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Ecotone between Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetland and Marsh

By Land Change Science Program
transition from tidal freshwater forested wetland and low-salinity marsh
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Detailed Description

Ecotone between a tidal freshwater forested wetland and a low-salinity marsh along Turkey Creek, which feeds into the Sampit River near Georgetown, South Carolina, USA. Tidally influenced wetlands along the upper estuary of many US rivers store, convey, and bury large amounts of carbon annually.

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