Man-Made English Saltmarshes Are Failing To Meet European Plant Standards

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Salt Marsh in Salcott Creek/Blackwater Estuary. Salt marshes are coastal wetlands that are flooded and drained by salt water brought in by the tides. Photo source: ©© Matthew Barker

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Man-made English salt marshes are failing to meet European conservation regulations that stipulate they should be as rich in plant life as natural wetlands, a new study warned on Thursday.

Salt marshes are coastal wetlands that are flooded and drained by salt water brought in by the tides, and are found all around the coastline of Great Britain…

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