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| − | |definition= Low, wet, muddy | + | |definition= Low, wet, muddy area periodically or continuously flooded by brackish or salt water to a shallow depth, usually characterized by grasses and other low plants (but not trees); land transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where saturation with water is the dominant factor controlling plant and animal communities and soils.<ref>CoPraNet glossary [http://www.coastalpractice.net/glossary/index.htm]</ref>. |
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| − | [[ | + | [[Salt marshes|Salt marsh]] is a key habitat of transitional waters lying at the interface between the land and the sea, depending on, and periodically covered by tidal sea water. |
| + | =Further reading= | ||
| + | Chapman (1960<ref> Chapman, V.J., 1960. ''Salt Marshes and Salt Deserts of the World.'' London: Leonard Hill Limited, 392p.</ref>, 1977 a<ref>Chapman, V.J., 1977. ''Wet Coastal Ecosystems.'' Amsterdam: Elsevier, 440p.</ref>, b <ref>Chapman, V.J., 1997. ''Coastal Vegetation.'' New York: Pergamon Press, 292p.</ref>) describes nine different geographical salt marsh regions throughout the world. | ||
| − | + | =See also= | |
| − | [[Natural variability in Coastal Ecosystems#Salt marshes]] | + | *[[Salt marshes]] |
| + | * [[Birds Directive, Habitats Directive, NATURA 2000]] | ||
| + | * [[Natural variability in Coastal Ecosystems#Salt marshes]] | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_marsh Salt marsh on Wikipedia] | ||
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Revision as of 18:34, 18 February 2009
Definition of Salt marsh:
Low, wet, muddy area periodically or continuously flooded by brackish or salt water to a shallow depth, usually characterized by grasses and other low plants (but not trees); land transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where saturation with water is the dominant factor controlling plant and animal communities and soils.[1].
This is the common definition for Salt marsh, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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Salt marsh is a key habitat of transitional waters lying at the interface between the land and the sea, depending on, and periodically covered by tidal sea water.
Further reading
Chapman (1960[2], 1977 a[3], b [4]) describes nine different geographical salt marsh regions throughout the world.
See also
- Salt marshes
- Birds Directive, Habitats Directive, NATURA 2000
- Natural variability in Coastal Ecosystems#Salt marshes
- Salt marsh on Wikipedia
