39 salt marsh diagram
We present the model as a diagram (Figure 2.2) that accompanies the following description of salt marsh ecosystem attributes or factors and their interactions. This diagrammatic representation of the ecosystem was designed to guide the selection of indicators of the ecosystem condition and associated services. A salt marsh or saltmarsh, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides. It is dominated by dense stands of salt-tolerant plants such as herbs, grasses, or low shrubs. These plants are terrestrial in origin and are essential to the ... A salt marsh, a type of tidal marsh or tidal wetland, is a band of vegetation along coastal waters influenced by saltwater tidal flooding. It generally includes three ecologically distinct vegetation zones shown here as low marsh, high marsh and upper border. Salt marsh diagram