Researchers rush to protect the UK's salt marshes from sea level rise

Salt marshes sequester significant carbon in their sediment - more per hectare than tropical rainforests. They protect the land from storm surges and sea level rise, and they shelter a variety of birds, fish and crustaceans. However, salt marshes are being lost quickly to erosion and development.
One initiative in the U.K. is trying to protect the salt marshes of Essex.
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