Salt marsh
TYPE OF COASTAL ECOSYSTEM
Salt marshes; Salt-marsh; Intertidal salt marsh; Saline marshlands; Salt-marshes; Saline Marshlands; Saline marsh; Salt Marsh; Salt Marsh restoration; Salt swamp; Salt meadow; Saltwater marsh; Saltmarsh; Coastal salt marsh; Pluff mud; Saltmarshes
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.