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Light dims at sunset over a salt marsh on Currituck Sound in North Carolina. Credit - Spring Images Alamy
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Between land and sea lie the ecological guardians of the coast—salt marshes. Their grassy and sinuous channels fill and drain with saltwater as the tides ebb and flow, providing food, shelter, and nursery grounds for birds, fish, and other wildlife, ranging from dolphins and otters to snails and turtles. 

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