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Saltmarshes are unique ecosystems, situated at the interface between terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and often further connecting saline and freshwater ecosystems.
21 mar 2017 · This chapter examines the value of salty coastal ecosystems, focusing especially on salt marshes, mangroves and drylands, and the current state of threatened halophytes.
7 gru 2022 · According to a new NASA-led study, the world has lost 561 square miles (1,453 square kilometers) of salt marshes over the past 20 years. In a recent research paper, scientists described the first consistent global accounting of salt marsh locations and changes.
21 mar 2017 · Saltmarshes are extremely valuable but often overlooked ecosystems, contributing to livelihoods locally and globally through the associated ecosystem services they provide, including fish production, carbon storage and coastal protection.
21 mar 2017 · Coastal wetlands, such as saltmarshes, are globally widespread and highly effective at capturing and storing ‘blue carbon’ and have the potential to regulate climate over varying timescales. Yet only… Coastal saltmarshes are found globally, yet are 25%–50% reduced compared with their historical cover.
7 gru 2022 · According to a new NASA-led study, the world has lost 561 square miles (1,453 square kilometers) of salt marshes over the past 20 years. In a recent research paper, scientists described the first consistent global accounting of salt marsh locations and changes.
21 mar 2017 · Here, we present the most complete dataset on saltmarsh occurrence and extent at the global scale. This dataset collates 350,985 individual occurrences of saltmarshes and presents the first global estimate of their known extent. The dataset captures locational and contextual data for saltmarsh in 99 …
