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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:Culbin Salt Marsh - geograph.org.uk - 185128.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A salt marsh in Scotland]]

[[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.

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.The water speed is slow and has a gentle swash.

{{commonscat|Salt mashes}}

 

[[File:Map Halophytes.png|thumb|left|300px|Distribution of important halophytes. Salt marshes are green, [[mangrove]] swamps are orange.]]

[[File:Salt pannes and pools high and low tide.gif|thumb|left|300px|'''Salt marsh''' during [[low tide]], mean low tide, [[high tide]] and very high tide ([[spring tide]]).]]

{{commonscat|Salt meadows}}

 

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[[Category:Ecosystems]]

[[Category:Ecosystems]]

[[Category:Wetlands]]

[[Category:Wetlands]]