For #WorldWaterDay2026, we heard from three #UCD researchers working on water-related topics. From the impact of #climatechange on #saltmarshes to the study of #oceanpollution & #citizenscience, their #research is vital to protecting our most valuable resource. 🌍💧

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#Stunday #OrangeSun #ColorADay #stunning #golden #ending #sunset #sundown #landscapephotography #grasslands #saltmarshes #marshlands #aviary #lush #marshes #landscape #landscapephotography #windblown #sunset #gilded #goldenhour #EastCoastKin #blueskyphotography #paused #photography #westcoastkin

this graph from Duarte et al, in Nature in 2020, shows the global increase in marine protected areas and the restoration projects on coral reefs, mangroves, seagrasses, etc.

These authors show the global growth of restoration interventions,
These have been done in #MPAs Marine Protected Areas, #coral and oyster reefs, #saltmarshes, #mangroves, kelps and #seagrasses
There is a clear increase of recovery in recent years
#GES4SEAS […]

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Salt Marshes: Coastal Wetland Ecosystems Discover what salt marshes are, the plants and animals that live in these wetlands, their climate benefits, and how restoration protects coastal wildlife.

Salt marshes: humble, soggy, and… climate heroes? 🌱💪 These coastal wetlands punch way above their weight—sucking in CO₂, protecting wildlife, and buffering our shores.

They're in danger, but hope isn’t lost.
Dive in: buff.ly/TgWPoCP

#ClimateSolutions #SaltMarshes #WetlandsWork #ConservationMatters

After taking our #Spartina belowground biomass cores at North Inlet-Winyah Bay, we sorted that biomass into three categories. Do different #nitrogen inputs to #saltmarshes affect allocation to long-lived rhizomes, root tissues devoted to resource acquisition, or turnover into the dead biomass pool?

Thanks @bluecarbonalex.bsky.social for coming to talk to us about #carbon sinks in #saltmarshes at today's external seminar!

Decline in number and quality of saltmarshes in Ireland Saltmarshes are in decline all over the world, including in Ireland, which is seeing the size of its wetlands decreasing as well as a significant decline in the quality of the ecosystems.

Some excellent reporting here by @ucdearth.bsky.social journalist-in-residence @eithnedodd.bsky.social on the state of Ireland’s #saltmarshes, featuring UCD Climate Fellow Dr Grace Cott from @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Biology and Environmental Science.
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www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Salt marshes = high-return natural assets. Carbon storage 10× tropical forests, flood protection worth millions, fisheries support.

Restoration unlocks carbon credits + insurance-linked returns. Ready to scale blue carbon markets?

#NatureFinance #ImpactInvesting #SaltMarshes
#Insurance

VINTAGE POSTCARD Folklore Salt-water Marshes the Saline ones of Hyeres Collects salt

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#VintagePostcard #OldPostcards #RetroPostcard #VintageFrance #FrenchFolklore #SaltWaterMarsh #SaltMarshes #Hyeres #SalineOfHyeres #SaltCollection #TraditionalCrafts

VINTAGE POSTCARD Folklore Salt-water Marshes Berre Sifting of salt TOP

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#VintagePostcard #OldPostcards #RetroPostcard #VintageFrance #FrenchFolklore #SaltMarsh #SaltMarshes #SaltSifting #TraditionalCrafts #CulturalHeritage #VintagePhotography

Vecna from stranger things, with subtitles. He's walking, so, the subtitles state [wet footsteps squelch]. The meme states "when you're doing fieldwork in the mudflats of a saltmarsh"

Bwa hahahah --- from Wild Green Memes for Ecological Fiends. #SaltMarshes #Mud

Just another lovely day to explore the #saltmarshes at #hightide

#forkedrivernj #newjerseyadventures #kayakingadventures

#Saltmarshes bury a lot of #carbon in place, but also excess, dead Spartina plant matter is carried away by wind and tides and can accumulate elsewhere, episodically loading sites like this marsh-upland edge with marsh wrack (North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR, September 2024).

Sea Radish, Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus. Hesketh Outmarsh.

