Coastal Marsh Project Dr. Michael Kearney, Dr. William Lawrence and Dr. John Townshend, Principal Investigators Sponsored by the Mission to Planet Earth at NASA and The Department of Geography at the University of Maryland, College Park The marsh shown above is considered at risk due to the expansion of tidal creeks. Introduction Welcome to the Coastal Marsh Project. The purpose of the Project ...

SPARTINA SALT MARSHES West Meadow Creek in Winter, North Shore of Long Island NY Spartina salt marshes are broad nearly level meadows dominated by several species of grasses that are tolerant of salt and anoxic sediment. Broad meadows are interspersed with creeks that are biologically rich, owing to the rich supply of organic matter and the provision of protected habitats for many species. Salt ...

Tidal Marshes of Long Island Sound: Ecology, History and Restoration, is the 34th volume of a series of bulletins published by the Connecticut College Arboretum. The bulletin includes such topics as the Geologic History of Long Island Sound, Evolution and Development of Tidal Marshes, Tidal Wetland Ecology of Long Island Sound, Human Impacts on Tidal Wetlands: History and Regulations, Tidal ...