Mudflat becomes saltmarsh (IMAGE)

Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

Mudflat becomes saltmarsh

Caption

Development of Zuidgors between 2021 (top) and 2022 (bottom). Within a single year, a bare mudflat has largely developed into a vegetated salt marsh — a process that is becoming increasingly common. (Photo: Jeroen van Dalen)

Credit

Jeroen van Dalen

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