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|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.
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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==
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* [[Salt marshes]]
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* [[Dynamics, threats and management of salt marshes]]
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* [[Salt marshes in Europe and temporal variability]]
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* [[Natural variability and change in coastal ecosystems#Salt marshes]]
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* [[Spatial and temporal scales in biogeomorphology#Coupling of mudflat to Saltmarsh]]
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==Related articles==
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* [[Characteristics of muddy coasts]]
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* [[Biogeomorphology of coastal systems]]
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* [[Natural barriers]]
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=See also=
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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]
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=References=
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Revision as of 12:33, 12 August 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


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


Related articles


See also


References

  1. CoPraNet glossary [1]
  2. Chapman, V.J., 1960. Salt Marshes and Salt Deserts of the World. London: Leonard Hill Limited, 392p.
  3. Chapman, V.J., 1977. Wet Coastal Ecosystems. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 440p.
  4. Chapman, V.J., 1997. Coastal Vegetation. New York: Pergamon Press, 292p.