Few people appreciate that the nearby Olonne marshes form a veritable laboratory for blue carbon. Coastal salt marshes are ...

The total productivity of plants at sequestering carbon varies based on the ecosystem it lives in. To identify different factors that influence photosynthesis and respiration in plants, a study of ...

The study was conducted in North Inlet marsh, shown here, which is typical of salt marshes along the southeast coast of North America. The marsh is covered with a monoculture of the grass Spartina ...

Black ducks usually feed as singles, pairs, or small groups. As the tide rises, ducks will start to leave the salt marsh and fly to freshwater ponds and creeks to loaf. Getting set up at half tide ...

Most importantly, by preventing high tides from washing over the land, the barrier stops sediment from being carried out to the salt marshes surrounding the city. 'Although MOSE activations are ...

If the tide continues to be kept at bay, the area eventually will become a forest, said Foster. “At best, it may be decent ...

“At low tide there is a road across the sea floor ... which protects 30 acres of salt marsh, woodland, and sandy beach on Passamaquoddy Bay. INSIDE TIP: “Catch the epic sunsets over the ...

Sea-level rise, as well as historic losses and degradation of salt marsh habitat, are the primary threats to the saltmarsh sparrow. High tides and storm surges are increasingly flooding sparrow nests ...

Among the candidates for salt marsh restoration are Lacey's Sunset ... increased inundation at high tide; decreased capacity for storm water drainage; and declining reliability of critical ...