Spatiotemporal variations of tidal flat landscape patterns and driving forces in the Yangtze River Delta, China

As a crucial coastal wetland habitat in the transition zone between land and sea, global tidal flats have severely declined by 16% over the last two decades under the dual threats of intense human activities and climate change. The Yangtze River Delta of China, the largest estuary in the western Pac...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Marine Science
Main Authors:	Shuo Cheng, Xu Zeng, Zihan Wang, Cong Zeng, Ling Cao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Subjects:	intertidal zone mudflats Yangtze River Delta landscape dynamics protected areas
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1086775/full