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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.
 
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.
  
Salt marshes are important because...
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== Salt marsh species ==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Habitat creation ==
 
 
 
Managed re-alignment. Restoration of salt marsh etc.
 
 
 
== Relevant legislation ==
 
 
 
Salt marshes are ??? under the Habitats Directive.
 
 
 
==See also==
 
  
 
* [[Bird Directive, Habitat Directive, NATURA 2000]]
 
* [[Bird Directive, Habitat 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 13:31, 12 December 2008

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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.

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.