Sentences with phrase «tidal marshes in»

This scenic land contains more than half a mile of shoreline along two significant wetlands — the tidal marsh in Vanderburgh Cove and a globally rare tidal swamp — as well as Fallsburg Creek, a Hudson River tributary.

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Among other things, the company is a corporate partner of Save the Bay, a non-profit organization in San Francisco dedicated to restoring 100,000 acres of tidal marshes.

The expansive coastscape of salt marsh, tidal creeks, and upland woods also fills a crucial gap in a mosaic of more than 8,000 protected acres within the Great Marsh, which extends from Gloucester to the New Hampshire Seacoast.

These environments, along with other forms of coastal ecosystems such as tidal marshes and sea grasses, have been given the name «blue carbon» to differentiate them from the «green» carbon of other forests, where carbon is absorbed above ground in trees.

«Species lines blur between two sparrows in New England's tidal marshes.»

A detailed field guide for «Methods for Assessing Carbon Stocks and Emissions Factors in Mangroves, Tidal marshes and Seagrasses» is currently available in our Resources section and the standardized methods outlined within allows consistent collection of comparable data in these habitats around the world.

Of the coastal blue carbon stored within mangroves, tidal marshes, and seagrass meadows, 50 — 99 % is located in the soils below ground.

Protocols for measuring blue carbon stored in mangroves have been established for some time and related methods for tidal marshes and seagrass meadows are now becoming standardized.

The Blue Carbon Initiative currently focuses on carbon in coastal ecosystems - mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrasses.

The International Blue Carbon Initiative is proud to present «Coastal Blue Carbon: methods for assessing carbon stocks and emissions factors in mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrass meadows».

Coastal Blue Carbon: Methods for assessing carbon stocks and emissions factors in mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrass meadows.

Mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrasses sequester and store significant amounts of coastal blue carbon from the atmosphere and ocean and are now recognized for their role in mitigating climate change.

Since the restoration, biologists have identified over 17 fish species and 135 bird species in the tidal marsh, including herons, egrets, ducks, and gulls.

Langebaan Lagoon extends in a finger of water away from Saldanha Bay, its 16 kilometres controlled by tidal currents, tailing off into salt marshes and a cluster of salt pans, rich with water bird life.

Salt Marsh View offers unrivalled views over the tidal marshes of the Knysna estuary, to be enjoyed in easy, relaxed privacy.

Vacation rentals are widely available in Garden City Beach, another favorite with amazing scenery of tidal marshes and rich wildlife.

A mid-Holocene high stand is something that's been debated for quite a while in my neck of the woods as it would say a lot about barrier island and tidal marsh formation and migration.

We influence the climate / environment in The Netherlands by building levees and pumping out marshes and protecting them from tidal and storm surges.

Digging deep into tidal marshes one discovers their important role as recorders of major environmental change in the Hudson Valley.

Indonesia - As scientists are increasingly exploring the high carbon stocks contained in mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows — known as «blue carbon» — alarm bells sounding for these ecosystems» rapid destruction have never been louder.

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Coastal wetlands, such as mangroves, tidal flats and salt marshes, along with seagrass beds sequester large amounts of carbon within their plants and especially in the soil.

While the colors shown in the legend border describe variations of loam (sandy loam, silt loam), sand, adobe, riverwash, tidal marsh, clay, and even peat, there are 50 soil classifications in L.A. County alone.

As a final note, the fertile crescent was basically a marsh and a tidal mudflat in the mouth of two big rivers.