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Yes. Tides distribute nutrients to life throughout the marsh.
Do tides play an important role in the ecology of a salt marsh ecosystem?
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Salt Marsh
What ecosystem is one of the most biologically productive habitats on the planet?
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- water
- mud - oxygen - oxbows - rocks/pebbles - clay - salt - sand
Name 3 Abiotic factors
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Once. The tide rises in the morning, and it falls at night.
How many times does the cycle of tide rising and falling occur each day?
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Erosion
What do salt marshes protect the shoreline from?
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- crustacean
- fish species - marsh hares - insects - plants - bacteria - birds - snakes
Name 3 Biotic Factors
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Marsh Grass.
Crustaceans and fish use this plant to nurse and protect their young.
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Because it is made of mud and peat
Why is it called a marsh?
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Raccoons and herons use the grass to protect themselves and they forage it for food.
What other animals use the Marsh grass as protection? (NOT FISH OR CRUSTACEANS)
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A marsh is a type of wetland that is mostly plants
What is a Marsh?
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In low wave action areas.
Where do most of the plants grow in the marsh?
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Hypoxia
What is caused by the growth of bacteria which produces the sulfurous rotten-egg smell that is often associated with marshes and mud flats?
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