The accelerating loss and shifting dynamics of US tidal wetlands.

Xiucheng Yang, Shi Qiu, Kevin D Kroeger, Zhiliang Zhu, Scott Covington, Nicholas J Murray, Zhe Zhu

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How coastal resilience emerges.Nature communications · 2026
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Xiucheng YangDepartment of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA. xiucheng.yang@uconn.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5134-9614

Shi QiuDepartment of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7627-708X

Kevin D KroegerSilvestrum Climate Associates, Woods Hole, MA, USA.

Zhiliang ZhuFormerly with the United States Geological Survey, Reston, VA, USA.

Scott CovingtonU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vancouver, WA, USA.

Nicholas J MurrayCollege of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4008-3053

Zhe ZhuDepartment of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA. zhe@uconn.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8283-6407

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Abstract

Tidal wetlands are critical ecosystems for coastal sustainability, yet despite growing regulatory protection, they continue to decline globally. Their long-term resilience to interacting chronic stressors and extreme events remains uncertain, in part because comprehensive, high-frequency monitoring has been lacking. While direct land-use conversion has been substantially restricted in the United States, the true trajectory of these protected habitats has remained unclear. Here, we use four decades of high-resolution satellite records to analyze the shifting dynamics of US tidal wetlands. We reveal a widespread and previously unquantified acceleration in the rate of tidal wetland loss, amounting to a net loss of -1640 km

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Conservation of Natural ResourcesWetlandsEcosystemHumansSea Level RiseSeashoreTidal WavesUnited States

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PMID42156753

DOI10.1038/s41467-026-71464-2

PMCPMC13187131

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