Sudden Wetland Dieback

Saltwater marshes in New England are dying back, resulting in barren landscapes. The reason? Unknown. Possible candidates to explain the dieback include rising seas, mobile chunks of ice, flocks of geese, chemical pollution, sulfuric acid produced by bacteria and purple marsh crabs (Sesarma reticulatum).

Dying salt marshes puzzle New England scientists, threatening habitats from the Associated Press via CBC

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 8:58 AM on August 24, 2006

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