The sediment budget of a living shoreline
A planted shore survives by more than holding its edge. Its marsh needs a continuing balance of incoming, trapped and lost sediment, measured across the whole coastal margin.
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The mud beneath a salt marsh
A marsh gathers sediment from the tide and builds soil with roots. Measuring the new layer alone can miss whether the ground itself is gaining height.