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van Bijsterveldt, Celine E.J. (author), Debrot, Adolphe O. (author), Bouma, Tjeerd J. (author), Maulana, Moch B. (author), Pribadi, Rudhi (author), Schop, Jessica (author), Tonneijck, Femke H. (author), van Wesenbeeck, B (author)Global change processes such as sea level rise and the increasing frequency of severe storms threaten many coastlines around the world and trigger the need for interventions to make these often densely-populated areas safer. Mangroves could be implemented in Nature-Based Flood Defense, provided that we know how to conserve and restore these...journal article 2022
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Willemsen, P. W.J.M. (author), Smits, B. P. (author), Borsje, B. W. (author), Herman, P.M.J. (author), Dijkstra, J. T. (author), Bouma, T. J. (author), Hulscher, S. J.M.H. (author)Salt marshes can contribute to coastal protection, but the magnitude of the protection depends on the width of the marsh. The cross-shore width of the marsh is to a large extent determined by the delicate balance between seaward expansion and landward retreat. The influence of the magnitude of daily occurring mild weather conditions and...journal article 2022
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Willemsen, Pim W.J.M. (author), Borsje, Bas W. (author), Vuik, V. (author), Bouma, Tjeerd J. (author), Hulscher, Suzanne J.M.H. (author)Foreshores consisting of both bare tidal flats and vegetated salt marshes are found worldwide and they are well studied for their wave attenuating capacity. However, most studies only focus on the small scale: just some isolated locations in space and only up to several years in time. In order to stimulate the implementation of foreshores...journal article 2020