tidal wetlands
Saltwater marsh ecosystems
Tidal wetlands are coastal areas where land meets sea and vegetation grows in soil that floods and drains with the tides.
They include salt marshes, mangrove swamps, and tidal flats.
These ecosystems serve as nurseries for fish, buffer shorelines from storms, and filter pollutants.
The tidal wetlands along the estuary support dozens of bird species.
- tidal flatsCoastline exposed at low water
- mudskippersFish that walk on land
- ghost shrimpTransparent burrowing crustacean
- coastal wetlandsSaturated shoreline ecosystems
- cordgrassSalt-tolerant marsh vegetation
salt marshes · estuary · marsh · brackish · flood mitigation · coastal erosion · sea level rise · water filtration · mud · muck · oysters · carbon sequestration · sedge · mangroves · coastal development · silt · waterfowl · ebb
tidal wetlandsuplands
Elevated inland terrain
dry land · open ocean · deep sea · highlands · terra firma
tidal wetlandsdesert
To leave behind completely
arid lands · drylands · badlands · sand dunes · scrubland
tidal wetlandsurban areas
Developed, populated regions
industrial zones · concrete jungle · built environment · reclaimed land · parking lots