Marsh deterioration with sea-level rise graphic (IMAGE)

Colorado State University

Marsh deterioration with sea-level rise graphic

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Declines in belowground biomass can indicate marsh vulnerability to loss. This diagram illustrates how a healthy salt marsh (left) can convert first to a vulnerable marsh (middle) before loss of the vegetated marsh (right) as a result of increased inundation intensity, which is driven by sea-level rise. Diagram by Kyle Runion

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Kyle Runion/Colorado State University

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