Intertidal and subtidal environments occupy the land and sea interface and are highly susceptible to the influence of human-induced climate change and other drivers of change on both marine and terrestrial processes. As sea-level has an overwhelming influence on estuary evolution and geomorphology, sea-level rise is likely to have a profound impact on the structure and function of intertidal environments and, together with other climate change drivers, will also influence temperature and water quality. Changes in temperature and water quality will be greater in subtidal environments, although they are also modified by sea-level rise. The influence of sea-level rise on intertidal and subtidal environments can be conceptualized by considering the negative feedback between sedimentation, organic matter addition, autocompaction, subsidence, sea-level rise, and accommodation space. Other climate change drivers, such as increasing air and sea surface temperatures, extreme events, and elevate