%0 Generic
%A Wu, Xuerong
%A Bouma, Tjeerd J.
%A Cozzoli, Francesco
%A van de Koppel, Johan
%A van Belzen, Jim
%D 2025
%T Data associated with the article "Effect of upscaling nature-based coastal protection on estuarine biodiversity using foreshores and transitional polders"
%U 
%R 10.4121/fbcd9a70-92be-47aa-8c49-cb469188e9a2.v1
%K nature-based solution
%K coastal protection
%K biodiversity
%K sea level rise
%K sediment availability
%K coastal management
%X <p>This dataset contains the data and R code used in the manuscript: <em>Effect of Upscaling Nature-Based Coastal Protection on Estuarine Biodiversity Using Foreshores and Transitional Polders</em>.</p><p>The study presents an integrated modeling approach to predict the long-term biodiversity outcomes of nature-based coastal protection schemes in estuarine environments. We employ a Bayesian hierarchical model as a species distribution model to estimate the distributions of plants and benthic animals under varying environmental conditions.</p><p>The dataset includes:</p><ul><li>Species distribution data: Observations of benthos and plant species collected from the Western Scheldt estuary, located in the southwestern Netherlands.</li><li>Environmental variables: Corresponding abiotic factors influencing species distributions.</li><li>R code: Scripts used for data processing, model implementation, and result visualization.</li></ul>
%I 4TU.ResearchData