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Land and sea life meet in salt marshes
In fact, salt marshes are an incredible example of the crossover between land and sea. They live a bit in both worlds — with some grasses being better adapted to drier conditions and others ...
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New England's salt marshes store 10 million cars' worth of carbon—and add another 15,000 cars' worth every year
They don't fill up." This is because wave by wave, tide by tide, storm by storm, new layers of carbon-trapping sediment are continually stored in the thick salt marsh grasses. Furthermore ...
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Sinking in Saltwater: Maine’s coastal marshes at risk as sea levels rise
Acre by acre, a healthy salt marsh anchors a food web “more productive than most midwestern farmland,” according to a 2003 paper published by the University of Maine. The same dense grasses ...
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Invasive Species Aids Salt Marshes
As purple marsh crab populations have soared, they’ve eaten increasing amounts of marsh grasses, which hold the marsh soil together, preventing erosion. Green crabs do not ordinarily live in marshes, ...
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Salt marsh grass on Georgia's coast gets nutrients for growth from helpful bacteria in its roots
Salt marshes cover much of the state of Georgia's coast and perform key "ecosystem services" for people. They clean the water, protect coastlines against storm surges, and provide a habitat for ...
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In the Grass, On the Reef
In the Grass, On the Reef explores the estuary ecosystems of north Florida. Dr. Randall Hughes and Dr. David Kimbro study oyster reefs, salt marshes, and seagrass beds, and the factors that affect ...
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New England’s salt marshes store 10 million cars’ worth of carbon—and add another 15,000-worth every year
This is because wave-by-wave, tide-by-tide, storm-by-storm, new layers of carbon-trapping sediment are continually stored in the thick salt marsh grasses. Furthermore, as glaciers continue to melt ...