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A large body of scientific study over the last thirty years has resulted in ever increasing appreciation of the value of marshes and other wetlands as valuable natural resources. This study details investigations made by the University of Maryland in 19791981 into a number of these processes identified as possible factors in the disappearance of brackish tidal marshlands in Dorchester County, Maryland. The primary objectives of this study were 1 To determine the causes of marsh loss at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge 2 To make recommendations based on the findings for proper management practices.