Disintegrating Salt Marsh after Nutrient Enrichment (IMAGE)

Marine Biological Laboratory

Disintegrating Salt Marsh after Nutrient Enrichment

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After eight years of nutrient enrichment, the edge of this salt marsh at Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts, has fragmented and turf has slid into the channel.

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Christopher Neill/MBL

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