Factoid/2007/04/05

Coastal Wetlands Are Immensely Valuable and Increasingly So As Global Warming Increases

"Tidal marshes, which nurture marine life and reduce storm damage along many coastlines, should be able to adjust to rising sea levels and avoid being inundated and lost, if their vegetation isn't damaged and their supplies of upstream sediment aren't reduced, a new Duke University study suggests." - excerpt from this article.

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