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Table 2 Simulated mangrove area change and relative importance of inundation and erosion for three different SLR scenarios and net subsidence rates

From: Projected changes in area of the Sundarban mangrove forest in Bangladesh due to SLR by 2100

 

Net subsidence rate

MSL by 2100 m (eustatic)

−2.5 mm/year

0 mm/year

+2.5 mm/year

0.46

−178 km2

65 % In 35 % Er

−103 km2

16 % In 84 % Er

−81 km2

16 % In 84 % Er

0.75

−376 km2

85 % In 15 % Er

−200 km2

69 % In 31 % Er

−111 km2

42 % In 58 % Er

1.48

−1393 km2

97 % In 3 % Er

−927 km2

95 % In 5 % Er

−584 km2

92 % In 8 % Er

  1. In Inundation, Er Erosion