Sea Radish, Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus overlooking the extensive, and extensively flooded , restored #saltmarshes at @rspbengland.bsky.social Hesketh Outmarsh.
#Wildflowerhour
#Botany
#Ribble
#Saltmarsh
#ManagedRealignment

4 NYC Natural Areas to View Salt Marshes with Vibrant Fall Colors - Natural Areas Conservancy While leaf-peeping season is upon us and millions travel to New England forests, a lesser-known fall display of vibrant color is happening in New York City’s salt marshes. Salt marsh plants are also p...

A vibrant fall color display is happening in NYC's #saltmarshes. Salt marsh plants are preparing for winter by losing their green chlorophyll and unmasking the hidden red, orange, and yellow pigments. Read our latest blog post for the top 4 natural areas to view fall salt marshes: bit.ly/4mpkvDC

Saltmarshes, as seen here on Long Island, protect shorelines, filter nutrients, and pollution, and provide habitat for a number of species, like this Willet. Threats to these habitats include development and rising sea levels. #willet #tringasemipalmata #saltmarshes #longisland #cupsoguebeach

Atriplex littoralis

I'm used to seeing this species in upper #saltmarshes, but hadn't seen it as a foredune pioneer before. Grass-leaved Orache,
Atriplex littoralis.
#ByTheSea
#wildflowerhour

Atlantic Salt Marshes: Champions for Coastal Animals and Seaside People

Atlantic Salt Marshes: Champions for Coastal Animals and Seaside People
->Defenders of Wildlife | #Ocean #Coastal #SaltMarshes | More info from EcoSearch

The beautiful Coastline, Louisiana Salt marshes !! #Marshes #Saltmarshes #Louisiana

Tall Fescue, Schedonorus arundinaceus grows in a wide range of habitats, but I know it best from upper #saltmarshes in NW England where if can be very abundant.
#GrassChallange for #WildflowerHour

📺DS series: Ireland

From deep offshore canyons to #kelpforests and #saltmarshes, Ireland's waters are biodiversity hotspots!

However, these ecosystems face mounting pressure from human use & #ORE!

🧐➡️ bioprotect-project.eu/demonstratio...

#MissionOcean #BioProtect #CelticSea #Ireland

Lovely father's day at RSPB Saltholme with the kids today, with one of my favourite #Teesside views.

Saw a Little Grebe and also learnt how #saltmarshes are hugely important in terms of their significant capacity for carbon capture as well as protect coastal communities.

Saltmarsh species

Saltmarsh flora

Saltmarsh

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New State of the World's Saltmarshes report published on #WorldSaltmarshDay 💚
For Carbon sequestration & flood defence #saltmarshes are "doing heavy lifting with little recognition." I would add that their immense value for #wildlife is often even less appreciated.
www.wwf.org.uk/our-reports/...

A foggy Boston, Logan International Airport from the East Boston, Greenway.
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#Boston #BostonLoganInternationalAirport #Airport #Aviation #EastBoston #saltmarshes #avgeek

#CTArtist #NJArt #DiscoverJerseyArts #Jerseyarts #plainfieldNJ #UnionCountyNJ #ArtsandCulture #catherinechristiano #ducret #painting #oilpainting #saltmarshes

28-mo postdoc OPEN TO ALL in Cork 🇮🇪. Hybrid #ecoengineering in #saltmarshes @ucc.ie. 🇪🇺-funded BLUESHORES Project. Collaborators: Laura Airoldi (Uni Padova 🇮🇹), Tjeerd Bouma & @jimvanbelzen.bsky.social (NIOZ 🇳🇱) Start: 1/9/25. Salary: €45k–€52k. 🌱🌊🦀🐌
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We are advertising a 28-mo postdoc on hybrid #ecoengineering in #saltmarshes @ University College Cork, @ucc.ie 🇮🇪🇪🇺. Ref no 087274.
EU & @marineinst.bsky.social funded BLUESHORES Project. State date: 1st Sept 2025. Salary: €45,847–€52,339. 🌱🌊🦀🐌
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Exploring Atlantic Salt Marshes from the Ground Up

Exploring Atlantic Salt Marshes from the Ground Up
->Defenders of Wildlife | #SaltMarshes | More info from EcoSearch

#WildFlowerShow for #WildflowerHour
Sea-milkwort, Lysimachia maritima. A coastal specialist. It can be quite inconspicuous on #saltmarshes, except at peak flowering and when as abundant as this.