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Are Tidal Salt Marshes Exposed to Nutrient Pollution more Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise?

J R Krause1, E Watson1, C Wigand2

  • 1Department of Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Sciences and the Academy of Natural Sciences, Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, USA.

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Coastal wetlands in Long Island are submerging. Wastewater exposure may accelerate intertidal marsh loss, while elevation and tidal range impact different marsh zones differently, affecting sea level rise resilience.

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