Coastal adaptation with ecological engineering

Climate change poses both practical and theoretical problems for coastal managers, who have to make and implement plans that cope with a highly uncertain, and therefore inherently risky, future. This Perspective uses three examples of ecological engineering — marshes, mangroves, and oyster reefs — to illustrate the synergistic effects and benefits of this approach.

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