blog postsFreshwater coastal erosion alters global carbon budgetMar 27, 2019 1:30 pm by Lois YoksoulianGeological SurveyShare on FacebookTweetEmailAn October 2017 storm exposed wetlands to wave action and burial by beach sand at the shoreline of Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park. Photo courtesy Ethan TheuerkaufImagesShoreline erosion can transform freshwater wetlands from carbon-storage pools to carbon sources, according to a new study led by Illinois State Geological Survey researchers. Share on FacebookTweetEmail