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Humans Threaten Wetlands' Ability to Keep Pace With Sea-Level Rise

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Science Daily

Publication Date
2013-12-05

Dec. 4, 2013 — Left to themselves, coastal wetlands can resist rapid levels of sea-level rise. But humans could be sabotaging some of their best defenses, according to a Nature review paper published December 5 from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131204132024.htm