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. 2011 Nov 16;6(11):e27388. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027388

Table 1. Area (ha) of current and potential future tidal marsh habitat, and upland areas reclaimed, under different sea-level rise and sediment availability assumptions for San Francisco Bay.

Year Scenario Current Land Status Low Marsh Mid Marsh High Marsh Total Marsh Uplands Reclaimed
2010 Current Tidal 2,992 7,572 2,464 13,029 -
2110 SSC High/SLR Low Tidal 1,013 18,714 528 20,256 2,046
2110 SSC High/SLR High Tidal 4,752 8,274 109 13,135 3,307
2110 SSC Low/SLR Low Tidal 3,510 12,744 528 16,782 2,046
2110 SSC Low/SLR High Tidal 4,422 574 109 5,104 3,307
2010 Current Diked 3,041 3,360 1,109 7,510 -
2110 SSC High/SLR Low Diked 5759 12,971 888 19,399 6,958
2110 SSC High/SLR High Diked 6438 25,173 670 32,499 2,301
2110 SSC Low/SLR Low Diked 2767 2,608 888 6,045 6,958
2110 SSC Low/SLR High Diked 6240 10,485 670 17,613 2,301
2010 Current Urban 1,273 1,888 1,096 4,257 -
2110 SSC High/SLR Low Urban 3,472 10,673 1,251 15,895 13,223
2110 SSC High/SLR High Urban 518 7,511 1,749 9,280 2,941
2110 SSC Low/SLR Low Urban 3,883 5,692 1,251 11,325 13,223
2110 SSC Low/SLR High Urban 1,396 4,353 1,749 6,999 2,941

To demonstrate restoration potential, the potential future marsh area for currently diked lands reflects the assumption that all barriers to inundation are removed in 2010. Suspended sediment availability (SSC) high and low assumptions vary by Bay subregion. Sea-level rise (SLR) assumptions were developed by the National Research Council (low = 0.52 m/century; high = 1.65 m/century). Values for the urban category represent areas that are considered un-restorable due to urban development.