Salt marsh

type of coastal ecosystem, land outside the dikes that is not flooded with seawater with average high tide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Salt marsh

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A salt marsh is a piece of land, near the sea, which is flooded, at least occasionally. Salt marshes form a habitat for plants and animals that live there.The water speed is slow and has a gentle swash.

Thumb — Distribution of important halophytes. Salt marshes are green, mangrove swamps are orange.

Thumb — Salt marsh during low tide, mean low tide, high tide and very high tide (spring tide).

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Thumb — A salt marsh in Scotland

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