Salt Marshes Christopher Bednar. Introduction Environment in the Coastal Intertidal Zone Transitional environment between land and sea Dominated by halophytes.

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Salt Marshes Christopher Bednar

Introduction Environment in the Coastal Intertidal Zone Transitional environment between land and sea Dominated by halophytes High salinity Wide range of temperature

Where?

Where? (Again) Coastal Areas with low-energy tides River Deltas Bays Where Not? Sandy Beaches Rocky Coasts

Others Estuaries Mangrove Forest Bayou Bog Swamp Tidal Marsh Brackish Marsh

Danger! Danger! People don’t like wetlands Fill and Dredge San Francisco, Boston, New Orleans built on Salt Marshes Sediment Run Off Development

What to do? Write letters Don’t litter….obviously Graduate…you were going to do that anyway…right…? Right?

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