The sun sets over a tidal flat in southwestern South Korea. Tidal flats are a type of ecosystem that provide habitat for wildlife and help fight climate change—yet many are at risk of disappearing.

Tidal salt marshes are also a powerful tool to combat climate change, said Rodrigo Vargas, an ecosystem ecology and environmental change professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the ...

Tidal wetlands are extremely important environmentally, not only for the role of their ecosystems in conserving biodiversity, or the protection of erosion and promotion of fishing activity, but ...

While these two ecosystems have the lowest carbon stocks of the five habitats in the new research, they have larger footprints than mangroves and tidal swamps, and seagrass meadows in particular ...

A new study of shallow-water ecosystems estimates that, by 2100, climate change and coastal land usage could result in significant shrinkage of coral habitats, tidal marshes, and mangroves, while ...

Tidal wetlands are the lifeblood of New Jersey’s coastal ecosystems, serving as breeding grounds for over 75 percent of the state’s fisheries species, including crabs and shellfish.

Rising seas are pushing coastal ecosystems to the limit of endurance. Now international research reveals a “tipping point” will be reached if we allow more than 2 degrees of global warming.