Wetland Migration Barrier (IMAGE)

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Wetland Migration Barrier

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U.S. coastal wetlands generally lack dikes or levees, allowing marshes to migrate landward into coastal forests.

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© Dr. Matt Kirwan/Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

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