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Tidal wetland groundwater: the flood from below

Tidal wetlands flood twice a day in the Barnegat Bay. As nature intended, tides rise, water floods the surface, and

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Image of a grassy wetlands landscape with a forest in the background.

Tidal patterns found under low-lying forests—what comes next as sea levels rise?

As sea level rise, flooding occurs at higher and higher elevations. As flood patterns change, tidal marshes can slowly migrate

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Image of field technicians Kayla Racanelli (left) and Sammie Adamczyk (right) assessing a crossing.

Re-Connecting Fragmented Ecosystems  

As humans continue to expand their range, the habitats of aquatic and terrestrial organisms are becoming increasingly lost or fragmented. 

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Monitoring Marsh Elevation in Barnegat Bay

Every year, usually starting in April, the Barnegat Bay Partnership wetlands research team begins collecting data for our Site Specific

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Academy of Natural Sciences employee Lena Champlin taking gas exchange measurements at Cattus Island County Park in Toms River, New Jersey.

Blue Carbon in Barnegat Bay

By Elizabeth Watson and Rose Martin, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University “Blue carbon” is shorthand for the carbon

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