Saltmarsh recovery looks good, falls short
Providence RI (SPX) Sep 19, 2014 - After decades of decline, grasses have returned to some once-denuded patches of Cape Cod's saltmarshes. To the eye, the marsh in those places seems healthy again, but a new study makes clear that a key service of the marsh - coastal protection - remains diminished. "We've got the aesthetics back but the ecosystem function hasn't come back," said ecologist Mark Bertness, professor of biolog ... more
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