Indirect human impacts reverse centuries of carbon sequestration and salt marsh accretion.

Direct and indirect human impacts on coastal ecosystems have increased over the last several centuries, leading to unprecedented degradation of coastal habitats and loss of ecological services. Here we document a two-century temporal disparity between salt marsh accretion and subsequent loss to indi...

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Main Authors: Tyler C Coverdale, Caitlin P Brisson, Eric W Young, Stephanie F Yin, Jeffrey P Donnelly, Mark D Bertness
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3968132?pdf=render