coastal wetlands
Tidal marsh zones
Coastal wetlands are low-lying areas where land meets sea, regularly flooded by tidal or brackish water.
They include salt marshes, mangrove swamps, and tidal flats.
These ecosystems serve as nurseries for fish and shellfish, buffer shorelines against storms, and filter pollutants from water.
The coastal wetlands were protected from development.
Their destruction accelerates erosion and flooding in nearby communities.
- spartinaSalt-tolerant marsh grass
- salt marshesCoastal zones flooded by seawater
- cordgrassSalt-tolerant marsh vegetation
- marsh grassPlants of waterlogged lowlands
- fiddler crabsCrabs with one oversized claw
crab traps · estuaries · mangroves · marsh · flood mitigation · storm surge · tidal flats · mudskippers · mudflats · barrier islands · brackish water · water filtration · carbon sequestration · oysters · fishing grounds · nursery habitat · crabs · cattails
- coastal featuresshore, beach, bay, cliff, cove
- coastscliffs, shoreline, sandy shore, coves, bays
- Pacific CoastPacific Ocean, beach, sand, Pacific beaches, kelp
- wetlandsswamp, swamps, marsh, marshes, marshland
- California conservationwildlife corridors, wildlife refuges, habitat preservation, marine reserves, conservation laws
- carbon sinksforests, trees, oceans, peatlands, soil
coastal wetlandsdesert
To leave behind completely
arid lands · drylands · sand dunes · badlands · scrubland