Salt marshes provide multiple ecosystem services, and one of those is protection of the coast against flooding. This is especially important in low-lying countries like the Netherlands. Scientists ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring is a lovely time to go to the coast. Most of us gravitate towards the beaches, but it can also be fun to visit the salt ...
In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural carbon sinks: those primarily terrestrial areas of the globe that absorb and sequester more carbon than they ...
Salt marsh fairy circles may bounce back from environmental stresses because of their ability to merge and form a lush ecosystem after oxygen and nutrient depletion. Quan-Xing Liu Mysterious circular ...
Bowdoin undergraduates are pursuing a wide range of funded academic projects over the break. In all, 180 students have ...
Salt marshes sequester significant carbon in their sediment — more per hectare than tropical rainforests. They protect the land from storm surges and sea level rise, and they shelter a variety of ...
This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. On January 26, 1700, ...
For more than a century, industry transformed wetlands in the southern end of San Francisco Bay into colorful salt ponds.
Salt marshes are found along the entire U.S. coastline and on every continent except for Antarctica. They absorb carbon, protect coastlines from erosion, filter pollutants, and provide habitats for ...
Scientists searching for evidence of one of Europe's most dramatic prehistoric tsunamis have instead uncovered one of the longest ...
A $4.5 million salt marsh restoration project by Audubon Connecticut at the Great Meadows Marsh in Stratford is ...