USGS scientist measures water, sediment movement in coastal salt marsh
![From a distance, a man stands behind a table set up on the edge of a marsh operating a small orange craft in the water by cable](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/barnegat_flux-Brosnahan-USGS.jpg_0_0.jpg?itok=9rRoW7ZF)
Detailed Description
USGS scientist Zafer Defne measures water and sediment movement at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey. Defne is co-author with Neil Ganju of a 2017 study on how to estimate coastal salt marshes’ potential longevity, based on their sediment budgets and the ratio of open water to vegetation.
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Public Domain.