The Assessment of Potential Physical Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Reef Habitats: A Case Study of the Latvian Coast of the Baltic Proper

Environmental and Experimental Biology 2016
Aigars Lavrinovičs, Maija Viška, Sandra Sprukta, Juris Aigars

The relation between climate change and biodiversity in coastal reefs was assessed in the region of the Latvian coast of the Baltic Proper. To quantify this relation, the characteristic wave heights, closure depth and sediment transport intensity were estimated using the third generation spectral wave model WAM and the world-wide acknowledged Coastal Engineering Research Council approach for sediment transport. The cumulative influence of physical properties in the coastal zone results was estimated by the physical impact index, which indicates the areas with the highest potential treat to coastal reef habitats. This index tends to increase from the south to north with the highest physical impact in the area between Akmensrags and south of Oviši village.

Atslēgas vārdi
Baltic Proper, climate change, coastal reefs, habitats, physical impact
DOI
10.22364/eeb.14.13
Hipersaite
http://eeb.lu.lv/EEB/201606/Lavrinovics_EEB_14.pdf

Lavrinovičs, A., Viška, M., Sprukta, S., Aigars, J. The Assessment of Potential Physical Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Reef Habitats: A Case Study of the Latvian Coast of the Baltic Proper. Environmental and Experimental Biology, 2016, Vol.14, 91.-96.lpp. ISSN 1691-8088. e-ISSN 2255-9582. Pieejams: doi:10.22364/eeb.14.13

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)