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Maine is associated with rocky coastal features, but there are several large salt marsh complexes along its expansive coastline, including the Webhannet/Little River (1600 hectares) and Scarborough Marsh (1000 hectares) complexes in southern Maine (Taylor 2008). More than two thirds of the total area of salt marsh in Maine (7900 hectares) occurs in the southern region, with marshes developing behind barrier systems and in sheltered estuaries (Jacobson et al. 1987). Fringing marshes are perhaps a dominant salt marsh type in Maine, bordering the rock and cliff shores within protected areas (Jacobson et al. 1987; Morgan et al. 2009).
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Kachmar, J., Hertz, E. (2012). Restoration of Tidal Flow to Salt Marshes:. In: Roman, C.T., Burdick, D.M. (eds) Tidal Marsh Restoration. The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-229-7_12
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