Fisheries rely on threatened salt marshes

J. Baker, Ronald; D. Taylor, Matthew; W. Able, Kenneth; W. Beck, Michael; Cebrián, Just; D. Colombano, Denise; M. Connolly, Rod; A. Currin, Carolyn; A. Deegan, Linda; C. Feller, Ilka; L. Gilby, Ben; E. Kimball, Matthew; J. Minello, Thomas; P. Rozas, Lawrence; A. Simenstad, Charles; Eugene Turner, R.; J. Waltham, Nathan; P. Weinstein, Michael; L. Ziegler, Shelby; S. E. zu Ermgassen, Philine; Alcott, Caitlin; B. Alford, Scott; A. Barbeau, Myriam; C. Crosby, Sarah; Dodds, Kate; Frank, Alyssa; A. Goeke, Janelle; A. Goodridge Gaines, Lucy; E. Hardcastle, Felicity; J. Henderson, Christopher; Ryan James, W.; D. Kenworthy, Matthew; S. Lesser, Justin; Mallick, Debbrota; W. Martin, Charles; E. McDonald, Ashley; McLuckie, Catherine; H. Morrison, Blair; A. Nelson, James; S. Norris, Gregory; Ollerhead, Jeff; W. Pahl, James; Ramsden, Sarah; S. Rehage, Jennifer; Reinhardt, J.; J. Rezek, Ryan; Mark Risse, L.; A. Smith, Joseph; Sparks, Eric; W. Staver, Lorie

doi:10.1126/science.abe9332

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Fisheries rely on threatened salt marshes

Published in Science • Nov 6, 2020

Authors:

Ronald J. Baker

Matthew D. Taylor

Kenneth W. Able

Abstract

Salt marsh ecosystems and the seascapes in which they are embedded serve as critical habitats for species harvested by fisheries (1), which provide food and economic security for hundreds of millions of people (2). Historical marsh losses coupled with increasing pressures from coastal development an...

Subject

Salt marsh

Threatened species

Marsh

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