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Tag: Wetlands

Turning Knowledge into Action: How the Town of Truro Adapted to Increasing Flood Risk Under Climate Change
Climate Change Ecology

Turning Knowledge into Action: How the Town of Truro Adapted to Increasing Flood Risk Under Climate Change

Global sea level is projected to rise at a rate of 3.7mm/year throughout the first half of the next century,…
December 27, 2019December 24, 2019 R J Parker
Old Bay of Fundy dykelands could sequester massive amounts of carbon if restored to saltmarsh
Climate Change

Old Bay of Fundy dykelands could sequester massive amounts of carbon if restored to saltmarsh

  Blue Carbon Blue carbon is a term scientists use to describe the organic material contained within all the living…
April 10, 2018 R J Parker
Climate Change Invasive Species

Agricultural Stewardship Could Prevent Invasive Species Takeover Downstream

  Phragmites australis, or Common Reed, is a marine grass likely introduced to North America from Eurasia in the late…
March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 R J Parker
Book Review Pollution

Spotlight on Constructed Wetlands

Wetlands are one of the world’s powerhouses for ecosystem services, filtering our water, controlling coastal erosion, and providing feeding and…
June 5, 2017June 4, 2017 R J Parker
Biodiversity Coastal Management Conservation Restoration

Protecting Our Fish and Birds by Protecting Their Wetland Homes

Wetlands are the link between land and water, and are some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. They need…
April 3, 2017April 2, 2017 Zoe Gentes
Book Review Invasive Species

Wave the Yellow Flag

While the blue flag iris is native to United States wetlands, the yellow variety is invasive and just starting to…
May 31, 2016May 29, 2016 Kari St.Laurent
Biogeochemistry Coastal Management

I plead the soil amendment – Improving the function of restored wetlands

Wetlands provide valuable services to humans every day, including flood protection, water purification, and shoreline stabilization to name a few.…
June 30, 2014 Erin Markham

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