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  1. Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

    Ashley Brosius

  2. Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

    Ernesto Diaz & Kasey Jacobs

  3. Region 4, Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta, Georgia

    Rick Durbrow, Rhonda Evans & Bob Howard

  4. NOAA Coastal Services Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

    Stephanie Fauver

  5. Engineer Research Development Center–CERL, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Champaign, Illinois

    Tim Hayden

  6. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

    Glenn Landers

  7. Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

    Steve McNulty

  8. NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Climate Change Strategies Program, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

    Janine Nicholson

  9. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA

    Dale Quattrochi

  10. Region 4, Environmental Protection Agency, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Linda Rimer

  11. City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

    Scott Shuford

  12. Wetlands Watch, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Skip Stiles

  13. Department of Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

    Adam Terando

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Brosius, A. et al. (2013). Climate Adaptations in the Southeast USA. In: Ingram, K.T., Dow, K., Carter, L., Anderson, J. (eds) Climate of the Southeast United States. NCA Regional Input Reports. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-509-0_13

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