Assertion: wetland | /r/CapableOf | buffer shoreline
Facets:
value: along coastal streams
type: LOCATION
value: along lakes
type: LOCATION
value: along sounds
type: MANNER
value: by dissipating energy
type: MANNER
value: from water erosion
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: They also buffer shorelines and agricultural soils from water erosion.
text: By dissipating energy, binding soil and encouraging sediment deposition, wetlands stabilize shorelines along coastal streams, lakes and sounds.