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Tidal Marshland in the Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts

By Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center 2021 (approx.)
Tidal Marshland in the Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts
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The marshes of Plum Island Estuary are among those predicted by scientists to submerge during the next century under conservative projections of sea-level rise.

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