Remember the old saying, “You can never be too rich or too thin”? Well you can be. Too nutrient rich, that is. Especially if you’re a salt-water marsh. Scientists working at Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory recently reported “that nutrients—such as nitrogen and phosphorus from septic and sewer systems and lawn fertilizers—can cause salt-marsh loss.” They conducted a study of salt marsh landscapes at ...
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Best Of Santa Clarita Valley Outdoor Report: You Can Be Too Rich
Remember the old saying, “You can never be too rich or too thin”? Well you can be. Too nutrient rich, that is. Especially if you’re a salt-water marsh. Scientists working at Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory recently reported “that nutrients—such as nitrogen and phosphorus from septic and sewer systems and lawn fertilizers—can cause salt-marsh loss.” They conducted a study of salt marsh landscapes at ...
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