Table 1 Field data.

From: Potential increase in coastal wetland vulnerability to sea-level rise suggested by considering hydrodynamic attenuation effects

Variable

Value

Comments and references

Mean estuary level 2004

0.07 mAHD

2004 tidal record at nearby station

Mean High Tide 2004

0.6 mAHD

2004 tidal record at nearby station

Saltmarsh elevation

>0.4 mAHD

N*=382 (ref. 38)

Mangrove elevation

<0.43 mAHD

N=600 (ref. 38)

Saltmarsh height

0.25 m

N=382 (ref. 38)

Mangrove pneumatophore height

0.14 m

N=600 (ref. 38)

Saltmarsh spring hydroperiod

<1

N=382 (ref. 38)

Mangrove spring hydroperiod

<0.45

N=600 (ref. 38)

Saltmarsh D

<0.3 m

N=382 (ref. 38)

Mangrove D

>0.29 m

N=600 (ref. 38)

Saltmarsh n

0.05–0.6

N=12 (ref. 59)

Mangrove pneumatophores n

0.05–0.35

N=11 (ref. 59)

Unvegetated n

0.02

N=15 (ref. 59)

Saltmarsh suspended sediment conc.

13–28 g m−3

N=6 (ref. 46)

Mangrove suspended sediment conc.

28–40 g m−3

N=3 (ref. 46)

Saltmarsh surface elevation change

1.39 mm yr−1

N=17 Ten-year trend 2002–2012 (ref. 43)

Mangrove surface elevation change

2.23 mm yr−1

N=17 Ten-year trend 2002–2012 (ref. 43)

  1. mAHD stands for metres above the Australian height datum, which approximates mean sea level.
  2. *N is the number of samples.