According to University of Twente Ph.D. candidate Pim Willemsen, natural salt marshes can help to improve the strength and sustainability of traditional coastal defenses. These ecosystems will expand as sea levels rise and dampen both small and large waves, thus reducing the impact on traditional coastal protection such as dykes and sea walls. Pim Willemsen will defend his thesis on this subject this Friday.
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Source: Phys.org