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Natural SciencesEcologyEnvironmental SciencesEstuarine ScienceFreshwater EcologyMarine EcologyCoastal Ecosystem EcologyCoastal Marine EcologyCoastal WetlandsEstuariesSalt Marsh EcologySalt MarshesCoastal Habitat LossCoastal Wetland EcologyCoastal Wetland VegetationFreshwater MarshesTidal FeaturesTidal Marsh EcosystemsTidal Marsh HabitatTidal Marshes
Abstract : San Francisco Bay, the largest estuary on the Pacific coast, historically contained an extensive contiguous system of salt and brackish tidal marshes. Urbanization has decreased tidal marshes by 95% and created a patchwork of remnant tidal marshes highly impacted by human activity. This document compiles available published and unpublished scientific literature to describe the current status and ecology of these remaining marshes.