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[[File:Salt pannes and pools high and low tide.gif|thumb|right|340px|'''Salt marsh''' during [[low tide]], mean low tide, [[high tide]] and very high tide ([[spring tide]]).]]
[[File:Map Halophytes.png|thumb|Distribution of important halophytes. Salt marshes are green, [[mangrove]] swamps are orange.]]
A '''salt marsh''' is a piece of land, near the [[sea]], which is flooded, at least occasionally. Salt marshes form a [[habitat]] for [[plant]]s and [[animal]]s that live there.
{{commonscat|Salt mashes}}
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[[Category:Ecosystems]]
[[Category:Wetlands]]
[[File:Map Halophytes.png|thumb|Distribution of important halophytes. Salt marshes are green, [[mangrove]] swamps are orange.]]
A '''salt marsh''' is a piece of land, near the [[sea]], which is flooded, at least occasionally. Salt marshes form a [[habitat]] for [[plant]]s and [[animal]]s that live there.
{{commonscat|Salt mashes}}
{{science-stub}}
[[Category:Ecosystems]]
[[Category:Wetlands]]