Coastal wetlands perform essential ecosystem functions that may become impaired when wetlands deteriorate from anthropogenic impacts. The Tolomato River estuary, part of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR) on the east coast of Florida (USA), is bordered by vast coastal wetlands dominated by Spartina alterniflora. Dead oyster rakes have formed along the boundary between the wetlands and …
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