Kirkpatrick Marsh (IMAGE)

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Kirkpatrick Marsh

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This is a tidal marsh in Maryland, on a tributary of Chesapeake Bay. Wetlands store carbon more efficiently than any other natural ecosystem, and a new study shows they store even more when sea level rises.

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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