Salt marshes are important coastal wetlands that provide benefits, such as global climate regulation, coastal protection against storms and flooding, and provision of habitat for many species of plants and animals.
To measure the ecosystem benefits salt marshes provide, Statistics Canada is releasing an accounting framework for measuring salt marsh extent, condition and ecosystem services. These accounts are part of Statistics Canada's new Census of Environment program, which will eventually report on all ecosystems in Canada.
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