Salt Marsh and Wetland Ecology
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What type of habitat could support a variety of crustaceans, mollusks, and fish? Why is this stinky muddy place so important for the survival of everything in the first place? In the salt marsh, all of these questions will be answered. We will thoroughly explore this easily accessible and diverse location that makes life in the ocean possible.
Located behind our coastal barrier islands, the salt marsh provides a buffer zone between water and land on both sides of the sound. This zone, filled with cord grass, is where we’ll find fish, crabs, clams, worms, and other small invertebrates. It is vital to the health of the Atlantic Ocean. It stretches up and down the entire east coast of the United States and acts as a nursery to many ocean inhabitants for the first half of their lives. Due to its biological diversity, it also serves as a massive filter for pollutants and runoff due to human impact. We will learn how this ecosystem works and what lies at the root of its functionality.
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