It's not the intense, short-lived events that cause the most erosion in salt marshes; it's the slow, steady forces of waves driven by moderate wind conditions (photo S. Fagherazzi).
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It's the tortoise, not the hare
It's not the intense, short-lived events that cause the most erosion in salt marshes; it's the slow, steady forces of waves driven by moderate wind conditions (photo S. Fagherazzi).