Forked River salt marsh, New Jersey, USA (IMAGE)

American Geophysical Union

Forked River salt marsh, New Jersey, USA

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Some salt marshes have kept pace with sea level rise over the past century while others have foundered, according to new research in Earth’s Future. The study is the first to measure and compare wetland growth rates across much of the East Coast.

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