Restoring seabirds and native vegetation can help atoll islands keep pace with sea-level rise.
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Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Seabirds and native vegetation drive ecosystem processes that support atoll island resilience
Ecosystem restoration is expected to enhance ecosystem resilience to climate change, but few empirical and mechanistic demonstrations of such assertions exist. Here, we explore this topic for tropical...