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Coastal eutrophication as a driver of salt marsh loss

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  • Linda A. Deegan

    (The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA)

  • David Samuel Johnson

    (The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA
    Sewanee University of the South, 735 University Avenue)

  • R. Scott Warren

    (Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, Connecticut 06320, USA)

  • Bruce J. Peterson

    (The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA)

  • John W. Fleeger

    (Louisiana State University)

  • Sergio Fagherazzi

    (Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA)

  • Wilfred M. Wollheim

    (University of New Hampshire, 8 College Road)

Abstract

A nine-year whole-ecosystem experiment demonstrates that nutrient enrichment, a global problem in coastal ecosystems, can be a driver of salt-marsh loss.

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  • Linda A. Deegan & David Samuel Johnson & R. Scott Warren & Bruce J. Peterson & John W. Fleeger & Sergio Fagherazzi & Wilfred M. Wollheim, 2012. "Coastal eutrophication as a driver of salt marsh loss," Nature, Nature, vol. 490(7420), pages 388-392, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:490:y:2012:i:7420:d:10.1038_nature11533
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11533
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