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‘This funny place’: Uncovering the ambiguity of saltmarshes using a multimodal approach

Merryn Thomas, Erin Roberts Orcid Logo, Nick Pidgeon Orcid Logo, Karen Henwood Orcid Logo

People and Nature, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, Pages: 804 - 815

Swansea University Authors: Merryn Thomas, Erin Roberts Orcid Logo

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Saltmarshes are increasingly recognised for the range of benefits they offer, including coastal protection, flood regulation and carbon sequestration. However, much less is known about how people perceive these environments and their importance for non-material aspects of human well-being.As climate...

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