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

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1 Salt Marshes Christopher Bednar

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

3 Where?

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

5 Others Estuaries Mangrove Forest Bayou Bog Swamp Tidal Marsh Brackish Marsh

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

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

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