Canvas - Drone Mudflats Gouldsboro, Maine

from $45.00
Maine's extensive intertidal mudflats are vital, nutrient-rich coastal ecosystems, formed by sediments from rivers and eroding shorelines that are exposed daily during the low tide cycle. Far from being merely soft terrain, these tidal flats are ecological powerhouses and significant carbon sinks, supporting a massive community of marine worms, and countless other invertebrates that tolerate extreme shifts in salinity and temperature. Most notably, they are the essential habitat for the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), a species deeply woven into the cultural and economic fabric of coastal Maine and Wabanaki communities. However, these crucial habitats are increasingly threatened by factors like warming Gulf of Maine waters, predation from invasive green crabs, and the accelerating pace of sea level rise.
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Maine's extensive intertidal mudflats are vital, nutrient-rich coastal ecosystems, formed by sediments from rivers and eroding shorelines that are exposed daily during the low tide cycle. Far from being merely soft terrain, these tidal flats are ecological powerhouses and significant carbon sinks, supporting a massive community of marine worms, and countless other invertebrates that tolerate extreme shifts in salinity and temperature. Most notably, they are the essential habitat for the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), a species deeply woven into the cultural and economic fabric of coastal Maine and Wabanaki communities. However, these crucial habitats are increasingly threatened by factors like warming Gulf of Maine waters, predation from invasive green crabs, and the accelerating pace of sea level rise.