul S., Ford, Murray R., Owen, Susan D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5807422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29426825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02954-1