Evidence on the performance of nature-based solutions interventions for coastal protection in biogenic, shallow ecosystems: a systematic map
This systematic map highlights evidence clusters and evidence gaps related to the performance of active NBS interventions for coastal protection in shallow, biogenic ecosystems. The synthesized evidence base will help guide future research and management of NBS for coastal protection so that active interventions can be designed, sited, constructed, monitored, and adaptively managed to maximize co-benefits. Promising avenues for future research and management initiatives include implementing broad-scale spatial and temporal monitoring of NBS in multidisciplinary teams to examine not only ecological and physical outcomes but also economic and social outcomes, as well as conducting further synthesis on evidence clusters that may reveal measures of effect for specific NBS interventions. Since NBS can deliver multiple benefits, measuring a diverse suite of response variables, especially those related to ecosystem function, as well as social and economic responses, may help justify and improve societal benefits of NBS. Such an approach can help ensure that NBS can be strategically harnessed and managed to meet coastal protection goals and provide co-benefits for nature and people.
Authors
- Brandon J. Puckett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9615-6242)
- Carter S. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6652-3010)
- Trevor Riley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6834-9802)
- Brian R. Silliman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6360-650X)
- Jahson B. Alemu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6936-2857)
- Savannah T. Paliotti
- Rachel K. Gittman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8376-8960)
- James Kelley
- Y. Stacy Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6611-9846)
- Alyssa M. Adler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2657-8156)
- Camille L. Steenrod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7959-3907)
- Avery B. Paxton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4871-9167)
- Josette E. T. McLean
- Laura Exar
Institutions
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
- NOAA National Ocean Service (US)
- North Carolina State University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- East Carolina University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Marine Conservation Institute (US)
- NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (US)
- Office of Science (US)
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center (US)
- Consolidated Safety Services-Dynamac (United States) (US)
- NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (US)
- University of South Alabama (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Evidence
- Published
- 2024-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-024-00350-5
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.59
Funders
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science