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News Release 13-197
Wetlands' ability to overcome sea level rise threatened
When do wetlands reach their limit, and how are we lowering that point?
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On this tidal marsh in Chesapeake Bay, wetlands and people have co-existed for millennia.
Credit: Matthew Kirwan
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Scientist Matthew Kirwan conducts field research in Chesapeake Bay wetlands.
Credit: NSF VCR LTER Site
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Salt marsh "dissected" by a tidal creek at NSF's Plum Island Ecosystems LTER site in Massachusetts.
Credit: Matthew Kirwan
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High-elevation marsh at the Plum Island Ecosystems LTER site; flood-tolerant vegetation rules the day.
Credit: Matthew Kirwan
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A fishing camp along Falgout Canal Bayou, La., where marsh has been flooded by seawater.
Credit: Matthew Kirwan
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Some Massachusetts marshes formed after European settlement; deforestation increased sedimentation.
Credit: Matthew Kirwan
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