Extended Data Fig. 6: The influence of soil subsidence due to gas mining on marsh elevation over time.
From: Sea-level rise causes shorebird population collapse before habitats drown
Changes in median elevation of the breeding habitat of the oystercatcher population of island A in a scenario with and without gas mining for the (a) low (RCP2.6), (b) intermediate (RCP4.5) and (c) very high (RCP8.5) emission scenarios (See Fig. 3a for corresponding rates of SLR). Elevations are relative to the sea level of each year. The double arrows show the island elevation in the year 2050 (when deep soil subsidence due to gas mining is projected to stop) and how many years it would have taken to get to this elevation if there had been no mining. The blue zones reflect the different tidal flooding mechanisms acting at different elevation zones.
