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1. Introduction Duncan M. FitzGerald and Zoe J. Hughes; Part I: Marsh Function; 2. Salt Marsh Distribution, Vegetation and Evolution Daniel F. Belknap and Joseph T. Kelley; 3. Salt marsh Formation Antonio B. Rodriguez and Brent A. McKee; 4. Salt Marsh Hydrodynamics Andrea D'Alpaos, Alvise Finotello, Guillaume C.H. Goodwin, Simon M. Mudd; 5. Community Ecology of Salt Marshes Steven C. Pennings and Qiang He; 6. The Role of Marshes in Coastal Nutrient Dynamics and Loss Anne E. Giblin, Robinson W. Fulweiler and Charles S. Hopkinson; 6. The Role of Marshes in Coastal Nutrient Dynamics and Loss; Part II: Marsh Dynamics; 7. Marsh Equilibrium Theory: Implications for Responses to Rising Sea Level James T Morris, Donald R. Cahoon, John C. Callaway, Christopher Craft, Scott C. Neubauer, and Nathaniel B. Weston; 8. Saltmarsh Ecogeomorphic Processes and Dynamics Carol A. Wilson, Gerardo M. E. Perillo, and Zoe J. Hughes; 9. Salt-Marsh Sediments As Recorders of Holocene Relative Sea-Level Change W. Roland Gehrels and Andrew C. Kemp; 10. Storm Processes and Salt Marsh Dynamics Katherine A. Castagno, Jeffrey P. Donnelly, Jonathan D. Woodruff; 11. Understanding Marsh Dynamics: Modeling Approaches Sergio Fagherazzi, William Kearney, Giulio Mariotti, Nicoletta Leonardi and William Nardin; 12. Understanding Marsh Dynamics: Laboratory Approaches Charlie E. L. Thompson, Sarah Farron, James Tempest, Iris Möller, Martin Solan, Jasmin Godbold; Part III: Marsh Response to Stress; 13. Climatic Impacts on Salt Marsh Vegetation Katrina L. Poppe and John M. Rybczyk; 14. Impacts of Exotic and Native Species Invading Tidal Marshes David M. Burdick, Gregg E. Moore and Katharyn E. Boyer; 15. Marsh Edge Erosion Michele Bendoni, Ioannis Y Georgiou. and Alyssa B. Novak; 16. Upland Migration of North American Salt Marshes Dante D. Torio and Gail L. Chmura; 17. Restoration of Tidal Marshes John Day, David M. Burdick, Carles Ibáñez, William J. Mitsch, Tracy Elsey-Quirk, Sofia Rivaes; 18. Impacts of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Zoe J. Hughes, Duncan M. FitzGerald, and Carol A. Wilson.