Ellen R. Herbert

TL;DR: Salinization, a widespread threat to the structure and ecological functioning of inland and coastal wetlands, is currently occurring at an unprecedented rate and geographic scale as discussed by the authors, and the causes of salinization are diverse and include alterations to freshwater flows, land-clearance, irrigation, disposal of wastewater effluent, sea level rise, storm surges, and applications of de-icing salts.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured ambient and potential denitrification in tidal freshwater floodplain forest (tidal forests) soils along the Altamaha, Ogeechee, and Satilla Rivers in southeast Georgia to characterize nitrogen removal from these understudied systems.

TL;DR: It is suggested that long-term, chronic saltwater intrusion will lead to reduced C fixation and the potential for increased nutrient (N, P) export while acute pulses of saltwater will have temporary effects.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare indicators of plant and microbial-mediated functions, as well as abiotic (e.g., soil character, hydrology) and biotic structure, between 10 created or restored and 5 natural freshwater depressional wetlands in central Ohio, USA.

TL;DR: In the San Francisco Bay-Delta, the areas most likely to be affected by sea-level rise and higher concentrations of salt in brackish and freshwater tidal systems, in addi- tion to causing increases in atmospheric CO2 con- centration, warmer temperatures, and shifts in pre-cipitation as mentioned in this paper.