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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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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− | == | + | ==Articles on salt marshes== |
+ | * [[Salt marshes]] | ||
+ | * [[Dynamics, threats and management of salt marshes]] | ||
+ | * [[Salt marshes in Europe and temporal variability]] | ||
+ | * [[Natural variability in Coastal Ecosystems#Salt marshes]] | ||
+ | * [[Spatial and temporal scales in biogeomorphology#Coupling of mudflat to Saltmarsh]] | ||
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− | + | ==Related articles== | |
− | + | * [[Characteristics of muddy coasts]] | |
+ | * [[Biogeomorphology of aquatic systems]] | ||
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− | * [[ | + | * [[Birds Directive, Habitats Directive, NATURA 2000]] |
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_marsh Salt marsh on Wikipedia] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_marsh Salt marsh on Wikipedia] | ||
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Revision as of 12:56, 12 February 2019
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.
Chapman (1960[2], 1977 a[3], b [4]) describes nine different geographical salt marsh regions throughout the world.
Articles on salt marshes
- Salt marshes
- Dynamics, threats and management of salt marshes
- Salt marshes in Europe and temporal variability
- Natural variability in Coastal Ecosystems#Salt marshes
- Spatial and temporal scales in biogeomorphology#Coupling of mudflat to Saltmarsh
Related articles
See also