Call them coastal wetlands, call them swamps, call them salt marshes, but above all, call them beautiful — especially this time of year. Fall is arguably New England’s most gorgeous season. Who ...
Marshes have been called the "kidneys of the landscape" because they clean pollutants from water. They also protect communities against storm surges and erosion, and are better than forests at ...
Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...
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, ...
Perhaps unsurprisingly, taking photographs from a doorless helicopter was proving more difficult than San Francisco Bay Area photographer joSon had anticipated. Bundled in ski apparel and buckled into ...
Salt marshes are a hot but unpredictable commodity in the carbon market. Credit: Josh Himmelstein Salt marshes store a vast amount of carbon, and industries and businesses are looking to this habitat ...
Although there is mounting evidence that biodiversity is an important and widespread driver of ecosystem multifunctionality, much of this research has focused on small-scale biodiversity manipulations ...
Georgia's law that preserves salt marshes serves as a buffer against the sea level rise and extreme weather caused by climate change. A Look At Georgia's Landmark Law That Protects Salt Marshes, An ...
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 ...
Ah, the Rann of Kutch. This salty marshland is quite unique in itself, defying all definitions of a conventional landscape. A ...
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