salt marshes christopher bednar. introduction environment in the coastal intertidal zone...
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Salt MarshesSalt MarshesChristopher Bednar
IntroductionIntroductionEnvironment in the Coastal
Intertidal ZoneTransitional environment
between land and seaDominated by halophytesHigh salinityWide range of temperature
Where?Where?
Where? (Again)Where? (Again)Coastal Areas with low-energy tidesRiver DeltasBays
Where Not?Where Not?Sandy BeachesRocky Coasts
OthersOthersEstuariesMangrove ForestBayouBogSwampTidal MarshBrackish Marsh
Danger! Danger!Danger! Danger!People don’t like wetlandsFill and DredgeSan Francisco, Boston, New
Orleans built on Salt MarshesSediment Run OffDevelopment
What to do?What to do?Write lettersDon’t litter….obviouslyGraduate…you were going to do
that anyway…right…? Right?