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NCCOS and partners used aerial imagery to investigate how landward bulkheads impact marsh migration

Series of photos dated 1981, 1992, 2006, 2013 with bulkheads outlined in purple, transects outlined in blue, and marsh areas outlined in green.
 

New publication | NCCOS scientists and partners used aerial imagery from over 32 years to investigate how landward bulkheads impact marsh migration and erosion. 

This series of images shows how the marsh at one study site has eroded from 1981 to 2013. View their full findings: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/investigating-the-impacts-of-landward-bulkheads-on-salt-marshes/