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Press Release 12-199
Why Are Coastal Salt Marshes Falling Apart?
Too many nutrients can cause extensive loss of marshes
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Where are all the salt marshes going? Excess nutrients may be to blame for their decline.
Credit: NSF Plum Island Ecosystems LTER Site |
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Plum Island Ecosystems, PIE at right on the map, is one of 26 NSF Long-Term Ecological Research sites.
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The mouth of the Parker River is a major channel through Plum Island's salt marshes.
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Salt marshes and tidal creeks abound at Plum Island, Mass., and along the Atlantic coast.
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Tidal channels in salt marsh, or Spartina, grass. What is their capacity for carrying nutrients?
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Scientists Erik Yando and Clara Chaisson measure marsh that has slumped into a creek.
Credit: David Johnson |
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