This study examines the transport processes of suspended sediment from a tidal creek/bayou onto its adjacent salt marsh in a shallow estuary with negligible freshwater inflow near Terrebonne Bay, ...

Much longer, up to 150 years? Image 1: Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake cycle recorded in salt marsh stratigraphy and computed tomography (CT) scan of a 80 cm sediment core collected from an Oregon ...

Dredged sediment is to be recycled and used to create ... 406 hectares of coastal flood plain grazing marsh and 240 hectares of coastal saltmarsh. The designated areas are all sites of scientific ...

The Coeur d’Alene Basin Restoration Partnership is working with other agencies to develop tools to monitor the health of waterfowl exposed to lead contamination.

Under normal circumstances, coastal marshland is able to keep up with rising seas, as plants trap sediment and slowly build the marsh surface, pushing it inland. But with sea levels rising faster ...

They don't fill up." This is because wave by wave, tide by tide, storm by storm, new layers of carbon-trapping sediment are continually stored in the thick salt marsh grasses. Furthermore ...

Yet these ecosystems are vital: They provide a home for diverse wetland wildlife, including wading birds and fish nurseries, act as natural flood barriers by absorbing storm surges, prevent coastal ...