Salt Marshes
By Michael M. and Noel C.
What is a Salt Marsh?
A salt marsh is a marshy area found near estuaries and sounds. The water in salt marshes varies from saturated water with some salt and freshwater.
Where do Salt Marshes come from?
A coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open salt water or brackish water that is regularly flooded by tides.
Intro to Salt Marshes
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The Abiotic Factors of Salt Marshes
The Abiotic factors of Salt Marshes are:
- Temperature
- pH
- Currents
- Minerals
- Sunlight
- Rock
- Water
- Flooding
- Mud and Cement
- Tides
Biotic Factors of Salt Marshes
There are many biotic factors in Salt Marshes such as:
- Animals
- Plants
- Fungi
- Bacteria
- Protist
What is the food web?
Here is a picture to help us explain what is a food web.
Food Web Species
Bottom
- Cord Grass
- Detritus
- Grass Shrimp
- Periwinkle
- Diamondback terrapin and Sheepshead minnow on the opposite side
- Blue Crab
- Otter
- Herring gull
Top
Human Impacts on Salt Marshes.
Three hundred and fifty years of wetland destruction and pollution have left a legacy on New England salt marshes. Today, some of the challenges facing wetland managers and scientist include the identification or imperiled salt marshes, the prioritization of sites for restoration, and the development of ways to measure the effectiveness of restoration efforts. Human Impacts are:
- Pollution
- Coastal Development
- Improper marsh elevations
- Non-native species
Salt Marsh Photo 1
This is an Helicopter view of a salt marsh on the coastal wetlands of the North East of America up to Canada.
Salt Marsh Photo 2
This is a photo of a Salt Marsh on the coast of New England.
Salt Marsh Photo 3
This is the large patch of many patches of water in this salt marsh.
Apex Predator of the Salt Marshes: The American Herring Gull
The American Herring Gull or Smithsonian Gull is a large gull which breeds in North America, where it is treated by the American Ornithologists' Union as a subspecies of herring gull.
Adults are whites with grey back and wings, black wingtips with white spots, and pink legs, immature birds are gray-brown and are darker and more uniform than European Herring Gulls, with darker tails. They're most hunted prey is the Blue Crab, Sheepshead Minnow, and the Diamondback Terrapin.
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