Biogenic sediments from coastal ecosystems to beach–dune systems: implications for the adaptation of mixed and carbonate beaches to future sea level rise

De Falco, Giovanni; Molinaroli, Emanuela; Conforti, Alessandro; Simeone, Simone; Tonielli, Renato

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3191-2017

Articles | Volume 14, issue 13

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3191-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3191-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 13

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05 Jul 2017

Research article |

| 05 Jul 2017

Biogenic sediments from coastal ecosystems to beach–dune systems: implications for the adaptation of mixed and carbonate beaches to future sea level rise

Giovanni De Falco, Emanuela Molinaroli, Alessandro Conforti, Simone Simeone, and Renato Tonielli

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RC1: 'Biogenic Sediments from coastal ecosystems to Beach-Dune Systems: Implications for the adaption of mixed and carbonate beaches to future sea level rise. De Falco et al.', Mark Rowe, 07 Apr 2017
- AC1: 'Answer to the 'specific comments' from RC1.', Giovanni De Falco, 24 Apr 2017
RC2: 'review', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Apr 2017
- AC2: 'Reply to Ref 2', Giovanni De Falco, 11 May 2017

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (23 May 2017) by Christoph Heinze

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ED: Publish as is (07 Jun 2017) by Christoph Heinze

AR by Giovanni De Falco on behalf of the Authors (09 Jun 2017)

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This study quantifies the contribution of carbonate sediments, produced in seagrass meadows and in photophilic algal communities, to the sediment budget of a beach–dune system. The contribution to the beach sediment budget represents a further ecosystem service provided by seagrass. The dependence of the beach sediment budget on carbonate production associated with coastal ecosystems has implications for the adaptation of carbonate beaches to the seagrass decline and sea level rise.