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Sudden Wetlands Dieback

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The information we've presented on our site is only a brief introduction to the issue of sudden wetland dieback.  Now that you are interested in what's happening with some of our wetlands here in Delaware, we'd like to provide you with links to additional information to help you learn the magnitude of the challenges SWD poses to us.  Click on any link to open the resource it leads to.

Monitoring Plan to Assess the Distribution and Recovery of Tidal Wetlands Affected by Sudden Wetland Dieback (SWD) in Delaware (PDF file 24 kb)

White Paper on the Status of Sudden Wetland Dieback in Saltmarshes of the Delaware Inland Bays (PDF file 284 kb)

Uncertain Threats to Saltmarshes of the Delaware Inland Bays (PDF file 4.6 MB)

Salt Marsh Dieback — A Literature Review (PDF file 888 kb)

Inland Bays Marsh Dieback — Weather and Climate Data (PDF file 3.1 MB)

Center for the Inland Bays — Salt Marsh Dieback

Coastal Wetland Dieback: the Phenomenon of Marsh Browning & Marsh Dieback, by Leah Stetson, ASWM (PDF file 122 kb)

Coastal Marsh Dieback — USGS website

Thank you very much for your interest in the challenges posed by SWD.  We hope you will join us in our efforts to learn more about its extent and causes, and work with us to help affected marshes recover from its effects.  
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