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From: Nature-based solutions could offset coastal squeeze of tidal wetlands from sea-level rise on the U.S. Pacific coast

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(A) Natural migration is how much area is available for wetland migration with no action or intervention by people, numbers represent estuarine drainage areas (EDAs; Dale et al., 2022)  (B) The amount available for wetland restoration when compared to current wetland extent by EDAs along the Pacific Coast of the conterminous U.S.. Three EDAs could increase tidal wetland area by over 50%. Refer to Table S2 for EDA names, (C) The amount of area available for tidal wetland migration under 1.5 m sea-level rise, illustrating the importance of increasing connectivity between uplands and existing wetland area, (D) Dominant type of nature-based solution that would be required to maintain current tidal wetland area across EDAs. Vertical refers to management actions that would help maintain elevations relative to sea-levels, such as thin-layer sediment augmentation.

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