A Marsh in Flux (image)

The Earth Institute at Columbia University

Caption

Inorganic sediment supply to the Jo Co marsh has decreased dramatically over the past few centuries. While the overall accretion rate has gone up due to organic sediments, the lack of mineral sediments weakens the marshes.

Credit

Peteet et al.

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