why the world’s rivers are losing sediment and why it matters

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Why the World’s Rivers Are Losing Sediment and Why It Matters

“Ten or twenty years ago most wetlands scientists in most places viewed sediment as a negative,” says Richard Ambrose, a marine ecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles. “Too much sediment would come in and bury the marsh. Now people realize sediment is a resource, and we need it to keep up with sea level rise.”