Transition of Coastal Wetland Types Inland
By Land Change Science Program
2018 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Diagram showing the transition from a) tidal freshwater forested wetland (TFFW) to b) tidal fresh water marsh to c) low-salinity marsh to d) saltmarsh with increasing salinity and the movement of carbon in, out, and through this system. Modified from Figure 1 in (Krauss et al., 2018)
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