Summary
Tidal marshes have a remarkable ability to sustain themselves and maintain the many economic services they provide, including shoreline stabilization and flood protection. However, current trends show thousands of hectares of low-lying coastal wetlands are lost to open water each year, with impacts on fisheries, wildlife habitat, water quality, and adjacent human infrastructure. The ability of a coastal marsh to self-sustain depends largely on the highly productive vegetation generating new organic matter. The objective of this project is to learn how tidal marshes respond to changing coastal
