Saltwater Marsh Information
Question: How does the saltwater marsh benefit our ecosystem?
By filtering runoff and excess nutrients, salt marshes help maintain water quality. Salt marshes also protect shorelines from erosion by buffering wave action and trapping sediments. They also reduce flooding by slowing and absorbing rainwater. Salt marshes provide good habitat for waterfowl, crabs, oysters, and many species of fish.
Ecosystem - a system that environments and their organisms form through their interaction. The biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Ecosystems are controlled by external and internal factors.
Erosion - the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
Brackish - slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries.
Tidal - of, relating to, caused by, or having tides.
Headwaters - a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source.
Plant Life on the Salt Marsh
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/oceans/salt-marshes.htm
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2021/03/01/11-facts-about-salt-marshes-and-why-we-need-to-protect-them
Question: How does the saltwater marsh benefit our ecosystem?
By filtering runoff and excess nutrients, salt marshes help maintain water quality. Salt marshes also protect shorelines from erosion by buffering wave action and trapping sediments. They also reduce flooding by slowing and absorbing rainwater. Salt marshes provide good habitat for waterfowl, crabs, oysters, and many species of fish.
Ecosystem - a system that environments and their organisms form through their interaction. The biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Ecosystems are controlled by external and internal factors.
Erosion - the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
Brackish - slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries.
Tidal - of, relating to, caused by, or having tides.
Headwaters - a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source.
Plant Life on the Salt Marsh
- Saltgrass
- Saltmarsh Bullrush
- Saltwort
- Woody Glasswort
- Beach Tea
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/oceans/salt-marshes.htm
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2021/03/01/11-facts-about-salt-marshes-and-why-we-need-to-protect-them
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