Wetland with <em>Phragmites</em> (IMAGE)
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This Maryland wetland is covered with invasive <em>Phragmites</em> reeds, light-brown stalks that grow taller than native grasses. However, marshes and other coastal ecosystems excel at storing "blue carbon," and some invasive plants like <em>Phragmites</em> could more than double this ability.
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Gary Peresta/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
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