New England's salt marshes store 10 million cars' worth of carbon—and add another 15,000 cars' worth every year
In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural carbon sinks: those primarily ...
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Sinking in Saltwater: Maine’s coastal marshes at risk as sea levels rise
Between 28 and 57 percent of the state’s coastal marshes could disappear by the end of the century, victims of a rising sea, ...
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Everglades Threatened by City to the East, Salt Water From the West
A map that distinguishes natural from human-made features shows how both threaten Florida’s immense and unique freshwater marsh. ByMatthew W. Chwastyk This story appears in the September 2018 ...
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Lowcountry man sweeps salt marsh in response to litter crisis: “It’s everywhere”
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - The long stretch of salt marshes you see driving over Lowcountry bridges serve many purposes for the ecosystem, but their treatment is often overlooked. The South ...
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NATURAL HISTORY
HABITAT: This sparrow inhabits interior northern Florida's coastal marshes dominated by smooth cordgrass interspersed with stands of black needlerush. The sparrow favors saltwater marshes for about ...