Shoreline Squeeze (IMAGE)

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Shoreline Squeeze

Caption

This tidal marsh has been prevented from migrating landward by a sea wall, an example of 'shoreline squeeze.'

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Photo courtesy of Patrick Megonigal/SERC.

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