Salt Marsh Carbon May Play Role in Slowing Climate Warming

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Hatches Harbor salt marsh, Cape Coad. The Hatches Harbor salt marsh is a remnant of a larger salt marsh complex that existed at the time of the first European settlement. USGS. Photo source: ©© Lydia Mann

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A warming climate and rising seas will enable salt marshes to more rapidly capture and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, possibly playing a role in slowing the rate of climate change, according to a new study led by a University of Virginia environmental scientist…

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Original Studay: Response of salt-marsh carbon accumulation to climate change, Nature Journal

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