Tidal flats, the muddy reaches of estuaries unveiled at low tide, support rich ecosystems and fisheries worldwide. But these habitats are under threat from climate change, as sea level rise overwhelms the landscape and heavy rainfall scours away the sediment – impacts that scientists are only just beginning to explore. In an effort to understand how shellfisheries are affected by climate change, a ...[Read More]
Footprints reveal climate’s mark on mudflats
Soft-shell clams are found in tidal flats throughout the northern hemisphere. This clam shell sits on a UNESCO-listed tidal flat in The Netherlands: Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer. Credit: Markus Hallmann.
