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Having waited at least 20 minutes, we collected individual samples, with the aim of having at least 2 ml of porewater solution per depth. \nTide water samples were sourced from a tidal creek / main estuary channel location, approximately 1 to 2 hours either side of high water. These samples were used to characterise the nutrient environment of the saltmarsh, and we used this information when running denitrification samples through the Wetland Hydroperiod Simulator (see 2) Laboratory analyses section).\n\n2 - Laboratory analysis\n2.a - Denitrification Dynamics: The Wetland Hydroperiod Simulator Approach\nDenitrification rates from the whole core samples were analysed using the custom-built Wetland Hydroperiod Simulator. 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