Europe's Salt Marshes: Urgent Need for Protective Network of Reserves

Salt marshes

Salt marshes are unique ecosystems that are brimming with diversity, and provide crucial shelter to coastal communities.

Urgent Need for Standardization

O ver the last 20 years, important advances have been made in the clinical use of oral anticoagulants and in our understanding of their mechanism of action. Clinical trials have demonstrated that oral anticoagulants are effective antithrombotic agents,' that the incidence of bleeding is influenced strongly by the intensity of the anticoagulant effect,2-S and that for many clinical indications t...

Plant associations of Eshtehard salt marshes in Karaj (Iran)

The vegetation of Eshtehard salt marshes in Karaj was studied, using the Braun-Blanquet method. Sixty five relevés recorded in different salt habitats were analyzed by Analyse Factorielle des Correspondances (AFC) and Classification Ascendant Hierarchique (CAH) methods, using the Anaphyto software. In general, 11 plant associations determined in the area: Aeluropodetum littoralis, Artemisietum ...

Effect of sea level rise on the coastal protective services of Pacific Northwest salt marshes

INTRODUCTION Coastal vegetated habitats are on a global decline due to climate change, specifically sea level rise (SLR) and increased storminess (IPCC, 2014). These fringing environments connecting land and sea are important mediators of SLR and increased wave action, providing essential ecosystem services such as coastal protection, water purification, and erosion control (Barbier et al., 201...

Die-Off of Southern U.S. Salt Marshes