Estuaries and Coasts, Vol. 38, No. 2 (MARCH 2015), pp. 434-450 (17 pages) Vertical accretion in estuarine marshes depends on rates of sediment deposition and is a complex function of different ...

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STANWOOD — From atop the dike at Port Susan, emerald farmland stretches to the left. To the right, a mosaic of greens and browns make up a coastal wetland. At points along the dike, the marsh looks ...

This summer’s drought continues to impact the lives of people and animals. And at the estuaries of the Texas Gulf Coast, problems arose during the drought for birds and fish, as water turned saltier ...

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Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email I have a vivid memory as a child while living in Brooklyn, New York in the 1970’s. I’m in the car with my family ...

A new study has put a value on property damage from storms that can be prevented by coastal wetlands: $38 million per estuary. In all storm scenarios modeled by the study authors, wetlands reduced ...

The health of western North America’s largest estuary, the San Francisco Estuary, is showing some signs of improvement, but much of the historic damage caused to the massive watershed has either not ...

The wetlands of the Mississippi River delta in Louisiana. For many years this rich ecosystem – which ranges from saltwater to brackish to freshwater and which is home to a fascinating array of ...

A typically foggy and cold “June gloom” morning gave way to a blindingly bright sunny afternoon at the Tijuana Estuary as Mike McCoy and I walked down a path bordered by bright yellow goldenbush. The ...