Explore the key moments in Manatee County’s fight over wetland protections as local leaders face challenges from developers and state legislation.

A strong link was found between broken up wetlands and human population density. Such fragmented wetlands could release carbon dioxide equivalent to 0.6% of the total global annual emissions.

The buffering function of wetlands is a result of both, (a) the wetland's cohesive materials which produce landforms high in the intertidal zone (see e.g., Allen, 2000) that are relatively less ...