Fig. 4: Summary changes in the Kandahalagalaa shoreline 1969–2021. | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: Summary changes in the Kandahalagalaa shoreline 1969–2021.

From: Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia

Fig. 4

a Planform changes in the vegetated shoreline. Note summary values of net shoreline movement (NSM) and shoreline change envelope (SCE), in brackets, for specific sectors of the island (dashed white lines). Imagery © 2019 Maxar Technologies. b Summary changes in net island area 1969–2021. Data contained in Supplementary Table 4. c Results of DSAS shoreline change calculations for 818 shore perpendicular transects around the island. Source data37.

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